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Holy Land Christian Catholic tour package 10 nights 11 days

Day 1: Arrival to Israel, Ben Gurion airport. Meeting with company representative. Pickup from arrival hall and transfer to your hotel

Day 2: Jerusalem Old & New cities tour Pick up from hotel. Start Jerusalem full day tour. Through a panoramic overview from the Mount of Olives, discover Jerusalem – the new city and the Temple Mount Esplanade of the old city. Travel along the Kidron Valley to view the Garden of Gethsemane and the walls of the city. Via the Armenian Quarter, enter The Western Wailing Wall square. Pass through the local Bazaar to the Christian Quarter, and get to see the Stations of the Cross Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre – the site of the crucifixion. Walk along the 1700 year old Byzantine main street, the Cardo and the renovated Jewish Quarter. Ascend to Mt. Zion, and on Saturdays visit the Hall of the Last Supper and King David’s Tomb. Tour the new city to Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. On Saturdays and Jewish holidays, instead of Yad Vashem, we visit Yemin Moshe, the first neighborhood built outside the city walls; Stroll through Mishkenot Sha’ananim and view the Montefiore windmill. Return to pick up point.

Day 3: Caesarea, Haifa, Megiddo and Acre tour Pickup from hotel. Start Caesarea, Haifa, Rosh Hanikra and Akko full day tour. We drive along the coastal highway to Caesarea, city where past and the future come together. While new Caesarea is graced with magnificent modern homes, ancient Caesarea offers tourists the ruins of unique, impressive buildings. A tour of the national park is like walking through a story, and wandering between the ancient buildings one can both sense how people lived here thousands of years ago and enjoy modern, contemporary experiences, such as the enthralling musical performances held in the beautiful Roman Theater. Next we proceed to Haifa, the pearl of this tour. Third largest city in Israel and one of its prettiest; Haifa has a lot to offer visitors. It has the Israel’s largest port, a particularly active beach and is the home of the World Center of the Bahai Faith. The Bahai’s originated in the Bab sect which separated from Iran’s Shi’ite Islam in 1844. The Bahai World Center, an expansive and well-designed complex on the slope of the Carmel, is famous for its magnificent gardens. It includes the exquisitely landscaped “Hanging Gardens” which run about a kilometer along the Louis Promenade until Ha-Gefen Street. At the center is the impressive, gold-domed Shrine of the Bab, the burial place of the Bab, the founder of the faith. One can enjoy some enchanting spots while strolling through the beautiful gardens by day, but with the special lighting, an evening visit provides equal pleasure and a peaceful, romantic atmosphere. Continue via Naharia to Rosh Hanikra. The gleaming white cliffs of Rosh Hanikra and the beautiful stretch of beach below are a magnificent sight to behold. But the real excitement begins when you board the cable-car for your two-minute ride down the 210-foot cliff. Last visit in Acre, known also as Akko, Acre’s walls, fortresses, castles, churches, mosques, synagogues and other structures tell the story of the many rulers that governed, fought for, built and adorned the City. Visiting Acre is an emotional journey to a glorious past and a one-of-a-kind experience, exciting visit to an ancient city with a young soul – a city declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Return to pick up point.

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Day 4: Nazareth, Sea of and Yardenit Tour Pickup from hotel. Start Nazareth, and Jordan River Yardenit full day tour. Departure from your pickup point to Nazareth, city of religion and faith, of spirituality and holiness, but also a city with a rich history, fascinating archeology, modern culture and Middle Eastern charm.Nazareth, which began as a small Jewish village about 2,000 years ago, became a stronghold of Christianity in the Byzantine period, just a few hundred years later. During that period the name of Nazareth spread far and wide, and the yearnings to see the place where the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christhad lived turned the city into a popular pilgrimage site. We will visit the church of Annunciation and the church of St. Josef. After Nazareth we continue our way through Kana to Tiberias, Sea of Galilee. We drive along Kineret Lake to visit Capernaum. Next we visit Tabgha, located on the foot of Golan Heights, site of miracle of fish and loaves. Proceed to Yardenit, situated on the banks of the Jordan River, flowing forth from the Sea of Galilee, the baptismal site of Yardenit welcomes over half a million tourists and pilgrims annually who come to experience the spirituality and pastoral beauty of the waters of the River Jordan, in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Return to pick up point.

