Discover The Holy And Heritage Land Of Israel With Hot Air Ballooning

Itinerary

• Day 1 - Depart INDIA

  Your journey to Israel begins from India.

• Day 2 - Tel Aviv/Jerusalem

  Welcome to Israel and the start of your adventurous tour.

  We’ll be there to meet you at airport and transfer you to our hotel in greater Jerusalem.

  Today you will be transferred to Jezreel Valley for hot air ballooning and which is the next level of what you can do for fun when coming to Israel.

  You will soar the skies, 4,000-7,000 feet over the picturesque Jezreel Valley and Mount Gilboa in a hot air balloon for an adventure that you’ll never forget.

• Day 3 - Mount of Olives - Shrine of the Book- Yad Vashem

  Jerusalem. Begin the day with a trip to the Mount of Olives for splendid views of Jerusalem.

  See some of the world’s oldest olives trees at the Garden of Gethsemane and discover the glistening mosaics of the nearby Church of Agony.

  Continue to the Israel Museum Shrine of the Book to see the famous Dead Sea Scrolls and the beautifully renovated Model of the Herodian City of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple (515 BCE – 70 CE).

  Scattered over 45 acres of the Mount of Remembrance is Yad Vashem, a vast, landscaped complex with a fascinating museum and a dozen memorials built to honor the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust. We pay our respects and learn more about how this tragedy shaped the modern State of Israel.

• Day 4 - Old Jerusalem and Bethlehem

  Jerusalem - Bethlehem - Jerusalem.

  After breakfast today we head to the spectacular Old City through one of the fabled gates.

  Within its mighty walls we explore the renewed Jewish Quarter, the 2,000 year old Western Wall, Via Dolorosa – the route that Jesus is believed to have taken as he carried his cross to Calvary, and the Stations of the Cross ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest Christian site in the Old City.

  We’ll also have time to wander the colourful bazaars and pick up some souvenirs.

  Later we make our way to Mount Zion to visit the tomb of King David, the Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey.

  Spend the rest of the afternoon in Bethlehem visiting the Church of the Nativity and enjoying the views of Shepherds’ Fields.

• Day 5 - Beit Shean, Nazareth & Safed

  Jerusalem - Nazareth - Galilee.

  Leaving Jerusalem we drive north via Jericho, the oldest city in the world.

  Continuing via the Jordan Valley we reach Beit Shean and explore the excavations of this beautiful Roman city.

  Afterwards we proceed to Nazareth and the Church of the Annunciation that dominates the city’s skyline.

  It’s the largest church in the Middle East and one of the Christian world’s most holy shrines.

  We also have time to visit Mary’s Well.

  We continue to Safed, city of the Kabala in the northern district of Galilee, for a walk through the mystic alleys and the artists’ colony.

  Overnight: Galilee

• Day 6 - Golan Heights & Galilee

  Galilee.

  This morning we drive to Golan Heights, a rocky plateau on the border with Syria, where we see the former Syrian fortifications and the Druze villages.

  We continue via Banias, source of the Jordan River, to the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Here we visit Peter’s House and the ruins of the ancient synagogue in Capernaum, Mount Beatitudes, and Tabgha where the miracle of the Fish & Bread took place.

  Our day ends with a short tour of Tiberias, an ancient centre of Jewish learning.

  Overnight: Galilee

• Day 7 - Tel Aviv - your way

  Tel Aviv.

  Today offers free time for you to enjoy Tel Aviv beach and the Museum of Art.

  Alternatively, you could opt to take a day trip to the Dead Sea (book locally).

  Overnight: Tel Aviv

• Day 8 - Tel Aviv

  Our tour concludes today after breakfast.

  Included departure transfer to airport.