Day 1: Welcome to Israel
Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Meet and greet by the Holiday Travel representative and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 2: Tel Aviv
Drive around the main streets of Tel Aviv, the center of business and entertainment in Israel, also known as the “White City” and declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Stop at Rabin Square, the place of assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Continue to Old Jaffa, an 8,000-year-old port city; visit the ancient ruins and walk along the restored artists’ quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, built in 1887. Next, stop at Sheinkin Street, the lively and colorful street, especially known for its unique shops, café life, and youthful ambiance. Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 3: Jerusalem
Drive to Jerusalem and to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. Stop at Mount Zion to visit King David’s Tomb, the Room of the Last Supper, and the Dormition Abbey.
Enter the Old City and walk through the Armenian and Jewish Quarters to the recently excavated and restored Cardo, the Roman Road. See the Jewish Wailing Wall, the Kotel, and continue to the Christian Quarter. Walk along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Proceed to the New City and visit Yad Vashem, the Memorial to the Holocaust. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 4: Day at Leisure
A great chance to explore Jerusalem on your own; alternatively, you may choose to join a bus tour to Masada and the Dead Sea. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 5: Departure
Departure transfer to Ben Gurion Airport.
