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Home | Holyland Safaris

HOLY LAND TOURS:

TVHI 001: 6 NIGHTS/7 DAYS BIBLICAL TOUR
DAY 1: ARRIVAL TEL AVIV 
Own arrival in Jerusalem for overnight.
DAY 2: NEW JERUSALEM CITY TOUR 
 
Start the day with a panoramic view of Jerusalem from the top of Mt’ of Olives. On to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Continue to 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. Continue to Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. Afternoon visit to the picturesque village of Ein Karem , the birth place of John the Baptist. Return to Hotel.
DAY 3: OLD CITY TOUR-BETHLEHEM*
Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter; the Western Wall, the Temple area; the colorful bazaars; Via Dolorosa and the Stations of the Cross ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Drive to Mt’ Zion and visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Afternoon continue to Bethlehem* to visit the Church of the Nativity and a view of the shepherds fields. Return to Jerusalem for overnight.
DAY 4: BEIT SHEAN - NAZARETH – GALILEE
 
Leave Jerusalem, and drive north via Jericho*, the oldest city in the world. Then via the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of this beautiful Roman City. Proceed to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation & Mary’s Well. On to Safed, city of the Kabala, for a walk through the mystic alleys and the artists’ colony. Drive to Kibbutz Hotel for overnight.
 
DAY 5: GOLAN HEIGHTS – AND AROUND THE SEA OF GALILEE  
Drive to the Golan Heights. See the former Syrian fortifications, and the Druze villages. Via Banias, source of the Jordan River , drive to the shores of the Sea of Galilee , to Capernaum. Visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue and Peter's House. Visit Tabgha , where the miracle of the Fish & Bread took place and Mt Beatitude. After a short tour of Tiberias the old center of Jewish learning, Return to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
DAY 6:ACRE - HAIFA - TEL AVIV 
After Breakfast drive west to Acre for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, sightseeing tour of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine, Persian Garden and Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city. Proceed southwards to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress. Continue to Tel Aviv-Jaffa for a short city tour and to hotel for overnight.
DAY 7:DEPART 
Breakfast . end of touring services ( or extension to Jordan or Egypt )

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Note: 
Sites under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction. In case that entry will not be permitted alternate sites will be visited 
Included: 
Arrival and departure transfers
6 Nights Hotel Accommodation including 
daily breakfasts.
English Speaking Guide for 5 days
 A/c tourist Van /Minibus/Bus during the touring days
Entrance fees according to the itinerary

• Complementary bottled mineral water for the safari

Excluded: 

• Tips to Guide, Driver etc.
• Traveler's Medical & baggage Insurance.
• Beverages with meals
• Anything not mentioned in the "rates includes" section

TVHI 002: 6 NIGHTS/7 DAYS ISRAELS’ HERITAGE
 
DAY 1:HAIFA - TZIPPORI - TIBERIAS
Leave Tel-Aviv and travel north along the Mediterranean coast to Haifa, drive up to the peak of Mt' Carmel to enjoy the panorama of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine & Persian Garden. Continue via Acre to Rosh Hanikra; descend by cable car to visit the grottos and the Lebanese border, and then motor down to Tzippori, the ancient capital of the Galilee with the recent excavations and impressive mosaics. Continue to Kibbutz Hotel or Tiberias for overnight. 
 
DAY 2:NAZARETH - UPPER GALILEE AND GOLAN HEIGHTS
Travel to Nazareth and visit the Church of the Annunciation & Mary's Well. Continue through the Upper Galilee and ascend the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, the Druze villages. Via Banias, source of the Jordan River, drive to the  
DAY 3:TIBERIAS - MEGIDDO - TEL AVIV
Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, then Mt' of Beatitudes and drive through the city of Tiberias. Continue to the valley of Armageddon; visit the multi-layered mound of Megiddo with the impressive remains from the age of the Biblical kings. Proceed to Tel Aviv-Jaffa for a short city tour and overnight
 
DAY 4:BEERSHEVA - ARAD - MASSADA – JERUSALEM
Leave Tel Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon - Beersheba. A short visit to the Negev capital. Continue to Massada. 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, Herod's palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible "float" in the in the salty water of the world's lowest place. Via Ein Gedi proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.
 
