Israel significance worldwide -
Israel is being considered the most important area since it has the most valuable, historical sites.
Sites which symbolize the milestone for Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Tailor Made Tours has the honor to offer you a special itinerary which combine it all.
PROPOSED 8 NIGHTS ITINERARY
DAY 1:
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. Tailor Made Tours representative will meet your group as you pass through passport control and greet each guest with a flower. Our warm Tailor Made Tours welcome will continue as each guest finds his or her own luggage and than proceeds to the Luxury and ultra-modern coach .where you're going to meet one of the best Israeli Tour Guides that Tailor Made Tours is proud to employ.
Drive along the costal road to Caesarea to view ruins of this Roman and Crusader stronghold and where. Continue to Mt. Carmel and the Muhraka. Visit the Stella Maris Church Adjacent to the cave of Elijah.
Then we travel the ancient caravan route to Tel Megiddo (Armageddon in the Bible) where we will visit the archaeological dig of over 20 different cities which lie superimposed upon each other. This site was devastated so many times in the ancient world and it was of such strategic importance that St. John describes it in the book of Revelation as the place where the final battle between good and evil will take place. (Revelation Chapter16)
Drive to Sea of Galilee.
Dinner and Overnight: Sea of Galilee.
DAY 2:
After breakfast, take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
Proceed to Migdal where we will also see the remains of a 2000 yr old fishing boat. Visit Capernaum and the ruins of the ancient synagogue from the time of Jesus. Continue to Mt. of Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount. Continue to visit Tabgha and the Church of Loaves and fish. Drive to the Golan Heights visit the Banias, Caesarea Philippi.
Dinner & Overnight Sea of Galilee.
* if time permit and site is open will visit Omrit Archeological site near Hermon Mountain.
DAY 3 :
After breakfast will drive to Nazareth to visit the Basilica of the Annunciation Sunday worship . proceed to Visit the Blessed Cave the site where the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary. View Mary and Joseph's house and the Synagogue Church (Luke Chapter 4).visit Nazareth Village which brings to life a farm in the Galilee as it was 2000 years ago.
Visit Cana, where Jesus performed his first miracle changing water into wine We'll also visit the spectacular recently opened excavations at Sepphoris We'll also visit the beautiful baptismal site which has been constructed where the Jordan flows into the lake.
**In the evening meeting with Kibbutz Member enjoy Kibbutz hospitality.
DAY 4 :
We will depart the sea of Galilee , drive via the Jordan Valley to Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls where discovered.
Enjoy the Opportunity of swimming at the unique water of the Dead Sea. Climb Masada Tour the famed archaeological site including King Herod’s Palace and learn about the last outpost of Jewish Zealots who committed mass suicide rather then surrender to the Romans in the 1st century Enjoy Bedouin hospitality and Camel ride.
Dinner & overnight Kfar Hanokdim.
DAY 5:
After breakfast at Kfar Hankdim, drive To Ein Gedi where David hid in a cave and confronted King Saul.
We will drive via the Judean desert to Jerusalem. We will start at Mount Scopus and for magnificent view of Jerusalem, proceed to Mount Olives, Descend to Kidron Valley and Garden of Gethsemane and then to Mount Zion. Visit Room of the last supper and nearby King David's Tomb. Visit the City of David and walk through the Hezkia Tunnel. End the Day at the Garden Tomb
Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem
** Highly recommended light & Sound Show at tower of David Museum.
DAY6:
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem and visit the Western Wall, the holiest shrine of the Jews. Visit the Western Wall Tunnels. View the Temple Mount with the Dome of the Rock and Al Aqsa Mosques, holy shrines to the Moslem world. The walking tour will continue with the Pools of Bethesda, St. Anne's church (the birthplace of Mary), the Chapel of Flagellation, Ecce Homo Arch ('Behold the Man') and onto the Via Dolorosa (the way of the cross). We will pass the Stations of the Cross on the way to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, incorporating both Calvary and the Resurrection Tomb.
Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem
** We can do half day tour and visit of Christian organization; we will learn about their activities in Jerusalem their Bank Food.
Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem.
DAY 7 :
*** We can invite a lecturer Middle East affair
Either professional tour in Jerusalem - related to the fence.
Or professional tour to Sderot we can add visit of Ashkelon
Or
Today we will visit sites which are rarely seen by visitors to Israel. Beit El – (House of God), is the place Jacob heard God speak to him. Jacob called the place "the Gate of Heaven" (Genesis 28:10-22). Travel to Karnei Shomron where we will meet the Director of the Christian Friends of Israeli Communities. In Ariel we will plant vines as the Prophet Jeremiah prophesied that Christians would do in Jeremiah 31:5-6. We will head to Elon Moreh where Abram built an altar to the Lord, (Genesis 12:6) then onto the lookout point at Har Kabir where we will have the opportunity to review how the children of Israel entered into the land of Israel and stood on Mt. Ebal and Mt. Gerizim to recommit themselves to the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.(Joshua 8).
Dinner & Overnight: Jerusalem.
DAY 8 :
Begin the day with a visit to the Israel Museum to see a model of the second temple period Jerusalem, Shrine of the Book, where some of the Dead Sea scrolls are on display. Our next visit is Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum. In the afternoon, Drive to Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity, built over the Manger where Jesus was born.
In the evening we will have Farewell Ceremony held by Tailor Made Tours Staff.
DAY 9 :
Our last day in Israel will be free for exploring the Old City of Jerusalem and time for shopping, bargaining or just contemplating all the marvelous sites you’ve seen and insights you’ve learned. Transfer to Tel Aviv for flight back home.
