Jordan & Israel with Dead Sea Extension (Winter 2012/13) - Insight Vacations - I968WC07

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Price from: for 15 Days

Board your overnight flight (not included).

Transfer to the Dead Sea for its warm, soothing mineral-rich waters. The likes of Cleopatra have luxuriated in its black stimulating mud. Pamper yourself at your resort which offers a wide range of treatments to soothe the body and mind.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

After breakfast you are transferred to your Amman hotel. Later join your Jordanian Tour Director for a Welcome Reception with drink and a light meal.(Welcome Reception)

The trip to Jerash reveals the most beautifully preserved Greco-Roman city still in existence. Explore the ruined temples of Artemis and Zeus, the Whispering Column, Forum, Hadrian’s triumphal arch and Street of Columns. Return to Amman for a city tour seeing the huge Roman Amphitheatre and the Citadel Hill. After some free time, continue south to Petra.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Spend the whole day visiting Petra. The approach to this lost city is through a narrow gorge, the Siq, whose walls rise up 200 metres. Emerge from the path to see the magnificent Treasury, carved out of solid rock and standing over 40 meters high. Wind your way through the canyon to explore the Roman Amphitheatre and the ancient tombs.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Follow the Kings Highway to visit Shobak, an authentic 12C crusader fortress whose galleries, chapels and ramparts recall the gallantry of the Crusaders themselves. Continue to Mt Nebo where Moses saw the Promised Land. At Madaba see the mosaic map in St George’s Church, dating from around AD560. Return to Amman.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Transfer by land to Tel Aviv. Tonight enjoy a ‘Welcome to Israel’ drink.(Buffet Breakfast)

A sightseeing tour of this lively city reveals all the highlights: the Habimah National Theatre, Rabin Square and the Carmel market. Then drive along the seashore to the ancient port of Jaffa to spend some time in the flea market and explore the artists’ galleries. Visit Mini Israel, a miniature park featuring 330 replica models which showcase Israel’s cultural, historic and religious diversity. Tonight enjoy a Shabbat dinner at your hotel.(Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Drive along the coastal road to explore the Roman and Crusader ruins at Caesarea. Travel via Haifa, Israel’s northern port to Acre. See the fortress, the old harbour area and Crusader crypt before continuing to Nazareth. Visit the Church of the Annunciation, on the site where the angel is said to have appeared to Mary. The day concludes with a visit to a Kibbutz for a brief introduction to this communal way of life.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Start the day with a morning boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Visit the ancient wooden boat, dating back to the time of Jesus. Visit Capernaum where Jesus is said to have entered the Synagogue and taught, and then head to the Mount of Beatitudes, where He preached the Sermon on the Mount. Now journey along the Jordan valley to take a dip in the therapeutic and mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

In the cool of the morning, take a thrilling cable-car ride up to the awe-inspiring hill top fortress of Masada. It was here in 73 A.D that 960 Jewish Zealots held out against the Romans, until they finally chose mass suicide rather than slavery. Later, pass the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, before driving through the Judean hills to Jerusalem. Begin your sightseeing with a breathtaking view over this most hallowed of cities from Mount Scopus. Visit King David’s Tomb on Mount Zion, the Room of the Last Supper and the Western Wall, Judaism’s most sacred site.(Buffet Breakfast)

Tour Yad-Vashem, the moving museum commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. Continue to the Shrine of the Book, housed in the Israel Museum which also contains the Dead Sea Scrolls. Later, you have the opportunity of joining an optional excursion to visit Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.(Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your onward flights.(Buffet Breakfast)