DAY 5:JERUSALEM - SIGHTSEEING OF THE NEW CITY
Drive to Mt' Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Continue to 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. Continue to Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. Afternoon visit the Hadassah medical center's synagogue, with Marc Chagall stained glass windows. Via Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist). Return to Hotel.
 
DAY 6:JERUSALEM - (OLD CITY) – BETHLEHEM
Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter; the Western Wall, the Temple area: the colorful bazaars: Via Dolorosa and the stations of the cross ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Drive to Mt'Zion and visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Afternoon, continue to Bethlehem* to visit Rachel's Tomb and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight
DAY 7: DEPART 
Breakfast. End of services , or extension tour to Jordan or Egypt
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Note: 
Sites under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction. In case that entry will not be permitted alternate sites will be visited 
TVHI 003: 7 NIGHTS/8 DAYS ISRAEL HIGHLIGHTS
DAY 1: ARRIVAL TEL AVIV 
Upon arrival to airport meet our representative and transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv for an overnight.
DAY 2: TEL AVIV - BEERSHEVA - ARAD - MASSADA - JERUSALEM 
 
Leave Tel Aviv - via Ashdod - Ashkelon - Beersheba. A short visit to the Negev capital. Continue via Arad to Massada. 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, Herod’s palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse, etc. Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend for a possible “float” in the in the salty water of the world’s lowest place. Via Ein Gedi & Kalya, proceed to Jerusalem for overnight.
DAY 3: JERUSALEM - SIGHTSEEING OF THE NEW CITY 
 
Drive to Mt’ Scopus for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. On to the Garden of Gethsemane and Church of the Agony. Continue to 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. Continue to Yad Vashem (the memorial to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. Afternoon visit the Hadassah medical center’s synagogue, with Marc Chagall stained glass windows. Via Ein Karem (the birth place of John the Baptist). Return to Hotel.
DAY 4: JERUSALEM - (OLD CITY) – BETHLEHEM* 
Walk through one of the Gates to the walled Old City: the renewed Jewish Quarter; the Western Wall, the Temple area; the colorful bazaars; Via Dolorosa and the stations of the cross ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Drive to Mt’ Zion and visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. Afternoon continue to Bethlehem* to visit Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity and return to Jerusalem for overnight.
DAY 5: BEIT SHEAN - TIBERIAS - GALILEE 
 
Leave Jerusalem, and drive north via Jericho*, the oldest city in the world. Through Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean. Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved Roman City. Proceed to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning. Drive along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum , to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue. Continue to a Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
DAY 6: UPPER GALILEE AND GOLAN HEIGHTS - NAZARETH 
Drive to the Golan Heights. Visit the former Syrian fortifications, and the Druze villages, Via Banias, source of the Jordan River. Proceed via the Hula Valley to Safed, city of the Kabala, to visit a synagogue and the artists’ colony and then to Nazareth to visit the Christian Holy Sites. Return to the Kibbutz hotel for overnight.
 
DAY 7:ACRE - HAIFA - TEL AVIV 
After Breakfast drive west to Acre for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Continue to Haifa, sightseeing tour of Haifa, including the Bahai Shrine, Persian Garden and Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city and the bay. Proceed along the cost to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress. End the day with a short city tour of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and overnight.
DAY 8: DEPART 
Breakfast and transfer to the airport for departure, or extension tour to Jordan or Egypt.
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NOTE: 
Sites under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction. In case that entry will not be permitted alternate sites will be visited
Included:

• Arrival and departure transfers
• 7 Nights Hotel Accommodation including 
  daily breakfasts.
• English Speaking Guide for 5 days
• A/c tourist Van /Minibus/Bus during the touring days
• Entrance fees according to the itinerary
• Complementary bottled mineral water for the safari

Excluded: 

• Tips to Guide, Driver etc.
• Traveler's Medical & baggage Insurance.
• Beverages with meals
• Anything not mentioned in the "rates includes" section

TVHJ 004: 2NIGHTS/3DAYS A GLIMPSE OF JORDAN
DAY 1: MADABA / MT. NEBO / AMMAN.
Drive from Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem to the border, after border crossing procedures enter Jordan. Drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holyland and ruins of historical sites. Continue about 10 km. to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the promised land. From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho, Dead Sea etc. Visit the remains of a Byzantine church with a mosaic floor, then drive to Amman, the capital city of Jordan - a short orientation tour viewing the various landmarks of the city and drive to hotel overnight. 
 
