Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by an ITC representative and transferred to your hotel.

Overnight in Tel Aviv.

Depart Tel Aviv and drive to the Diaspora Museum for a visit. Proceed along the coastal plain to
Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city, Roman port,
aqueduct and the amphitheater that has been restored to its former glory as a concert venue. Continue
via the Druze villages to Haifa.

Overnight in Haifa.

The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel where you will take in a breathtaking
panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit
the exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will visit the
ancient synagogues and the artists’ colony. Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian
bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin.

Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.

Start the day with a visit of Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal
Church of St. Peter and then proceed to Nazareth. Here you will visit the Church of the Annunciation.
Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue
depicting the zodiac.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Visit King David's Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter the walled city and walk
through the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, Herodian Quarter and continue to the
Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, proceed to Mount
Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to
Bethlehem*, stopping at Rachel’s Tomb and to visit the Church of the Nativity.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Continue
to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust and then to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the
Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the
Second Temple period. View the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew
University.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400
meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive
along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where
the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 A.D.
Descend by cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead
Sea.

Overnight in Jerusalem.

Travel south to the Negev Desert, visit Israel’s Air Force Museum at Hatzerim to view the planes and
equipment and hear the story of this brave fighting force. Stop for a camel riding experience and visit an
authentic Bedouin tent. Learn about the Bedouin hospitality and enjoy a light lunch. Visit Sde Boker and
see Ben Gurion’s hut and grave, overlooking the magnificent Zin valley. Stop at Mitzpeh Ramon to gaze
into the Ramon Crater, an otherworldly geological wonder. Drive to Timna to see the copper mines and
King Solomon’s pillars and marvel at the huge multi-colored rock formations.

Arrive to Eilat for overnight.

After visa assistance at the Jordanian Border, drive straight to Petra through desert highways. Your
ultimate destination is the astonishing rose-red city of Petra which was built by the Nabateans (an early
Arab tribe). Petra was renowned for its massive architecture, pools, dams and water channels. Petra is
the legacy of the Nabateans who settled in the South of Jordan more than two-thousand years ago. The
visit begins with the possibility of short horseback-riding for about 700 m. until the entrance of the Siq,
which is about 1.2 km long (walking distance). There is a possibility to rent a chariot (extra) to get inside
Petra and back to the gate outside. Petra is famous for its huge monuments such as The Treasury, Royal
Tombs, The Court, Roman Theatre, Roman Street, Qassier El-Bint (Palace of Pharaoh’s daughter) and
many other smaller monuments which fascinate visitors. The city itself is almost 45 square km and is
considered to be the second wonder of the world. After the visit, enjoy lunch at a nice restaurant followed
by a drive back to the border. En-route, stop for a short visit at Aqaba with possibility for a short walk.
Transfer to border at approximately 18:00 for crossing to Eilat.

Overnight in Eilat.

Visit the underwater observatory, one of the largest seaquariums in the world, built into a coral reef. Drive
to Timna to see the copper mines and King Solomon’s pillars and marvel at the huge multi-colored rock
formations.

Drive back to Tel Aviv for overnight.

After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

CLASSIC TOUR OF ISRAEL

GUARANTEED WEEKLY DEPARTURES!!!

Tuesday Arrival (8 Nights)
Friday Arrival (9 Nights)
Friday Arrival (12 Nights)

Supplemental Sinai Tours
Tour of St. Catherine's Monastery
Tour of St. Catherine's Monastery and Mount Sinai
One-Day Sinai Truck Tour
One-Day Combined Jeep and Camel Tour
Two-Day St. Catherine Monastery and Sinai Tour
Two-Day Combined Camel and Jeep Sinai Tour

Included Services in our Tour:

• Private transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to Hotel in Tel Aviv and from Hotel in Jerusalem to Airport.
• 11 Full day touring with all entrance fees as per above itinerary.
• 12 nights accommodation on bed and breakfast basis at hotels as mentioned below

• Tips to guide/driver and Hotel staff
• Lunches en route on sightseeing days

requires

Pricing & Hotel Sheet Application

All tours may be operated as a private tour at additional cost. Please contact us for details.

• Meeting and assistance at all locations.
• Round trip air TLV-EILAT-TLV
• 3 nights accommodations at 4 OR 5 star - hotels in Eilat.
• 3 nights at Dan Hotel Eilat OR
• 3 nights at Sheraton Moriah Hotel Eilat
  
• transfer from TEL AVIV HOTEL TO Ben Gurion OR SDE DOV FOR YOUR FLIGHT
  TO EILAT
• Transfer from Eilat airport to hotel.
• Lunch cruise
• $45.00 paid to Jordanian border guards directly.
• Departure Transfer from Dan or Sheraton Moriah Hotels to Eilat airport.