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Heritage Tour

This tour begins in Tel Aviv with a short visit to the city of Jaffa.

We will then drive along the coast to visit the archaeological ruins of Caesarea and onwards to Megiddo. After exploring the ancient ruins we will drive north towards the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias.

Our next destination will be Capernaum then on to Tabgha to visit the Church of Multiplication.

We will then drive to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the sea before reaching the Golan Heights with its panoramic view of Mount Hermon and the Hula Valley.

Before we make our way to Jerusalem, we will visit the Wedding Church in Cana and the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth driving through the Jordan Valley to the excavations at Beit Shean.

Once we are in Jerusalem we will first travel to Masada and the Dead Sea.

The last few days will be spent in Jerusalem and will include visiting the Old City, where you will see the Western Wall, Temple Mount. You will walk the way of the cross, the Via Dolorosa and then on to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. You will get a chance to see the panoramic views from Mount Scopus and the Mount of Olives before visiting the Garden of Gethsemane.

The Heritage Tour will also include a visit to the Yad Vashem and the Israel Museum which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and the picturesque village of Ein Kerem where John the Baptist was born.


If this tour sounds like something you'd enjoy, please see the detailed itinerary or call us to discuss your requirements.

Highlights

Heritage Tour from £1,269 per person

Choose your grade 3* or 4* and your hotels will be allocated from our selection of popular accommodations.

Resort transfers are included in the package.  No need to add transfers after making a booking.

Here is a list of the popular accommodation that we offer in each region. If you choose to include half board, this is for 6 nights, there is no evening meal included on the first night.

 

3 Star Hotels

Tel Aviv 

Metropolitan Hotel 

Grand Beach Hotel

Tiberias

Leonardo Hotel 

Golan Hotel

Jerusalem 

Grand Court Hotel 

Leonardo Hotel

 

 

4 Star Hotels

Tel Aviv 

Dan Panorama Hotel

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Tiberias

Caesar Hotel 

Ron Beach Hotel

Jerusalem

Dan Panorama Hotel

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Inclusions

HERITAGE TOUR

Thursday-Thursday only

 

Thursday arrival - 7 Nights Thursday - Tel Aviv

● The beginning of your journey in the Holy Land.

● Upon arrival you will meet our representative and be transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Friday - Tel Aviv / Sea of Galilee / Tiberias

● Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel.

● We drive for a short visit of the city of Jaffa (Joppa) where we will take a short walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. We will pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and marvel at the views from the hill top.

● We drive north along the coast to the archaeological ruins of Caesarea, built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar.

● From there we go on to visit Megiddo where the book of Revelations mentions a great battle at the place called "Armageddon". It is an ancient city inhabited continuously for more than five millennia (6000-500 B.C.).

● After exploring the ancient ruins we drive toward the Sea of Galilee.

● Arrive at Tiberias and check-in to your hotel.

Saturday - Sea of Galilee

● Start the day from historic Tiberias, where Jesus lived, sojourned, and preached on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

● Our next destination will be Capernaum, the center of Jesus ministry.

● On to Tabgha, just north of Tiberias, the site of Christ's miracle of feeding the 5,000 and at the Church of Multiplication, where the mosaic floor depicts a basket with loaves and two fishes.

● We drive on to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea, where Jesus preached the "Sermon on the Mount" and it is believed that Jesus picked his 12 apostles.

● We ascend to the Golan Heights to view the panoramic view of the peaks of Mt. Hermon, the rugged plateau of the Golan Heights, and beneath it the green pastoral Hula Valley.

● Return to Tiberias for another lovely night in town.

Sunday - Sea of Galilee / Jordan River / Jerusalem

● This morning we travel to Cana to visit the Wedding Church where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine.

● We proceed to Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood, and the Church of Annunciation, built on the site where archaeologists believe the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary. You will also see Mary's Well and Joseph's Church.

● Drive through the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean with its recently excavated amphitheater. Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved Roman City which was destroyed in an earthquake.

● Continue to Jerusalem, to check-in at the hotel of your choice.

Monday - Masada & Dead Sea

● Through remarkable scenery of the Dead Sea we continue to Masada which is situated on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert. The site was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.

● Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, King Herod's palace, the synagogue, bathhouse and much more.Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.

● En route to the Dead Sea, you will see the site of the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

● Nearly 1,300 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth's surface. Bring your swimsuit as if weather permits it's possible to "float" on the salty, mineral rich, water.

● Return to Jerusalem for an overnight.

Tuesday - Jerusalem

● Start the day at Mt. Scopus.

● Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem. The holy city for each of the world's three great religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Jerusalem occupies a unique place in the world.

● Your tour includes the Mount of Olives, a stop at the site where Jesus first gave the Lord's Prayer, and the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.

● In the Old City you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.

● Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

● To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.

● Return to hotel.

Wednesday - Jerusalem

● Today's tour includes Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.

● Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born.

● Visit the Israel Museum with a detailed model of Jerusalem from the time of the Second Temple and the Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls.

● Drive by the Knesset (House of Parliament) and the campus of Hebrew University.

● Situation permitting, we might visit Bethlehem to see Rachel's Tomb and the Church of the Nativity.

● Back to your hotel for overnight.

Thursday - Jerusalem

● We have reached our final day on this tour. We will take you back to the airport for your flight back home.

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