The tour program - wonderful resorts on the two seas and a visit to the other two, excursions to shrines of world religions and beach bliss with diving, trips to national parks and a variety of attractions. Details - below. Let’s go!
Arrival on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (for departing from Israel by evening flight). The tour price depends on the number of guests, dates and duration of the tour, season, selected hotels and room category.
Tour price includes
Group transfers on the program
Individual transfer from the airport domestic flights (Sday-Dov airport or Terminal 1 Ben-Gurion
airport) to the international terminal.
Excursions on the program;
Hotel accommodation in Tel Aviv (BB - breakfast) - 6 nights; Hotel accommodation in Eilat (BB -breakfast) * - 8 nights;
Flight to Tel Aviv;
Tour price does not include
airline tickets
Food during excursions
Paid entries to tourist attractions/museums/parks during excursions
Insurance
Tour program
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Day 1
Arrival at the airport is a meeting hall. Transfer to the hotel. Lonely Planet publisher has not
necessarily included Tel Aviv in the list of «10 best cities for travel».
Rich cultural program, unique architecture, informal atmosphere and excellent beaches - that is
what awaits the guests of this city. In addition, Tel Aviv is not only a hub of finance, fashion,
industry and trade in Israel, but also an entertainment center with an unimaginable number of
cafes and restaurants per square meter sidewalk, as well as clubs open until dawn.
It is no coincidence that the "New York Times" newspaper proclaimed Tel Aviv as the "capital of the Mediterranean high».
A more detailed description of excursion options can be found in the section Attractions
Interesting
In 2017, Israel was visited by 3,611,800 tourists, 25% more than in the previous year. Separately, we note a significant increase in the flow of tourists from Russia - in 2017,331,500 tourists from Russia visited the country, which is 27% more than a year earlier.
Day 2
Waiting for you:
Neve Tzedek, Promenade, White City, Underground Archaeological Museum, Three-tier Tower «with watches» Hamida, Flea Market, Dream Bridge, and - Israel International Diamond Exchange - the most protected place in Tel Aviv.
On the fifty floors of three buildings, moved, stored in safes, bought and sold, the rarest, largest and most expensive stones in the world.
Here diamonds are selected for the best European jewellery houses, are given an estimate of not cut diamonds, and multi-million dollar deals are made.
Day 3
The eternal city of Jerusalem and its famous temples. The Garden of Gethsemane. The Stone of Prayer for the Cup (here Christ prayed to God the Father for deliverance from suffering; on this place the betrayal of Judas - the arrest of Christ) occurred.
Nearby, in the rock - the greatest Christian shrine - the underground tomb of the Virgin Mary - the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Next - sacred places for the Christian - Mount of Olives, Via Dolorosa, Temple of the Holy Sepulchre, Calvary. Mount Zion with the tomb of King David of the Bible.
We will go to the Wailing Wall - a sacred place for any Jew. Right above it - Kubbat as-Sahra, the golden dome of the Rock, built on the ruins of the Temple of Tsar Solomon. Inside the dome is a ledge of rock from which, according to legend, the prophet Muhammad made a mirage - an ascension to heaven to meet the God.
Interesting
The Western Wall consists of 45 rows of masonry, 28 above ground level and 17 below ground level. It was built in the 19th B.C. by Herod the Great to support the earthen embankment around the Temple. The length of the Wall is 57 m, the height is 19 (visible part) and 32 m - with a foundation.
Interesting
«Gethsemania» -Hebrew word «gat shemen» - oilfield, part of a giant garden, growing all over the slope of Olivet Mountain. The Gethsemane Garden belongs to the Catholics. It was here that Jesus spent the last hours of his earthly life.
Day 4
Today we will go to the north of Israel. Caesarea is located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, between the mouth of the Crocodile Creek and the Khader River. There was discovered the «Grail Chalice», from which, according to legend, Jesus drank during the Last Supper, very interesting excursions to the territory of the ancient port, the hippodrome and the Roman amphitheater, which is still used as a concert venue.
