DAY 1: Sat - Departure from USA
- Board your international flight from the USA to reach Israel in the next day. Meals will be served on board of the flight.
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DAY 2: Sun - Arrival Tel Aviv
- Upon arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport you will meet our representative and be transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv.
- Based on the arrival of your flight, you can explore the city at leisure, relax on the beach or wander through the streets of Old Jaffa.
- Overnight in Tel Aviv
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DAY 3: Mon - Tel Aviv & Jaffa
- Visit ANU museum drive around the main streets of Tel Aviv, the center of business and entertainment in Israel. Also known as the White City, Tel-Aviv was declared as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site for its collection of over 4,000 Bauhaus style buildings.
- Stop at Rabin Square, the site of assassination of Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin in 1995. Continue to Old Jaffa, one of the oldest port cities in the world visit the ancient ruins and walk along the Artists Quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv built in 1887, followed by Nachalat Binyamin, the pedestrian mall of the city where you can enjoy live street music, arts, crafts and handmade jewelry.
- Overnight in Tel Aviv
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 4: Tue - Jerusalem Tour
- Drive to Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. Stop at Mount Zion to visit King Davids Tomb, Room of Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey Enter the Old City and walk through the Armenian and Jewish quarters to the recently excavated and restored Cardo, the Roman road. See the Jewish Wailing Wall, the Kotel, and continue to the Christian quarter. Walk along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of Holy Sepulchre.
- Proceed to the New City and visit Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. On Saturdays and Jewish holidays: instead of Yad Vashem, drive to Ein Karem, southwest of Jerusalem, traditionally known as birthplace of John the Baptist Stroll in the narrow lanes of the picturesque neighborhood, stopping by Marys spring and continue to visit the remarkable Church of Saint John the Baptist. Return to point of departure.
- Overnight in Jerusalem
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 5: Wed - Massada & Dead Sea Tour
- After breakfast, be ready with your luggage from 07:20am to 07:50am at the hotel lobby. Depart Tel Aviv via the Judean hills to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth Visit a Dead Sea cosmetic products shop.
- Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada and learn about the heroic story of the Jewish fighters. Ascend by cable car and tour the mountain fortress built by King Herod, where the Zealots of the first century made their last stand against the Romans. Visit the remains of the walls, palace, synagogue, water cisterns, mosaic floors, roman baths and other findings. Descend by cable car.
- Continue to the Dead Sea Enjoy the unique opportunity to float in the Dead Sea and cover yourself with the mineral rich mud that many believe has its therapeutic effects. Return to point of departure.
- Overnight in Jerusalem
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 6: Thu - Jerusalem on your own
- This is a great chance to explore Jerusalem on your own. Jerusalem has a way of working its way into your gut with its mixture of civilization, spirituality and monotheism. You may want to visit again the Holy sites together with the colorful bazaars and Ben Yehuda Street with shopping stores, restaurant and coffee shops all this in one place makes your visit unforgettable.
- You can visit The Davidson Center at the Western Wall. Visit Mahaneh Yehuda market, with authentic Jerusalem Restaurants, and food markets, enjoy the colors, the scents and the unique atmosphere of this market, where you can taste local products walking through its alleys.
- Overnight in Jerusalem
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 7: Fri - Departure
- Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport for your international flight.
- Meal: Breakfast
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