 
DAY 2:AMMAN/ PETRA / AMMAN
After early breakfast, leave the hotel and travel south on the road to Wadi Musa. Then on horseback to the "Siq" (canyon) and then on foot to Petra known as "Sela Edom" or red rock city, the ancient capital of the Nabateans from 3rd century B.C. to 2nd century A.D. Visit the most interesting carved monuments, such as the Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of a Nabatean king) then the field of tombs, obelisks, the altar (Al Madhbah) - from this point you can view the whole of the rock city, then back to Wadi Musa village and drive back to Amman for dinner and overnight.
DAY 3: AMMAN - ALLENBY BRIDGE - JERUSALEM - 
TEL AVIV
After breakfast leave the hotel and proceed to Jerash - city of the Decapolis, located about 45 Km. North of Amman in the fertile heights of the Gilad, visit the ancient Roman city with colonnaded streets, the baths & the hill top Temple etc. Then drive to the border & to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv.
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EXCLUDES: 

• Visa to Jordan,
• Israel and Jordan Border tax.
• Tips and all other extra expenses. (It's recommended to tip guides, drivers etc. In Petra to tip the horse man).
• Rates will be quoted as at when basis

TVHJ 005: 3NIGHTS/4DAYS JORDAN EXPERIENCE
 
DAY 1: JERASH - AMMAN
Drive from Tel Aviv & Jerusalem to the border. After border crossing procedures enter Jordan. Drive to Jerash - city of theDecapolis, located about 45Km. north of Amman in the fertile heights of Gilead. Visit Roman city with colnnaded streets, the ancient theater, the baths and the hill top temple, the triumphal arch etc. Then drive to Amman for a City tour of the Jordanian Capital. Overnight in Amman.
 
DAY 2: AMMAN - MADABA -MT. NEBO - SHOBAK - PETRA
After breakfast drive to Madaba to see the  
ancient mosaic map of the Holyland & ruins of historical sites. Continue about 10 Km, to Mount Nebo, from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. From there you will see the Jordan Valley, Jericho, Dead Sea etc. visit the remains of a Byzantine church with a mosaic floor proceed via the crusaders castle - Shobak, to wadi Mussa,  
the modern village of Petra for overnight.
 
DAY 3: PETRA - AMMAN
After breakfast, leave the hotel and ride on a horseback to the “Siq” (canyon). from there on foot to Petra known as “Sela Edom” or red rock city, the ancient capital of the Nabateans from 3rd century B.C To 2nd century A.D. Visit the most interesting carved monuments such as the Treasury (El Khazneh - a tomb of Nabatean king) then the field of tombs, obelisks, the altar etc. From this point you can view the whole of the rock city. After the visit leave Petra and drive back to Amman.
 
DAY 4: AMMAN - ALLENBY BRIDGE - JERUSALEM - TEL AVIV
After breakfast, leave the hotel and drive to Allenby Bridge. Cross the Jordan river and drive back to Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv.
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EXCLUDES: 

• Visa to Jordan,
• Israel and Jordan Border tax.
• Tips and all other extra expenses. (It's recommended to tip guides, drivers etc. In Petra to tip the horse man).
• Rates will be quotes as at when basis

 
 
