THE BEST OF ISRAEL AND JORDAN

NOVEMBER 3-14, 2011

12 DAYS-11 NIGHTS
$3,735.00 PER PERSON. SINGLE RATES AVAILABLE

INCLUDES; ROUND TRIP AIR DEPARTING STL. LOUIS. OTHER DEPARTURES AVAILABLE. (10) NIGHTS LODGING. (17) MEALS. ADMISSIONS, TOURS.AIRPORT TRANSFERS, BAGGAGE, ESCORT.
DEPOSIT: $350.00 PER PERSON. BALANCE DUE; AUGUST. 3

November 3, Thursday- Day 1…Depart for an adventure to ISRAEL and JORDAN. This is an overnight flight arriving in TEL AVIV, ISRAEL

November 4, Friday, Day 2….Arrive in TEL AVIV, ISRAEL, the second largest city in ISRAEL on the Mediterranean coast. Tel Aviv is a bustling metropolis with a diverse population. Often called, “The White City” for its Bauhaus style architecture this city has an amazing blend of ancient and contemporary sites. Shuttle to your hotel. Meet the other passengers and enjoy dinner Included: Dinner

November 5, Saturday, Day 3…Enjoy breakfast before departing for a tour of TEL AVIV. You will visit Rabin Square; see Independence Hall where Ben Gurion declared Israel’s independence in May 1948. View historic homes while continuing on to CAESAREA, built by King Herod and its ancient theater, still used today. It was here that Paul the Apostle, as a prisoner, sailed on his hazardous journey to Rome. Continue to NAZARETH, where you visit the Basilica of the Annunciation and St. Joseph’s church before arriving in TIBERIAS. Included: Breakfast

November 6, Sunday, Day 4…After lunch depart for a drive along the Sea of Galilee as Biblical sites come into view. Stop at the Mount of Beatitudes, the church with the octagonal dome where Jesus blessed his disciplines some 2,000 years ago and gave his sermon on the mount. Travel to TABGHA, where fed the 5.000 with two fish and five loaves of bread. Enjoy a traditional St. Peter’s lunch at Ein Gev and experience first-hand what daily life is really like on a kibbutz Israel’s communal living system. Sail across the Sea of Galilee and see the Yardenit Baptismal Site on the Jordan River. Included: Breakfast, Lunch

November 7, Monday, Day 5…Enjoy your breakfast and begin to explore the fascinating ruins of Beit Shean, one of the most magnificent Roman Archeological sites in Israel. Walk among the ruins of the Roman baths, theater and amphitheatre. Travel through the Jordan Valley passing by Jericho along the winding desert highway ascending 4,000 feet to JERUSALEM Included: Breakfast, Dinner

November 8, Tuesday, Day 6…Breakfast at your hotel before a full city tour to many Biblical and historical sites important in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Drive up to the Mt. of Olives for beautiful panoramic views of the Holy City. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane, the Basilica of Agony and the Tomb of the Virgin Mary. Enter through Damascus Gate and enjoy a walking tour of the Holy City, the Four Quarters through Muslim, Christian, And Jewish and Armenian Quarters. Walk up the Via Dolorosa to Calvary Hill regarded in Catholicism as the site where Christ was crucified and ascended into heaven. After lunch walk through the narrow passage to the Western Wall-the only remaining wall of Herod’s Temple and through the rebuilt Jewish Quarter. Wander through the Cardo, the reconstructed shopping arcade of roman times. Included: Breakfast

November 9. Wednesday-Day 7…Breakfast at the hotel. Today is your free day or you have a choice of optional excursion to the Dead Sea and Masada. Drive through the Jordan Valley and the Judean Wilderness. Pass by beautiful waterfalls of Ein Gedi, an oasis some 1200 feet below sea level. Ascend by cable car to Masada and marvel at the ancient ruins of King Herod’s fortress, the last stronghold of the Jewish Rebellion against The Romans Included: Breakfast

November 10, Thursday-Day 8…Breakfast at the hotel. Today is free on your own or an optional tour to. Visit the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem. See Manger Square, Church of the Nativity where Jesus was born and Grotto of the Nativity, buried under the Greek monastery. Optional tour to the Jewish memorial to honor the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust Included: Breakfast

November 11, Thursday Day -9…Breakfast at the hotel. Today travel to Jordan crossing the Allenby Bridge. Visit Madaba to view the 6th-century mosaic map in St.George’s Church. Enjoy panoramic views of the Jordan Valley, a visit to Mount Nebo, alleged burial place of Moses and the Dead Sea. Arrive in Petra. Included: Breakfast, Dinner

November 12, Friday-Day 10…Breakfast at your hotel. Enjoy a morning tour of Petra, the Rose Red city. Walk the Siq, a narrow gorge. You will see the Monastery, the Silk Tomb and the Roman Colonnade and Amphitheater which could seat 7.000. Arrive in Jordan.

Included: Breakfast, Lunch

November 13, Saturday-Day 11…Breakfast at your hotel. Board coach for a panoramic city tour of Amman including the Citadel, Roman Theater and residential areas. You will note this is a city of contrasts-unique blend of old and new, ideally situated on a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan Valley.
Included: Breakfast, dinner

November 14, Sunday-Day 12. ..Breakfast at your hotel. Later depart for your homeward flight from Amman Jordan Airport. Reflect on your wonderful experience on this BEST OF ISRAEL AND JORDAN TOUR.

Included: Breakfast