Haifa - panoramic view from Mount Carmel to the Bahai Gardens, a unique architectural and garden complex that amazes with its beauty, the city and the port. Stela Maris - Carmelite Church on Mount Carmel.
Akko - one of the oldest cities in the region, the population of which has not been interrupted since the founding - more than 4000 years ago.
Main sights & «collected» in the old city.
It is a citadel, old fortress walls, huge medieval city gates, watchtower Burj al-Sultan, Al-Jazar Mosque, Monastery of St. Francisca, a citadel of the Order of St. John (Knight’s Halls. Templar Tunnel), a building of Turkish baths with an exposition of the city museum, caravanserai Khan el Umdan, a clock tower.
Interesting
Israeli hotels do not have a «star» classification: instead, there is a system of «classes». Since there are a lot of hotels in the country of different «chains», their classification tour operators set themselves, based on their more or less objective assessments.
Interesting
Israel’s population is relatively young: 28 per cent of the population is under 14 years of age (17 per cent in most European countries). People over 65 years of age make up 10 per cent of Israel’s total population.
Day 5
Rest and swimming in the Mediterranean.
Acquaintance with the city.
We will tell in advance, where you can tasty and inexpensive pamper yourself with Mediterranean delicacies, what to visit shopping centers and galleries, report the program of clubs on the coast, which regularly host beach parties with stunning views of the sea in the light of the stars.
For guests and residents of the capital daily offers an extensive cultural program - opera and ballet productions, concerts of international and Russian pop stars in the hall «Gehal a Tarbut», performances in the theater «Gesher», performances and exhibitions in galleries.
Day 6
After passing through the valley of Armageddon, the scene of the last battle of angels and demons at the end of time, through the Arab village of Kfar Kanna, where Jesus performed his first miracle, we shall descend to the north shore of the Sea of Galilee and arrive at the spiritual center of Yardenit, the place of baptism, where the pilgrim masses flock to receive themselves in the holy water of the Jordan. «Then Jesus comes from Galilee to Jordan to John to be baptized from him» (Matthew 3:13). The biblical name of the place is Beit Maavar. Here three and a half thousand years ago the people of Israel, led by Joshua Nun, crossed the Jordan River and entered the Promised Land after the Forty Years' Wandering in the Desert. We will see the place of the Transfiguration of the Lord - Mount Tavor, as well as the city located 9 km northwest of Nazareth - where, according to the Gospel, the Annunciation was completed and passed the childhood and youth of Jesus.
Interesting
The largest river in the country is Jordan, which is 300 km long. The Jordan flows from north to south, through Lake Kinneret, and flows into the Dead Sea.
Interesting
From the northernmost point of Israel (Kibbutz Dan), to the southernmost (Eilat), there is a continuous tourist trail Shvil Israel. Its length is 940 kilometers.
Day 7
Transfer to Eilat, an ancient city known since the reign of Solomon, and now - a duty-free zone, one of the largest resorts on the Red Sea international level. Even in winter, the air temperature here does not fall below 23 degrees, and the water temperature - 22 degrees. At your service - impeccable comfort and service in snow-white modern hotels, located a stone’s throw from the sea, in numerous restaurants, bars, nightclubs and discos.
Interesting
The Red Sea derives its name from the algae that inhabit it abundantly, which, at certain times, turn red.
Days 8-14
Rest and swimming on the Red Sea. Underwater Observatory - Aquarium of the Red Sea. You can go on fascinating excursions and safaris on jeeps and camels in the Negev desert, in the Timna Park, otherwise called Kopi Tsar Solomon, just diving with scuba, or go night fishing from a yacht, and go to Petra (Jordan).
Interesting
Eilat has an average of 359 sun days out of 365.
Day 15
Flight to Tel Aviv.
Transfer to Ben-Gurion Airport International Terminal.
Getting back.
Interesting
Menus in Israeli restaurants are usually in Hebrew and English. Tip - standard 10%. Show generosity in the taxi is possible, but not necessarily. It is also customary to leave «for tea» to the driver of the tour bus and guide.
We are located in Israel, so we will contact you via messenger. Or, if necessary, we will choose another method of communication.