Day 5: Free day in Tel Aviv

Day 6: Bethlehem and tour - Checking in Jerusalem hotel Pick up from hotel. Start Bethlehem and Jericho full day tour. We drive through the Judean Desert with amazing stop point for panoramic view of the Good Samaritan Inn. Afterword’s we precede to Jericho, the oldest city in the world. We will see Zacchaeus Sycamore fig tree, overview of Mt. of Temptation. Next stop will be the Mount of ancient Jericho where 25 cities were uncovered. Cable car not included in group tour. Second part of our full day tour, after short lunch break, we continue our way to Bethlehem. The tour is subject to Palestinian authority regulations. Palestinian guides meet the tour only after border crossing. Border crossing to Bethlehem may include short unaccompanied walking portion. Change of vehicle is required upon entering Palestinian authority territory. Passports are required. After passing the board we will visit the Church Of Nativity and Mangers Square. On the way back you have a panoramic stop overview of Shepherds field. Return to Jerusalem hotel for the rest of the stay. Checking in Jerusalem hotel.

Day 7: Free day in Jerusalem

Day 8: Masada & tour Pickup from hotel. Start Masada & Dead Sea full day tour. We start our way via Judean hills to Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth, 400 meters below sea level. It is called the Dead Sea because its salinity prevents the existence of any life forms in the lake. The Dead Sea has attracted thousand visitors from all around the world to have unforgettable experience to float in salty and hilling water and cover your body with magic therapeutic mud. On the way to the Dead Sea we stop at the Masada, one of the most exciting and frequently-toured places in Israel, and relates a story of perseverance and power, faith and surrender, ambitions, and a tragic end. Masada is situated on the top of a mountain with steep sides and a flat top like a parapet overlooking the desert panorama to the west and the Dead Sea to the east. The remains of the fortress of Masada are well-preserved and have been reconstructed in an effort to pay homage to the site and its heroic inhabitants. The most impressive structure on Masada is King Herod’s northern palace,

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built on three rock terraces overlooking the gorge below. This is the largest and most complete Roman siege camp that remains today. In 2001 UNESCO declared Masada a World Heritage Site. Proceed to Dead Sea for the rest of the day. Return to pick up point.

Day 9: Jerusalem Jesus footsteps full day tour Our first stop on Mount Olives is the Church of the Ascension, the site where Jesus is believed to have ascended to heaven. The octagonal church and dome from the Crusader era are now in the courtyard of a mosque. Proceed to the nearby Pater Noster, a Crusader cloister and grotto commemorating where Jesus preached the Lord’s Prayer. The prayer can be seen translated in one hundred and twenty three languages. Before beginning our walk down Mount Olives, we stop for a breathtaking view of Jerusalem, from the vantage point of an ancient Jewish cemetery. As if in the palm of our hand, we see the Old City and the Temple Mount area spread before us and imagine the Second Temple destroyed in 70 CE and Solomon’s Temple before that, destroyed in 586 BCE. Halfway down the mount we stop at Dominus Flevit where Jesus wept as he foresaw the destruction of Jerusalem. De- signed by Antonio Berluzzi, the windows behind the altar of this small church draw your eyes to the Temple Mount where the Second Temple stood in the time of Jesus. At the Church of All Nations in the Garden of Gethsemane we recall Jesus praying with the disciples until his betrayal by Judas. Crossing the Kidron Valley (the valley of Jehoshaphat) we enter the Old City through the Lion’s gate and visit the pools of Bethesda at the Church of St. Anne stopping to enjoy the wonderful acoustics in the austere Crusader church. In the cellars of the convent of the Sisters of Zion we will see a Second Temple water cistern and will marvel at the en- gravings on the paving stones of the ancient street, the Lithostratos. Originally thought to have been the courtyard of the Praetorium where Pontius Pilate presided this is now dated to the second century together with the Ecce Homo arch built by Hadrian. Return to pick up point.

Day 10: Free Day in Jerusalem

Day 11: Pickup from hotel and transfer to Ben Gurion airport. Departure.

Tour Package includes

 Pickup transfer from Ben Gurion airport  Return transfer to Ben Gurion airport  6 full day tours in English / Spanish / French / German – you can choose the preferred language  Full transfers in luxury air conditioned WIFI equipped minibuses during the tours  Professional government licensed tour guide  Entrance fees to all sites according to our tours itinerary  Gift kit from Compass Travel Israel  Tel Aviv 3 star hotel including breakfast – 5 nights (04-09.07.2016)  Jerusalem 3 star hotel including breakfast – 5 nights (09-14.07.2016)

33, SOKOLOV STR., HERZELIYA 46784, ISRAEL TEL.: 972-58-5858557 FAX: 972-3-5188897 www.compasstravelisrael.com/ E-mail: [email protected]

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