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Israel: Timeless Wonders Exclusive U-M Alumni Travel departure – October 9-20, 2021 Israel: Timeless Wonders 12 days for $6,784 total price from Detroit ($5,995 air & land inclusive plus $789 airline taxes and fees) Encounter a land of extraordinary beauty and belief, of spirit and story, history and hospitality. From modern Tel Aviv to scenic Upper Galilee, ancient Tiberias and storied Nazareth to Jeru- salem, “City of Gold,” we engage all our senses in a small group encounter with this extraordinary and holy land, with a five-night stay in Jerusalem at the legendary King David hotel. Upper Destination Galilee Motorcoach Extension (motorcoach) Tiberias Entry/Departure Amman Tel Aviv JORDAN Mediterranean Jerusalem Sea Dead Sea ISRAEL Petra We enjoy guided touring and ample time to explore on our own in Jerusalem, one of the world's oldest and most treasured cities. Avg. High (°F) Oct Nov Day 1: Depart U.S. for Tel Aviv, Israel Day 5: Mount Bental/Tiberias Today begins with Tiberias 86 75 Jerusalem 81 70 a special tour of the kibbutz, followed by a visit to a Day 2: Arrive Tel Aviv We arrive today and transfer local winery. We continue on to Mount Bental in to our hotel. As guests’ arrival times may vary greatly, the Golan Heights for a panoramic view of Israel, we have no group activities or meals planned and are Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. Next: the ruins of Your Small Group Tour Highlights at leisure to explore or relax as we wish. Capernaum, where Jesus taught in the synagogue on the Sabbath; Tabgha, site of the Miracle of the Loaves Tel Aviv touring, including “White City” of Bauhaus archi- Day 3: Tel Aviv Today we encounter the vibrant and Fishes; and Kibbutz Ginosar, where we see the tecture • Jaffa’s ancient port • Artists’ village of Ein Hod modern city of Tel Aviv, Israel’s arts and culture “Jesus Boat” carbon dated to 100 BCE. We travel on • Overnight stay on a working kibbutz • Biblical sites of capital. Our tour features Independence Hall, where to Tiberias and our historic hotel on the shores of the Tiberias, Nazareth, Mount of Beatitudes, Sea of Galilee the state of Israel was declared in 1948; the “White Sea of Galilee. Important in both Judaism and Chris- • Winery visit and cooking class • Five-night Jerusalem stay City” district of distinctive Bauhaus architecture, tianity, this ancient city has attracted visitors, settlers, at legendary King David hotel • Jerusalem touring, includ- a UNESCO World Heritage site; and the recently and invaders for more than two millennia. B,L,D ing Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, Old City, Western Wall, renovated neighborhood of Neve Tzedek. We end Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Israel Museum, Ein Karem the day visiting the nearby ancient port of Jaffa. To- This morning we visit • Dead Sea Qumran Caves • Fortress ruins of Masada Day 6: Tiberias/Nazareth night we enjoy a welcome dinner at our hotel. B,L,D the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Then the New Testament Day Itinerary Hotel Rating Day 4: Tel Aviv/Upper Galilee We travel north along comes to life as we travel to Jesus’ boyhood home 1 Depart U.S. for Tel Aviv the coast today to Caesarea to see the ruins of an of Nazareth, now a center of Christian pilgrimage. 2-3 Tel Aviv Hotel Dan Deluxe Tel Aviv ancient Roman amphitheater and harbor. We con- Here we visit the Church of the Annunciation, the tinue on to the artists’ village of Ein Hod, set amidst largest church in the Middle East and where the arch- 4 Upper Galilee Hagoshrim First Class Hotel & Nature olive groves at the foot of Mt. Carmel overlooking angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary that she would 5-6 Tiberias The Scots Hotel Sup. First Class the sea. Here we have the opportunity to visit the give birth to Jesus. We enjoy lunch at a family-run homes of some local artists and tour their workshops. dairy farm then continue to Safed, center of Jewish 7-11 Jerusalem King David Deluxe Jerusalem Then we travel through the hills of Galilee to our hotel mysticism, home to many artists, and where we stroll 12 Depart Tel Aviv for U.S. on the grounds of a kibbutz adjacent to a national park. the medieval streets. We visit some of the galleries Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel Later we visit a working farm. B,D here before returning to our hotel, where we dine industry standard reference. tonight. B,L,D 10 Visit us at alumni.umich.edu/travel B – Breakfast; L – Lunch; D – Dinner Tour limited to 24 Alumni Association members and friends Day 7: Tiberias/Jerusalem En route to Jerusalem ... A LAND FLOWING today, we