Discover Israel – 7 Days

by travbest · March 11, 2024

From €1,557

Departure Dates: Every Monday

Itinerary:

Day 1: Tel Aviv | Mon.

Arrival at the airport, assistance and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.

NOTE: We advise taking an additional night at the beginning to be able to go on an optional tour of Massada and the Dead Sea

Day 2: Tel Aviv – Caesarea – Haifa – Rosh Hanikra – Nazareth | Tues.

Breakfast. Departure from the city of Tel Aviv bordering the Mediterranean Sea until reaching Yaffo, old port of Israel, today an artists´ quarter. Visit of the Church of Saint Peter. Continue along the coast to CAESAREA Maritima, ancient Roman capital, where we will visit its Theater, the Fortress’ Wall of the Crusaders and the Roman Aqueduct. We will continue our journey to the city of HAIFA, we will go up Mount Carmel, where the Grotto of the Prophet Elijah is located and observe the Bahai Temple and its Persian Gardens, and there we will have a panoramic view of the city and the port. Continue to Rosh Hanikra to see the border with Lebanon and descend to the grottoes. Arrival in NAZARETH. Dinner included. Accommodation.

Day 3: Nazareth – Magdala – Mount Beatitudes – Tabgha – Capernaum – Nazareth | Wed.

Breakfast. We will begin the day with a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee. We will continue to visit MAGDALA, where we will see remains of the town and its Synagogue, and we will visit the modern Church. Later, we will visit the MOUNT OF THE BEATITUDES, where ¨The Sermon on the Mount¨ took place. Arrival at TABGHA, place of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Visit of CAPERNAUM where the House of Saint Peter and the ruins of the old Synagogue are located. Return to Nazareth. Dinner included and accommodation

NOTE: The boat trip on the Sea of Galilee may be the next day.

Day 4: Nazareth – Mount of the Precipice – Canaan of Galilee – Jordan River – Jerusalem | Thu

Breakfast. In the morning visit of the city of Nazareth we will visit the Church of the Annunciation, the Carpentry of Saint Joseph, and the Fountain of the Virgin. Continuation to the MOUNT OF THE PRECIPICE, from where we can admire a beautiful panoramic view of Nazareth and its surroundings. We will continue the day with the visit of CANA OF GALILEE, where the first Miracle of Jesus took place. In the afternoon departure to Jerusalem through the Jordan River Valley, bordering the oasis of Jericho, where we will enjoy a panoramic view of the Mount of Temptation and the Dead Sea. Ascent through the Judean desert and entrance to Jerusalem, a messenger city of peace, cradle of the three great Cosmopolitan religions. Accommodation.

Day 5: Jerusalem-Bethlehem- Jerusalem | Fri.

Breakfast. Excursion to visit the New City of Jerusalem, seeing the Shrine of the Book in the Museum of Israel, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed, and the model that represents the city of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. We will go through the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, then going toward Ein Karen, a picturesque neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city to visit the Shrine of Saint John the Baptist. We will also see Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum and Memorial. In the afternoon, we will ravel to BETHLEHEM, located behind the wall built in recent years to separate the two communities. We will take a Palestinian guide to visit the Church of the Nativity, the Grotto of the Manger and the Shepherds’ Field. Return to Jerusalem and accommodation.

Day 6: Jerusalem | Sat.

We include a visit to the old city of Jerusalem. Excursion by Mount Scopus toward the Mount of Olives. There is an extraordinary view of the walled Holy City from the top. We then continue to Gethsemane, the Basilica of the Agony. Departure toward the Old City. Visit to the Western Wall (Wailing Wall). We will continue along the Via Dolorosa to arrive at Calvary, the place where Christ was crucified, and to see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. We then go onward to Mount Zion to visit the Tomb of King David, the Cenacle (Hall of the Last Supper) and the Abbey of the Dormiton. Accommodation in Jerusalem.

Day 7: Jerusalem | Sun.

Includes arrival transfer.
Excursion: Magdala, Mount Beatitudes, Tabgha and Capernaum in Nazareth, Bethlehem in Jerusalem.
Boat: Boat trip on the Sea of Galilee.
City tour in : Nazareth, Jerusalem.
Ticket admission: Church of Saint Peter in Tel Aviv, Archaeological Site in Caesarea, Cave Rosh Hanikra, Archaeological site of Magdala, Mount of Beatitudes, Church of Tabgha, House of Saint Peter and ruins of the ancient synagogue in Capernaum, Precipice Mount, Church of Cana of Galilee, River Jordan valley, Book in the Museum of Israel, Holocaust Museum and Memorial, Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem.
Funicular: Cave Rosh Hanikra in Rosh Hanikra.
2 Lunch or Dinner Included in: Nazareth, Nazareth.