TVHJ 006: 5NIGHTS/6 DAYS CLASSICAL JORDAN XPERIENCE
DAY 1: ARRIVAL
Arrive to Queen Alia International airport. Meet, assist & transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Amman. 
DAY 2:MADABA – MT. NEBO – KERAK – PETRA
Breakfast at the hotel, Drive for a trip south from Amman along the 5000-year-old King's Highway is one of the most memorable journeys in the Holy Land, passing through a string of ancient sites. The first city you come upon is Madaba, "The City of Mosaics". Drive along the same route prophet Moses was forbidden to travel on by the King of Edom, and picture yourself standing where Moses was laid to rest, and where the late Pope John Paul II tread on his first pilgrimage of the millennium. One of the most revered holy sites of Jordan, located 10 km west of the Roman Byzantine town of Madaba, for this is where Moses was buried. Continue to visit the magnificent Crusader fortress of Kerak, the castle in itself is more imposing than beautiful, though it is all the more impressive as an example of the Crusaders' architectural military genius. Transfer to Petra "The legacy of the Nabataeans". Overnight in Petra. 
DAY 3: PETRA VISIT – WADI RUM
Breakfast at the hotel, Visit the Rose Red City of Petra the treasure of ancient world, hidden behind an almost impenetrable barrier of rugged mountains, boasting incomparable scenes that make it the most majestic and imposing ancient site still-standing nowadays. The rock-carved rose-red city of Petra is full of mysterious charm, it was "designed to strike wonder into all who entered it. Drive to Wadi Rum. Dinner & Overnight at camp site. 
DAY 4: WADI RUM – AQABA
Breakfast at campsite, Jeep tour by 4X4 jeeps for 2 hours for a chance to discover the magnificent desert. A journey to another world. A vast, silent place, timeless and starkly beautiful. Wadi Rum is one of Jordan's main tourist attractions being the most stunning deserts in the World. Drive to Aqaba When fantasy, sun and sea meet the charms and atmosphere of antiquity, free time for relaxation, water sports, and winter warmth, Aqaba is warm, sunny and inviting, fringed with palm trees, lapped by the crystal clear waters of the Gulf of Aqaba, cooled by a steady northerly breeze, and ringed by mountains that change in color with the change of the hours. Snorkeling, water skiing, wind surfing, para-sailing, fishing and a variety of other water sports, including unsurpassed scuba diving are just some of the popular activities to partake in. Overnight in Aqaba. 
DAY 5: AQABA - DEAD SEA
Breakfast at the hotel, Drive to the Dead Sea which is considered one of the most spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the whole world. It is the lowest body of water on earth, the lowest point on earth, and the world's richest source of natural salts, hiding wonderful treasures that accumulated throughout thousands of years. Overnight in Dead Sea. 
DAY 6: DEPARTURE
Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for final departure. 
 
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What’s Included

• Accommodation at the above mentioned hotels.
• Meals:
• 5 Breakfasts at the above mentioned hotels
• 1 Dinner in Wadi Rum Campsite
• Transportation by deluxe A/C coaches
• Meet & Assist at Airport
• Professional tourists guide
• Horse riding in Petra
• Jeep ride by 4X4 Jeeps for 2 hours in Wadi Rum
• All entrance fees at all sites mentioned above
• Taxes & service charges for services included.

 
 
What’s Not Included

• Visa fees and departure tax in Jordan.
• Tips in General.
• Porterage Fees  
• Lunches or any other meal not mentioned above.
• Any expenses of personal nature.
• Anything else not mentioned above.

TVHJ 7: 7NIGHTS/8 DAYS BIBLICAL JORDAN
DAY 1: ARRIVAL
Arrive to Queen Alia International airport. Meet, assist & transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Amman
DAY 2: AMMAN CITY TOUR – JERASH – AJLUN
Breakfast at the hotel, Drive for Amman City tour including: King Abdullah mosque, Roman Amphitheater, the Citadel & the museum, then Drive north to Visit Jerash located 48 km north of Amman, the grandeur of Imperial Rome being one of the largest and most well preserved sites of Roman architecture in the World outside Italy. Continue to visit Ajlun a short journey northwest from Jerash, through a beautiful pine-forest and olive groves, brings you to the town of Ajlun where you will find the Castle of Ajlun or Qala'at Errabadh (Arabic for "Hilltop Castle"). Back to Amman. Overnight in Amman
DAY 3: AMMAN – PELLA – UM QIES   
Breakfast at the hotel, Drive to Visit Pella (ancient name ‘Penuel’, meaning ‘the face of God’) was so named by Jacob after he wrestled there all night with God in the form of a man or angel (Genesis 32:24-30). A massive Bronze and Iron Age temple recently discovered at Pella, in the northern Jordan Valley, is thought to be the best preserved temple from Old Testament times anywhere in the Holy Land. Continue to visit The old Decapolis city of Gadara (modern name Umm Qies), with its spectacular panoramic views overlooking the Sea of Galilee, is the site of Jesus’ miracle of the Gadarene swine. It is here that He encountered a demented man who lived in the tombs near the entrance to the city; Jesus cast the bad spirits out of the man and into a herd of pigs, which then ran down the hill into the waters of the Sea of Galilee and drowned. Back to Amman. Overnight in Amman  
 
