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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. 18–Breakfast
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. 19–Breakfast
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. 20–Breakfast
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. 21–Breakfast
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. 22–Breakfast
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. 23–Breakfast
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. 24–Breakfast
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. 25–Breakfast
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. 26–Breakfast
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. 27–Breakfast
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. 28–Breakfast
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. 29–Breakfast
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. 1–Breakfast,
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. 2–Breakfast
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. |