Day 1-Sunday Haifa
Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel in Haifa.

Day 2-Monday Haifa/Nazareth/Sepphoris/Safed/Golan Heights/Tiberias
Begin your tour of Haifa with a breathtaking panoramic view of Haifa Bay and Western Galilee from the summit of Mount Carmel. Visit the golden-domed Bahai Shrine and its exotic gardens. Pass the city’s port and drive to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation, and continue to Sepphoris to view one of the region's beautiful Roman mosaic floors. On to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism with historic synagogues and modern artists’ quarter. Continue to the Golan Heights and view the former Syrian army bunkers, the abandoned city of Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin. Continue to the Sea of Galilee for overnight.

Day 3-Tuesday Tiberias/Capernaum/Jericho/Jerusalem
After a short city tour of Tiberias, continue to Capernaum to see the ancient synagogue. On to Bet She’an, a major Roman city, to see the reconstructed amphitheater. Proceed to Bet Alpha to view the famous mosaic floor of the ancient synagogue. Follow the Jordan Valley to Jericho, the world’s oldest walled town, then drive through the Judean Hills to Jerusalem.

Day 4-Wednesday Old City of Jerusalem/Bethlehem
Start the day with a visit to the tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Visit the Tower of David Museum at the Jaffa Gate. Enter the walled city and stroll through the restored Jewish Quarter. See the Byzantine Cardo, the Herodian mansions and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Proceed to Mount Scopus and then the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City.

Day 5-Thursday New City of Jerusalem
A full day devoted to the New City starts with a view of the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament building) and the architectural splendor of Israel’s Supreme Court building. Other important sites on the program: the Chagall Windows at Hadassah Medical Center, Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Memorial, and Mount Herzl. See the scale model of Jerusalem at the time from the Second Temple. Visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum, housing the original Dead Sea Scrolls. Return to your hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 6-Friday Dead Sea/Qumran/Massada
Drive through the moonscaped Judean Desert down to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth (400 meters below sea level). Visit the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Continue along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable-car to the top of the mountain to marvel at Kings Herod’s desert palace-fortress and last stronghold of the Jewish zealots against Roman domination in 73 AD. Time and weather permitting, you may float effortlessly in the Dead Sea. Return to your hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 7-Saturday
Leisure day in Jerusalem.

Day 8-Sunday
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your departure flight.