DAY 4: AMMAN – BETHANY – DEAD SEA  
Breakfast at the hotel, Drive Less than 2 kms east of the Jordan River the site of John the Baptist's settlement at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where Jesus was baptized, has long been known from the Bible (John 1:28 and 10:40) and from the Byzantine and medieval texts. Bethany's ancient remains include structures from the 1st century settlement of John the Baptist (pbuh), including large plastered pools with steps for full immersion. Continue to the Dead Sea which is considered one of the most spectacular natural and spiritual landscapes in the whole world. The infamous Sodom and Gomorrah and other cities of the Dead Sea plain, or (Cities of the Valley) were the subjects of some of the most dramatic and enduring Old Testament stories, including that of Lot, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt for disobeying God’s will. Overnight in Dead Sea. 
 
 
 
DAY 5: DEAD SEA – MADABA – MT. NEBO – KERAK – PETRA  
Breakfast at the hotel, Drive for a trip south from Amman along the 5000-year-old King's Highway where is one of the most memorable journeys in the Holy Land, passing through a string of ancient sites. The first city you come upon is Madaba, "The City of Mosaics" Madaba's chief attraction - in the contemporary Greek Orthodox church of St. George - is a wonderfully vivid, 6th-century Byzantine mosaic map showing the entire region from Jordan and Palestine in the north, to Egypt in the south. Drive along the same route prophet Moses was forbidden to travel on by the King of Edom, and picture yourself standing where Moses was laid to rest, also where the late Pope John Paul II tread on his first pilgrimage of the millennium. One of the most revered holy sites of Jordan. Continue to visit the magnificent Crusader fortress of Kerak, soars above its valleys and hills like a great ship riding waves of rock. It was known as Kir-haraseth, Kir-heres, or Kir, and its doom was prophesied by Isaiah (16:7) who mentions its 'raisin-cakes', presumably a local specialty. Transfer to Petra which seems to be mentioned in the Bible’s Old Testament under several possible names, including Sela and Joktheel (2 Kings 14:7). Local tradition says that the spring at Wadi Musa (Valley of Moses), just outside Petra, is the place where Moses struck the rock and brought forth water (Numbers 20:10-11). 
Overnight in Petra 
DAY 6: PETRA VISIT 
Breakfast at the hotel, Visit the Rose Red City of Petra the treasure of ancient world, hidden behind an almost impenetrable barrier of rugged mountains, boasting incomparable scenes that make it the most majestic and imposing ancient site still-standing nowadays.. It has been said "perhaps there is nothing in the world that resembles it", actually, for sure, there is nothing in the world that resembles it. The rock-carved rose-red city of Petra is full of mysterious charm, it was "designed to strike wonder into all who entered it. Petra is now a UNESCO world heritage site that enchants visitors from all corners of the globe. Overnight in Petra 
DAY 7: PETRA – AMMAN  
Breakfast at campsite, Drive through the desert highway to Amman. Its surrounding regions are referred to in the Bible as Ammon, or the Ammonite Kingdom, and were famous for its springs and citadel. This is the place where the Biblical story of David and Goliath (Uriah the Hittite) took place. The massive fortifications, where David, an ancestor of Jesus, brought about Uriah’s death so that he could marry his widow Bathsheba, are still standing. Overnight in Amman 
DAY 8: DEPARTURE
Breakfast at hotel, transfer to Queen Alia International Airport for final departure. 
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Included:

• Accommodation at the above mentioned hotels.
• Meals: 07 Breakfasts at the above mentioned hotels
• Transportation by deluxe A/C coach
• Professional tourists guide.
• Horse riding in Petra
• All entrance fees at all sites mentioned above
• Taxes & service charges for services included.

Excluded

• Visa fees and departure tax in Jordan.
• Tips in General.
• Porterage Fees  
• Lunches or any other meal not mentioned above.
• Any expenses of personal nature.
• Anything else not mentioned above