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DAY 01: BEGINNING OUR EXPLORING TOUR Depart North America
by jet service. Meals will be served on board.
DAY 02: INTO THE LAND OF THE BIBLE Upon
arrival in the afternoon, local time, our agent will meet
you at the airport and then on our way to Jerusalem.
DAY 03: MOUNTAINS OF JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEM
Drive to the Mount of Olives with its outstanding view of
the city. Visit the Chapel of Ascension, Church of Pater Noster,
Garden of Gethsemane, Church of All Nations. View the Kidron
Valley. Drive to Bethlehem for a visit to the Church of Nativity,
visit the Shepherd's Fields and the Fields of Boaz and Ruth.
An afternoon drive takes you to visit Mount Zion, the site
where Jesus accomplished His Ministry. Visit the room of the
Last Supper. Visit the Tomb of King David and the House of
Caiaphas; proceed to the Knesset, or the House of Parliament.
Visit the Shrine of the Book enclosing the Scrolls of the
Dead Sea; visit the National Museum. Return to your hotel.
DAY 04: JERUSALEM, THE HOLY CITY Visit
the Garden Tomb and Gordon's Calvary, the site where Jesus
was crucified, buried and resurrected. A service can be arranged
at the Garden Tomb. Proceed towards the city walls built by
Suleiman the Magnificent enclosing the most Holy sites. Walk
into the city through Damascus Gate and through the picturesque
colorful bazaars to the superb Temple Area, where Solomon's
Temple was built on Mount Moriah. Visit the Dome of the Rock
enclosing the Rock of Sacrifice; the Mosque of Al Aksa, further
south, the Pinnacle of the Temple and the Western Wall or
the Wailing Wall. In the afternoon, start at Saint Stephen's
Gate and into the Old City to visit the Church of Saint Anne,
the Pool of Bethesda, the Lithostrotos, Pilate's Judgment
Hall and walk on the Via Dolorosa leading to the Church of
the Holy Sepulchre. Walk through the bazaars to the Citadel
and take the bus from Jaffa Gate back to the hotel.
DAY 05: JERUSALEM/MASADA Morning drive
to Bethany and on via the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea -
lowest spot on earth - 1,300 feet below sea level. A beautiful
new road takes you along the shores to Ein Gedi where a precipitous
cliff, filled with caves, rises some 2,000 feet. Continue
on to Masada where you will ascend by cable car to visit the
remarkable ruins of the Fortress, built by Herod the Great,
and where from 70 to 73 A.D., Jewish Zealots made their last
stand in the Judean Revolt against the Roman Legions. See
the remains of Herod's Palace; the Apartments, Baths, Storehouses
and cisterns - all used by the Jewish Defenders who took refuge
here. Return to Jerusalem.
DAY 06: JERUSALEM Full day at leisure
for shopping or personal exploration. Breakfast and dinner
served at your hotel.
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