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Article: Come to Israel with Highest Love!
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| Posted by avnetwork on Thursday, January 21 @ 21:44:52 EST
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Register Now For the 2011 Israel tour. (March 25 - April 6)
Join the Highest-Love group on our amazing Israel Tour. A
wonderful, spiritual, historical experience and lots of fun!
Highest-Love is a not for profit organization so we are basically
just passing the cost to you. We are trying to keep your cost as low
as possible without compromising safety or comfort. Since we are
passing the cost to you without making a profit the actual cost will
depend on the number of people that will join and on the ongoing
rates. We can only gestimate that it will be around $1,400 per
person. This will include Hotels, Breakfasts, Transportation, Tour
guide and Entrance to parks and museums. We may try to assist you
with finding the best airfare rate to Tel-Aviv but since every
person arrives from a different location each one of us is
responsible for his own airfare. We all are going to meet in the
Hotel in Tel-Aviv.
Day 1
: Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be picked
up by the shuttle driver and be transferred to the hotel where we
all stay for the first 2 nights.
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 2 : Morning Orientation & Group meeting / Afternoon at
your leisure in Tel-Aviv
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 3 : Caesarea / Haifa / Acre / Rosh Hanikra
Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of Judea under the
Romans rule. See the excavations of the crusaders' city, the
aqueduct and the amphitheatre which has been restored as a concert
venue. We continue to Megiddo to visit the archaeological
excavations. Proceed to Haifa for a panoramic view from Mt. Carmel
We drive to Haifa, visit the Persian Gardens at the Bahai Temple.
From Haifa, drive to Acre to visit the ancient city and harbor; walk
along the old harbor and local market. Continue to the northern-most
point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra. Descend by cable car and view the
limestone Grottos.
Overnight in a Kibbutz.
Day 4 : Safed / Golan Heights / Upper Galilee
Drive to Safed. Visit the Joseph Caro and the Ha’ ari synagogues,
the most important synagogues in the city. Stroll around the the
Artist’s Quarter. Enjoy a Jeep tour to the foot of the Golan.
Continue to the Golan Heights and stop at an observation point over
looking the town of Kuneitra and the Syrian territory. Stop at Tel
Facher, a former Syrian army camp. Visit the Banias Springs and then
on to Tel-Hai to view the “Roaring Lion”Monument and learn about the
heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920 . Meet
with a Kibbutz member and learn about their unique lifestyle.
Overnight in a Kibbutz.
Day 5 : Beit Shean / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha
Begin the day with a tree planting. Drive to Capernaum, the Sea of
Galilee and Tiberius. Continue to Beit Shean, also called "Scythopolis",
the largest archaeological Park in Israel with beautiful excavations
from Roman and Byzantine periods. Stop at Beit Alpha to see the
beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue from the Byzantine period.
Continue to Gan Hashlosha, (Sachne) where you will have an
opportunity to enjoy swimming in the water springs located at the
foot of the Gilboa Mountain, the famous mountain on which King Saul
was killed in the battle against the Philistines. Continue via the
Jordan Valley to Jerusalem. Stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as
you enter the city.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 6 : Jerusalem: The Old City
Tour the Old City Jerusalem beginning with a visit of the Tomb of
King David on Mt. Zion. Walk along the Cardo, the ancient Roman road
and visit the four Sepharadic synagogues restored after the 1967 War
in the Jewish Quarter. Tour the Kotel Tunnels and visit the Davidson
Center . Walk through the local Arab bazaar, through the Jaffa Gate
to the David Tower Museum and see the ancient remains of the City
beginning with the First Temple period.
Overnight in Jerusalem .
Day 7 : Jerusalem
Visit Mea Shearim and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra
orthodox communities. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament and
see the Menorah with the biblical emblems. Continue to the Israel
Museum and visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls
are housed and the new Holyland Model – a miniature replica of
Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. Drive to Mount
Herzl, the military cemetery and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the
Holocaust . Visit Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army
stronghold , conquered by the Israeli Amy in the Six Day War and
converted into a national memorial site and museum.
Overnight in Jerusalem .
Day 8 : Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumran, the
site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Continue to Masada
and ascend by cable car to tour the ancient fortress. Visit the
remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc.
Descend by cable car . Next stop for lunch and Spa facilities in one
of the leading hotels in the area.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 9: At leisure
Overnight in Jerusalem .
Day 10 : The Negev desert/Timna/Eilat
Travel south to the Negev desert, visit Israel’s air force museum at
Hatzerim to view the planes and equipment and to hear the story of
this brave fighting force. Visit Sde Boker and see Ben Gurion’s hut
and grave overlooking the magnificent Zin valley. Stop at Mitzpeh
Ramon to gaze into the Ramon crater, a geological wonder. Drive to
Timna to see the copper mines and King Solomon’s pillars and marvel
at the huge multi-colored rock formations.
Overnight in Eilat.
Day 11 : Eilat-At leisure
Stroll around the city’s streets, the beach promenade and enjoy the
water sport activities – on own.
Overnight in Eilat.
Day 12 : Eilat/Mamshit/Tel-Aviv
Visit the underwater observatory , one of the largest seaquariums in
the world, built into a coral reef. Drive to Mamshit for a Camel
riding experience and a visit to an authentic Bedouin tent ; Learn
about the Bedouin hospitality and enjoy a light lunch.
Drive back to Tel-Aviv or to Ben Gurion Airport.
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