15 days tour

Israel & Jordan (Small Groups, Summer, Base, 15 Days)

Israel & Jordan (Small Groups, Summer, Base, 15 Days)

This tour includes:

Accommodation

2 nights stay at Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel 2 nights stay at Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Tiberias 1 night stay at Herods Dead Sea, Ein Bokek 3 nights stay at Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem 3 nights in Amman 2 nights in Petra 1 night in Wadi Rum

Guide

From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination. Jerash: Feel like you have stepped 2,000 years back in time as your Travel Director guides you through this marvelous ancient metropolis - now the finest surviving example of a Greco-Roman city in the world! Petra: Explore the ancient and hidden โ€™rose-redโ€™ city, as you journey with your Travel Director, through the winding, dark passageway, between rock walls up to 200 meters high. See the Treasury and explore the Roman Amphitheater and ancient tombs. Madaba: Guided by your Travel Director, see St George Church and admire the detail of the Madaba Map - a fascinating mosaic that is believed to be the earliest surviving map of the Holy land.

Transport

Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available). If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport. Enjoy the comfort of Insightโ€™s luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.

Others

Choose between two carefully selected activities Sea of Galilee: Enjoy a relaxing cruise on Lake Kinneret, the very place Jesus is said to have walked on water. Sea of Galilee: Find out more about the ancient Galilee Boat and hear the story of its excavation.Alternatively, cruise the serene waters of lake Kinneret for glorious views of the Golan Heights. Amman: During a city tour of Amman, visit the Citadel, the grand Roman Amphitheater and the Archaeological Museum. Amman: Explore Ammanโ€™s street art scene on a guided graffiti walking tour. Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expertโ€™s fascinating commentary. Hotel and restaurant tips are included - youโ€™ll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels. We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door. Tel Aviv: Meet a local artist for a private tour of their studio in Jaffaโ€™s artistsโ€™ quarter. Wadi Rum: Join an astronomer in one of the most magical places on earth for a private stargazing session, and sweeping views of the night sky. Amman: Visit the Iraq-Al Amir Womenโ€™s Cooperative supported by the TreadRight Foundation. Learn some skills behind these traditional handicraft activities from the ladies of the cooperative and admire their work, which helps boost their financial livelihoods. The Cooperative, which is managed and run by local women, has provided training projects for more than 150 women from all villages of Wadi Seer on a variety of handicrafts. Here women are provided with job training skills enable them to gain access to economic opportunities that might not have otherwise been possible. The Womenโ€™s Cooperative advances UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality and UN Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. Hula Valley: Join a ranger for a safari tour of the Agmon Hahula nature reserve. Visit the ecological garden, protecting endangered plant species native to the region. Tel Aviv: Explore with your Local Expert and see the Habimah National Theater, Rabin Square and browse around the Carmel Market. Tel Aviv-Yafo: Visit the ancient port and artistsโ€™ quarter and see the famous clock tower and old harbor. Caesarea: With your Local Expert, explore the Roman and Crusader ruins of Caesarea, formerly one of the splendid cities in Palestine. Nazareth: Visit the Church of the Annunciation built on the site where the angel Gabriel is said to have appeared to Mary. Capernaum: Visit the Synagogue where Jesus taught and the Mount of Beatitudes, where he preached the Sermon on the Mount Masada National Park: Alongside your Local Expert, ascend to the ancient fortress of Masada by cable car where Jewish Zealots held out for three years against Herodโ€™s armies, before sacrificing themselves. Jerusalem: Visit the Garden of Gethsemene and see the Temple Mount, Room of the Last Supper, the Pool of Bethesda and Ecce Homo Arch. Jerusalem: Visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Jerusalem: At the Israel Museum, wander to the Shrine of the Book wing housing the Dead Sea Scrolls. Shobak: Explore the Crusader fortress and see the Crusader chapel. Mount Nebo: Take in the astounding view of Mosesโ€™ Promised Land, where the ruins are truly a site to behold. Wadi Rum: Enjoy beautiful desert scenery as you make your way on a jeep safari deep into the heart of Wadi Rumโ€™s majestic desert. Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

Hygieneprotocol

All guests travelling with Insight Vacations through December 31, 2022 are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, which may include a booster shot to keep the vaccination status current and valid, depending on the travel destination. Children not eligible for vaccination and/or booster at the time of travel must provide a verifiable and negative Covid-19 test result, taken within 72 hours prior to the start of the tour (taking time zones into consideration) for all tours departing until December 31, 2022. While highly recommended, COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters are no longer required for guests traveling with us from January 1, 2023 onward. It is your clientโ€™s responsibly to comply with specific vaccine and/or booster requirements imposed by airlines and/or authorities in the destinations visited, as well as requirements for accessing restaurants and venues, which may be more restrictive than the above. No refunds will be given if they are unable to undertake some or all of their vacation due to failure to comply with these requirements.

Not included:

Insurance

Insurance is not included.

Flights

Flights are not included.

