8 Day Essential

November 11-18, 2021 -- $2205 pp, dbl. occ.

Escorted Package Includes

 Round trip flights St. Louis-Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-St. Louis Airline taxes & fuel surcharges  6 nights accommodations o 1 night Tel Aviv o 2 nights Region o 3 nights Jerusalem  Hotel taxes, fees & service charges  Hotel porterage  All transfers included only with airfare purchase on package arrival & departure dates†  8 meals: 6 breakfasts, 2 dinners  Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach  Services of English-speaking tour manager throughout  Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features

 Leisure time to enjoy Tel Aviv, known as Israel’s "playground on the sea"  Tour the astounding Roman, Byzantine and Crusader ruins at ancient Caesarea  Enjoy the serenity of the , the largest freshwater lake in Israel  Tour the impressive archaeological site of Beit She’an dating back to King Saul  In Jerusalem's Old City, explore the Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Mt. Zion  Time to explore the multifaceted ancient "golden" city of Jerusalem at your own pace

 DAY 1 - Depart for Israel acclimate to your new time zone. Depart for Israel Later, perhaps walk along the bustling beachfront promenade,  DAY 2 - Arrive in Tel Aviv stop at a café and just people- Arrive in Tel Aviv; transfer to watch! Tonight, enjoy a Welcome your hotel in this vibrant city, Drink and orientation meeting at known as Israel’s "playground on approximately 7 PM with your the sea." Time to rest, relax and Tour Manager. We recommend Tiberius and religious sites that that you select flights which include the Church of St. Peter. arrive in your destination no later Don’t miss the optional full day than 5 PM on Day 2 of the tour to Galilee that begins at the itinerary or earlier, if possible Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus Overnight: Tel Aviv preached His famous "Sermon on the Mount". Next on to ,  DAY 3 - Tel Aviv, Caesarea, one of Judaism's holiest cities and Galilee Region mystical center of Kabbalah; walk This morning get acquainted with through the colorful artists' Tel Aviv known as the "Big colony and visit an ancient Orange" on a walking tour of the . Then, ascend the city’s highlights. Travel to the to understand ancient port of Jaffa with its more about this strategic area; reconstructed Artists’ Quarter visit Har Bental, site of a former before continuing to quaint Neve Israeli bunker. Following lunch, Tzedek (Tel Aviv’s “Soho”). Next, visit a and taste special go to Rabin Square to view the vintages at a winery in Katzrin memorial to the late Prime before heading back. Tonight, Minister. Later, depart Tel Aviv dinner is at your hotel and drive along the sparkling Optional: Full Day Galilee & Mediterranean coast to ancient Golan Heights with Lunch (AM) Caesarea; view the astounding Overnight: Galilee Region Roman, Byzantine and Crusader Meals: Breakfast, Dinner ruins and the 2,000-year-old theater. Travel to the age-old  DAY 5 - Beit She’an, "Golden" fishing village of Capernaum on Jerusalem the northern shore of the Sea of This morning, visit a factory Galilee, home to a celebrated where diamonds are cut and set Byzantine-era synagogue and in jewelry. Learn about the frequently mentioned in the Bible manufacturing process of this as Jesus' base during his Galilean industry. Traveling south reach ministry. Arrive in the tranquil the impressive archaeological site Galilee Region for dinner and of Beit She’an, an ancient city overnight dating back to King Saul; see the Overnight: Galilee Region remains of an ancient Roman city Meals: Breakfast, Dinner and the ongoing excavations. Continue via the Jordan Valley to  DAY 4 - The Sea of Galilee the "golden city" of Jerusalem. Spend the day at leisure to enjoy The rest of the day is at leisure to the serenity of the Sea of Galilee, discover the many facets of the largest freshwater lake in Jerusalem on your own. The Israel, or explore this city afternoon optional tour of the embedded with a history dating New City begins with a drive via back to the Roman Emperor the Supreme Court building and the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, Bethlehem that includes a visit to to the impressive Israel Museum. the Church of the Nativity, Here, view the Shrine of the commemorating the birthplace of Book, home of the Dead Sea Christ. A stop for local olive wood Scrolls, and the scale model of handicrafts is included Jerusalem during the Second Optional: Half Day Bethlehem Temple period. Then, pay (PM) respects at Yad Vashem, Overnight: Jerusalem Memorial to the Holocaust on the Meals: Breakfast Mount of Remembrance. Later,  DAY 7 - Day in Jerusalem the entertaining optional evening Today is free to immerse yourself includes dinner at a popular in this ancient city; walk through restaurant followed by the city's colorful neighborhoods attendance at the spectacular that reveal a diverse blend of Sound & Light Show at the Tower traditional and modern cultures. of David Or, participate in Optional: New City of Jerusalem the optional tour to Masada that (PM) begins with a drive along the Optional: Restaurant Dinner, shores of the Dead Sea, the Sound & Light Show & lowest point on earth, to Masada. Illuminated Jerusalem (PM) Ascend by cable car to the top of Overnight: Jerusalem these heroic heights; listen to the Meals: Breakfast brave tale of the Zealots who  DAY 6 - Jerusalem Old City chose to perish rather than live Tour under Roman rule. Visit the Begin your exploration of archaeological sites including the Jerusalem at the walled Old City remains of Herod's Palace, a with its four distinct sections - the synagogue, bath houses, and Christian, Jewish, Muslim and dwellings. Pass through the Armenian Quarters. Have a Museum of Masada at the base, chance to see the famed Western then stop at the Dead Sea for a Wall, then follow the steps along swim in the salty and buoyant the Via Dolorosa to the Church of waters before returning to the Holy Sepulchre, one of the Jerusalem. Tonight, enjoy a holiest sites in the Christian Farewell Reception with your world. Pass through the narrow fellow travelers alleys and souks to Mt. Zion; visit Optional: Full Day Masada and the room of the Last Supper and Dead Sea (AM) the Tomb of King David. The Overnight: Jerusalem remainder of the day is on your Meals: Breakfast own to stroll through the  DAY 8 - Depart Israel picturesque lanes of the Old City Transfer to the airport for your or visit the exotic bazaars. Join the optional afternoon tour to departure flight Meals: Breakfast

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