The Classic Tour - Friday Arrivals - 9 nights
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Friday - Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv |
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Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by a
Gama Tours representative and transferred to your
hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv. |
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Saturday - At leisure |
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Sunday - Diaspora Museum / Caesarea / Druze villages |
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Depart Tel Aviv and drive to the Diaspora Museum for a visit. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city, Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheater that has been restored to its former glory as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze villages to Haifa.
Overnight in Haifa.
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Monday - Haifa / Safed / Golan Heights |
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The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel where you will take in a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will visit the ancient synagogues and artists’ colony. Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin.
Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse. |
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Tuesday - Sea of Galilee / Nazareth |
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Start the day with a visit of Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal Church of St. Peter and then proceed to Nazareth. Here you will visit the Church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac.
Overnight in Jerusalem. |
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Wednesday - Jerusalem: The Old City |
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Visit King David's Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, Herodian Quarter and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem*, stopping at Rachel’s Tomb and to visit the Church of the Nativity.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
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Thursday - Jerusalem: The New City |
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Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass windows. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust and then to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. View the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University.
Overnight in Jerusalem. |
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Friday - Qumeran / Massada / Dead Sea |
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Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 A.D. Descend by cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea.
Overnight in Jerusalem. |
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Saturday - At leisure |
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Sunday- Jerusalem / Ben Gurion Airport |
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After breakfast, transfer to Ben
Gurion Airport for departure..
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* visit subject to availability
The above program can be extended and tailor-made for groups.
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HOTEL PLAN |
Plan A |
Plan B |
Plan C |
Plan D |
Plan E |
Tel Aviv |
Carlton - Superior Sea View |
Leonardo Plaza |
Renaissance Tel Aviv |
Leonardo Plaza |
Prima Tel Aviv |
Haifa |
Dan Carmel - Deluxe Carmel |
Dan Panorama |
Dan Carmel - Superior |
Dan Panorama |
Dan Panorama |
Galilee |
Kibbutz Lavi-Hod wing |
Kibbutz Lavi - Hod Wing |
Kibbutz Lavi-Hod wing |
Kibbutz Lavi-Lev wing |
Kibbutz Lavi-Lev wing |
Jerusalem |
David Citadel |
Leonardo Plaza |
Mount Zion |
Olive Tree |
Prima Kings |
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| 2010 |
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| Mar 5 12 |
2,154 |
3,420 |
2,014 |
1,891 |
2,942 |
1,759 |
1,799 |
2,709 |
1,690 |
1,527 |
2,263 |
1,443 |
1,471 |
2,073 |
1,402 |
| Mar 19 |
Not valid |
1,881 |
2,927 |
1,749 |
1,789 |
2,693 |
1,680 |
1,514 |
2,241 |
1,430 |
1,458 |
2,051 |
1,389 |
| Mar 26 Apr 2 |
Tour Cancelled |
Apr 9 16 23 30
May 7 14 21 28
Jun 4 11 18 25
Jul 2 9 16 23 |
2,163 |
3,441 |
2,016 |
1,901 |
2,947 |
1,766 |
1,808 |
2,730 |
1,697 |
1,533 |
2,259 |
1,447 |
1,477 |
2,069 |
1,406 |
| Jul 30 |
2,304 |
3,704 |
2,114 |
1,887 |
2,927 |
1,775 |
1,808 |
2,730 |
1,697 |
1,519 |
2,240 |
1,456 |
1,463 |
2,049 |
1,415 |
| Aug 6 13 |
2,357 |
3,810 |
2,166 |
1,971 |
3,095 |
1,841 |
1,881 |
2,858 |
1,743 |
1,603 |
2,408 |
1,521 |
1,521 |
2,150 |
1,470 |
| Aug 20 27 |
2,217 |
3,530 |
2,072 |
1,971 |
3,095 |
1,841 |
1,881 |
2,858 |
1,743 |
1,603 |
2,408 |
1,521 |
1,521 |
2,150 |
1,470 |
| Sep 3 10 17 24 |
Tour Cancelled |
| Oct 1 8 15 22 29 Nov 5 12 19 |
2,144 |
3,404 |
2,003 |
1,881 |
2,927 |
1,749 |
1,789 |
2,693 |
1,680 |
1,514 |
2,241 |
1,430 |
1,458 |
2,051 |
1,389 |
| Nov 26 Dec 3 10 |
2,090 |
3,297 |
1,960 |
1,856 |
2,878 |
1,731 |
1,762 |
2,641 |
1,660 |
1,489 |
2,193 |
1,412 |
1,328 |
1,829 |
1,272 |
| Dec 17 24 |
2,622 |
4,396 |
2,451 |
2,199 |
3,572 |
2,001 |
2,007 |
3,131 |
1,824 |
1,489 |
2,193 |
1,412 |
1,405 |
1,955 |
1,358 |
| Dec 31 |
2,132 |
3,381 |
1,996 |
1,849 |
2,872 |
1,744 |
1,783 |
2,683 |
1,674 |
1,482 |
2,188 |
1,425 |
1,352 |
1,874 |
1,315 |
| 2011 |
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Jan 7 14 21 28
Feb 4 |
2,090 |
3,297 |
1,960 |
1,856 |
2,878 |
1,731 |
1,727 |
2,571 |
1,637 |
1,489 |
2,193 |
1,412 |
1,328 |
1,829 |
1,272 |
| Feb 11 18 25 |
2,230 |
3,577 |
2,054 |
1,856 |
2,878 |
1,731 |
1,762 |
2,641 |
1,660 |
1,489 |
2,193 |
1,412 |
1,328 |
1,829 |
1,272 |
| NOTE: Tours are being operated each Friday on the dates mentioned above. |
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| Child sharing room with parents, Bed and Breakfast Basis |
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Plan A |
Plan B |
Plan C |
Plan D |
Plan E |
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18 years |
18 years |
18 years |
12 years |
18 years |
All departures |
999 |
899 |
899 |
849 |
989 |
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The above program can be extended and tailor-made for groups.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE: 1-877-359-4262.
The above rates include the following services:
- Transfer on arrival and departure (from/to Ben Gurion Airport)
- 9
nights accommodation on Bed & Breakfast basis
- Dinner at Kibbutz Lavi
- 6 touring days as per itinerary, with English speaking guide
- Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary
The hotels appearing in the table might be replaced with similar ones.
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