Jerusalem Extension

Extension: Extend your experience with these add-on itineraries

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Itinerary

Day 1

Explore the highlights of the Old City of Jerusalem on foot to visit the Western Wall, one of the most sacred sites for the Jewish people. View the Temple Mount with El Aksa Mosque and Dome of the Rock. Walk through the four quarters of the city (Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Armenian) and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Pass through the Zion Gate to Mount Zion to view the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu, the traditional tomb of King David and the room where the Last Supper is believed to have taken place.

Mamilla Hotel or The King David   |   Meals: L

Day 2

Drive past the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, en route to the Israel Museum. At the museum, see the Shrine of the Book, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and view a fascinating model of Jerusalem as it was during the time of the Second Temple. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust victims. This afternoon, head to Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity, which rests over the cave where Jesus was born.

Mamilla Hotel or The King David   |   Meals: B L

Day 3

Follow the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada, where you continue by cable car up to the last stronghold of the Zealots. Here, you will see King Herod’s palaces and baths. Return to Jerusalem, stopping en route to view the Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.

Mamilla Hotel or The King David   |   Meals: B L

Day 4

Continue on your journey.

Meals: B