Day 1 - Arrival to Jerusalem

Welcome to Israel! Upon arrival, you are met by your private driver, who transfers you to your hotel in Jerusalem for the check-in. The rest of the day is at your own leisure to relax after the trip. Alternatively, you can choose one of our carefully planned optional tours.

No meals included.

Day 2 - City tour of Jerusalem

After breakfast at your hotel, meet your guide to start a 4-hour walking city tour of the major highlights of Jerusalem.

During the tour, you see unmissable sites of interest, including the Old City, its Ramparts, as well as the historical Church of the Holy Sepulchre which dates back to 326 AD. For a taste of authentic local life, you pass the Arab Shuk Market. Next on your agenda are the Jewish Quarter and the holy Temple Mount which has for centuries been a mecca for people of different religious background. The highlight of your tour is a stop by the hallmark place of Jerusalem - Western Wall, a holy location to which people from around the globe come to pray and leave a note in the ancient stones of the wall. Last on your list is the Lions Gate, one of the eight gates in Jerusalem city walls, it is considered to be a symbol of the city and is a noted historical site.

Following the tour, you may continue the exploration of the city on your own or join our carefully planned optional tours.

• Recommended extension: you may extend your city tour of Jerusalem and devote an extra 4 hours to Jewish or Christian thematic with the guide-driver. Refer to your destination specialist for more information.

Breakfast is included.

Day 3 - Market Tour of Jerusalem

After breakfast at your hotel, meet your guide and spend a day discovering the top sights of the New City of Jerusalem called Nachlaot which is translated as "inheritances".

Here you get to know the cluster of neighborhoods in the center of the city. For a taste of the local life, you continue to the atmospheric Mahane Yehuda Market which is the true heart of Jerusalem. While discovering the market, you get acquainted with local culinary traditions and taste delicious olives, make a stop in the bakery of Hotchpuria, try legumes, casserole, pastries, halva, and organic tahini.

Following the tour, you return to the hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure.

Breakfast and tasting at the local market included.

Day 4 - Day Tour to Nazareth and Galilee

After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide-driver and embark on an exciting 10-hour day trip to Israeli incredible Christian sites: Nazareth and a northern region called Galilee.

The first stop on your route is Nazareth where you visit the Catholic Church of Annunciation and the Archeological Museum, which preserve immense archaeological records, recovered during the development of the modern church. Among the trip highlights is a visit of the Synagogue-Church standing in the center of Nazareth's Old City Market.

Then you have a short stop at the town Cana famous for being the place where Jesus performed “the first miracle” of turning water into wine during a wedding. Before arrival at the Sea of Galilee, which is believed to be the place where Jesus walked on water, you have a stop for lunch.

Next on your list is a visit to an ancient fishing village, Capernaum, also known as "the town of Jesus". Once abandoned and forgotten, this site was excavated in the 1900's and today you may visit the Jewish Synagogue, an Octagonal Church, the Mausoleum and ornamented Greek-Orthodox church. On the way back you may also visit excavations at ancient Tiberias. After the tour, you are taken back to your hotel in Jerusalem.

• Please note: if you choose an activity Full Day Trip to Haifa and Caesarea included in the program, the town of Caesarea is replaced with exploration of ancient Tiberias and Mount Tabor on day with Nazareth.

Breakfast is included.

Day 5 - Day at Leisure

Today you have time to continue an exploration of the city on your own or take one of our carefully planned optional tours.

Breakfast is included.

Day 6 - Exploring Tel Aviv and Jaffa

After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide-driver and start your 10-hour day tour to the old town Jaffa, one of the ancient port cities in Israel and the Mediterranean basin, and the second largest city of the country, Tel Aviv.

Jaffa city is associated with Jonah, Solomon and Saint Peter as well as the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus. Together with your guide-driver you stroll along the alleys of Old Jaffa, see the sculpture "floating orange", pass by the House of Simon the Tanner and the 19th-century St Michael Greek-Orthodox Church. Afterward, you arrive at the main Plaza of Jaffa and visit the Franciscan St. Peter’s Church, built on the remains of a Crusader Fortress. Then you continue to the flea market before you arrive in Tel Aviv and have a lunch break.

On the way to Tel Aviv, you also visit Neve Tzedek - the first Jewish colony outside of Jaffa. Continue with a visit to The Hall of Independence with Meir Dizengoff sculpture in front. Inside you have a 1-hour guided tour unveiling the history of Israel birth. Following the tour you may stroll along the Carmel Market, Nahalat Binyamin* crafts fair of local artists and Rabin Assassination site together with you guide-driver.

After the tour, you are taken back to the hotel in Jerusalem.

Breakfast is included.

Day 7 - Day Tour to Caesarea and Haifa

After breakfast at the hotel, meet your guide-driver and start a 10-hour day trip to Caesarea and Haifa - northern coastal towns.

The first town on the route is ancient Caesarea. Here you visit the Roman Theatre, which, apart from being a remarkable historical sight, often hosts concerts and an annual jazz festival. You also see Herod's Palace, the Baths and the Ancient Harbor. On your way to Haifa you have a stop at Atlit Detainee camp which was established by the British in 1938.

After driving along the Carmel Mountains, you arrive in Haifa - the largest City in northern Israel. It is famous for Bahaian Terraced Gardens, designed around the tomb of the “Bab”, one of the leading figures in the Bahai faith. Following the tour, you are taken back to Jerusalem.

Breakfast is included.

Day 8 - Departure from Jerusalem

After breakfast and check-out, you are met by your private driver in the hotel lobby and transferred to the airport for your flight back home. We hope you are leaving with the ultimate experience and bright memories and wish you a safe flight.

Breakfast is included.