Trip to Israel
Located on a land considered as sacred for many, Israel fascinates by its religious and historical character. This trip is the opportunity to visit unique sites such as Jerusalem, a holy city for Christians, Jews and Muslims, as well as Nazareth.
Itinerary
February 10: Montreal/ Tel Aviv
- Departure for Tel Aviv
- Dinner during the flight
February 11: Tel Aviv
- Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport and transfer to the hotel
February 12: Tel Aviv - Jaffa/Caesarea/Haifa/Saint-Jean-d’Acre/Galilee
- Visit of the city of Jaffa and bus tour of Tel Aviv
- Visit of Caesarea and the remains of the ancient city built by Herod the Great, one of the greatest builders in the Antiquity
- Visit of the city of Haifa, Israel’s largest port. Panoramic view of the bay from Mount Carmel, Bahai sanctuary and its gardens
- Visit of the Crusader’s fortress and the crypt of the knights at Saint-Jean-d’Acre
- Dinner and hotel in Galilee
February 13: Nazareth/ Safed/Lake Tiberias/Jerusalem
- Departure for Nazareth and visit of the Church of the Annunciation
- Visit of the city of Safed, a center of Kabbalah and mysticism
- Departure for the region of Lake Tiberias (or Sea of Galilee) and visit of Capernaum to see the ruins of Saint-Peter’s home and the church of Tabgha, also called the Church of the Multiplication
- Departure towards Jerusalem through the Jordan Valley with views on Jericho, one of the oldest cities in the world, and on the Mount of Temptation
- Dinner and hotel in Jerusalem
February 14: Jerusalem, the New City
- Visit of Jerusalem: Mea Shearim, an orthodox Jewish neighborhood, the Israel Museum where are housed the Dead Sea Scrolls, Knesset and Menorah, visit of King David’s Tomb and the Cenacle at Mount Sion, visit of the Deportation Memorial of Yad Vashem and visit of the Visitation Church in Ein Kerem
- Dinner and hotel in Jerusalem
February 15: Jerusalem, the Old City and Bethlehem
- Departure for the Mount of Olives overlooking the Temple with Mosques
- Visit of the Wailing Wall, walk to the Cardo, the Stations of the Cross, Via Dolorosa and the Holy Sepulcher
- Free time in Jerusalem or visit of Bethlehem and the Church of Nativity
- Dinner and hotel in Jerusalem
February 16: Massada/Dead Sea
- Departure for the Dead Sea through the Judean desert
- Continuation towards Massada with ascent and descent by cable car and visit of the fortress
- Relaxation and bathing in the Dead Sea
- Dinner and hotel in Jerusalem
February 17: Jerusalem
- Free time in Jerusalem
- Dinner and hotel in Jerusalem
February 18: Jerusalem/Ben Gurion Airport
- Departure for Montreal after breakfast