Israel Express
Duration
6 Days
Physical rate
Moderate
Start city
Jerusalem
Available
April 2024 / March 2025
Detailed day by day description
Introduction
Dear Traveler: thank you for choosing us to perform this Tour! We hope you enjoy your trip.
Here we give you a guidance on their tour with the information that we believe may be of your interest. The information is indicative, may exist variations on designated hours.
TRANSFER from the airport, if you have it included or purchasing. Our transfer will be waiting for you with a poster on behalf of Europamundo or its name to the output of the custom (after collecting your luggage)..
Remember to inform us by phone if you lost your connection flight or expected delay of their arrival, in your VOUCHER figure the phone of the transfer.
IMPORTANT: If you had additional nights upon arrival the hotel will have your reservation, but his travel guide normally will not be until the night before the start of the tour.
PICK UP AT THE HOTEL RECEPTION AT 08.00 HRS (MAY BE DELAYED FOR A FEW MINUTES DUE TO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS).
08.00 hrs.-: Departure to the Judean Desert to visit MASADA, the last stronghold of the Jews in their struggle against the Romans. Ascent by cable car to see the remains of the palaces and fortifications that once stood there. Afterwards, free time at the DEAD SEA to take a swim in one of its beaches (temperature permitting) of high therapeutic qualities.
15.00 hrs.-: Return to Jerusalem. Overnight in Jerusalem.
IMPORTANT: The tour to Masada and Dead Sea will be with English speaking guide when the tour takes place on Wednesday.
Breakfast.
PICK UP AT THE HOTEL RECEIPTION BETWEEN 07:45 HOURS (AM) AND 08:00 HOURS (AM).
08.00 hrs.-: Excursion to visit the New City of Jerusalem , seeing the Shrine of the Book in the Museum of Israel , where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed, and the model that represents the city of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. We will go through the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
09.30 hrs.-: We going toward Ein Karen, a picturesque neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city to visit the Shrine of Saint John the Baptist .
11.00 hrs.-: We will also see Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum and Memorial.
12.30 hrs.-: In the afternoon, we will travel to BETHLEHEM , located behind the wall built in recent years to separate the two communities. We will take a Palestinian guide to visit the Church of the Nativity, the Grotto of the Manger and the Shepherds’ Field.
17.00 hrs.-: Return to Jerusalem and accommodation.
08.00 hrs.-: We include a visit to the old city of Jerusalem. Visit to the Western Wall (Wailing Wall).
09.00 hrs.-: We will continue along the Via Dolorosa to arrive at Calvary , the place where Christ was crucified, and to see the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
15.00 hrs.-: We then go onward to Mount Zion to visit the T omb of King David, the Cenacle (Hall of the Last Supper) and the Abbey of the Dormition
16.00 hrs.-: Excursion by Mount Scopus toward the Mount of Olives. There is an extraordinary view of the walled Holy City from the top.
17.00 hrs.-: We then continue to Gethsemane, the Basilica of the Agony .
18.00 hrs.-: Return to hotel and accommodation.