Pre & Post Meeting Optional Tours

Participants may enjoy a variety of optional tours and visit the most interesting sites in Israel.
Reservation of tours should be made on the On-line Registration & Accommodation Form.

Pick-up for tours – from your hotel lobby. Please allow approx. 20 minutes waiting time for collecting participants from several hotels.

For additional information on sightseeing tours please contact the meeting secretariat and travel agent: Diesenhaus-Unitours – Conventions Department

Tour A: Jerusalem - Old City

Daily Tour (09:00-17:00)

Jerusalem is a meeting place for East and West, new and old, beauty and ruins, sacred to the three major monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - all adding to its uniqueness. On this tour you will visit the most significant sights of Jerusalem. Experience its religious sanctity, its historical sites, scents and colors.

Drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. Enter the Old City and walk through the Jewish quarter to the excavated and restored Cardo (the Roman ancient road). See the Jewish Wailing Wall and continue to the Christian Quarter. Walk along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Proceed to the new city and visit Yad Vashem, the memorial to the holocaust. On Saturdays and Jewish holidays instead of Yad Vashem the tour will take you to visit the tomb of King David, the room of the Last Supper and the Dormition Abbey.

Note: modest dress (no shorts or sleeveless shirts) and head covering are required for visiting holy sites. 

Departure: 09:00 to 09:40 from meeting hotel’s lobby in Jerusalem

Drop-off at end of tour: At your hotel in Jerusalem

Price: US$ 71 per person

 

Tour B: Massada and Dead Sea

Daily Tour (09:00-17:00)

Drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Visit the rock fortress of Masada built by King Herod the Great, King of Judea during the Roman period.

Ascend by cable car and tour this ancient fortress where the Zealots of the first century made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73AD.

Continue for a relaxing floating adventure on the Dead Sea. This extremely dense and saline sea, with great concentration of minerals is a world-renowned attraction for its therapeutic qualities.

Note:  Comfortable walking shoes, hats, sun screen, bathing suit and towel are recommended.

Departure: 09:00 to 09:40 from meeting otel’s lobby in Jerusalem

Drop-off at end of tour: At your hotel in Jerusalem

Price US$ 105 per person

Masada	Dead Sea

 

Tour C: Biblical Highlights of the North: Nazareth, Tiberias, Lower Galilee, Capernaum

Mondays, Wednesdays & Saturdays (06:00-17:00)

Drive to Nazareth, the town where Jesus spent his childhood. Visit the Church of the Annunciation and the Church of St. Joseph.

Continue via Cana to Tiberias, the lovely resort town. Drive along the Sea of Galilee to visit Capernaum and view the ruins of the ancient synagogue where Jesus taught.

Visit Tabgha, the site of the Miracle of Fish and Loaves. Continue to Yardenit Baptismal Site, where the Jordan River leaves the Sea of Galilee towards the Dead Sea.

Note: modest dress (no shorts or sleeveless shirts) and head covering are required for visiting holy sites

Departure: 06:00 from meeting hotel’s lobby in Jerusalem

Drop-off at end of tour: At your hotel in Tel-Aviv

Price: US$ 95 per person

Nazareth	Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee

 

Tour D: Pearls of the Western Coast: Caesarea, Haifa, Acre and Rosh Hanikra

Sundays, Tuesdays & Fridays  (06:00-17:00)

Drive along the coastal road to Caesarea, the ancient Roman capital and port, enjoy a walking tour of the ancient theatre, archaeological ruins and excavations.

Continue to Haifa, scenic view of city, port and Bahai Gardens. Continue via Nahariya to Rosh Hanikra to visit the limestone grottoes on the border with Lebanon.

Return via Acre to visit the Crusader and Turkish Underground City and crypt. Walk through the Old City and oriental market, the Arab Mosque and the Old Port.

Departure: 06:00 from meeting  hotel’s lobby in Jerusalem.

Drop-off at end of tour: At your hotel in Jerusalem

Price: US$ 114 per person

Acre	Haifa – Bahai Gardens