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Includes round trip airfare from Newark, NJ USA and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Also, Bethel reservation, land transportation, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and hotel lodging included. Also include entrance to museums and parks
Air and land package, 10 days/7 cities from only $3600 p/p
Prices: ($75 off p/p)
- 2 people per room $3,600.00 (Now $3,525) per person (one matrimonial bed or 2 twin beds)
- 1 person per room $4,600.00 (Now $4,525) per person (one matrimonial bed or 2 twin beds
Day 1 - May 15/Friday
Newark, NJ EWR-TLV (Nonstop)
- 🛫Departure from Newark, NJ at 10:50 pm EST to Tel Aviv.
- This is an overnight flight. Please be at the airport by 6:00 pm EST.
- We are flying with United Airlines. Please click here or call the office (817) 607-8019 for flight assistance.
- JW Trips® guides will be waiting for you at the airport. This trip includes a "meet and assist" at the airport (arrival and departure).
- Round trip guide escorted airport transfers is included.
Day 2 - May 16/ Saturday
TEL AVIV
- 🛬Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv.
- 🚌You will be transported in a private vehicle to your hotel to check-in and enjoy a pleasant evening of dining.
- 🍽️Dinner included
- 🏨Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 3 - May 17/Sunday
TEL AVIV /JERUSALEM
- 🍽️(B/L/D= Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
- 🚌Visit the Watchtower Association of Israel Branch, RA.
- This branch translates Bible literature into Hebrew and Israeli Sign Language. Supports the congregations within the country.
- 🏨Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 4 - May 18/Monday
JERUSALEM: "the city of Salem (peace)" – Ps. 76:2; Isa. 60:14.
- 🍽️(B/L/D= Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
- After breakfast, we will start with a panoramic tour of the modern city of Jerusalem: The Knesset (Parliament), The Presidential Residence, the Municipal Theater.
- A visit worth doing is the Israel Museum where the Shrine of the Book and the Mock-up of Jerusalem are located at the time of Jesus. Later we depart to the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane.
- We will continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust.
- In the afternoon visit the picturesque Ein Karem
- 🏨Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 5 - May 19/Tuesday
JERUSALEM/BETHLEHEM
- 🍽️(B/L/D= Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
- After breakfast, we will depart to the Old City of Jerusalem.
- Tour of the 14 stations of the Via DolorosaVisit the Jewish Quarter, the Temple area, the Wailing Wall and the colorful bazaars of the Muslim quarter.
- We will continue towards Mount Zion.
- In the afternoon we will visit Bethlehem.
- 🏨Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 6 - May 20/Wednesday
The Salt (Dead) Sea – Num. 34:3
- 🍽️(B/L/D= Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
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After breakfast, we will depart and travel through the Judean desert to Massada, the fortress of King Herod and the last bastion of the Jewish resistance against the Romans, with its magnificent views and fascinating excavations.
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Arrival to the Dead Sea. The waters of this sea, which due to its high degree of salinity have remarkable healing properties, together with the mineral-rich mud, together with the climatic effect, make the area an unequaled natural spa in which to treat different diseases, such as diseases of the skin, rheumatic diseases, and even respiratory diseases. Mud or mud baths are internationally recognized as the best in the world due to their salinity as well as their high proportions of iron, magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium chlorides, so this type of bath has exceptional therapeutic qualities.
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We will continue to the city of Qumran.
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🏨Overnight: Jerusalem
Day 7 - May 21/Thursday
Hills of Galilee – Josh. 20:7
- 🍽️(B/L/D= Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
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After breakfast, we will travel through the Judean desert to Jerico, the oldest city in the world, a panoramic view of the city and the Mount of Temptation.
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Continue along the Jordan Valley towards Yardenit, a place on the Jordan River.
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Visit Nazareth. Cruise through the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum to visit the ancient Synagogue and the house of Peter.
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Departure to Tabgha and the Mount of Beatitudes, place of the Sermon on the Mount.
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🏨Overnight: Galilee
Day 8 - May 22/Friday
HAIFA / CESAREA / TEL AVIV
- 🍽️(B/L/D= Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
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After breakfast, we will depart to Haifa "The Northern Pearl" religious and cultural center, one of the most beautiful cities in the region. Panoramic view of Bahai Shrine, and the beautiful Persian Gardens.
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We continue towards San Juan de Acre to appreciate the medieval fortifications.
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Later we continue towards the top of Mount Carmel.
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We will continue to Caesarea, with its magnificent excavations.
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Visit of the Roman Theater, the city of the Crusaders and the Aqueduct.
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🏨Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 9 - May 23/Saturday
TEL AVIV
- 🍽️(B/L/D= Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner).
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Sightseeing tour of Tel Aviv, a city of towering skyscrapers, shopping, sandy beaches, and wide-open boulevards.
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Afterward, enjoy the rest of the day at leisure in Tel Aviv.
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🏨Overnight: Tel Aviv
Day 10 - May 24/Sunday
TLV to Newark, NJ EWR (Nonstop)
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🍽️Breakfast.
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🚌Following breakfast at the hotel, a private vehicle will drive you back to Ben Gurion Airport.
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🛫Returning flight is at 12:15 pm
TERMS and CONDITIONS
[Spring 2020] "Explore Israel" May 15th-24th (Air ✈️ and Land 🚍 Package)
Newark, NJ EWR-TLV (Nonstop) is included: To join, purchase your own flight, or arrive by land on May 15th, 2020 to the Newark International Airport (EWR). JW Trips®guides will be waiting for you. Included with this vacation package is a "meet and assist" at the airport upon arrival and upon departure. Round trip guide escorted airport transfers. Only with JW Trips®. For your return flight on May 24th, 2020 we recommend you fly out of Newark Airport (EWR) and book your returning flight after Saturday, May 25th. If you choose to depart from JFK or LGA, we recommend using NYC Express Bus to transfer from EWR to JFK or LGA. You may also rent a car or use public transportation if you decide to stay on your own in New York for longer.