10 days tour

Highlights Of Israel & Petra & Egypt - St Catherine’S Monast

Highlights Of Israel & Petra & Egypt - St Catherine’S Monast

This tour includes:

Flights

► Flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat. ► Return flights from Eilat to Tel Aviv

Transport

Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure. Sightseeing in a modern air conditioned motor-coach. Transfers from Ramon Airport, Eilat to hotel on Saturday evening and from hotel to Ramon Airport, Eilat on Monday evening.

Accommodation

9 nights hotel accommodation on bed and breakfast basis. Tourist Class 3* Hotels: Tel Aviv - Seanet Hotel, Jerusalem: Gold / Rimonim Hotel, Galilee - hagoshrim hotel, Eilat - Adi Hotel ( Or Similar) First Class Hotels 4* Hotels: Tel Aviv - Metropolitan / Grand Beach Hotel, Jerusalem - Grand Court / Leonardo Hotels, Galilee - hagoshrim hotel, Eilat -Vista / Soleil Boutique Hotel - ( Or Similar) Superior Class 4* Superior Hotels: Tel Aviv - Crowne Plaza / Dan Panorama, Jerusalem - Crowne Plaza Dlx / Dan Panorama, Galilee - hagoshrim hotel, Eilat - Dan Panorama / Crowne Plaza Hotel ( Or Similar) Deluxe Class 5* Hotels: Tel Aviv - Carlton / Sheraton Hotel, Jerusalem - David Citadel / Mamilla, Galilee - Kibbutz Hotel Superior, Rimonim / Herods Hotel (Or Similar).

Hygieneprotocol

In accordance to current legislation, which is constantly revised in accordance with the epidemiological situation, We have implemented thorough social distancing, hygiene and sanitation procedures to ensure your comfort, health, and safety during the tour with us.

Others

9 nights hotel accommodation on bed and breakfast basis. Assistance at the airport upon arrival. Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure. Sightseeing in a modern air conditioned motor-coach. Service of a Government licensed guide on all touring days. Return flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat. 2 Lunch in Petra and Egypt. Transfers from Ramon Airport, Eilat to hotel on Saturday evening and from hotel to Ramon Airport, Eilat on Monday evening. Entrance fees to places of interest while touring.

Meals

Daily buffet breakfast at hotels. 1 Lunch in Petra 1 Lunch in Egypt Dinner not included (Optional add a surcharge).

Guide

Service of a Government licensed guide on all touring days. Expert Guide Included

Not included:

Others

International flights are not included Porterage at airport. Tipping for guide, driver and hotel staff. Beverages with meals. Traveler’s medical baggage insurance. Border taxes & Visa for Israel/Jordan border crossing (total $130 per person to be paid on day of tour). Border taxes for Israel/Egypt border crossing (total $70 per person to be paid on day of tour).

Optional

Pre and Post Accommodation Dinner Extra

Insurance

Insurance is not included

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Itinerary of your trip Highlights Of Israel & Petra & Egypt - St Catherine’S Monast

  • Day 1 Day 1: Sunday - Welcome To Israel Holyland - Transfer From The Airport To Tel Aviv
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1: Sunday - Welcome To Israel Holyland - Transfer From The Airport To Tel Aviv

      Our representative will meet you after passport control upon your arrival to Ben Gurion Airport, 

      assisting as you pick up your luggage and head out for the transfer to your hotel. 

      Check in at the hotel in Tel Aviv.

      Overnight: Tel Aviv

  • Day 2 Day 2: Monday - Tel Aviv / Masada & Dead Sea / Negev Desert / Archaeological Park
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 2: Monday - Tel Aviv / Masada & Dead Sea / Negev Desert / Archaeological Park

      We start our tour with driving south to Beersheba, for a short visit of the capital of the Negev Desert. Continue via Arad to Masada, Israel’s foremost archaeological park. Ascend via cable-car for a thorough visit that gives insight to the rituals, politics and culture of the people who inhabited this desert fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse and cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. 

      Our next destination is Dead Sea, Descend to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea, to experience the mineral-rich black mud and to float in its salty waters. Passing by the oasis of Ein Gedi, proceed through the Judean Desert to Jerusalem.

      •Overnight in Jerusalem.

  • Day 3 Day 3: Tuesday - Jerusalem / Israel Museum’S / Bethlehem / Church Of The Nativity
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 3: Tuesday - Jerusalem / Israel Museum’S / Bethlehem / Church Of The Nativity

      Start your day at the Israel Museum’s Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple. 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 Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.

      Visit Bethlehem – the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.

      Return to your Jerusalem hotel.

  • Day 4 Day 4: Wednesday - Jerusalem Old City / Western Wall / Mount Zion / Tomb Of King David
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 4: Wednesday - Jerusalem Old City / Western Wall / Mount Zion / Tomb Of King David

      Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where 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. Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world’s three great religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.

      Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.

      In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda to experience the flavors, aromas, colors and the traders’ interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.

      Return to your Jerusalem hotel.

  • Day 5 Day 5: Thursday - Beit Shean / Nazareth / Church Of The Annunciation / Safed / Jordan Valley
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 5: Thursday - Beit Shean / Nazareth / Church Of The Annunciation / Safed / Jordan Valley

      After breakfast Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world. 

      Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, and visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman City. 

      Discover the New Testament sites of Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee on this day trip from Jerusalem. In Nazareth, Jesus’ childhood home, explore the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites. Proceed to Safed, city of the Kabbalah and centre of Jewish mysticism, to visit the beautiful streets of the artists’ colony.

      Overnight in a kibbutz hotel in the Galilee.

  • Day 6 Day 6: Friday - Golan Heights / Sea Of Galilee / Tabgha / Capernaum / Mount Of Beatitudes
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 6: Friday - Golan Heights / Sea Of Galilee / Tabgha / Capernaum / Mount Of Beatitudes

      Drive up the Golan Heights, passing by Banias (the source of the Jordan River), former Syrian fortifications, and the Druze villages. We go through a beautiful Israeli wine country journey with vineyards encompassed by awe-inspiring views. Acquaint yourself with the vast collection of fine and rare wines while enjoying a tour, wine tasting, and presentation on the wine production process. Descend to the shore of the Sea of Galilee and proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, the Mount of Beatitudes, traditional site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ and Tabgha, the traditional site of the ‘miracle of the loaves and the fish’. 

      Onwards to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning.  

      Optional sailing on a boat across the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery little changed during the past 2000 years (subject to conditions and fee).

      Return to the kibbutz hotel for overnight.

  • Day 7 Day 7: Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Baha’I Shrine / Caesarea / Tel Aviv
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 7: Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Baha’I Shrine / Caesarea / Tel Aviv

      We start this exciting day with drive through the hills of the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city, including the Baha’i Shrine, Persian Garden, and Haifa bay.  Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at what is known as the “masterpiece of Herod the Great”. 

      Continue to Tel Aviv‘s domestic airport for a short flight to Eilat, the Red Sea resort. 

      Transfer to your Eilat hotel.

      Overnight in Eilat.

  • Day 8 Day 8: Sunday - Eilat / Jordan / Petra / Wadi Musa / Aqaba / Moses Spring
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 8: Sunday - Eilat / Jordan / Petra / Wadi Musa / Aqaba / Moses Spring

      After breakfast leave Eilat, Israel and cross into Jordan at the Arava border.

      Drive to Petra through the scenic Jordanian desert, passing by the Wadi Rum area. Enter the Rose City of Petra through the Siq, a narrow passage through the mountains that has inspired people for centuries. 

      Up to the Treasury which suddenly appears at the end of the gorge, leaving visitors breath taken by its’ size, color and beauty. Continue into the heart of this ancient city carved into the mountains, passing hundreds of tombs and monuments and a spectacular Amphitheatre, which once held 3,000 spectators. 

      Exit the city and stop for a sit-down lunch in Wadi Musa - the new town of Petra, followed by a visit to Moses Spring before leaving.

       Drive to Aqaba for a short city tour, before returning to the Arava border and back to your hotel in Eilat 

       Overnight in Eilat.


  • Day 9 Day 9: Monday - Eilat/ Egypt / Taba / St Catherine’S Monastery / Mount Sinai / Tel Aviv
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 9: Monday - Eilat/ Egypt / Taba / St Catherine’S Monastery / Mount Sinai / Tel Aviv

      Moses travelled for 40 years with the Children of Israel through this astounding desert, receiving the Ten Commandments on the way. Nearly 2000 years later, a monastery was built around the Chapel of the Burning Bush at the foot of Mount Sinai and today still houses the art and icons which were protected from Islamic fury by a letter from the prophet Mohammed. Cross into the Sinai Desert just south of Eilat at Taba and pass by Pharaoh’s Island before driving through some of the most amazing desert scenery, Bedouin tents and villages. Arrive at the Monastery of Santa Katarina where you will see the monastery, the Burning Bush Chapel and the Well of Jethro at the foot of Mount Sinai, with explanations from your guide. 

      Begin the trip back to Taba/Eilat stopping on the beach at Nuweiba for lunch (included).  

      Cross the border back into Eilat and drive to Ramon Airport, Eilat for return flight to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.  Transfer from Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv to Tel Aviv hotel for overnight.

      Overnight in Tel Aviv.


  • Day 10 Day 10: Tuesday - Departure And Transfer To Ben Gurion Airport
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 10: Tuesday - Departure And Transfer To Ben Gurion Airport

      Check out of the hotel following breakfast.

      Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for the flight home.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but you’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

You’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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