 See
the daunting and splendid beauty of these treasured destinations.
Experience their remarkable cultural legacies, discover their amazing
past and vibrant present with this complete all-inclusive program.
 Sunday — USA Departure
Departure from the USA on Alitalia to Rome.
 Monday — Rome
Upon arrival in Rome, you will be met and transferred to the Hotel
Quirinale located on the Via Nazionale — your home for the next 3 nights.
The balance of the day is at your leisure.
 Tuesday — Rome
After breakfast at your hotel, you will begin your Roman adventure with
the Classic Rome tour that includes Via Cavour, Piazza della
Repubblica, Via Bissolati, Via Veneto, Palazzo Margherita, the
Aurelian Walls, Villa Borghese Gardens Piazza Barberini, Piazza Navona,
Castel Sant'Angelo and much more.
 Wednesday — Rome
After breakfast at your hotel, you will enjoy a sightseeing tour of
Imperial Rome that includes Piazza Venezia, Via dei Fori Imperiali, a
panoramic view of the Forum and Capitoline Hill, the Coliseum, Via
Ostiense, Colle Oppio and the Church of St. Peter in Chains.
 Thursday — Rome/Tel Aviv
After breakfast at your hotel, a transfer will be provided to Rome's
Fiumicino Airport for your
flight to Tel-Aviv. Upon arrival, you will be assisted in transferring
to the Carlton Hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. Overnight in Tel
Aviv.
 Friday — Tel Aviv/Galilee
After breakfast at your hotel, you will take a tour of this city that
includes a drive through the main streets of Tel Aviv to the ancient
port of Jaffa. You will travel north to visit the Roman ruins at
Casearea followed by a visit to the Bahai Gardens and the Shrine of
Bahai in Haifa. Then on to Akko for a walk through the tunnels
followed by dinner and overnight in Galilee at the 4-star Kibbutz
Ayelet Hashachar.
 Saturday — Galilee
After breakfast at your hotel, your morning tour begins at the Mount
of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount, followed by a drive to
The Church of Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes at Tabgha. You
will then visit Capernaum and take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
There will be an afternoon visit of the Baptismal Site at the Jordan
River followed by dinner at your hotel. Overnight in Galilee.
 Sunday — Galilee/Jerusalem
After breakfast at your hotel, you will take a tour through
Cana of Galilee. Then on to Nazareth to visit the Church of the
Annunciation and the house of Joseph and Mary. You will proceed to
Megiddo for a brief archaeological tour and to see the Roman Theater
in Beit She'an, before reaching Jerusalem where you will overnight.
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"Hierusalem, my happy home,
Would God I were in thee!
Would God my woes were at an end,
Thy joys that I might see!"
— Anonymous, 1601
Excerpt from, The New Jerusalem
 Monday — Jerusalem
After breakfast at your hotel, you will take a walking tour
of the old city through the Jewish Quarter and the Cardo, then on to
the Western Wall. You will visit the Dome of the Rock on the Temple
Mount and walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of Holy Sepulchre.
Your tour continues with a drive to Bethlehem where you will visit the
church of the Nativity containing Rachel's Tomb. Later, your will
stop at the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives. Overnight in
Jerusalem.
Tuesday
—
Jerusalem
After
breakfast at your hotel, you can either enjoy a full day of leisure in
Jerusalem or take an optional full day tour, to be booked and paid
locally. This tour of Jerusalem includes Mt. Zion, where the Last
Supper took place, a visit to King David's Tomb, The Monument at Yad
Vashem, a view of the second Temple miniature model of Jerusalem as it
was described in the Bible, and an afternoon visit of the famous
Israel Museum housing the Dead Seas Scrolls, plus the Garden Tomb and
Calvary Hill. Overnight in Jerusalem.
 Wednesday
— Jerusalem
After breakfast at your hotel, your tour begins along
the shores of the Dead Sea. Then get ready for your cable car ride to
the fortress of Massada followed by a scenic drive to Via Ein Gedi
where you will visit the Qumran Caves. Return to Jerusalem for a
farewell dinner.
 Thursday
— Jerusalem/USA
"Arrivederci!" A transfer will be provided to Tel Aviv
Airport for your connecting
flight to the USA.
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