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Day 4: Dead Sea - Jerusalem                   prehistory to the present day, in its        to move in 6 different directions. This
After the breakfast enjoy a jeep ride         Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Jewish Art       unique and unforgettable experience
across the endless desert landscape.          and Life Wings, and features the most        combines learning and enjoyment in
Drive to the Dead sea, experience             extensive holdings of biblical and Holy      the best tradition of "Edutainment"
floating and swimming in these waters         Land archaeology in the world. Among         (Education + Entertainment). Continue
which have amazing healing powers.            the highlights of the Museum’s original      to the City of David, an actual location of
Drive to Jerusalem. Check into hotel for      campus is the Shrine of the Book,            the Biblical City of Jerusalem, captured
dinner and overnight.                         which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, the       by King David over 3,000 years ago.
                                              oldest biblical manuscripts in the world,    Deep underground, the City of David
Day 5: Jerusalem                              as well as rare early medieval biblical      is revealing some of the most exciting
After breakfast drive to the Old City         manuscripts. Adjacent to the Shrine is       archeological finds of the ancient world.
of Jerusalem to visit the holiest site of     the Model of Jerusalem in the Second         While above ground, the city is a vibrant
the Jewish nation, the Western Wall.          Temple Period, which reconstructs the        center of activity with a visitor's center
After breakfast drive to the old city of      topography and architectural character of    that welcomes visitors for an exciting
Jerusalem stopping first at the Church        the city as it was prior to its destruction  tour to the site where much of the Bible
of St. Anne and the pool of Bethesda.         by the Romans in 66 CE, and provides         was written. Dinner and overnight in the
Continue walking along the Via Dolorosa,      historical context to the Shrine’s           hotel in Jerusalem.
also called the “Way of the Cross”. There     presentation of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
are fourteen stations along the route         Dinner and overnight in the hotel in         Day 7: Jerusalem, Mini Israel,
each commemorating an event along             Jerusalem.                                   Departure
Jesus’ route to crucifixion. End up at the                                                 After the breakfast, drive to Mini Israel,
Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Continue        Day 6: Jerusalem                             the “Showcase of Israel”. Exhibited in it
to the Bloomfield Science Museum. A visit     After the breakfast visit Time Elevator,     hundreds of amazingly exact models,
to the museum is an active experience         a fascinating interactive experience that    at a scale of 1:25, of the most important
for everyone. All the family joins guided     takes the visitor to unforgettable voyages   architectural, historic, archeological,
exhibition tours, participates in science     through fascinating places. Descend to       religious and social sites as well as
demonstrations and enjoys science             Jerusalem's history of fly over Israel's     buildings of importance to all religions
theatre. Kids build small apparatus           wonders – It is all happening at the         and cultures inhabiting the country. The
that present scientific concepts.             Time Elevator. Combining motion based        25,000 miniature “Israeli” residents in
Adults participate in exhibition tours that   seating, panoramic screens, special          the models are all… 7cm in height!! The
answer their intellectual needs. Everyone     effects carefully synchronized to the        exhibit extends over an area of about
is invited to the Resource Center for         action of the film; visitors have the        35,000 square meters (7.5 Acres).
reading, watching movies, use the             sensation of viewing the movie as a          Transfer to the airport for departure. For
Internet and relaxation.                      participant rather than a spectator.         late departures, free time for shopping
Continue to The Israel Museum, the            A motion based seat system lets the          and then transfer to the airport.
largest cultural institution in the State of  viewer to feel completely "swallowed-
Israel and is ranked among the world’s        up" inside the experience. The
leading art and archaeology museums.          revolutionary and innovative system
The Museum houses encyclopedic                of motion based seats is the first of
collections, including works dating from      its kind in Israel, with each seat able

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