The Classic Tour - Saturday Arrivals - 8 nights
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Saturday - 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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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 and
the 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 on
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 the artists’ colony.
Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers,
Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin.
Overnight in Kibbutz. |
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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 the tomb of King David and the room of the Last Supper on
Mt. Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the newly
restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, the 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. Proceed to Bayit Vegan to visit
the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second
Temple period. 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 see 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 Qumeran 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 AD. Descend by
cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be
provided to float on the Dead Sea.
Overnight in Tel Aviv. |
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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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CLASSIC TOUR - SATURDAY ARRIVAL
Rates per person, in US$, on Bed & Breakfast basis. |
| HOTEL PLAN: |
Plan A |
Plan B |
Plan C |
Plan D |
TEL AVIV |
Carlton-Superior Sea View |
Sheraton Moriah |
Metropolitan |
Marina |
GALILEE |
Kibbutz Lavi-Hod wing |
Kibbutz Lavi-Hod wing |
Kibbutz Lavi-Lev wing |
Kibbutz Lavi-Lev wing |
JERUSALEM |
David Citadel |
Sheraton Plaza |
Olive Tree |
Prima Kings |
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Per person |
Per person |
Per person |
Per person |
Per person |
Per person |
Per person |
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in Double |
in Single |
in Double |
in Single |
in Double |
in Single |
in Double |
in Single |
| 2009 |
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| MAR 7 |
1,999 |
3,183 |
1,828 |
2,837 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| MAR 14 21 28 |
2,249 |
3,673 |
1,828 |
2,837 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| APR 4 11 |
THIS TOURS DOES NOT OPERATE DURING JEWISH HOLIDAYS |
| APR 18 |
2,319 |
3,813 |
1,842 |
2,865 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| APR 25 MAY 2 9 16 |
2,319 |
3,813 |
1,912 |
3,005 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| MAY 23 |
2,319 |
3,813 |
1,912 |
3,005 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,551 |
2,210 |
| MAY 30 JUN 6 |
2,319 |
3,813 |
1,954 |
3,089 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| JUN 13 20 27 JUL 4 |
2,319 |
3,813 |
2,017 |
3,215 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| JUL 11 18 |
2,186 |
3,477 |
1,884 |
2,949 |
1,436 |
2,028 |
1,408 |
1,944 |
| JUL 25 |
2,207 |
3,547 |
1,842 |
2,865 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| AUG 1 8 15 22 |
2,298 |
3,749 |
1,976 |
3,112 |
1,458 |
2,051 |
1,430 |
1,967 |
| AUG 29 SEP 5 |
1,999 |
3,183 |
1,884 |
2,949 |
1,436 |
2,028 |
1,408 |
1,944 |
| SEP 12 19 26 OCT 3 |
THIS TOURS DOES NOT OPERATE DURING JEWISH HOLIDAYS |
| OCT 10 17 24 31 NOV 7 14 21 |
2,249 |
3,673 |
1,912 |
3,005 |
1,416 |
2,009 |
1,388 |
1,925 |
| NOV 28 |
1,968 |
3,110 |
1,820 |
2,821 |
1,399 |
1,978 |
1,296 |
1,775 |
| DEC 5 12 |
1,968 |
3,110 |
1,806 |
2,793 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,289 |
1,768 |
| DEC 19 26 |
2,479 |
4,132 |
2,156 |
3,493 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,408 |
1,964 |
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| 2010 |
| JAN 2 |
1,989 |
3,152 |
1,806 |
2,793 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,313 |
1,807 |
| JAN 9 |
2,073 |
3,278 |
1,806 |
2,793 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,289 |
1,768 |
| JAN 16 23 30 FEB 6 |
2,143 |
3,390 |
1,848 |
2,877 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,289 |
1,768 |
| FEB 13 |
2,143 |
3,390 |
1,876 |
2,933 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,289 |
1,768 |
| FEB 20 |
2,143 |
3,390 |
1,806 |
2,793 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,289 |
1,768 |
| FEB 27 |
2,213 |
3,600 |
1,806 |
2,793 |
1,394 |
1,971 |
1,366 |
1,887 |
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Tours are being operated each Saturday, on or between dates mentioned above. |
| Child sharing room with parents as 3rd person in the room (including Bed & Breakfast) will pay: |
| Tours starting |
Plan A - 18 yrs |
Plan B - 18 yrs |
Plan C - 12 yrs |
Plan D - 18 yrs |
All Departures |
933 |
899 |
899 |
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For more information, please call:
1-877-359-4262
The above rates include the following services:
- Transfer on arrival and departure (from/to Ben Gurion Airport)
- 8
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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