Optional

DESERT CASTLES Join us as we travel to the east and south of Amman to visit Jordanโ€™s desert castles, beautiful examples of early Islamic art and architecture. These preserved caravan stations were centres of agriculture and trade in the eighth century that helped distant rulers forge ties with local Bedouins. One of the best preserved monuments, Qusair Amra, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with lively frescoes and colourful mosaics. ADULT PRICE: USD 122.00 AJLOUN CASTLE EXPERIENCE Built in 1184 AD, Ajloun Castle played an important role in defending this area against the Crusaders, who unsuccessfully spent decades trying to capture the castle and the nearby village. Afterwards, weโ€™ll travel to the quaint village of Rassoun for a simple, but generous, home-cooked meal with the family of Abu Baker, whoโ€™s built a kitchen and living room on the top of his house to entertain us. ADULT PRICE: USD 165.00

Others

Other activities and services are not included.

Meals

14 Breakfast (B) 5 Dinner with Wine (DW) 3 Dinner (D) 1 Lunch (L) Tel Aviv: Enjoy a Welcome Drink and mingle with your fellow travel companions to begin your journey. Tiberias: Participate in a Friday night Shabbat dinner. Jerusalem: Toast the adventures of your travels with a lively Highlight Dinner. Amman: Get to know your fellow travelers and Travel Director over a drink at your Welcome Dinner. Amman: Enjoy lunch at Beit Khairat Souf, a local cafรฉ hosted in the home of the Bataresh family. This women-owned cafรฉ aims to create a platform for local women to become financially independent. This experience advances UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality, supporting women empowerment in a region suffering drastically from women unemployment Petra: Taste authentic Jordanian flavors as you experience a traditional desert dinner when you dine at the Ammarin Bedouin camp. Wadi Rum: Enjoy tea with the Bedouins at sunset and taste authentic Jordanian cuisine dine under the stars for your Zarb dinner. Amman: Toast to your adventures with your fellow travelers at a lively Celebration Dinner.

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Itinerary of your trip Israel & Jordan (Small Groups, Summer, Base, 15 Days)

  • Day 1 Day 1: Welcome To Tel Aviv
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Welcome To Tel Aviv

      You will be met at Ben Gurion Airport and driven to your hotel in Tel Aviv. At 19:30 meet your travel companions for a Welcome Reception and a short introduction to your Israeli adventures.

  • Day 2 Day 2: Exploring Vibrant Tel Aviv Relaxed Start
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Exploring Vibrant Tel Aviv Relaxed Start

      Morning sightseeing showcases the highlights of this vibrant city, including the Habimah National Theater, Rabin Square and Carmel Market. Venture along the seashore to the ancient city of Jaffa to see the famous clock tower and the old harbor. Visit the artistsโ€™ quarter with its galleries, boutiques and picturesque narrow lanes. Walk along the seaside promenade at sunset for spectacular views, as local musicians and street artists take to the stage. Meet a local artist at their gallery for an insight into their work and inspiration.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Caesarea To Galilee
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Caesarea To Galilee

      Travel from Tel Aviv, along the coastal road to Caesarea. Explore the ancient Roman and Crusader ruins, including the huge amphitheater. Travel via Haifa to Acre, fought over for centuries and captured in turn by Saracens and Crusaders, including Richard the Lionheart. See the fortress, the old harbor area and Crusader crypt. Continue to Nazareth and visit one of Christianityโ€™s most sacred places, the Church of Annunciation, built on the site where the angel Gabriel is said to have appeared to Mary. Head on to your hotel in Tiberias, which is located on the Sea of Galilee. The day concludes with a brief introduction to life on a Kibbutz. This evening, break traditional challah bread with your travel companions over a cheerful Shabbat dinner.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Hula Valley Relaxed Start
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Hula Valley Relaxed Start

      Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTERยฎ Experience and meet a ranger for a tour of the Agmon Hahula natural reserve. This nature reserve is home to endangered plant species native of the Hula Valley, and also hosts a bird park on one of the most important migration routes in the world.

  • Day 5 Day 5: To The Dead Sea
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: To The Dead Sea

      Explore Galilee with Insight Choice. Choose to cruise the serene waters of lake Kinneret for glorious views of the Golan Heights. Alternatively, find out more about the remains of a first century fishing boat that was found embedded at the bottom of the lake. Visit Capernaum, where Jesus is said to have entered the synagogue to teach, before heading to the Mount of Beatitudes, where he preached the Sermon on the Mount. Journey through ever-changing landscapes along the Jordan Valley, past ancient Jericho, to take a dip in the buoyant salt waters of the Dead Sea.

  • Day 6 Day 6: Masada And The Holy City Of Jerusalem
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Masada And The Holy City Of Jerusalem

      Take a cable car ride up to the fortress of Masada, where Jewish zealots held out for three years against King Herodโ€™s armies. Travel through the Judean Hills to Mount Scopus for breathtaking views of Jerusalem. Visit King Davidโ€™s Tomb on Mount Zion, and the Room of the Last Supper. Enter the Old City and follow the winding cobbled alleyways to the magnificent Wailing Wall, the most sacred monument in Judaism.

