A TASTE OF ISRAEL
7 Nights/8 Day Half Board Tour – featuring the four Seas of Israel.
If you want a holiday that lets you explore some of the many wonders Israel has to offer our Taste of Israel Tour could be for you. With wine tasting, Kibbutz visits and so many unique experiences, from historical Jerusalem and Galilee to the metropolitan Tel Aviv this tour samples Israel’s highlights. All of this is combined with a relaxing stay at the Dead Sea and Eilat making this is an effortless way to see the country.
Monday: Arrival at Ovda/Eilat.
Transfer to your Hotel for overnight stay. Evening at leisure to explore the vibrant night life of the Red Sea resort of Eilat.
Tuesday: Eilat – Tel Aviv - Jerusalem
Morning flight to Tel Aviv. Meet your guide and drive to “Mini Israel Miniature Park” to view more than 300 models of all the different Israeli Monuments. Relax with wine-tasting in one of the Ha’ela Valleys outstanding new wineries. Carry on through the Judean Hills, drive to Jerusalem and visit Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity and the unmissable panoramic views of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus. Dinner and Overnight in Jerusalem.
Wednesday: Jerusalem
Visit to the Israel Museum home to the Shrine of The Book (Dead Sea scrolls). Walk through the gate to the Old City, Jewish Quarter, Western Wall, the colourful Bazaar,
Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. End the day at Mount Zion – room of the Last Supper and King David’s Tomb. Dinner and Overnight in Jerusalem.
Thursday: Jordan Valley – Tiberias – Galilee
Drive via Jericho (if possible) and continue northward via Jordan Valley to Roman “Decapolis” City of Beit Shean. Proceed to Tiberias, the old centre of Jewish learning, and continue along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Taghba and Capernaum. Continue to Kibbutz Guest House for Dinner and Overnight stay.
Friday: Upper Galilee – Golan Heights – Nazareth
Drive to the Golan Heights passing Druze villages, cross the Jordan River and continue via the Hula Valley to Safed to visit the old synagogues and artists’ colony. Continue to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Mary’s Well. Return to Kibbutz Guest House for Dinner and Overnight stay.
Saturday: Acre – Haifa – Tel Aviv – Mediterranean Coast.
Leave for Acre to visit the famous Crusaders’ stronghold. Continue to Haifa to see The Bahai Shrine, Mount Carmel and a fabulous panoramic view of the City. Proceed to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theatre and Crusader fortress. Drive to Tel Aviv and continue to Jaffa for a view of the old Port and Artist’s quarter. Dinner and Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Sunday: Tel Aviv – Dead Sea
After breakfast, drive to the Judean Desert and along the Dead Sea to Masada – the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots. Visit the excavations including King Herods’ Palaces.
Dinner and Overnight in the Dead Sea.
Monday: Dead Sea – Eilat and departure.
Free morning to indulge in the Hotel Spa and float in the salty water of the world’s lowest place – the Dead Sea.
Afternoon transfer back to Eilat/Ovda for return flight back to
Prices start from £729pp HB with fully escorted.
