Transport

Transfer from airport to Tel Aviv hotel on arrival Transfers from Jerusalem hotel on departure to Jordan and return from Jordan to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv hotels. (Return drop off also available at Ben Gurion Airport - depending on flight time). (Flight departure time MUST be 19:00 or later). Sightseeing in a modern, air-conditioned touring vehicle.

Others

Entrance fees to sites on the program.

Guide

Service of a government-licensed guide on all touring days.

Accommodation

10 nights hotel accommodation on B&B basis

Not included:

Others

Assistance at the airport upon arrival. (Rates for assistance on arrival will be advised in due course). Porterage at airport. Tipping for guide, driver and hotel staff. Beverages with meals. Traveler’s medical/baggage insurance. Entry Visa to Jordan (if required for restricted nationalities). Border Taxes & Border Shuttle transfers - Israel & Jordan (approx. USD 60 per person - paid on tour - subject to change).

Flights

Insurance

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Day 1 Tel Aviv Airport – Tel Aviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tel Aviv Airport – Tel Aviv

Arrival to Ben Gurion airport. Transfer to

hotel in Tel Aviv. Overnight in Tel Aviv
Day 2 Massada – Dead Sea
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Massada – Dead Sea

Meet you tour guide in the morning and set

off from Tel Aviv to Masada, Israel’s

foremost archaeological park. Ascend via

cable-car for a thorough visit that gives

insight to the rituals, politics and culture of

the people who inhabited this desert

fortress, which was the last stronghold of the

Jewish zealots in their war against the

Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s

palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse and

cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of

the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.

Descend to the lowest place on earth – the

Dead Sea, to experience the mineral-rich

black mud and to float on its salty waters.

Passing by the oasis of Ein Gedi, proceed

through the Judean Desert, ascending to

Jerusalem. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 3 Jerusalem
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Jerusalem

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. Visit

Yad Vashem the memorial to the Jewish

victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953,

located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl. Enjoy Ein

Karem; a picturesque village in the

southwestern outskirts of Jerusalem. This

village has great significance in Christian

traditions, since this is where according to

tradition John the Baptist was born. Visit

Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the

Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

Return to Jerusalem hotel
Day 4 Jerusalem
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Jerusalem

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. Visit

the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus

spent his last night and was betrayed by

Judas. 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. Return to your Jerusalem hotel.
Day 5 Nazareth – Safed – Tiberias
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Nazareth – Safed – Tiberias

NAZARETH – SAFED – TIBERIAS

Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by

Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Travel

through the Jordan Valley and the new

settlements to Beit Shean, and visit the

excavations of this beautifully preserved

Roman city. On to Nazareth to visit the

Church of the Annunciation and Christian

holy sites. Proceed to Safed, city of the

Kabbalah and center of Jewish mysticism, to

visit the beautiful streets of the artists’ colony.

Overnight in Tiberias.
Day 6 Sea Of Galilee – Golan Heights
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sea Of Galilee – Golan Heights

Along the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee,

proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of

the ancient synagogue, the Mount of

Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on

the Mount’ and Tabgha, the traditional site of

the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’.

Optional sailing on a boat across the Sea of

Galilee to experience the tranquility and

scenery little changed during the past 2000

years (subject to conditions and extra fee if

available). Drive up to the Golan Heights to

enjoy an Israeli wine country experience,

with vineyards surrounded by breathtaking

views. Become acquainted with the collection

of fine and rare wines enjoying a tour, wine

tasting and understanding of the wine

production process. Pass by former Syrian

fortifications, Druze villages and Banias,

source of the Jordan River. Return to Tiberias

for overnight.
Day 7 Acre – Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Acre – Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv

After breakfast drive through the hills of the

Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit

of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and

medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa,

ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic

view of the city, including the Baha’i Shrine,

Persian Garden, and Haifa Bay. Proceed

along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea

to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader

fortress at what is known as the

“masterpiece of Herod the Great”. End the

day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv and the

ancient port of Jaffa. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 8 Jerusalem – Sheik Hussein – Amman
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Jerusalem – Sheik Hussein – Amman

Drive from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to the

Sheikh Hussein border crossing for

procedures to enter Jordan. Proceed to

Jerash - city of the Decapolis, located

about45km north of Amman in the fertile

heights of the Gilad. Visit the ancient Roman

city with colonnaded streets, the baths and

the hill of the top Temple etc. Drive to

Amman for a panoramic city tour of the

Jordanian capital. Overnight in Amman
Day 9 Amman – Petra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Amman – Petra

After early breakfast, leave the hotel and

travel south on the road to Wadi Musa, the modern village of Petra. Ride on horseback

to the "Siq" (canyon) and then on foot to

Petra, known as the red rock city, the

ancient capital of the Nabateans from 3rd

century B.C. to 2nd Century A.D. Visit the

most interesting monuments such as the

Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of a

Nabatean king) then the field of tombs,

obelisks, the altar, (Al Madhbah) - from this

point you can view the whole of the rock

city. Return to Wadi Musa village. Overnight

in Petra.
Day 10 Petra – Madaba – Amman – Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Petra – Madaba – Amman – Cairo

Drive northwards to Madaba to visit the

remains of the Byzantine church with its

ancient mosaic floor map, the oldest

surviving original cartographic depiction of

the mosaic map of the Holy Land and

Jerusalem. Continue about 10kms. to

Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed

the Promised Land. From there you will see

the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead

Sea. Drive to Queen Alia International

Airport in Amman. Fly from Amman to

Cairo. Upon arrival to Cairo International

Airport you will be met by our

representative who will be holding a sign

with your name on, at passport control. Our

representative will assist with passport and

visa formalities, after which you will be

escorted to meet your driver who will

transfer you to your hotel. Overnight in

Cairo.
Day 11 Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cairo

Begin the day in the capital city starting with a

tour of the Egyptian Museum with the

treasures from the Tut-Ankh-Amun burial site.

Continue to the Citadel to enjoy a spectacular

view of Cairo. Visit Alabaster Mosque, which

adds a wonderful picture-postcard element to

Cairo’s skyline. You will be given some time at

leisure for shopping in the famous Khan-elKhalili bazaar which is a labyrinth of cobbled

alleyways. This vast bazaar tempts the senses

with spices, perfume and glittering gold, silver

and brass. Overnight in Cairo
Day 12 Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cairo

Visit Memphis, the ancient capital of the Old

Kingdom of Egypt and home of a colossal

Statue of Ramesses II and the Alabaster

Sphinx. Continue to the “Cemetery City” of

Sakkara and view the Step Pyramid of King

Zoser, the oldest of all Pyramids. In the

afternoon you will visit the Great Pyramids of

Giza, the only present-day survivor of the

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Nearby,

the mystical Sphinx surveys the plains of Giza.

The 20m high man-animal Sphinx, created as

a “living image of the sun-god”, built by

Chephren to guard the entrance to the

Pyramids. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 13 Cairo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cairo

Transfer to Cairo Airport for departing flight.

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13 days tour

Highlights Of The Middle East-Israel Jordan & Cairo

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Itinerary of your trip Highlights Of The Middle East-Israel Jordan & Cairo

Tel Aviv Airport – Tel Aviv

Massada – Dead Sea

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Nazareth – Safed – Tiberias

Sea Of Galilee – Golan Heights

Acre – Haifa – Caesarea – Tel Aviv

Jerusalem – Sheik Hussein – Amman

Amman – Petra

Petra – Madaba – Amman – Cairo

Cairo

Cairo

Cairo

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