This document provides information about tourism locations in Israel, including Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Nazareth, Caesarea, Haifa, and the Sea of Galilee. It discusses the history and attractions of each location. The main purpose is to promote tourism to Israel by describing important historical, cultural and religious sites that visitors can see.

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Index
Promoting International Collaboration ............................5
Tel Aviv ...................................................................................6
Jaffa ..........................................................................................8
Nazareth ................................................................................10
Caesarea ................................................................................12
Haifa ......................................................................................14
Sea of Galilee .......................................................................16
Dead Sea ...............................................................................18
Jerusalem ..............................................................................20
Suggested Itineraries ...................................................................27
Classic Israel ..................................................................................29
Catholic Pilgrimage .....................................................................30
Evangelical Pilgrimage ................................................................31
The Exodus ....................................................................................32
Umra Al-Aqsa ...............................................................................33
Communication ............................................................................34

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Over the decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and deepening diversification to
become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. Modern tourism is closely
linked to development and encompasses a growing number of new destination. These dynamics
have turned tourism into a key driver for socio-economic progress.
Tourism has become one of the major players in international commerce, and represents at the
same time one of the main income sources for many developing countries. This growth goes hand
in hand with an increasing diversification and competition among destinations.
Promoting International Collaboration ( PIC ) is an international company offering consultancy and
technical assistance, helping our partners to obtain a competitive edge in a global market.
PIC promotes tourism; offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and
business collaboration between partners.
Our services include among others :
Long or short-term advisory; filling the performance gap; consultancies; workshops and seminars;
formal or informal training; on-the-job training; coaching and mentoring; including organisational
development.
PIC is focused at building relations and strengthening the tourism industry in Africa based upon
the Israeli experience. PIC generates market knowledge, promotes competitive and sustainable
tourism strategies and instruments, fosters tourism education and capacity building, and works
towards make tourism an effective tool for development in Africa.
We strive to enhance creativity and innovation, exchanging experiences and ideas in order to find
new partners and strategies to raise tourism as one of the main drivers of economic and social ad-
vancement on the continent.
The main objectives of PIC in strengthening the Tourism Industry are to:
• Promote Africa and Israel as an attractive travel destination
• Create a positive image of Israel and Africa
• Assist partners to exchange knowledge and work collaboratively
• Provide industry partners and other interested parties with access to opportunities
on inbound and outbound tourism
• Build up a stronger healthier and more efficient tourism industry
• Develop innovative management practices
• Foster public-private partnership
• To create a closer working relationship amongst stakeholders and travel industry
representatives
• To promote forums for the development, marketing and sales of tourism products
• To promote travel industry professionalism and skills through education and training
• To assist in the development and promotion of new products and services within Africa and
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Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv, often called ‘the city that never stops’, was the first modern Jewish city built in Israel, and is the county’s
economic and cultural centre. It is alive, active city, with entertainment, cultural and art
festivals and rich night life.
Situated on a 14-kilometer-long strip on the Mediterranean seacoast, Tel Aviv extends beyond the Yarkon River to
the north and the Ayalon River to the east. Hundreds of thousands of workers, visitors, tourists, and partygoers
move about the city each day until the early hours of the morning, seeking out the city’s nightclubs, restaurants,
and centers of entertainment.

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Tel Aviv began its history in Jaffa
(Yafo) - the ancient 3,000-year-old
adjoining city that lies to its
southwest. The current Old City of
Jaffa was built during the Ottoman
Empire and its stone houses and
narrow alleyways now house the
picturesque artists’ quarter and
tourist center.
Among the main attractions of Old
Jaffa are Gan HaPisga - the Summit
Garden with its restaurants,
galleries, shops with Judaica, and
unique atmosphere, the seaside
promenade and walls of the old
city, the visitors’ center in the old
courtyard, and the fishing port.
There are also several important
Christian sites in Old Jaffa such as
the Church of Saint Peter, which
dates back to the 17th century, the
house of Simon the Tanner where
Peter had his vision of the non-
kosher animals, and the tomb of
Tabitha, whose righteous deeds
enabled Peter to raise her from the
dead. Around Jaffa there is the Ot-
toman clock tower, a vibrant flea
market that is always worth visit-
ing, and the Ajami neighborhood.
Tel Aviv is Israel’s center for culture
and entertainment. The city has
more than 20 museums, the most
important of which are the Land of
Israel (HaAretz) Museum and the
Tel Aviv Art Museum. Other Tel
Aviv museums include the Museum
of the Diaspora, the Israel Defense
Forces History Museum, the Etzel
Museum, the Haganah Museum,
the Palmach Museum, The Lekhi
Museum, and the Nachum Gutt-
man Museum.
The city hosts the Israel Philhar-
monic Orchestra and the Israeli
Opera Company, as well as most of
the national dance and theater
companies.
Tel Aviv is also the national center
for night life and entertainment
and is filled with night clubs featur-
ing music of all types, dancing, res-
taurants, pubs, coffee houses, dis-
cotheques, movie theaters, audito-
riums, and concert halls.
The beachfront of Tel Aviv has
bathing beaches and a romantic
waterfront promenade.

