Tour Itinerary

Day 1 TEL AVIV

Upon arrival in Israel, you will be met by Monarch-Israel representative and transferred to your hotel for overnight.

DAY 2 TEL AVIV

Start your tour with an orientation of Tel Aviv. See the Habima theater, Dizengof Street and the campus of Tel Aviv University. Then visit the Museum of the Diaspora and the Palmach Museum. End the day with a visit of Old Jaffo. Return to your hotel for overnight.

DAY 3 TIBERIAS

Depart Tel Aviv and drive along the Mediterranean Coast to the ancient city of Caesarea, once the Roman capital of Palestine. Continue to Mt. Carmel and the city of Haifa. Visit the Naval and Clandestine Immigration Museum. Continue to Beth Shearim and see the Tombs of the Sanhedrin. On to Acko for a visit to the Knights' Halls. Drive north to visit the grotto of Rosh Hanikra. Continue to Tiberias for overnight.

DAY 4 TIBERIAS

Drive to Zafed and visit the ancient synagogues and art galleries. Then take a 2 hour jeep ride to moshav Bat Yaar. Continue to the ruins of the prehistoric settlement at Tel Dan. Stop at Sha'ar Yishuv east of Kiryat Shomena on the old border of the Golan Heights. Continue to Mt. Bental for an outstanding view of the Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights. Drive to Katzrin, the only city in the Golan Heights. Visit Golan Wines Winery for a quick tasting. Return to Tiberias for overnight.

Day 5 JERUSALEM

Depart Tiberias and drive south to the Kinneret Cemetery with the tombs of some of the political, cultural and spiritual founders of Zionism. Visit the ruins of Beth Shean, one of Israel's most ancient cities. On to Beth Alpha to view the magnificent mosaics in the floor of a 6th century synagogue. Then climb the Judean Hills to Jerusalem for overnight.

DAY 6 JERUSALEM

Drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Continue to Mt. Zion and David's Tomb. Enter the Old City through the Zion Gate. See the Burnt House, the Herodian Quarter, the Western Wall, the multi-media presentation at Davidson Center and the Western Wall Tunnel. Return to your hotel for overnight.

DAY 7 JERUSALEM

Visit the Hadassah Medical Center to see the Chagall Windows in the synagogue there. Continue to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Drive to Mt. Herzl for a visit to the Military Cemetery and the tombs of Theodor Herzl, Golda Meir and Itzhak Rabin. Drive to the Israel Museum and to the Shrine of the Book to see the exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the model of Jerusalem from the days of the Second Temple. Drive through the Ultra Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood. Return to your hotel for overnight.

DAY 8 JERUSALEM

Drive east to the Dead Sea. Visit Masada, Qumran and have some time to float on the sea. Return to your Jerusalem hotel for overnight.

Day 9 DEPARTURE

You will be transferred to Ben Gurion Airport for your departure flight