ISRAEL & JORDAN
9D8N
Validity: Until December 2024
Minimum 2 pax
*Rates are subject to change and availability without prior notice.
Php 94,900 per pax
- Meeting assistance in the airport
- Transfer from airport on arrival
- Departure transfer to Amman/ Jerusalem/ Tel Aviv Airport
- Jordan Visa
- 8 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast
- Jerusalem: Gate Hotel/ Shalom Hotel
- Galilee: Kibbutz hotel
- Tel Aviv: Sea.net Hotel
- Amman: Liwan House
- Petra: Amrah Palace
- 8 days touring
- Sightseeing tour in a modern air conditioned coach
- Services of an English speaking guide
- Friday Kibbutz dinner on BB
- Israeli wine experience in upper Galilee
Day 1
Arrival
Upon arrival to airport meet our representative and transfer to Jerusalem. Check-in to the hotel.
Day 2
Jerusalem - New City and Bethlehem
Start with a spectacular view of Jerusalem from Mount of Olives, and then onto the Garden of Gethsemane. See the famous Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book and the model of Jerusalem from Herodian times. Experience a moving visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Explore the picturesque village of Ein Karem, birthplace of John the Baptist. Continue to Bethlehem (subject to security clearance), the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.
Day 3
Jerusalem - Old City
Enter through one of the gates to the walled Old City to visit the renewed Jewish Quarter, the Western Wall, and the Temple area. Explore the colourful bazaars, and walk the Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross) until the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Visit the tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda to experience the flavors, aromas, colours and the traders' interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.
Day 4
Sea of Galilee
Depart Jerusalem passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Explore the excavations of the beautiful Roman City of Beit Shean. Continue onto Nazareth to see the carpentry workshop of Joseph and visit the Church of Annunciation. Drive to Safed, city of Mystical Judaism for a walk through the artists colony.
Day 5
Upper Galilee
Ascend the Golan Heights and visit a former Syrian fortification on the heights. Enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, with vineyards surrounded by breathtaking views. Become acquainted with the collection of fine and rare wines enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process. Pass by Caesarea of Philippi at the Banias Springs.
Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. See the beautiful church at Tabgha where the miracle of the fish and the loaves took place. Enjoy a short tour of Tiberias, the old centre of Jewish learning.
Optional: Optional sailing in a boat across the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and the scenery that has changed little during the past 2000 years (subject to conditions and fee).
Day 6
Coastal Plain
Depart for Acre (Akko) to explore the Knights’ Halls and the secret Crusader tunnels, then to Haifa to view the magnificent Bahai gardens from atop Mount Carmel. Stop at Caesarea, to visit the Roman Theatre and the Crusader Fortress. Continue to Tel Aviv and Jaffa for a short city tour.
Day 7
Jerash
Drive to Sheik Hussein Bridge for border crossing procedures to enter Jordan. Explore Jerash, the ancient Roman city of the Decapolis. Visit the Citadel and Roman Amphitheater on a panoramic city tour of Amman.
Day 8
Petra
After an early breakfast, leave the hotel and travel along the Desert Highway on the road to Petra. Enjoy a spectacular full day tour exploring the rose-red city of Petra. Enjoy a short horse ride, and then travel on foot through the awesome ‘SIQ’ valley. Visit the Treasury, and explore hundreds of buildings, tombs, temples, and a 3,000-seat theater from the first-century AD.
Day 9
Kings Way
See the intricate ancient Mosaic map of the Holy Land at Madaba. Visit Mt. Nebo where Moses viewed the Promised Land before his passing. Explore the remains of the Byzantine Church with a mosaic floor, and from a platform in front of the church enjoy a breathtaking view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea. In the afternoon transfer to Amman Airport or over the border and onto Jerusalem or Tel Aviv Airport.
