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Galilee, Golan, Caeserea and Nazareth

Departure:
Mon., Wed.
Duration:
09-10 Hours a day
Finish point:
Return to pick up points
From us: $580

This tour will not be running on April 4-14, 2012 during the Passover holiday.
Tour Description

Day 1: Caesarea, Haifa, Acre & Rosh Hanikra

Exit north to Caesarea, the ancient Roman Capital and port. Walking tour of theatre and archaeological ruins and excavations. Continue to Haife, Mt. Carmel, scenic view of Bahai garden, city and port. Drive to Rosh Hanikra to

visit the limestone grottos and view border with Lebanon. Return via Acre to visit the Crusader underground city and crypt. Walk through the Old City market. Overnight in north.

Day 2: Nazareth, Tiberias & Sea of Galilee

Continue north via the plain of Armageddon to Nazareth. In Nazareth visit the Church of Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph's carpentry. Onwards via Kafer Cana to view the Mount of Beatitudes and Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish at Tabgha. Stop to view the ruins of the ancient synagogue of Capernaum and the city of Christ. Drive via Tiberias to the site of baptismal on the Jordan River.Return via scenic view of Mt. Tabor, the site of transfiguration.

Day 3

Drive north along the coastal road, on route stop at overlook on Megiddo and continue to Beth Shean, the extensive excavations of an ancient Roman city. Drive through the Jordan Valley, stop at the Baptismal site on the Jordan River. Ascend to the Golan Heights with an overview from Hammat Gader of Triangular Border with Syria, Jordan & Israel, on route to the Shalom Observatory. Onwards to the city of Katzrin the Talmudic capital of the Golan. Ascend to Mt Bental, overlook Kuneitra Valley. Short stop for overview of former Syrian fortification. Descend to the Hula Valley for overnight stay at Kibbutz hotel.

Day 4

Take a short tour of a kibbutz settlement. Visit the Banyas Reserve (Caesarea Philippi) the source of the Jordan River- with its flowing icy water. Then onto visit the crusader castle fortress Ka'alat Nimrod and then onto Birkat Ram a natural lake located on an extint volcano at the foot of Mt Hermon. Srive south to Safed to visit ancient synagogues and the artists quarter. Return to hotels.

Remarks:
The order of the days and sleeping arrangements are subject to change. 
Overnight at is at a hotel in north.
Single supplement $45 per person.

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Departure:
Mon., Wed.
Duration:
09-10 Hours a day
Finish point:
Return to pick up points
Prices:
Jerusalem 05:50 AM $580
Tel-Aviv 07:15 AM $580
Herzliya 07:00 AM $580

Testimonials

Inge Kuntz
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Our two-day tour of Golan Heights was  absolutely amazing. Had we known it would be such a great experience we would have planned
Ilya, Head of Delegation
On behalf of Maccabi Kazakhstan, I would like to state that  it was a great pleasure for our delegation to be your customer during the 18th Maccabiah games and have
Madeleine and Allison Eddy
I wanted to write and let you know how much we enjoyed our tour and  how wonderful our tour guide, Liat Avni was. She shared with us her deep knowledge and love of this