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Jaffa
If you are planning a visit to Israel, you don’t want to miss this amazing city. You’ll enjoy taking a guided tour
through stone-paved alleyways of ancient Jaffa (biblical Joppa), a port city that has been inhabited since about
7,500 BC. In fact, it is the oldest port to have been continuously inhabited in the world!
It is believed Jaffa was “born” right after the Noadic flood. Noah’s son, Japheth, built a settlement here and
named it - “From these (the descendants of Japheth) the coastlands of the nations were separated into their
lands…” (Gen.10:5)

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An Egyptian letter from 1440 BC
talks about Jaffa’s conquest by
Pharaoh Thutmose II, whose
general hid his soldiers in gift
baskets for the governor of the
then Canaanite city. It remained
under Egyptian rule until approxi-
mately 800 BC.
The Canaanite and Philistines each
had a turn at trying to hold on to
this vital port and entry to
Jerusalem until King David
reclaimed it. It was through this
port that he and his son, King
Solomon, floated in the cedars of
Lebanon for the Temple. In 701 BC,
Assyrian King Sennacherib invaded
and took possession of the port
(and all of Judah) from King
Hezekiah.
After a time of Babylonian
occupation, Jaffa was governed by
the Phoenicians. Alexander the
Great then conquered it in the late
fourth century BC. The city
changed hands frequently
between the Maccabees and the
Syrians until the Temple was
reclaimed in the Maccabean
Revolt in 165 BC.
As the power of the Roman Empire
grew, it began moving eastward
consuming every nation in its way.
In 68 AD, Vespasian razed the city
to the ground and erected a citadel
in its place, installing a Roman
garrison.
Visitors to this historically-rich city
will have the thrill of seeing pieces
of the many cultures that have
resided here over the millennia!
However, for Christians, Jaffa
(biblical Joppa) holds extra
significance. The prophet Jonah set
sail for Tarshish from the port of
Jaffa when he tried to run away
from God. Simon Peter healed
Tabitha the seamstress when in
Jaffa. Simon Peter had a vision on
the roof of Simon the Tanner’s
house where God commanded him
to eat foods that were “unclean”.

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Nazareth
Nazareth, or Natsrat as its name is pronounced in Hebrew, is the cradle of Christianity, the city where, according to
tradition, the angel Gabriel told Mary that she would conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit, and the place where
Jesus spent his childhood and youth. Nazareth, in the lower Galilee, is located in the heart of a valley surrounded by
mountains that embrace several of the most important Christian sites in the world. This is a city of religion and
faith, of spirituality and holiness, but also a city with a rich history, fascinating archeology, modern culture and Mid-
dle Eastern charm.

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Nazareth, which began as a
small Jewish village about 2,000
years ago, became a stronghold
of Christianity in the Byzantine
period, just a few hundred years
later. During that period the
name of Nazareth spread far
and wide, and the yearnings to
see the place where the Virgin
Mary and Jesus Christ had lived
turned the city into a popular
pilgrimage site. These visits led
to the building of the city’s first
church - the Church of the An-
nunciation at the traditional site
of Joseph and Mary’s home.
Many more churches have been
built throughout the city, and
were destroyed and rebuilt with
the changes in Muslim and
Christian rule over the centu-
ries. In the 19th century Naz-
areth attracted renewed inter-
est and Christians returned to
live in this city and rebuilt
churches and monasteries. To-
day Nazareth is the largest Arab
city in Israel and has about 30
churches and monasteries, as
well as mosques and ancient
synagogues.
A tour of Nazareth is like reliving
its various periods. Every era left
behind it a powerful symbol that
became a delightful and popular
tourism site in the modern era.
Most of the sites are concen-
trated in the Old City, built in the
mid-19th century in a charming
Middle Eastern architectural
style. A walk through the nar-
row streets, between the pictur-
esque houses, is an amazing ex-
perience and it is worth walking
slowly to enjoy their beauty.
There are many ancient
churches in the Old City, with
the Church of the Annunciation
heading the list. The rebuilt
church retained parts of the pre-
vious churches, from the Cru-
sader and Byzantine periods.
The church also houses an
impressive collection of paint-
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Caesarea
Caesarea is a city of the past and the future, the new opposite the ancient. While new Caesarea is graced with mag-
nificent modern homes, ancient Caesarea offers tourists the ruins of unique, impressive buildings. While golfers
enjoy lush fairways, horse races are reenacted in the huge hippodrome in the national park. While modern
Caesarea’s neighborhoods are quiet and serene in the glory of contemporary architecture, ancient Caesarea is bus-
tling with tourists who come to see the wonders of the past that were built by one of the greatest builders of the
ancient world - King Herod.
Caesarea’s antiquities park is one of Israel’s most impressive parks, housing unique buildings from various periods,
bearing silent witness to the upheavals that have visited Caesarea over the past 2,300 years. Standing side by side

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over an area of 500 dunams (125
acres), there are architectural
remains from the Hellenistic period
(the 3rd century BCE) to the
Crusader period (the 12th century),
when Caesarea was a port city and
spent many years as Israel’s
capital. Caesarea was given to King
Herod as a present by Augustus
Caesar and is named after him.
Herod built a massive port there
alongside entertainment facilities,
bathhouses and temples. In the
Byzantine period, Caesarea was an
important Christian center. The
early fathers of Christianity (Origen
and Eusebius) lived there and
according to Christian tradition it
was here that the first idol
worshiper was converted - the
Roman centurion Cornelius. In the
Crusader period the city was
fortified with walls and gates,
which were eventually destroyed
by the Mamluk Conquest in the
13th century.
A tour of the national park is like
walking through a story, and
wandering between the ancient
buildings one can both sense how
people lived here thousands of
years ago and enjoy modern,
contemporary experiences, such as
the enthralling musical
performances held in the beautiful
Roman Theater. One can walk
along the city walls and around the
towers, wander through the ruins
of the castle and the various
temples, watch the horse races in
the hippodrome, visit the ancient
port and the tiny artists’ square
and view the interactive 3-
dimensional computer simulations
of the city’s past. The port hosts
cultural festivals year round and
offers a wide range of activities:
historic riddles, jeep tours, target
practice with a variety of weapons,
paintball, Tai Chi on the beach,
toga workshops and treasure
hunts. Caesarea’s beach offers the
beauty of nature and diving
enthusiast can explore the
underwater ruins in the
archeological park beside the port.