stop to tour the archaeological site of Beit WITH MILK AND HONEY.” Shean, where ongoing excavations have revealed the th ruins of numerous cities dating as far back as the 4 – DEUTERONOMY 26:9 century BCE. Then we travel on to Jerusalem, the 3,000-year-old “City of Gold,” sacred to the world’s three major monotheist religions. We get our first excavated tunnels beneath the Western Wall. Then we look at this holiest of places from a panoramic look- visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditional site out on Mt. Scopus. After lunch at a local restaurant, of Golgotha where Jesus is believed to have been cruci- we check into our hotel and have the rest of the after- fied and buried. This afternoon, we get acquainted with noon at leisure. We dine tonight at our hotel. B,L,D the New City, dating from the late 19th century. We absorb some of the flavor of this multi-cultural enclave Day 8: Jerusalem/Masada/Dead Sea Today we at the bustling outdoor market of Machane Yehuda travel to the shores of the Dead Sea to explore the (“Shuk”), encountering local residents as they shop for Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were fruit, vegetables, meat, and more. B discovered between 1947 and 1956. We continue on to the ruins at Masada, the celebrated mountain Day 10: Jerusalem Our day begins with a tour of stronghold (and UNESCO site) where outnumbered haunting Yad Vashem, Israel’s living memorial to Jews held out against a three-year Roman siege in the Holocaust set on a 45-acre site on the Mount of the first century CE then committed suicide rather Remembrance. Through exhibits featuring artifacts, than surrender. We ascend the mountain fortress by photos, videos, documents, and more, the museum cable car to tour the ruins, which overlook the desert traces the history and chronology of the Holocaust. and the Dead Sea. Then we have the opportunity to Then we travel to the Judean Hills to the picturesque swim in the Dead Sea – at a hotel beach with indoor village of Ein Karem, where we enjoy an ethnic cook- and outdoor pools ing class followed by lunch served with local Israeli before lunch wines. We return to Jerusalem where the remainder together at the of the afternoon is free to explore as we wish – or hotel. We return we may choose to join in a complimentary optional to Jerusalem this excursion to Bethlehem. B,L afternoon. B,L Day 11: Jerusalem/Old City We return to the Old We explore the ruins at legendary Masada on Day 8. Day 9: Jerusa- City today, starting at the original settlement of the lem We start City of David, dating to at least the Middle Bronze today’s touring Age of 1800 to 1550 BCE. Our guide gives us an Tour Departs: October 9, 2021 with a visit to the in-depth account of Jerusalem’s role throughout his- Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees Haas Promenade tory before we embark on a walking tour: the Jewish Boston, New York $6,384 for panoramic Quarter; the ancient Cardo marketplace still in use Miami, Washington, DC $6,684 views of the city today; and the Western Wall, sacred to Jews as the Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, before we continue last remaining trace of the wall that enclosed and Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, $6,784 to Jerusalem’s supported the Second Temple on the Temple Mount. Orlando, Philadelphia, Tampa Old City for a We spend the afternoon at the Israel Museum, the Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Sophisticated seaside Tel Aviv tour of the nation’s leading cultural institution, whose treasures Denver, Houston, Minneapolis, include the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Shrine of the Book, $6,884 and a scale model of Jerusalem from the Second Phoenix, Portland (OR), Post-Tour Extension Temple era. Tonight, we celebrate our Israel adven- San Francisco, Seattle ture over a farewell dinner at our hotel. B,L,D Land Only (transfers not included) $5,395 October 20-24, 2021 Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person Jordan: Petra & Amman Day 12: Depart Tel Aviv for U.S. Very early this based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, 5 days/4 nights for $1,795 total price morning we transfer by motorcoach to Tel Aviv for surcharges, and fees of $789, which are subject to change Single Supplement: $395 our connecting flights to the United States. B until final payment is made. Discover the “rose-red city, half as old Single travelers please add $1,795. Your $500 deposit is as time” on this exciting exploration. Your Tour Price Includes fully refundable up to 95 days before departure. All 2021 Plus: the capital of Amman.
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