Israel, the Grand Tour: Tel Aviv, the Negev, Masada, Jerusalem and Galilee

Israel

Israel, the Grand Tour: Tel Aviv, the Negev, Masada, Jerusalem and Galilee

From the Mitzpe Ramon crater to the Sea of Galilee, on full board

Israel

Israel, the Grand Tour: Tel Aviv, the Negev, Masada, Jerusalem and Galilee

The tour of Israel on full board: Jaffa and Tel Aviv, the Mitzpe Ramon crater in the Negev, two nights by the Dead Sea and the cable car up to Masada fortress, Qumran and Ein Gedi, the old and new cities of Jerusalem and the Israel Museum, Qasr el-Yahud, Tiberias, Capernaum and Nazareth, then Haifa and its Baha'i gardens, Acre and Caesarea.

When

Mar-May, Sept-Nov

Price

From 2 853€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

7 nights

Ideal length

Tel Aviv, the Negev and the Dead Sea

Days 1-3

The White City, the desert and Masada.

Day 1

Arrival in Tel Aviv

Flight to Tel Aviv and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Tel Aviv

Day 2

Jaffa – Mitzpe Ramon – the Dead Sea

The old port of Jaffa, then across the Negev and the great crater of Mitzpe Ramon, before the Dead Sea.

Jaffa – Mitzpe Ramon – the Dead Sea

Day 3

Masada and the Dead Sea

The cable car up to Masada fortress and Herod's palace, then a float in the Dead Sea.

Masada and the Dead Sea
Tel Aviv, the Negev and the Dead Sea — photo 1
Tel Aviv, the Negev and the Dead Sea — photo 2
Tel Aviv, the Negev and the Dead Sea — photo 3
Tel Aviv, the Negev and the Dead Sea — photo 4
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Jerusalem

Days 4-5

The old city and the new city.

Day 4

Ein Gedi, Qumran – Jerusalem

Along the Dead Sea via Ein Gedi and Qumran, where the scrolls were found, then the old city of Jerusalem.

Ein Gedi, Qumran – Jerusalem

Day 5

Jerusalem, the new city

The Israel Museum, its model of Jerusalem in Second Temple times and the Shrine of the Book.

Jerusalem, the new city
Jerusalem — photo 1
Jerusalem — photo 2
Jerusalem — photo 3
Jerusalem — photo 4
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Galilee and the coast

Days 6-8

The Sea of Galilee, Haifa, Acre and Caesarea.

Day 6

Tiberias, Capernaum – Nazareth

The Jordan valley and the baptism site of Qasr el-Yahud, then Tiberias, Capernaum and Nazareth.

Tiberias, Capernaum – Nazareth

Day 7

Haifa, Acre, Caesarea – Tel Aviv

Haifa, Mount Carmel and the Baha'i gardens, Acre, then Caesarea and its Roman port, before Tel Aviv.

Haifa, Acre, Caesarea – Tel Aviv

Day 8

Tel Aviv – flight home

Transfer to the airport and fly to France.

Tel Aviv – flight home
Galilee and the coast — photo 1
Galilee and the coast — photo 2
Galilee and the coast — photo 3
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