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Haifa
Israel’s third largest city and one of its prettiest, Haifa has a lot to offer visitors. It has the country’s largest port, a
particularly active beach and is the home of the World Center of the Bahai Faith. Surrounded by abundant nature
sites, the city contains an interesting mix of modern neighborhoods and older districts; churches and mosques;
mountain and sea.
With residents from the three largest religions as well as from various minority faiths, Haifa is also a symbol of out-
standing co-existence and tolerance. Nine percent of the population consists of Arabs (Moslems and Christians)
who reside mostly in three neighborhoods: Khalisa, Abas and the famous Wadi Nisnas whose charming alleyways
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The annual Holiday of Holidays
marking the city’s special lifestyle is
held there.
The Christian presence in Haifa,
with its many churches, also
contributes to the city’s image. A
Maronite church is located next to
Kikar Paris (Paris Square); adjacent
to that is the Carmelite church
dedicated to the Prophet Elijah;
and not far from there is Saint
Mary’s Greek Orthodox Parish
Church. The Sacre Coeur Catholic
School on Allenby Street has a well
-tended garden and building, in
front of which are impressive
statues of Saint Mary. Atop the
Carmel, holy to Christians, is the
Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery.
In the monastery’s Baroque-style
church is a cave considered by
Christian tradition to be the grave
of the Prophet Elijah, and in the
monastery is a small museum
dedicated to his life. On site is also
a hostel which serves the many
pilgrims who visit the city.
This does not complete the city’s
religious mosaic. Israel’s only
Ahmadi Muslim community is
based in Haifa’s Kababir
neighborhood. The Ahmadiyya is
an Indian sect of Islam, founded in
the late nineteenth century, which
promotes peace among nations
and opposes religious coercion.
Their large mosque houses a
prayer hall and a first-floor exhibit
of their history and significant
contributions.
Haifa’s reputation for tolerance
extends to the Bahai Faith whose
World Center is located in the city.
The Bahais originated in the Bab
sect which separated from Iran’s
Shi’ite Islam in 1844. The Bahai
World Center, an expansive and
well-designed complex on the
slope of the Carmel, is famous for
its magnificent gardens. It includes
the exquisitely landscaped
“Hanging Gardens” which run
about a kilometer along the Louis
Promenade until Ha-Gefen Street.

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Sea of
All winter long, the most important part of the news report for Israelis is not the dollar-shekel exchange rate or the
level of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange index, but rather the water level in Lake Kineret, which often reflects the na-
tional spirit. The Kineret, or Sea of Galilee, is Israel’s largest fresh water reservoir, and is also the country’s largest
and most important source and reservoir of drinking water. For this and other reasons, the Kineret has become an
important national symbol and is also a first class tourism center.
The beaches that surround the entire lake are similar but different. The width of the beaches varies in keeping with
the local geography, creating different landscapes in every location. Above the eastern and western shores, for
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example, rise the Galilee moun-
tains and the foothills of the Golan,
while to the north there is the Beit
Tsida valley, a wide area with plen-
tiful water that drains from the Jor-
dan River and the Golan streams,
and to the south is the Jordan estu-
ary, which flows south toward the
desert regions.
For this reason, some of the
Kineret’s beaches have soft sand,
while others are rocky; some
beaches are narrow while others
are very wide. Either way, the
beaches are fun and offer many
tourist attractions for every age
group. Most of the beaches allow
nature-loving visitors to sleep in
camping areas on the sand, and
there are also hostels, guest
houses and beachfront hotels.
Most of the beaches also offer
various types of water sports and
water activities, such as boating in
inflatable rubber dinghies, canoes,
etc.; children can enjoy the giant
slides at the water parks (Luna Gal,
Tsemakh or Gai Beach). There are
plenty of restaurants and grocery
stores along the way, and most of
all one can enjoy the calm and
tranquility.
The beaches surrounding the Ki-
neret are also a perfect starting
point for wonderful nature tours of
the area. Some of the most popu-
lar and beautiful nature sites are
the Jordan Park, the Beit Tsida Na-
ture Reserve, Khamat Gader, Na-
harayim. There is also the lower
Golan Heights region, which bor-
ders on the Kineret and is full of
swift flowing streams, historic sites
and nature reserves.
The Kineret played an important
role in the early years of Christian-
ity and has now become a pilgrim-
age site for many Christians. Ac-
cording to Christian tradition, Jesus
lived, preached and performed
miracles in the Kineret and the sur-
rounding region. It was here that
he walked on the water and the
miracle of the loaves and the fishes
happened in nearby Kfar Nakhum
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D Sead
How far does one have to descend to reach the Dead Sea? About 400 meters below sea level. How deep is this
salty lake? Almost the same (in the northern section). Fascinating? Absolutely! Every detail about the Dead Sea is
fascinating.
Here are a few more facts: The Dead Sea is the lowest point on earth in any land mass (417 meters below sea level,
to be exact). The quantity of water that evaporates from it is greater than that which flows into it, such that this
body of water has the highest concentration of salt in the world (340 grams per liter of water).
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It is called the Dead Sea because its
salinity prevents the existence of
any life forms in the lake. That
same salt, on the other hand,
provides tremendous relief to the
many ailing visitors who come here
on a regular basis to benefit from
its healing properties. All these and
more make the Dead Sea so
fascinating, so different and so
Interesting.
It is a truly priceless national
treasure. The western shore (inside
Israel’s borders) is dotted with
organized beaches and bathing
areas that provide convenient
access to the water. Beside two of
the therapeutic beaches (Neve
Zohar and Ein Bokek) large tourism
centers have been established,
providing the most pampering
tourism services.
You will find dozens of hotels,
hostels and guest houses,
restaurants and shopping centers,
as well as surprising tourism
enterprises that offer a wide range
of challenging activities (jeep and
bicycle tours, camel tours and
Bedouin hospitality, rappelling and
more), alongside art and cultural
activities (galleries and artists’ stu-
dios), and of course the unique ag-
riculture, adapted to the local cli-
mate.
The Dead Sea is on the edge of the
Judean Desert, a hot, barren region
at the foot of Ha-He’etekim cliff,
which has also become an
important center of desert
tourism. The coastline is dotted
with many springs, surrounded by
wild plant life. The special
combination that has formed in
this place, between desert
landscapes and oasies with
plentiful water, plants and animals,
attracts both the eye and the heart
and draws many tourists to sites
such as Mt. Sdom, Nakhal Darga,
the Ein Gedi nature reserve and the
Einot Tsukim (Ein Fashkha) reserve.

