Israel

Join us as we explore some of the Holy Land's greatest cultural and religious sites.

Roam through the narrow streets of the Old City of Jerusalem, visit the Church of the Nativity and the Wailing Wall. We also take a dip in the Dead Sea, enjoy local Bedouin

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Included in the price 7 nights, 4 star accommodation based on twin or double rooms.+ Transportation by air-conditioned coach for all transfers.

All sightseeing tours are hosted by a specialist local guide.

Entrance tickets to all scheduled venues.* Half board.

*Optional excursions payable locally

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Itinerary Day 1: Your holiday starts from the moment you board our JFS Luxury Coach for transfer to the Airport. Upon arrival you will meet our representative and be transferred to your hotel (The Grand Beach Hotel Tel Aviv).

Day 2: Drive to Jaffa (Joppa) where you will take a short walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. Pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and enjoy the views from the hilltop. Then drive north along the coast to the archaeological ruins of Caesarea, Continue to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

Day 3: Drive along the side of the lake to Capernaum, the centre of Jesus’ ministry. Tabgha, just north of Tiberias, is the site of Christ’s miracle of feeding the 5,000. We drive on to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea, where Jesus preached the “Sermon on the Mount”. Continue to the Golan Heights for panoramic views of Mt. Hermon, the rugged plateau and beneath it the green pastoral Huleh valley.

Day 4: Continue to Nazareth, where Jesus spent his childhood, and the Church of Annunciation, built on the site where archaeologists believe the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary.

Continue through the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved Roman City and then continue to Jerusalem.

Day 5: Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada, situated on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, visit the excavations, King Herod’s palace, the synagogue and bathhouse. Time permitting; take a “float” on the salty, mineral rich, water.

Return to Jerusalem.

Day 6: Drive to Mount Scopus and enjoy panoramic views of Jerusalem, continue to the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane. Walk the Way of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.

Then visit the Tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion.

Day 7: Visit Yad Vashem the Holocaust memorial. Continue to Ein Karem, where John the Baptist was born. Continue south of the city to Bethlehem and visit and the Church of the Nativity.

Day 8 : Transfer to the airport for departure. You will be met at the Airport by our JFS Luxury Coach and transferred back to Ferndown

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