Three days – Jerusalem and Dead Sea
Filed Under Short Itineraries
Day 1: Old city
We will start our tour with an amazing panoramic view of the Temple Mount from Mount of Olives including overview of valley of Kidron and tombstones from the Second Temple era. Then visit Mt. Zion and tomb of King David, enter the Old City through the Zion Gate and walk through the Jewish Quarter, the Crusader shops, the Byzantine Cardo. Visit the Herodian house and the Burnt house and from there on to the Western Wall where we explore the tunnel or the southern excavation at the Davidson center. Ending the day with a short tour of the new city and Yad Vashem – Holocaust Museum.
Day 2 : New City:
Begin the day with the Chagall windows at the Hadassah hospital synagogue. Travel through the neighborhoods of early and modern Jerusalem, passed the Knesset, the Supreme Court and the Government offices.
Learn about the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book, the second temple model and enjoy the unique exhibits in the Israel Museum. End the day in the hustle and bustle of the Mahaneh Yehuda market.
Day 3: Dead sea
Visit Masada, last stronghold of the Jewish revolt against the Romans in the first century. Have a swim in the unique Dead Sea, where you cannot sink. Visit Ein Gedi nature reserve with fresh water springs. Stop at Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.
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