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Jerusalem
What has not already been said about the holiest city in the world, the city that has been united, the eternal city
first built thousands of years ago, whose history can be heard in the whispering of the wind along the walls, where
every stone tells a wondrous story of a city that has drawn millions of faithful pilgrims for thousands of years. Such
is Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, the only city in the world that has 70 names of love and yearning, the city that in
old maps appears at the center of the world and is still adored like a young bride.
Jerusalem is a city of overwhelming emotions, a city that promises a religious and spiritual experience, excitement
and pleasure, interesting tours and entertaining adventures. Here, alongside Jerusalem’s fascinating historic and
archeological sites, there are amazingly modern tourist attractions for all lovers of culture, the arts, theater and
music, architecture and gastronomic delights.

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The Old City
At Jerusalem’s heart is the Old City,
which is surrounded by a wall and
divided into four quarters - Jewish,
Armenian, Christian, and Muslim.
Inside the walls are the important
holy sites of the three major relig-
ions: the Western Wall, which is
holy to the Jews, the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher, and the Dome of
the Rock on the Temple Mount.
The Western Wall plaza is visited by
millions of worshipers. Here, at the
base of the massive wall that is a
remnant of the Holy Temple,
prayers are offered and notes con-
taining heartfelt wishes are
wedged between the crevices.
Surrounding the Western Wall are
other important Jewish sites - the
Western Wall Tunnels, the unique
Davidson Center, the Jewish quar-
ter with its magnificent Cardo and
David’s Citadel, towering proudly
in its beauty. South of the Old City
is the City of David, from which the
ancient Can’anite and Israelite Je-
rusalem grew. This is a fascinating
site with amazing findings that pro-
vide an unforgettable experience.
Jerusalem is also very important to
Christianity, as Jesus Christ lived
and died here. The Christian quar-
ter alone houses some 40 religious
buildings (churches, monasteries
and pilgrims’ hostels). One of the
most prominent and important
sites in the Christian quarter is the
Via Dolorosa, the “Way of Sor-
rows,” Jesus’ final path, which ac-
cording to Christian tradition led
from the courthouse to Golgotha
Hill, where he was crucified and
buried. Many pilgrims come to Je-
rusalem to follow Jesus’ footsteps
along a route that starts in the
Muslim Quarter, at Lions’ Gate, and
passes the 14 stations of the cross,
ending at the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher. Several of the most im-
portant Christian relics are housed
in this church, including the anoint-
ing stone (on which Jesus’ body
was laid before his burial) and Je-
sus’ grave. The Church of the Holy
Sepulcher is a pilgrimage site for
millions of Christians from all over
the world.
Southwest of the Old City is Mt.
Zion, where the Dormition Abbey
was built on the site Christian tra-
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night. The abbey was built about
100 years ago and in the basement
there is a statue of the sleeping
Mary. Beside the abbey is the
Room of the Last Supper, where
Jesus ate his last meal.
East of the Old City is the Mount of
Olives, where there are other im-
portant Christian sites, and several
churches: The Ascension, Pater
Noster, Dominus Flevit, Mary Mag-
dalene, Gethsemane, Lazarus and
Abraham’s Monastery. According
to Christian tradition, Mary’s tomb
is in the Kidron Valley, below the
Mt. of Olives.
Apart from the holy places
throughout the Old City, there are
several charming sites that are well
worth visiting. There is the wonder-
ful market, which is one big sensual
celebration. Here you can buy Ar-
menian-style decorated ceramics,
beautiful strings of beads, authen-
tic clothing, embroidered cushions,
colorful wool carpets, candles and
amazing glassware, and countless
different souvenirs. From the
promenade along the tops of the
Old City walls you can look out
over the Old City and the New City.
Tours along the walls are a won-
derful night-time activity, too,
when the city’s lights sparkle mak-
ing the sights even more unforget-
table. The Armenian Quarter has its
own unique charm and is well
worth visiting.
The New City
The construction of the new city’s
Jewish neighborhoods began in
the late 19th century. Some of the
neighborhoods have retained their
original picturesque charm, and
wandering among the houses is a
real pleasure. Some of these
neighborhoods are Even Yisrael,
the German Colony, Yemin Moshe,
Me’a She’arim, Makhane Yisra’el,
Nakhla’ot, Nakhalat Shiv’a, Ein Ka-
rem, Komemi’ut, Rekhavia, the
Bukharian Quarter and the Ethio-
pian Quarter. There are many other
interesting and unique sites from
different periods throughout the
city, such as Armon HaNatsiv and
the Promenade, Ammunition Hill,
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Museum, Mishkenot Sha’ananim,
the Monastery of the Cross, Elias
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Among the more modern sites are
the Supreme Court, the Israel Mu-
seum, the Biblical Zoo, the Knesset,
Mt. Herzl, Makhane Yehuda mar-
ket, with its unparalleled variety of
exciting sounds, colors, flavors and
aromas.
Young people who like to go out in
the evenings will love Jerusalem’s
main night life regions: the German
Colony, the Ben Yehuda pedestrian
mall, Nakhalat Shiv’a, Shlomtsiyon
HaMalka Street, and the Russian
Compound.
Museum lovers will be delighted to
discover that Jerusalem is dotted
with dozens of museums full of
rich exhibits, such as the Israel Mu-
seum, the Natural History Museum,
the Bloomfield Science Museum,
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Museum, the Rockefeller Museum,
the Bible Lands Museum, the Is-
lamic Art Museum, the Old Yishuv
Court Museum, the Armenian
Museum and the Museum of Italian
Jewish Art.
Children will enjoy the Time
Elevator (an interactive, three-
dimensional presentation on the
history of Jerusalem), the spacious
Biblical Zoo, Ein Ya’el - which offers
workshops in Biblical arts and
crafts, the Armon HaNatsiv tun-
nels, the beautiful botanical gar-
dens and the hands-on interactive
exhibits at the Bloomfield Science
Museum.
Since Jerusalem is a city that has
become home to people from
many different faiths, traditions
and ethnic groups, the city’s culi-
nary culture offers something for
everyone. Alongside Bohemian
gourmet restaurants you will find
eateries where the food is cooked
slowly over ancient stoves, coffee
shops with style, ethnic restau-
rants, fast food stands and bars
that come to life in the evening
hours. In addition to an abundant
variety of dining opportunities, Je-
rusalem also has many different
types of tourist accommodations,
from luxury hotels to inexpensive
youth hostels.

