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Celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land

Spend Christmas 2012 in the place where it all began. Below is the itinerary of our Christmas tour of the Holy Land that has been designed to include all the main attractions of Israel as well as celebrating Christmas Eve and Christmas day in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.

Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport where you will be met by a Vered tours Representative . Transfer to Tel Aviv and check into hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast proceed to Caesarea, ancient excavated city with many Roman and Crusader ruins. Continue to Muhraka where Elijah confronted the priests of Baal. Drive to Nazareth to visit the Church of Annunciation. Continue to Cana, the site of the First Miracle where Jesus turned water into Wine. Check in Tiberias hotel for Dinner and Overnight.

After breakfast drive to Mt. Tabor, the site of the Miracle of the Transfiguration - take a Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee with time for prayer and reflection. Enjoy traditional St. Peter’s Fish Lunch Continue to “Yardenit” traditional Baptismal Site. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast drive along the Jordan Valley to Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee. Visit the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Visit Tabgha,, the site of the Miracle of the Multiplication. Visit Capernaum, where Jesus began his preaching career. Proceed to Jerusalem, check into hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast morning at leisure. Afternoon - Proceed to Bethlehem to participate in the Christmas Celebrations in Bethlehem. Visit Bethlehem and the Shepherds Fields. Enjoy dinner in this ancient city and the Midnight Christmas Mass. Return to hotel for overnight.

After late breakfast enter the old city of Jerusalem. Visit the Church of St. Anne and the Pools of Bethesda. Walk along the Via Dolorosa following the Stations of the Cross. Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Visit the Western Wall and view the Temple Mount . Visit Mount Zion, the Hall of the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast drive to Jericho, known to be the oldest town in the world. View the Mount of Temptation and the Sycamore Tree. Passing Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, proceed to the Dead Sea, where you can experience floating in these waters which have amazing healing powers. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast drive up the Mount of Olives for a wonderful view of the Old City of Jerusalem. Visit the Church of Dominus Flevit, the Pater Noster Church - continue to the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. Continue to the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu built on the site of the house of the High Priest Caiphas. Transfer to Ben gurion airport.

PRICES

Valid 20-27/12/2011

USD 1384 per person sharing Dbl/Trpl on HB basis
USD 436 Single Supplement

Rate includes:
Meet and assistance at the airport upon arrival
Sharing transfers to/from Ben Gurion airport
7 nights accommodation at first class hotels on Half board basis as following:
1 night Metropolitan Hotel Tel Aviv or Similar
2 nights Rimonim Mineral Tiberias or similar
4 nights Rimonim Jerusalem or similar (no dinner at the hotel on Christmas night)

English Speaking guide for 6 tour days
AC coach
Entrance fees according to itinerary
St peters fish lunch
Christmas Dinner at Bethlehem

Each traveler in the group will get cap, map of Israel and travelogue.

Rate excludes:
Any airline tickets
Insurances
Visa
Taxes
Additional meals, drinks
Tips
Anything that not mentioned in “Rate included”.