Religious

A wonderful holiday! Start in Tel Aviv and travel to Caesarea with visits to the Roman Amphitheater and the impressive Crusader fortress, to the ancient fortified city of Megiddo, to Muhraqa, and to Haifa, a city with a long history dating back to biblical times. Here you will visit the Baha'i Shrine. In Acre, tour the excavated part of the immense underground Crusader city. On to Nazareth in Galilee, where you will visit St. Joseph's Church; Cana—site of the miracle where Jesus changed water into wine at a wedding; and Lake Tiberias. Arrive at Kibbutz Ginosar and enjoy an evening lecture on kibbutz life. On the way to Jerusalem, stop at important biblical sites such as Bet She'an with its fine Roman and Byzantine relics, and enjoy a cruise on the Sea of Galilee. In Jerusalem, included excursions to Ein Karem and Bethlehem, to Masada and the Dead Sea, and a walking tour through the Old City show you the highlights. Visit the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, Via Doloroso, the Wailing Wall, and more. A full day at leisure to relax or to join an optional excursion that includes visits to the Israel Museum with the Shrine of the Book and the Dead Sea Scrolls, to the Holocaust Memorial in Yad Vashem, and more. Stop in the Valley of Elah, Latrun, and Jaffa on your way back to Tel Aviv, and enjoy a farewell dinner

Meals
Breakfast - 9
Lunch - 0
Dinner - 4

Standard Features
TEL AVIV: Welcome drink; farewell dinner
CAESAREA: Visit the Roman amphitheatre and the Crusader Fortress
MEGIDDO: Visit the biblical site
MUHRAQA: Panoramic view of the Jezreel Valley
HAIFA: Visit the Baha'i Shrine
ACRE: Visit the underground Crusader City
NAZARETH: Visit the Church of the Annunciation and St. Joseph's Church
CANA: Visit the site of the first miracle
LAKE TIBERIAS: Panoramic view; enjoy a cruise on the Sea of Galilee
KIBBUTZ: See an ancient fisherman's boat; lecture on Kibbutz life; visit Mount of Beatitudes; the Church of Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes at Tabgha, and the Church of St. Peter's Primacy; Capernaum; a Baptismal site on the River Jordan
BET SHE'AN: Admire its Roman and Byzantine Relics
EIN KAREM: Visit the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Church of Visitation
BETHLEHEM: Visit the Church of Nativity
MASADA: Ride a cable car and visit the cliff-top fortress
DEAD SEA: Visit one of the resorts
JERUSALEM: The Garden Tomb; a panoramic view from the Mount of Olives; visit the Garden of Gethsemane; guided walking tour, follow the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Wailing Wall, and walk through the Jewish Quarter to Mount Zion, visit the Upper Room, the tomb of King David, and the house of Caiaphas
LATRUN AREA: Visit the site of David's victory over Goliath in the Valley of Elah, the Monastery of the Trappist Monks in Latrun, Emmaus, and the Mini Israel Museum
JAFFA: Walking tour of the ancient port
MEALS: Full Israeli breakfast (B); 4 three-course dinners (D), including a welcome drink and a farewell dinner in Tel Aviv
Inside visits and special features are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable