Name: Best of Israel and Jordan
Brand: Trafalgar
SKU: WSJOZN19
Price: 5583 USD
Availability: LimitedAvailability
Rating: 4.6 (31607 reviews)

Overview

What's this trip about?

From the Wailing Wall to the rose-red façades of Petra, this historical interlude with Israel and Jordan will see you visit the tomb of King David, the Mount of Beatitudes and the Dead Sea, before following in the footsteps of spice traders across desert landscapes.

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights

Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people

Age range65+, 50 - 64, 36 - 49, 18 - 35, 12 - 17, 6 - 11

Flights and transportN/A

Start CityTel Aviv

End CityAmman

Travel Themes

Activities

Trip includes

An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Optional Experiences and free time
On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilized.

Itinerary

Day 1: Journey from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem

Your journey through a land regarded by many as the holiest of the holy begins in the sacred city of Jerusalem, which you will have an opportunity to explore before joining your Travel Director and fellow travelers to herald an epic journey into antiquity. L'chaim!

Dan Panorama

Day 2: A Day to Explore the Dead Sea and Masada

Journey across the rocky Judean Desert to the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found accidentally by a Bedouin boy in 1947. Visit the striking clifftop fortress of Masada, where a Roman siege ended in the tragic mass suicide of over 900 Zealots. Their sacrifice re...

Day 3: The Church of Nativity in Bethlehem Dive Into Culture

Tread in the footsteps of prophets, crusaders and kings, admiring the Old City of Jerusalem from the sacred vantage point of the Mount of Olives. Stroll through the Jewish Quarter where you’ll Dive Into Culture at the Wailing Wall and watch faithful Jews cede their pr...

Day 4: Onwards to Lower Galilee

This morning, continue your compelling discovery of Jerusalem and visit Yad Vashem to commemorate the millions of lives lost in the Holocaust during World War II. See the Dead Sea Scrolls at Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book, the Knesset, and the Givat Ram Campus of ...

Day 5: Admire Capernaum, the Mount of Beatitudes and Safed

Begin the day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and visit the Jesus Boat, an ancient fishing vessel dating to the 1st century AD. Continue to the ruins of the old synagogue at Capernaum, said to have been built on the home of St. Peter. Then visit the Mount of Be...

Day 6: On to Acre, Haifa, Caesarea and Tel Aviv

Continue to the almost-intact 12th-century underground City of Acre to admire its medieval Crusader buildings, before enjoying views of the Baha'i Shrine and the beautiful Persian Hanging Gardens of Haifa, created as a memorial to the founders of the Baha'i faith. Ima...

Day 7: Discover Coastal Tel Aviv Connect with Locals

Visit Rabin Square this morning. Here you’ll learn about the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who has become a symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Continue to Newe Zedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv and soak up the cosmopolitan atmosp...

Day 8: Off to Amman

We leave the sacred lands of Israel and journey to the white stone city of Amman. Meet your fellow travelers this evening for a cocktail reception followed by dinner.

Boulevard Arjaan by Rotana

Breakfast, Dinner

Day 9: Explore Ancient Jerash Make Travel Matter Connect with Locals

This morning, we embark on a city tour of Amman to see its Citadel, Archaeological Museum, Roman Amphitheater and Folklore Museum. Our next stop is to Iraq al-Amir where we’ll visit at the Iraq al-Amir Women's Association for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Learn fi...

Day 10: Onwards to Petra

The enchanting rose-red façades of Petra, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, beckon. Your journey continues on the fabled King's Highway to visit Mount Nebo, one of the most revered holy sites of Jordan and the place where Moses is buried. You'll see the Madaba Mo...

Day 11: Discover Colorful Petra and Scenic Wadi Rum Dive Into Culture Stays With Stories

Imagine silk and spice caravans plying their wares as we Dive Into Culture and enter this mystical trading city through the narrow Siq, flanked by towering cliffs soaring 80 meters high. Emerging from the path, the stone façade of the Treasury with its ornate decorati...

Day 12: Journey to Amman

This morning, we embark on a jeep tour through the desert watching the landscape rise almost 2,000 meters from the desert floor, amidst which you'll find canyons, waterholes and rock paintings that span millennia. Return to Amman for your final night in Jordan, enjoyi...

Day 13: Farewell Jordan

This morning, we bid farewell to this extraordinary land.

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Accommodation:

Dan Panorama
Kibbutz Lavi
Boulevard Arjaan by Rotana
Petra Guest House
Bedouin Camp

Group size:

Standard Group - 25 + people

Maximum number of people in group:

40

Trip Excludes:

Meals included:

12 Breakfast (B)
5 Dinner (D)
2 Be My Guest (BMG)
1 Lunch (L)
1 Regional Dinner (RD)
1 Farewell Dinner (FD)

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