Day 1 – transfer to Jerusalem, assistance with hotel accommodation, free time.
Day 2 – individual tour of Jerusalem on a comfortable minibus with a Russian-speaking professional guide licensed by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.
During the excursion you will see a panorama of Jerusalem from Maslenitsa Mountain, we will pass by the Chapel of the Tears of the Lord, dedicated to the memory of Jesus mourning Jerusalem, we will visit the Garden of Gethsemane, the place where Jesus prayed and spent the night before the crucifixion. We will visit the Kidron Valley (Valley of Jehoshaphat), the Church of St. Peter. Let’s climb Mount Zion – the room of the Last Supper, Dormition Abbey, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin. We will walk with you along the Road of Sorrow of Jesus – Via Dolorosa, along the path of Jesus from the place of his imprisonment in Praetorium to death on Golgotha and resurrection. We will go to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, to the church located at the fifth stop on Via Dolorosa, the place where Golgotha and the tomb of Christ are located. Along Cardo Street, the main street in Roman times, we will go to the Jewish quarter to the Western Wall (Wailing Wall), a preserved part of the wall of the Temple destroyed by the Romans Let’s climb the Temple Mount and see the location of the Second Temple (standing at the time of Christ) with the dome and Al Aqsa Mosque.
Day 3 – individual excursion to Bethlehem, where we will visit the Church of the Nativity and the monasteries of Judea. Bethlehem is a holy city for Christians, second in importance after Jerusalem, because here, according to the Gospel, Jesus Christ was born. The city is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, although its numbers have declined in recent years due to emigration.
Here, according to the Bible, David was born and anointed king.
Transfer to Tel Aviv, hotel accommodation.
Day 4 – individual tour of Tel Aviv – Jaffa, we will walk through the quarters of old Jaffa, one of the oldest cities in the world, an ancient strategic seaport. For the last 800 years it has been a constant center of pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Jaffa is the place where John boarded the ship and went to Tarsis. The place where Peter revived Dorcas and prayed on the roof of Shimon Taper’s house. After lunch, we invite you to visit the Safari, talk to exotic animals, feed the ostriches, and visit the lions and tigers in the pen. Let’s observe the life of rhinoceroses, hippos, giraffes, elephants, many species of monkeys, and many, many other animals.
Day 5 – an individual excursion, beautiful and very educational to the north of Israel to the Galilee, where you can see and visit some of the most famous biblical places, the Armageddon Valley – the site of the battles of the Haanan city-state and noted in the Holy Scriptures, Mount Tabor – the place of the Transfiguration, On the way to Nazareth-Cana of Galilee, we will visit the place where the first miracle of Jesus happened – turning water into wine. In Nazareth we will visit the Church of the Annunciation, built to commemorate the visit of Mary by the Angel Gabriel, the Greek Orthodox Church of Gabriel, built on the site of the only source from which the Holy Family took water for themselves. We will visit the city of Tiberias, Copernaum – where Jesus lived and preached, Tabgha – the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, the Mount of Beatitudes – the place where Jesus delivered the mountain sermon, Jordanite – we will perform the rite of Baptism in the Holy River Jordan, in the very place where John disowned Jesus . Lake Kinneret (Sea of Tveriat).
Day 6 – individual excursion along the route Caesarea – Haifa – Acre. Caesarea – the city of King Herod, returns to the times of the Phoenicians, and today you can see the magnificent ruins of the Crusader and Byzantine times, an effective Roman amphitheater. Cornelius was baptized here, Paul went to Rome from here, and Agabus predicted his imprisonment. Haifa is the northern capital of Israel, we will take a sightseeing tour of the city and visit the most beautiful place on earth – the Bahai Temple. Acre, a 4,000-year-old crusader port city, is considered one of the world’s landmarks and is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Cities.
Among all the cities on the Syrian coast, from Antioch to Gaza, there is no city like Acre, whose chronicle would be so eventful, and no other city whose influence on the fate of the entire country would be so great.
Day 7 – Free day, swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, relaxation.
Day 8 – swimming in the Mediterranean Sea, transfer to the airport.
All excursions are accompanied by a Russian-speaking guide licensed by the Ministry of Tourism, in a comfortable car (minibus).
