Heritage of the Holyland and Petra Tour
Heritage of the Holyland and Petra Tour
Heritage of the Holyland and Petra Tour
9 Days Starting and ending in Tel Aviv
Visiting: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tiberias, Jaffa, Caesarea National Park, Megiddo, The Wedding Cana Church, Kafr Kanna, Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter, Tabgha Church of the Loaves and Fish, Mount of Beatitudes, Golan Heights, Nazareth, Church Of Annunciation, Mary’s Well, Beit Alfa, Masada, Dead Sea, Qumran National Park, Bethlehem, Ein Karem, Yad Vashem, Church of Nativity, Jerusalem, Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Room of the Last Supper, King David's Tomb, Gethsemane, Wadi Musa, Eilat, Aqaba, Petra Visitor Center
Tour operator:
Tour code:
H + J -CT
Recommended For:
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
1 - 35
Physical rating:
Low
Age range:
5-99
Special diets catered:
Vegetarians, Kosher
Tour operated in:
EnglishTrip Styles:
Active, Adventure Tours, Small Group, Walking Hiking and Trekking
Interests:
Cultural, History, Religion and Spiritual, Special Guest Tours
Activities:
Tour Overview
Our Heritage of the Holyland and Petra Tour is a journey for opening a window to the country’s history - past and present, as well as its people and diverse cultures. With a professional guide, explore the iconic sites of Jerusalem’s Old City, and Bethlehem; ride the cable car to the fortress of Masada and float at the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea. In the north of the country, visit the serene Galilee Nazareth, Cana, and the Golan Heights. Other key sites visited on the tour include, Caesarea, MegiddoTel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa. Our last destination is the historical and archaeological UNESCO site Petra in Jordan.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Thursday - Transfer From The Airport To Tel Aviv Hotel
Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo
Accommodation: Hotel, Overnight: Tel Aviv
The beginning of your journey in the Holy Land.
Our representative will meet you after passport control upon your arrival to Ben Gurion Airport,
assisting as you pick up your luggage and head out for the transfer to your hotel.
Check in at the hotel in Tel Aviv.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 2 : Friday - Tel Aviv / Jaffa / Sea Of Galilee / Tiberias / Megido / Caesarea
Location: Tiberias, Jaffa, Caesarea National Park, Megiddo, The Wedding Cana Church, Kafr Kanna
Accommodation: Hotel, Overnight: Tiberias
Meals Included: Breakfast
Our first day in the Holy Land.
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 coastal road - Via Maris, to the archaeological ruins of Caesarea, built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar.
From here we go on to visit Megiddo where the book of Revelations mentions a great battle at the place called "Armageddon", 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, stopping at Cana to visit the Wedding Church where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine.
Arrive at Tiberias and check-in to your hotel.
Day 3 : Saturday - Sea Of Galilee / Tabgha / Capernaum / Golan Heights / Church Of Multiplication
Location: Capernaum, Sea of Galilee, Church of the Primacy of Saint Peter, Tabgha Church of the Loaves and Fish, Mount of Beatitudes, Golan Heights
Accommodation: Hotel, Overnight: Tiberias
Meals Included: Breakfast
You will be excited from the morning of this Holy day.
Visit the sites on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee, the stage for many of the events in Jesus' life.
Drive along the shore of the sea to Capernaum – known as “His Town”, the center of Jesus ministry where he spent much time healing the sick and performing miracles On to Tabgha, the site of Christ’s miracle of feeding the 5,000, visiting the Church of Multiplication, where the mosaic floor depicts a basket with loaves and two fishes, and the Church of the Primacy of St Peter, commemorating Jesus' reinstatement of Peter as chief among the Apostles. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the sea, where Jesus preached the “Sermon on the Mount” and it is believed that he picked his 12 apostles.
Ascend to the Golan Heights to view the panoramic view of the peaks of Mt. Hermon and the rugged Golan plateau. Visit Banias (Caesarea Philippi), one of the sources of the River Jordan, where Jesus took his disciples, revealing his purpose and His Church before his last trip to Jerusalem and where Simon identified Jesus as the messiah. Drive to the southern part of the Sea of Galilee to visit the Yardenit Baptismal Site.
Return to Tiberias for another night in town.
Day 4 : Sunday - Nazareth / Church Of Annunciation / Beit Alpha / Jordan Valley
Location: Nazareth, Church Of Annunciation, Mary’s Well, Beit Alfa
Accommodation: Hotel, First Class 4* - Jerusalem
Meals Included: Breakfast
This morning we can start our day with Sail on a boat on the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery little changed during the past 2000 years (subject to conditions and fee).Travel through the Galilee 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. Visit the ancient synagogue at Beit Alpha, located at the foot of the northern slopes of the Gilboa Mountains which has one of most preserved and beautiful mosaics in Israel. Drive through the Jordan Valley, passing by Jericho, before ascending through the Judean Mountains to Jerusalem.