  • Day 7 Day 7: Exploring Jerusalem
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Exploring Jerusalem

      Today is dedicated to exploring the multiple facets of Jerusalem. Visit Yad Vashem, a memorial for those who perished in the Holocaust. Continue to the Israel Museum and retrace the history of the city. Visit the Shrine of the Book, home to ancient Dead Sea scrolls, and look out for the most ancient one, the Isaiah scroll, dating from the third century B.C.

  • Day 8 Day 8: Optional Bethlehem Experience Relaxed Start
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Optional Bethlehem Experience Relaxed Start

      Enjoy a relaxed morning or alternatively choose to meet your Local Expert at the West Bank border and continue to the Holy city of Bethlehem. The Optional Experience includes visiting the Church of the Nativity, one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Christ, and is considered sacred by followers of both Christianity and Islam. In the afternoon, visit the Garden of Gethsemene and walk through the Old City to see the Temple Mount, one of Islamโ€™s holiest sites. Continue along the Via Dolorosa past the Stations of the Cross, Ecce Homo Arch, and the Pool of Bethesda, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. At night, toast your adventures over a hearty Highlight Dinner with wine.

  • Day 9 Day 9: From Jerusalem To Amman
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: From Jerusalem To Amman

      Travel through the Judaean Desert to the border of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. You are met on the other side to journey through a landscape that has changed little in the last 2,000 years. Once at your Amman hotel, relax and settle in before meeting your Jordanian Travel Director for drinks and dinner.

  • Day 10 Day 10: Exploring Amman And Jerash
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Exploring Amman And Jerash

      After breakfast depart for Iraq Al-Amir. Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTERยฎ Experience and visit a womenโ€™s cooperative, working with women and girls from the nearby Wadi Al Seer villages. The association is supported by Insight Vacations through The TreadRight Foundation and provides training and work opportunities for women in the region. Then, the journey to Jerash reveals the most beautifully preserved example of a Greco-Roman city still in existence. Enter through Hadrianโ€™s Arch, to explore the grand ruins of the Temples of Artemis and Zeus, where you can listen to the Whispering Column. Overlook the vast Oval Plaza and Cardo Maximus, the key Roman road. Enjoy an al fresco lunch of natural produce and family recipes at Beit Khairat Souf, during a MAKE TRAVEL MATTERยฎ Experience. This women-owned cafรฉ is combatting female unemployment and aims to build a strong community of women leaders. Return to Amman where the rest of the day is at leisure.

  • Day 11 Day 11: Red City Of Petra
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 11: Red City Of Petra

      Continue to Mount Nebo, one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, where Moses stood and saw before him the Promised Land. At Madaba, visit the famous Greek Orthodox Church of St. George with its amazing 6th century mosaic map depicting the entire Holy Land, stretching from Jordan and Palestine in the north, to Egypt in the south. Follow the Kingโ€™s Highway to visit Shobak, an authentic 12th century crusader fortress, perched on the side of a rocky mountain, standing guard over a barren and desolate land. Admire the towers and Arabic calligraphy on the external walls before discovering the original Crusader chapel, palace complex, and even a set of secret passages!Then head south for one of the highlights of your journey: the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra, voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

  • Day 12 Day 12: Exploring The Lost City Of Petra
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 12: Exploring The Lost City Of Petra

      This day is devoted to the beautiful โ€˜rose-red city, half as old as timeโ€™. You enter this lost city through a narrow gorge, the Siq, with walls that rise up to 200 meters. Emerge from the path to see the magnificent Treasury, carved out of solid rock and standing over 40 meters high. Wind your way through the canyon to explore the ancient tombs and the Roman Amphitheater, which once seated 3,000 spectators. Dine with locals at the Ammarin desert camp with a stunning backdrop.

  • Day 13 Day 13: Wadi Rum With The Bedouin
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 13: Wadi Rum With The Bedouin

      Head to Wadi Rum. Enjoy beautiful vistas as you make your way on a jeep safari deep, into the heart of Wadi Rumโ€™s majestic desert. Enjoy the spectacular Bedouin hospitality tonight as you dine with locals under the stars. Wadi Rum is known as one of the worldโ€™s best place for stargazing. After dinner join an astronomer for a private stargazing session, a magical experience. Stay in elegant simplicity in a desert camp for the night.

  • Day 14 Day 14: Amman
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 14: Amman

      If you wish, start the day with sunrise yoga at the Bedouin camp, before returning to Amman. Explore Amman with Insight Choice. Choose between joining a guided sightseeing to discover the highlights of the city and learn about the history and culture or alternatively, explore Ammanโ€™s street art scene on a guided graffiti walking tour. Later, check in at your hotel where the rest of your day is at leisure. Join in a lively dinner to celebrate the end of your Jordanian adventures.

  • Day 15 Day 15: Depart Amman
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 15: Depart Amman

      After breakfast, you are transferred to Amman Airport for your onward flight.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 5 / Max: 99

Age range allowed for this experience.

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