Holy Land (Christians)
8 days / 7 nights
Highlights: Jaffa / Caesarea / Haifa / Acre / Safed / Nazareth / Galilee / Jericho / Dead Sea / Jerusalem / Bethlehem
Day 1
Paris / Tel Aviv
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. Our day begins in Old Jaffa with the monument "Gate of Faith" offering panoramic views of Jaffa Bay and the modern city of Tel Aviv, Artists' Quarter, Pharaonic Gate - excavations from the Egyptian era, the Church of St. Peter on Simon House of the Tanner. Neve Tsedek, the first Jewish quarter outside of ancient Jaffa. Tel Aviv, known as the "White City", with a walk along Rothschild Boulevard and its side streets that will be a wonderful opportunity to savor life in the first Hebrew city, past and present. Dinner and overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 02
Caesarea - Haifa - Acre - Safed
After breakfast, departure by the coastal road to the north. Visit of Caesarea and its Roman amphitheater. Continue to Haifa, Israel's largest port, with its magnificent view of Mount Carmel Bay, Bahai Temple and gardens. Departure to St Jean d'Acre where we will visit the prison of the time of the English and the fortifications of the time of Napoleon. Safed, the cradle of mysticism and kabbalah. Visit the old town with its colony of artists and a 16th century synagogue. Arrival at the lake of Tiberias. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
Day 3
Thabor-Nazareth-Yardenit
After breakfast, departure from Tiberias to visit Mount Thabor, the site of the Transfiguration, the visit of the Catholic Church. From the roof of the church, we will enjoy a magnificent view of Lower Galilee and the plain of Jezreel. We will continue by Nazareth, one of the most important cities of Christendom, where we will visit the Church of the Annunciation. Yardenit. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
Day 4
Galilee
After breakfast - boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus walked on the water. The journey will end at Ginosar, where we will visit the ancient boat from the time of Jesus that was found nearby. Then we will go to the Mount of Beatitudes where we will visit the heptagonal church which was built by the Italian architect Berluzzi. Continue to Tabgha, where we will visit the Church of Loaves and Fish and the Church of Mensa Christi, where Jesus elected Peter as his representative on earth. Driving along the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee we will reach Capernaum, the city where Jesus lived in the house of Peter to perform from there his miracles and healings. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias.
Day 5
Jericho-Dead Sea
Going down through the Jordan Valley to Jericho, the oldest city in the world we will have a view of the Mount of Temptations. Through the Judean Desert, getting to Masada. Ascent and descent by cable car. Visit the Herodian fortress, its palaces, baths and warehouses. If time permits bathing in the Dead Sea and return to Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 6
Jerusalem City
The visit begins at the Israel Museum: Book Sanctuary, where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls are kept, and the Second Temple Model built on a scale of 1:50, which gives a glimpse of the Second Temple destroyed by the Romans. in 66 BC J.-C. We leave the museum to pass the Knesset and Menorah, and arrive at Mount Zion, with the tomb of King David and the Cenacle, place of the Last Supper. Yad Vashem, the Memorial to the deportees, and the Orthodox Jewish quarter of Meah Shearim. Continuation of the visit to Ein Kerem and the Church of the Visitation. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 7
Jerusalem Old City - Bethlehem
We start the day with a panoramic view of the old town from the promenade on the Mount of Olives. The Wailing Wall (Kotel), seen from the esplanade of the Temple with the Mosques, then through the Roman Cardo and the Jewish Quarter, we find the Via Dolorosa and finally the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Afternoon with a visit to Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 8
Departure
Depending on the return flight schedule, either free morning in Jerusalem or transfer to Ben-Gurion airport for the return flight.
This program is given as an example, the order of the visits can be modified without altering the content.