BEST OF ISRAEL - OFFBEAT FAMILY TOURS
Visit 8 Major cities of Israel

Israel : Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Acre, Safed, Tiberias 2N, Meggiddo, Bethlehem, Jerusalem 3N

Israel

Day 01: Tel Aviv - Caesarea - Acre - Tiberias
Arrive in Tel Aviv. Proceed to Caesarea National Park to see the magnificent remains of Herod's city, the Roman capital and port and the fortified Crusader town. Visit the Roman Theater and the renovated port area surrounded by 800-year-old walls. Latercontinue the journey to Acre - the historic walled port-city. Visit the Knights Halls, the Al-Jazaar Mosque, the bathhouse and the new ethnic museum, built right into the rooms of the old wall. Drive to Rosh Hanikra and take a cable car to see grottosof a thousand shapes. Arrive in Tiberias in the evening.

Day 02: Safed - Tiberias
Visit the mystical city of Safed (Tzefat) - walk the old streets, see historic synagogues and art galleries and even visit a candle factory and store. Visit Meiri House Museum to see artifacts of daily life dating back a century and more. Later proceed to Hulla Valley Nature Reserve. Enjoy the walking trails, including a "floating bridge" over the wetland followed by Oforia, a fun, experiential multimedia display that tells the story of the migratory route across the region and the millions of birds that use it. Proceed to the Manara Cliff and enjoy adventures including a cable-car ride, mountain-slide coaster cars, rappelling and a zip-line. Continue to the Golan Heights and Mount Bental, from where you will get a fabulous view into Syria, and explore real army bunkers.

Day 03: Tiberias - Meggiddo - Jerusalem
Proceed to Tsippori (Tzippori) National Park, where one can see beautiful mosaics of a synagogue and the famous "Mona Lisa of Galilee," and cave-like water system. At Meggiddo witness 20 layers of civilization. Arrive in Jerusalem in the evening.

Day 04: Jerusalem - Bethlehem - Jerusalem
Visit the Israel Museum see and the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book and see the Model of ancient Jerusalem followed by the short movie at the Shrine of the Book. Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust established in 1953. Visit Bethlehem and see Manger Square, the Church of the Nativity, and view the Sheperds' Fields and the Fields of Boaz and Ruth. Proceed to the Dead Sea area and visit Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were first discovered.

Day 05: Jerusalem
Drive to Mt. Zion to see the House of Caiaphas and the Upper Room Of The Last Supper. Later, take a view of the Old City from the top of the Mt. of Olives. Visit the Western Wall in the Old City to see the Dome of Rock. Later, walk along the Via Dolorosa, into the Christian Quarter, and see the Stations of the Cross. Tour the City of David, including Warren's Shaft, the new Visitor's Center and Hezekiah's Tunnel. An unforgettable Jerusalem adventure is walking along in the tunnel through which water has flowed since the days of King Hezekiah some 2,700 years ago.

Day 06: Jerusalem - Tel Aviv - Departure
Proceed to Tel Aviv.On arrival enjoy Israeli Opera. Board the flight to your hometown. Tour Concludes.