Overnight at your Jerusalem hotel.
Day 5 : Monday - Masada & Dead Sea / Qumran / King Herod’S
Location: Masada, Dead Sea, Qumran National Park
Accommodation: Hotel, Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals Included: Breakfast
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 visit 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.
Day 6 : Tuesday - Jerusalem / Israel Museum’S / Yad Vashem / Bethlehem / Church Of The Nativity
Location: Bethlehem, Ein Karem, Yad Vashem, Church of Nativity
Accommodation: Hotel, Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals Included: Breakfast
Start the day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple.
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 Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl. Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.
Return to your Jerusalem hotel.
Day 7 : Wednesday - Jerusalem / Mount Zion / Western Wall / Church Of The Holy Sepulchre / Eilat
Location: Jerusalem, Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Room of the Last Supper, King David's Tomb, Gethsemane
Accommodation: Hotel, Overnight: Eilat
Meals Included: Breakfast
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where 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. Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world’s three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.
Transfer to Tel Aviv Airport for flight to Eilat.
Day 8 : Thursday - Eilat / Petra / Aqaba / Rose City Of Petra
Location: Wadi Musa, Eilat, Aqaba, Petra Visitor Center
Accommodation: Hotel, Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast leave Eilat, Israel and cross into Jordan at the Arava border. Drive to Petra through the scenic Jordanian desert, passing by the Wadi Rum area. Enter the Rose City of Petra through the Siq, a narrow passage through the mountains that has inspired people for centuries. Up to the Treasury which suddenly appears at the end of the gorge, leaving visitors breath taken by its' size, color and beauty. Continue into the heart of this ancient city carved into the mountains, passing hundreds of tombs and monuments and a spectacular Amphitheatre, which once held 3,000 spectators. Exit the city and stop for a sit-down lunch in Wadi Musa - the new town of Petra, followed by a visit to Moses Spring before leaving.
Drive to Aqaba for a short city tour, before returning to the Arava border and back to Eilat for return flight to Tel Aviv.
Transfer from Tel Aviv airport to Tel Aviv hotel for overnight.
Day 9 : Friday - Departure And Transfer To Ben Gurion Airport
Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo
Meals Included: Breakfast
Check out of the hotel following breakfast.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for the flight home.
What's Included
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Accommodation
8 nights hotel accommodation. Option to Book 3-Star Hotels, 4-Star Hotels or 5-Star Hotels
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Airport Transfers at Destination
Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure. Sightseeing in a modern air conditioned motor-coach.
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Fully Guided
Service of a Government licensed guide on all touring days. Expert Guide Included
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Meals – Breakfast Only
Daily buffet breakfast at hotels 1 Lunch on Petra tour Dinner not included (Optional add a surcharge)
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Local Flights
Flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat. Return flights from Eilat to Tel Aviv
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Entrance Fees
Entrance fees to places of interest while touring.
What's Not Included
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Tipping and Gratuities
Tipping for guide, driver and hotel staff.
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Country Entry Visas
Border taxes & Visa for Israel/Jordan border crossing (total $130 per person to be paid on day of tour).
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Insurance
Insurance not include.
Traveler’s medical/baggage insurance. -
Extras
Dinner not included (Optional add a surcharge).
Option to book extra nights. -
International flights
International flights are not include.
Optional Extras
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Tourist Class Hotels - 5 Dinners supplement
5 Dinners Supplement (No dinner on 1st night and last 2 nights - Wed & Thu due to flight times) available with Tourist Class only
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Deluxe Class Hotels - 5 Dinners supplement
5 Dinners Supplement (No dinner on 1st night and last 2 nights - Wed & Thu due to flight times) available with Deluxe Class Hotels only
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First Class Hotels - 5 Dinners supplement
5 Dinners Supplement (No dinner on 1st night and last 2 nights - Wed & Thu due to flight times) available with First Class only
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Superior Class Hotels - 5 Dinners supplement
5 Dinners Supplement (No dinner on 1st night and last 2 nights - Wed & Thu due to flight times) available with Superior Class only
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Will I need to have travel insurance?
Yes. All clients must be in possession of health and personal injury insurance, along with a valid passport, together with any necessary visas or required vaccinations. As the customer it is your responsibility to ensure you have the required items.
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