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Jerusalem is like no other city, peo-
ple often say. But what makes it
so? Could it be your feeling, as you
walk these ancient streets, that
you are walking a tightrope be-
tween heaven and earth?
Jerusalem had two natures, it has
long been said: the “heavenly” and
the “earthly.” Sometimes it may
seem to visitors that its “earthly”
elements are just like those of any
other city – perhaps even more so;
as you navigate the Old City
streets, and even at its holy places,
seeking the spiritual moments you
imagined you’d always have, you
might occasionally find yourself
jostled by the crowds, who seem
to have not the slightest bit of re-
spect for your space!
Yet Jerusalem may be where
“respect for space” was invented.
After all, God said of it: “My Name
shall be there” (I Kings 8:29). And
you want to come here because
you want be on that spot – where
tradition says Abraham stood a
moment before the angel stopped
him from sacrificing his son Isaac.
You want to come to Jerusalem
because at the Mount of Olives you
can behold the city spread out be-
fore you, floating like a vision of all
time. You want to be here to walk
down the Mount of Olives and hear
the echoes of crowds shouting
“Hosannah!” Youwant to be able
to sense the strengthening of your
faith as you pray under the ancient
olive trees at the Garden of Geth-
semane. You want to stand at Gol-
gotha, and behold an empty tomb.
You want to walk up the steps
leading to the Temple that Jesus
also must have climbed, and where
Peter healed a beggar. You want to
restore your vision, like the beggar
of old at the Pool of Siloam, where
every day, under the skilled hands
of the archaeologists, the earth
yields up the stones that Jesus
knew. You want to celebrate here
with the Jewish people on the bib-
lical holidays of ascent to the Holy
City – Tabernacles, Passover and
Pentecost.
You will come because you want to
learn what true “sacred space” is.
It is here that you can relive like
nowhere else the moments when
Jesus walked through streets like
these, carrying the cross. It dawns
on you here how 2,000 years later
the crowds still jostle for space,
still ignore the needs of others – or
offer to help out a stranger with
overflowing compassion; the ven-
dors still vie for your attention, and
the air is filled with the aromas of
cinnamon and myrrh, coriander,
cumin and sage. And that is when
you realize what “sacred space” is
all about.
Because this is what you seek, this
is what leads you to Jerusalem,
you’ll find when you are here that
you can move easily between the
realms of the earthly and the heav-
enly, and make the Holy City your
own.

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Suggested Itineraries

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Classic Israel
Day 1. Arrival at Ben Gurion’s In-
ternational Airport. Reception and
assistance. A panoramic city tour
of Tel Aviv towards Jaffa, an an-
cient port, now a renowned Artists
Quarter. Arrival to hotel in Tiberias,
overnight.
Day 2. In the morning along the
shores of the Sea of Galilee. The
tour starts at Capernaum, visiting
the remnants of the old Synagogue
where Jesus preached and taught.
On to the Mount of Beatitudes, the
place of the Sermon of the Mount.
Drive on to Tabgha, where the
miracle of the Multiplication of the
Fish and Bread took place, close to
the church of Peter’s Primacy and
the Miraculous Fishing. Boat trip
on the waters of the Sea, as done
in the times of Jesus. After lunch
Jordan River and Baptismal site.
Back to the hotel in Tiberias.
Day 3. After breakfast driving by
the Galilee hills toward Cana of the
Galilee, site of the first miracle of
Jesus. Nazareth, where Jesus
passed most of his childhood and
adolescence. Visit to the Basilica of
the Annunciation and the near by
St. Joseph’s carpentry. Visit Mount
Tabor, site of the Transfiguration
of Jesus. Back to Tiberias, over-
night.
Day 4. Depart from Tiberias.
Through the Jordan Valley to Jeri-
cho the world’s oldest city, and
Qumran. Then the Dead Sea, with a
possibility of a dip in its salty wa-
ters. Ascend to JERUSALEM
through the Judean desert, via the
Good Samaritan Inn. Triumphal en-
trance to Jerusalem facing the an-
cient walls of the Old City. Over-
night Jerusalem.
Day 5. The visit of Jerusalem
starts with a drive, via Mount Sco-
pus, towards Mount of Olives to
the place of the Ascension. The
grotto of Pater Noster and the
most beautiful panoramic view of
the city. Descent by foot all the
way down reaching the garden of
Gethsemane, the Basilica of the
Agony, the Betrayal Grotto and
Mary’s tomb. Depart to Bethle-
hem, Jesus birthplace. Visit to the
Basilica with the cave of the
Nativity, St. Jerome’s grotto and
St. Catherine chapel.
Day 6. In the morning visit Mount
Zion. Cenaculum, site of the Last
Supper of Jesus, King David’s tomb
and the Dormition Abbey. Continue
to the Western Wall and up to the
Temple Mount tour of the Western
and new section of the city. Visit
the Holocaust Memorial. Continue
to the Knesset (the Israel Parlia-
ment) to visit the Menorah Return
to the hotel.
Day 7. In the morning our tour in
Jerusalem reaches its end entering
through the Sheep Gate, to visit
the pool of Bethesda, St. Anne’s
Church, the Chapel of the Flagella-
tion and walk along the VIA DOLO-
ROSA´s 14th
Stations of the Cross
up to the Golgotha Hill and the Ba-
silica of the Holy Sepulcher. After-
noon free. Return to the hotel.
Day 8. Depart to Ben Gurion In-
ternational Airport. Personal assis-
tance in embarking formalities. End
of our services. Shalom and see
you again soon.

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Catholic Pilgrimage
Day 1 - Arrival at Ben Gurion’s
International Airport. Reception
and assistance. A panoramic city
tour of Tel Aviv towards Jaffa, an
ancient port, now a renowned
Artists Quarter. Arrival to hotel in
Tiberias, overnight.
Day 2 - In the morning along the
shores of the Sea of Galilee. The
tour starts at Capernaum, visiting
the remnants of the old Synagogue
where Jesus preached and taught.
On to the Mount of Beatitudes, the
place of the Sermon of the Mount.
Drive on to Tabgha, where the
miracle of the Multiplication of the
Fish and Bread took place, close to
the church of Peter’s Primacy and
the Miraculous Fishing. Boat trip
on the waters of the Sea, as done
in the times of Jesus. After lunch
Jordan River and Baptismal site.
Back to the hotel in Tiberias.
Day 3 - After breakfast driving by
the Galilee hills toward Cana of the
Galilee, site of the first miracle of
Jesus. Nazareth, where Jesus
passed most of his childhood and
adolescence. Visit to the Basilica of
the Annunciation and the near by
St. Joseph’s carpentry. Visit Mount
Tabor, site of the Transfiguration
of Jesus. Back to Tiberias,
overnight.
Day 4 - Depart from Tiberias.
Through the Jordan Valley to
Jericho the world’s oldest city, and
Qumran. Then the Dead Sea, with a
possibility of a dip in its salty
waters. Ascend to JERUSALEM
through the Judean desert, via the
Good Samaritan Inn. Triumphal
entrance to Jerusalem facing the
ancient walls of the Old City.
Overnight Jerusalem.
Day 5 - The visit of Jerusalem
starts with a drive, via Mount
Scopus, towards Mount of Olives
to the place of the Ascension. The
grotto of Pater Noster and the
most beautiful panoramic view of
the city. Descent by foot all the
way down reaching the garden of
Gethsemane, the Basilica of the
Agony, the Betrayal Grotto and
Mary’s tomb. Depart to
Bethlehem, Jesus birthplace. Visit
to the Basilica with the cave of the
Nativity, St. Jerome’s grotto and
St. Catherine chapel.
Day 6 - In the morning visit Mount
Zion. Cenaculum, site of the Last
Supper of Jesus, King David’s tomb
and the Dormition Abbey. Continue
to the Western Wall and up to the
Temple Mount tour of the Western
and new section of the city. Visit
the Holocaust Memorial and the
Shrine of the Book where the Dead
Sea Manuscripts are on exhibit.
Continue to the Knesset (the Israel
Parliament) to visit the Menorah
Return to the hotel.
Day 7 - In the morning our tour in
Jerusalem reaches its end entering
through the Lion’s Gate, to visit the
pool of Bethesda, St. Anne’s
Church, the Chapel of the
Flagellation and walk along the VIA
DOLOROSA´s 14th
Stations of the
Cross up to the Golgotha Hill and
the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher.
Afternoon free. Return to the
hotel.
Day 8 - Depart to Ben Gurion
International Airport. Personal
assistance in embarking
formalities. End of our services.
Shalom and see you again soon.

