The Heritage of the Holy Land & Jordan Tour – 11 Days Program

Day 01 - Thursday - Tel Aviv

The beginning of your journey in the Holy Land.

Upon arrival for The Jewish Culture & Pilgrimage & the Jordanian Gems Tour, you will meet our representative and be transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Day 02 - Friday - Tel Aviv / Sea of Galilee / Tiberias

Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel for your first day of touring on The Jewish Culture & Pilgrimage & the Jordanian Gems Tour.

We drive for a short visit of the city of Jaffa (Joppa) where we will take a short walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. We will pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and marvel at the views from the hill top.

We drive north along the coast to the archaeological ruins of Caesarea, built by Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar.

From there we go on to visit Megiddo where the book of Revelations mentions a great battle at the place called “Armageddon”. It is an ancient city inhabited continuously for more than five millennia (6000-500 B.C.).

After exploring the ancient ruins, we drive toward the Sea of Galilee.

Arrive at Tiberias and check-in to your hotel.

Day 03 - Saturday - Sea of Galilee

Start the day from historic Tiberias, where Jesus lived, sojourned, and preached on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

Our next destination will be Capernaum, the center of Jesus ministry.

On to Tabgha, just north of Tiberias, the site of Christ’s miracle of feeding the 5,000 and at the Church of Multiplication, where the mosaic floor depicts a basket with loaves and

two fishes.

We drive on to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea, where Jesus preached the “Sermon on the Mount” and it is believed that Jesus picked his 12 apostles.

We ascend to the Golan Heights to view the panoramic view of the peaks of Mt. Hermon, the rugged plateau of the Golan Heights, and beneath it the green pastoral Hula Valley.

Return to Tiberias for another lovely night in town.

Day 04 - Sunday - Nazareth / Jordan River / Beit Shean / Jerusalem

This morning we travel to Nazareth on The Jewish Culture & Pilgrimage & the Jordanian Gems Tour, 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. You will also see Mary’s Well and Joseph’s Church.

Proceed to nearby Cana to visit the Wedding Church where Jesus performed his  first miracle, turning water into wine.

Drive through the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean with its recently excavated amphitheater.

Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved Roman City which was destroyed in an earthquake.

Continue to Jerusalem, to check-in at the hotel of your choice.

Day 05 - Monday - Masada & Dead Sea

Through remarkable scenery of the Dead Sea we continue to Masada which is situated   on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert. The site was declared as a UNESCO World

Heritage Site in 2001.

Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, King Herod’s palace, the synagogue,

bathhouse and much more.  Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea.

En route to the Dead Sea, you will see the site of the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Nearly 1,300 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface.

Bring your swimsuit as if weather permits it’s possible to “float” on the salty, mineral rich, water.

Return to Jerusalem for an overnight.

Day 06 - Tuesday - Jerusalem

Start the 6th day of The Jewish Culture & Pilgrimage & the Jordanian Gems Tour at Mt. Scopus.

Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem. The holy city for each of the world’s  three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Jerusalem occupies a unique place in the world.

Your tour includes the Mount of Olives, a stop at the site where Jesus first gave the Lord’s Prayer, and the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.

In the Old City you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount.

Walk the Way of the Cross, 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.

To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.

Return to hotel.

Day 07 - Wednesday - Jerusalem

Today’s tour includes Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.

Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem.

This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born.

Visit the Israel Museum with a detailed model of Jerusalem from the time of the Second Temple and the Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Drive by the Knesset (House of Parliament) and the campus of Hebrew University.

Situation permitting, we might visit Bethlehem to see Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity.

Back to your hotel for overnight.

Day 08 - Thursday - Jerusalem – Amman

Drive from Jerusalem to the Sheikh Hussein border crossing for procedures to enter Jordan.

Proceed to Jerash – city of the Decapolis, located about 45km north of Amman in the fertile heights of the Gilad. Visit the ancient Roman city with colonnaded streets, the baths and

the hill of the top Temple etc.

Drive to Amman for a city tour of the Jordanian capital.

Overnight in Amman.

Day 09 - Friday - Amman - Madaba - Mt Nebo - Shobak - Petra

After breakfast drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holy Land and ruins of historical sites.

Continue about 10km, to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land.

From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea etc.

Visit the remains of the Byzantine church with a mosaic floor.

Proceed via the crusaders’ castle – Shobak, to Wadi Musa, the modern village of Petra for overnight.

Day 10 - TUESDAY - Petra - Madaba - Mount Nebo - Jerusalem - Tel Aviv

Drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holyland and ruins of historical sites.

Continue about 10 kms. to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land.

From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea, etc. Visit the remains of a Byzantine church with a mosaic floor, and then drive to the border and transfer back to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv for overnight.

Day 11 - Sunday - Amman - Sheikh Hussein – Jerusalem/Tel Aviv

This is the last day of The Tour.

After breakfast, leave the hotel and drive to the border.

Cross the Jordan River and drive back to Ben Gurion Airport, Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.

Note: Site under the Palestinian Authority jurisdiction.  Visit subject to situation.

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