Next Stop - Israel

One Star Tour
Itinerary
September 14-25, 2008


Day 1: Departure for Israel, overnight flight.

Day 2: Arrival in Tel Aviv. Travel to Caesarea-by-the-Sea with overnight in Haifa.

Day 3: Travel to Galilee with visits to Mt Carmel, Meggido, Zippori, and the Mt. of Beatitudes. Overnight beside the Sea of Galilee at Ein Gev Kibbutz.

Day 4: Tour Capernaum, Korzin, Dan Nature Reserve, Caesarea Phillipi, Nimrod's Castle, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Overnight at Ein Gev Kibbutz.

Day 5: Leave Galilee for Jerusalem. Enroute tour Jordan River, Herod's spring, Beit Shean, ascent to Jerusalem on the Jericho Road (Wadi Quelt). Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 6: Tour of Jerusalem's Old City, which includes Mt Olives, Gethsemane, Pools of Bethsaida, Herodian Quarter Museum, Ecco Homa Arch, Antonio's Fortress, Praetorium, and the Southern Steps. Overnight at Jerusalem.

Day 7: Garden Tomb, Solomon's Quarries, with time to shop, and explore. Overnight at Jerusalem.

Day 8: Jerusalem's Temple Mount, Western Wall, Rabbi's Tunnel, Upper Room, Caiphas' House and King David's Tomb. Overnight at Jerusalem.

Day 9: Jerusalem New City, Shrine of the Book, Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, survey of Model City. Overnight at Yad Hashmona Moshav in the Judean hills.

Day 10: Travel to the Dead Sea to explore Masada, Ein Gedi Waterfall, and the Qumran Caves. Return to Jad Hashmona for overnight.

Day 11: Tour the Shephelah Valley and visit Old Testament sites of Beth Shemash, Lachish, caves of Beit Guvin among others.

Day 12: Departure for airport. Farewells.