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Evangelic Pilgrimage
Day 1 - Arrival at Ben Gurion
International Airport where you
will receive assistance and
reception. Welcome to the Land of
the Bible. Accommodation and
Orientation; dinner and overnight
in Tiberias.
Day 2 - Our pilgrimage starts at
BANIAS (CAESARIA FILIPPOS), one
of the main sources of the River
Jordan in the Golan Heights, and
will continue to the ruins of
CAPERNAUM, where Peter's
mother-in-law's house once stood
and where Jesus stayed as a guest
and worked many of his miracles.
Continue to Tabgha, the site of the
miracle of the Bread and Fish, we
will enjoy prayer together at the
very site of the Sermon of the
Mount. We will finish the day with
a boat ride across the lake of
Galilee then return to Tiberias for
dinner and overnight rest.
Day 3 - Morning g drive from
Tiberias to the shores of the River
Jordan for prayer and baptism. We
will continue through River Jordan,
passing by Mount Gilboa,where Kin
Saul led a charge against the
Philistines. We will arrive at The
Harod Spring bubbles in a cave on
the slopes of Mount Gilboa. The
cave is called Gideon`s Cave, based
on a story in Judges. Gideon tested
his soldiers by asking them to drink
the water from Harod Spring.
Return for dinner and overnight in
Tiberias.
Day 4 - Today, at last, we begin our
journey to Jerusalem. Driving south
along the Jordan Valley through
the desert in Samaria and Judea,
passing Jericho where we recall
the conquest of the city by Joshua
and where Jesus stayed on his way
to Jerusalem. Starting our ascent
to Jerusalem we will follow the
rout of the triumphant entry into
the City with a special prayer time.
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Peace be within thy walls, and
prosperity within thy palaces."
Overnight rest in our Jerusalem
hotel.
Day 5 - We start with a visit to
BETHLEHEM, south of Jerusalem
and visit the Church of the Nativity,
the traditional site where Jesus
was born. Returning to Jerusalem
and to the MOUNT OF OLIVES, we
will recall the Ascension of Jesus
and enjoy a beautiful panoramic
view of the city for which Jesus
wept. Arrival at the Garden Of
Gethsemane, where we will have
time for prayer and worship among
the ancient olive trees of Kidron
valley. Continue on to MOUNT
ZION we will explore the CENACLE,
the site of the Last Supper of Jesus
and King David's Tomb. To
conclude this special day, we will
visit the BIBLICAL GARDEN at the
Evangelical Institute, and share a
Paschal Supper together.
Day 6 - Today we will enter, for the
first time, within the walls of Old
Jerusalem through the Jewish
Quarter and walk up to the
Western Wall and Temple Mount,
where the Moslem mosques stand
today. This is MOUNT MORIAH of
the Bible where Abraham offered
up Isaac long ago. We continue by
foot to the Pretorius site, where
Pontius Pilate condemned Jesus to
the cross, and from there along the
Via Dolorosa in the footsteps of
Jesus towards the garden of
Golgotha, site of the Crucifixion
and of the Empty tomb. Time for
prayer and communion. In the
afternoon, we continue on to
explore the New Jerusalem with a
visit to the scale model of the city,
the Holocaust Memorial and the
Shrine of the Book where the Dead
Sea Manuscripts are on exhibit.
Day 7 - Driving south to the Dead
Sea desert we will visit the site of
Qumran where the ancient Essene
community lived, which
bequeathed to us in their
parchments the oldest copies of
Biblical texts. Free time to dip in
the salty waters of the Dead Sea,
and return to Jerusalem for a fare-
well dinner.
Day 8 - Free Morning for personal
activities. Transfer to Ben Gurion
International Airport for departure.
Personal assistance in embarking
formalities to your International
flight back home. Shalom and see
you again soon.

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The Exodus
Day 01 : - APTO / Cairo - Arrival at
Cairo International Airport. Transfer
to hotel. Dinner & overnight.
Day 02: Cairo - Breakfast at the ho-
tel. Full day visit to the City of Mem-
phis. Then visit to three Pyramids of
Giza, Cheops, Kephren and Myceri-
nos, the Sphinx and the Valley tem-
ple of Kephren. After that, we will
visit a Perfume Factory. Lunch in
local restaurant. Continue to the
Egyptian Museum and Ben Ezra
Synagogue. Back to hotel. Dinner &
overnight.
Day 03: - Cairo /St. Catherine -
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to
St. Catherine. Transfer to hotel. Din-
ner & overnight.
Day 04: - St. Catherine / Taba - At
dawn, ascent of Sinai Mountain and
down. Return to hotel for break and
breakfast. Transfer to cross Taba
border. Following to the region of
the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight
at the hotel.
Day 05: - Dead Sea / Jericho / Naz-
areth - Breakfast. We will Star our
trip through the roads of the de-
sert, skirting the Red Sea and then
the Dead Sea. Then we'll have time
to bathe in extremely salty waters
of the Dead Sea We will travel to
Qumeran, where they found the
famous Dead Sea Scrolls. Continuing
to Passing through Jericho, the old-
est city in the World. Continued un-
til we reached the capital of Galilee,
Nazareth. Lodging and Dining.
Day 06: - Nazareth / Galilee /
Capernaum/ Yardenit- Breakfast.
Departure for visit to Tabgha, where
the miracle of the loaves and fishes,
and the Mount of Beatitudes, where
we will celebrate the Mass. Then
we'll take a boat ride through the
waters of the Sea of Galilee, visiting
Capernaum, very significant place in
the life of Jesus, after all there he
performed several miracles and
preaching. Renewal of baptism at
the Jordan River. Lodging and Din-
ing.
Day 07: - Mt. Tabor / Haifa/
Caesarea / Tel Aviv / Jerusalem –
Breakfast and ascent by taxi the
Mount Tabor. Continue to Haifa for
Mass at the Carmelite Monastery.
Departure by road through the an-
cient Via Maris to get to Caesarea
Maritima. Visit the Roman Theatre
and amphitheatre. Continue for a
city tour of Tel Aviv towards Jaffa,
the ancient port city that marks the
presence of St. Peter and the
Prophet Jonah. Proceed to Jerusa-
lem. Dinner and overnight at the
hotel.
Day 08: - Jerusalem - Breakfast. We
start our day doing the “via sacra”,
ending at Calvary and the Holy Sep-
ulchre. We also visit the Church of
Santa Ana, the Chapel of the Flagel-
lation and Pool Probatica. In the af-
ternoon, we will climb the Mount of
Olives, recalling the Ascension of
Jesus and where we will have a
beautiful view of Jerusalem. Visit to
the Church of Our Father, the Gar-
den of Gethsemane, Dominus Flevit
and Tomb of the Virgin Mary. Lodg-
ing and Dining.
Day 09: - Jerusalem – Bethlehem /
Jerusalem - Breakfast. Today we
will visit Bethlehem and the Church
of the Nativity, the birthplace of Je-
sus. Then visit the Shepherds' Field
and the Milk Grotto. We will go back
to Jerusalem to Visit the Upper
Room where Jesus instituted the
Eucharist, the Church of the Dor-
mition of Mary and the Wailing
Wall. Free time for shopping in the
Arab market in the Old City. Dinner
and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: - Breakfast and transfer to
the international airport for depar-
ture flight.

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U AAqsamra l -
Day 1: Welcome to Ben Gurion
Airport or the Jordan River Bridge
border crossing. Transfer to El-
Quds for check-in. Dinner and over-
night, not before driving around
the Ancient Muslim Wall of El-
Quds. Dinner and over night in
Bethlehem.
Day 2: Respecting the Holy Myraj
of the Prophet Muhammad by visit-
ing Masqed El Aqsa and Kubbat-Al-
Sakhra (Dome of the Rock) on the
hill of Haram-El-Sharyf for morning
prayers. Then we proceed to Jabel
Zeitun (Mount of Olives) for a
panoramic view of the El-Quds –
Jerusalem. On Mount Zion we visit
the tomb of the Prophet Daoud
and the room of the last supper of
the Prophet Esa. Later we visit the
Khan of Quds and the Tomb of the
Prophet Esa (Church of the Holy
Sepulchre) At the end of the day –
Evening prays in the Masque Al-
Aqsa Diner and over night in Beth-
lehem.
Day 3: Driving to the South to visit
the Dead Sea – the lowest place on
Earth – being able to float easily on
its very salty waters. On the way,
we have a visit to Zyara at the
Prophet Musa Tomb. Then con-
tinue to Arycha (Jericho) the oldest
inhabited
city in the world where we can see
impressive examples of early Is-
lamic Art and Architecture well pre-
served from the Umayyad period.
We visit Hisham’s Palace - Khirbat al
-Mafjar and the Spring of Ain-El-
Sultan. Transfer to Tiberias for
diner and over night
Day 4: Travel to the North along
the Mediterranean Ocean to the
beautiful city of Akka (Acre) for
prays at the Masque-Jazzar named
after Achmed Pasha El-Jazzar that
famous Muslim governor who for-
tified Akka against Napoleon. In
the old city we visit Han El Umdan,
the Fisherman’s Port and the site
where the Mammel Uks defeated
the last Crusader’s army in 1291 and
established the Muslim Kingdom
Dar-es-Islam all over the country. A
boat tour around the Akka Walls is
optional (Not in the Winter). Then
we proceed to Maque Umar Ibn El
-Khalab in the Arabic town of
Saknin including traditional hospi-
tality (Diafa) – at the Arabic Mu-
seum of Arab Culture. Diner and
over night in Tiberias.
Day 5: We visit Tiberias and the
Sea of Galilee. From this area we
can view the Izreel Valley in which
the famous battle between the
Egyptian Army and the Mamme-
lusks under Sultan Baibars took
place (1280 A.C.) . We then proceed
to the Lower Galilee to Nazareth
the biggest Arabic city in the Israel.
On the way to we pass by the
Horns of Hitten, site of the famous
battle where the Muslims under
Salah-Eddyn defeated the Crusad-
ers in 1187. We finish the day with a
wonderful panoramic view of the
city of Haifa, from Mount Carmel.
Dinner and over night in Tel-Aviv
Day 6: Visit to the Masque Hassan
Bek in the Old City of Jaffa. Contin-
ued to Bethlehem to see the
Church of the Nativity. The Cave of
the birth of Prophet Esa. Proceed-
ing to Ziyara, at the Tomb of Mala-
tune Raahil – beloved wife of the
Prophet Yaacoub and Mother of
Prophet Youssuf. Travel to El-Quds
to visit the site of the Prophet Sam-
uel. Later we have Ziyara of the
Prophet Samuel inside the Al-Aqsa
at the end of the day. Evening
prays in Masque Al-Aqsa Dinner
and over night in Bethlehem
Day 7: Free day in El-Quds. Dinner
and over night in Bethlehem
Day 8: Transfer to Ben Gurion In-
ternational Airport.

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