Your Accommodation
GALILEE
Lavi Kibbutz Hotel (4-star), 3 nights half board.
This comfortable hotel is just ten minutes from the Sea of Galilee. Amenities include a bar and restaurant. Guest rooms are comfortably furnished and all have private facilities, TV, telephone and hairdrier.
JERUSALEM
Grand Court Hotel (4-star), 4 nights half board.
This hotel is well located in the centre of Jerusalem. Inside you will find a lobby bar, restaurant and health centre.
Your Itinerary
DAY 1 UK/Tel Aviv
We fly to Israel and transfer to our hotel near the Sea of Galilee for a three-night stay.
DAY 2 Capernaum, Banias Springs & Tel Dan
Today we take a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee to the ancient ruined city of Capernaum, where we find the remains of a 2nd-century synagogue. From here we travel to Tagbha, the site of the miracle of loaves and fishes, where we visit the Church of Multiplication to view the 4th-century mosaic floor. We continue to the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, to the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, and then drive north through the Hulah Valley to Banias Springs, the site of the ancient city of Caesarea Phillipi. A visit to Tel Dan, source of the Jordan River (seasonal), completes our day, and we return to our hotel via the Golan Heights.
DAY 3 Nazareth, Acre & Safed
Our excursion today takes us to Nazareth, where we pay visits to the Church of the Annunciation, St Joseph’s Workshop and Mary’s Well before we drive to the city of Acre, fought over for centuries during the Crusades and captured by Richard the Lionheart at one time. In Acre we enjoy a short sightseeing tour taking in the fortress and the old harbour area, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, before we head off to Safed, the centre of Jewish mysticism and our last port of call for the day.
DAY 4 Haifa, Caesarea, Tel Aviv & Jaffa
We take a short walking tour around the kibbutz this morning before our drive to Haifa, where we see the Bahai Shrine and Persian gardens. We then proceed down the coastal plain to Caesarea, the Roman capital of Judea, stopping for a tour of the excavations of the ancient city, the Roman theatre and the aqueduct. Our day ends with the drive to Tel Aviv and the ancient port of Jaffa before we head to our hotel in Jerusalem, where we stay for four nights.
DAY 5 Jerusalem
Today we enjoy a walking tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, entering through the Jaffa Gate and the Jewish Quarter and heading along Cardo Maximus, the 2,000-year-old restored Roman street, to the Western Wall. There is time to view the Temple Mount area before we follow the Stations of the Cross along Via Dolorosa to the Holy Sepulchre. Then it’s through the bazaars to Mount Zion, the Tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.
DAY 6 Bethlehem
Spend a relaxing day in Bethlehem where we enjoy a visit to the Church of the Nativity and Shepherds Fields, or join an optional excursion to Yad Vashem, a memorial to victims of the Holocaust.
DAY 7 Dead Sea & Massada
Today we take a drive past the Qumran Caves – where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found – en route to the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth. We stop for a swim (or float) at Ein Gedi before heading to Massada, the site of an ancient fortress on a cliff-top plateau, and the last stronghold of the Jews after the destruction of the Second Temple in AD 70. We ascend Massada by cable car and visit the food store rooms, water irrigation system and Herod’s Palace, where a band of Jewish rebels held out against a Roman siege for three years.
DAY 8 Tel Aviv/UK
We return to Tel Aviv airport for our flight home.
Travel Extras
We know that picking your dream destination is the biggest part of making your perfect holiday come true. But there are a number of other decisions that have to be made such as where to park at the airport and who to change your money with, to name but a few. So to really get every aspect of your holiday sorted we have set up a one stop travel shop and useful links section for you to organise all your travel needs, leaving you to concentrate on having a memorable and relaxing holiday with Page & Moy.
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If you find the same parking facility or hotel for less within seven days of booking, tell Holiday Extras and they will match the price or refund the difference. Conditions apply.
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Getting you there - European Holidays
Fly direct from your local airport Giving you choice is one of our main priorities, so when it comes to flights, instead of offering just Heathrow or Gatwick as departure airports, whenever possible we offer to fly you direct from your nearest airport to your holiday destination either free or for a supplement of just £29 per person.
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You have the choice to fly direct to your holiday destination from up to 20 regional airports throughout the UK for a supplement of no more than £29 per person return.
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Regional connecting flights to London from only £69
If you can’t fly direct to your destination from your local airport (see individual holiday details), usually you will have the choice of taking a regional connecting flight to Heathrow or Gatwick from as little as £69 per person return. If your connecting flight and your flight from Gatwick or Heathrow is with British Airways or British Midland, your luggage will automatically be checked through to your final destination, so there’s no need to collect or check your luggage in twice.
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Make your own way and save up to £150 per person
You may want more flexibility to make your own travel arrangements to combine your trip with visits to friends and relatives or travel from an airport which we do not offer. If so, why not take advantage of our make your own way option. We offer a reduction of £150 off many of our holidays to allow you to make your own arrangements, if that is what you want. Details of where this option is available are shown on each holiday.
Please remember that these arrangements do not include flights or transfers and you will need to make your own travel arrangements at the beginning and end of your holiday.
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You can choose from the following options:
1. Experience door-to-door travel with Page & Moy (2009 departures only)
If you live within a 250-mile drive of your departure airport, we will arrange for a taxi to pick you up from your door and take you to the airport, and drop you home on your return, with our compliments.
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If you live further than 250 miles from the airport, or if you prefer, you can opt to transfer to the main departure airport by a connecting flight from an airport closer to home (subject to availability).
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Alternatively, why not choose coach travel on the extensive national express network, with over 1,200 collection points nationwide. What’s more, we’ll pay for your ticket!
4. FREE airport car parking (2009 departures only)
If you would prefer the flexibility of travelling independently to the airport, we are pleased to offer
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