Karl Coke Tour To Israel

February 16-March 2, 2008 Itinerary Proposal (subject to change)

Day 1 Feb. 16–Depart NYC Kennedy Airport aboard El Al Airlines around 11:30 pm, supper and breakfast aboard El Al Airlines.

Day 2 Feb. 17–Arrive Ben Gurion Airport Tel Aviv around 4:30 pm, clear passport control, collect luggage, proceed to bus, meet Sami (our driver), drive to Notre Dame Centre, Supper & overnight.

Day 3 Feb. 18Breakfast Notre Dame, tour Beth Shemesh, Valley of Elah, Tel Lachish, Lunch in Arad, tour Beer Sheva, Wilderness of Tzin, Maqtesh Ramon, Negev, drive to Eilat Nova Hotel, Supper & overnight.

Day 4 Feb. 19Breakfast Nova Hotel, tour Eilat, Red Sea, view Jordan, Saudia Arabia and Egypt, Lunch in Underwater Observatory in Eilat, snorkling and swimming Red Sea, return to Eilat Nova Hotel, Supper & overnight.

Day 5 Feb. 20Breakfast Nova Hotel, tour Solomon's Pillars, Swim in Dead Sea, Lunch at Kapulskis, tour Masada, drive to Hyatt Regency Dead Sea, Supper & overnight.

Day 6 Feb. 21Breakfast Hyatt Regency Dead Sea, tour Ein Gedi, Herodian, Tekoa and Bethlehem, Lunch Abu Shanab, Shopping Three Arches, tour Solomon's Pools, drive to Hotel Notre Dame for Supper & overnight.

Day 7 Feb. 22Breakfast Notre Dame, tour Mt. of Olives area, Lunch at Seven Arches Hotel, tour Museums, Mt. Zion, return to Hotel Notre Dame for Supper & overnight.

Day 8 Feb. 23Breakfast Notre Dame, tour Old City, Lunch (falafel) in Old City, Communion in Garden Tomb, tour Nabi Samuel, return to Hotel Notre Dame for Supper & overnight.

Day 9 Feb. 24Breakfast Notre Dame, tour Ashkelon, Joppa, Caesarea Maritime, Lunch at Chinese Restaurant in Haifa, tour Mt. Carmel, Haifa, Acco, drive to Kibbutz Nof Ginasor for Supper & overnight.

Day 10 Feb. 25Breakfast Kibbutz Nof Ginasor, tour Golan Heights, Mt. Hermon, Nimrod's Castle, Lunch at Banias, Tel Dan, drive through the Hula Valley, tour Tel Hazor, return to Kibbutz Nof Ginasor for Supper & overnight.

Day 11 Feb. 26Breakfast Kibbutz Nof Ginasor, tour Zafat, Nazareth, Lunch at Maria de la Fontana, tour Zippori, Cana, Gath Hepher, drive to Nof Ginasor for Supper & overnight.

Day 12 Feb. 27Breakfast Kibbutz Nof Ginasor, tour Tabgha, Mt. of Beatitudes, Beth Saida, Chorazin, Lunch at Ali's on Sea of Galilee, tour, Kursi, Susita, Vista, Hadera Tiberias, Magdala, return to Kibbutz Nof Ginasor for Supper & overnight.

Day 13 Feb. 28Breakfast Kibbutz Nof Ginasor, tour Mt. Tabor, Mt. Megiddo, Gideon's Spring, Lunch at Beth Shean, tour Beth Shean, drive the Arabah, view Mt. Sartaba, drive to Intercontinental Hotel Jericho for Supper & overnight.

Day 14 Feb. 29Breakfast Intercontinental Hotel, tour Ein Gedi, Qumran, Lunch at Qumran, tour Dead Sea Mud factory, view Jesus' Baptismal site, return to Intercontinental Hotel for Supper & overnight.

Day 15 Mar. 1Breakfast, Intercontinental Hotel, tour Tel Jericho, Elisha's Spring, Sycamore Fig Tree, Wadi Kehlet, Lunch at Tel Jericho, Gondola ride to Mt. Temptation, and 1/2 day rest, Supper at Intercontinental Hotel.

Day 16 Mar. 2Breakfast Intercontinental Hotel, pack, drive @ 11:00 am to Notre Dame Hotel, Lunch at Notre Dame Hotel, afternoon free in Old City of Jerusalem, drive to Ben Gurion Airport @ 06:30 pm, early check-in on El Al Airlines for midnight Mar. 3 flight home, Supper and Breakfast on flight.

 


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