Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
Your tour representative meets you at Ben Gurion Airport after you clear passport control and collect your luggage. From there, you'll get transferred to your hotel in Jerusalem. The rest of your day is yours to settle in and get oriented at your own pace.
Landmarks/POIs Ben Gurion Airport - Day 2
Jerusalem and Bethlehem
After breakfast at the hotel, you'll start exploring Jerusalem's New City with a visit to the Sanctuary of the Book at the Museum of Israel to see Dead Sea manuscripts and a model of ancient Jerusalem. Next comes the Hebrew University, then the Ein Karem neighborhood and the Sanctuary of John the Baptist. Later you'll head to Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. In the afternoon, you travel to Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity with its grotto and the adjacent areas of Saint Jerome and Saint Joseph, then return to Jerusalem for the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit the Sanctuary of the Book in the Museum of Israel
- View the Dead Sea manuscripts
- View a model of ancient Jerusalem
- Visit the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (exterior)
- Visit the Sanctuary of John the Baptist in Ein Karem
- Visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
- Visit the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem
- Visit the Grotto of the Nativity
- Visit the grottoes of Saint Jerome and Saint Joseph
Optional Activities
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Landmarks/POIs Museum of Israel Sanctuary of the Book Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ein Karem Sanctuary of John the Baptist Yad Vashem Mount Herzl Church of the Nativity Grotto of the Nativity - Day 3
Old City Jerusalem and Religious Sites
Start with breakfast, then drive via Mount Scopus to the Mount of Olives for views over the Old City. You'll visit the Garden of Gethsemane and the Basilica of all Nations before entering the Old City to see the Western Wall and Temple Esplanade. Walk the Via Dolorosa to reach the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. After that, you'll explore Mount Zion including the Abbey of the Dormition, Tomb of King David, and the Cenacle where the Last Supper took place before heading back to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Mount Scopus
- Visit Mount of Olives
- Visit the Garden of Gethsemane
- Visit the Basilica of all Nations
- Visit the Western Wall
- View the Temple Esplanade
- Walk the Via Dolorosa
- Visit the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre
- Visit Mount Zion
- Visit the Abbey of the Dormition
- Visit the Tomb of King David
- Visit the Cenacle
Optional Activities
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Landmarks/POIs Mount Scopus Mount of Olives Old City of Jerusalem Garden of Gethsemane Basilica of all Nations Western Wall Temple Esplanade Via Dolorosa Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre Mount Zion Abbey of the Dormition Tomb of King David Cenacle - Day 4
Leisure in Jerusalem or Optional Masada and Dead Sea Excursion
After breakfast, you have a free day to explore Jerusalem and the surrounding areas on your own. If you want, there's an optional tour to Masada and the Dead Sea that travels via Arad. You'd take a cable car up to the fortress to see Herod's palaces, synagogue, bathhouse and cisterns, plus views of Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Then you'll descend and float in the mineral-rich Dead Sea before heading back, with an optional dinner available.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Full-day excursion to Masada and the Dead Sea
- Cable-car ascent to Masada
- Visit excavations at Masada
- Visit Herod's palaces at Masada
- Visit the synagogue at Masada
- Visit the bathhouse at Masada
- Visit the cisterns at Masada
- View Roman camps from Masada
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Experience mineral-rich black mud at the Dead Sea
- Dinner at a local restaurant
Landmarks/POIs Masada Dead Sea Arad - Day 5
Departure from Israel
Have your final breakfast at the hotel, then your transfer takes you to the airport for your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
