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MIDDLE EAST
Small Groups: Average of 13 Travelers
YOUR OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION LEBANON Majdal Shams To/From U.S.
Haifa Aj Aj A loun SYRIA Druze Village Internal flight Jordan: The King’s
Mediterranean Medi Sea d Se S Allenby Bridge Jerash Hanikra HEIGHTS Valley of Tears 0 0 0 0 0 Miles 30 Highway from
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STRIP S Masada N.P. . Bethlehem Mar Saba
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DAY ‰ • Jerusalem • The Sea of Galilee • a Home-Hosted Dinner with a local ultra-
Churches at Capernaum & Mount of the Orthodox Jewish family. Arrive Early, Stay Later
Beatitudes B,L,D — Dan Boutique Hotel or similar
Western Wall, Jerusalem, Israel Stop at Capernaum (formerly Kfar Nachum), Prices below include accommodations, daily breakfast,
and private airport transfer.
the site of St. Peter’s home, and the modern DAY ›› • Jerusalem • Controversial
Church of the Beatitudes—built near the site Topic: Palestinian life • Optional • Arrive early in Amman before your Jordan pre-trip
Israel: The Holy Land & Timeless Cultures of Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount. Some Herodion & Ein Karem tour extension for $125 per person, per night
Learn about a Controversial Topic when we
travelers may wish to immerse themselves in
the same waters where Jesus was baptized. meet a Palestinian woman in East Jerusalem. • Arrive early before your main trip in Haifa for
Israel: Haifa, Nazareth, Golan Heights, Sea of Galilee, Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Masada, Tel Aviv Departures: B,L — Dan Boutique Hotel or similar Get her perspective of what life is like for $175 per person, per night
For departure dates, available single space, and pricing, visit www.oattravel.com/ isr pricing Jan-Jun; Aug-Dec 2023 Palestinians under Israeli occupation. • Conclude your main trip with more time in Tel Aviv
DAY “ • Western Wall tunnels • Afterward, you may join a full-day optional for $225 per person, per night
Old Jerusalem • Mount Zion & excursion to the palace of Herodion, the Mar • Remain in Jericho after your Palestine post-trip
16 days from $ 5495 Israel is many things … a center of faith for three of the world’s great religions … a Mount of Olives Elias Monastery, and Ein Karem. extension for $150 per person, per night
B,D — Dan Boutique Hotel or similar
including international airfare strategic crucible of modern world politics … and a land of stunning natural beauty. Enter the maze underneath the Western
Wall, and then enjoy a walking tour of Old
Follow a multicultural pathway through Israel’s many layers of religious heritage, and DAY ›¡ • Jerusalem • Masada National
Single Supplement: FREE peer behind the headlines to meet Palestinians and Israelis, native Sabras and Eastern Jerusalem. Then visit Mount Zion and the Park • Dead Sea DAY ›¥ • Tel Aviv • Carmel Market
Mount of Olives. At the summit, we’ll enjoy a
Save a FULL 10%, up to $540, with our European immigrants, Jews, Muslims, Christians, and Druze. Come feel the power and panoramic view of the Islamic Dome of the Visit Masada, the hilltop fortress where Judean Explore the bustling Carmel Market in Tel Aviv.
Regroup for a Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant
Good Buy Plan—reserve by 8/31/22 spirituality of ancient Israel. Rock and the Old City. defenders made their last stand against Rome. this evening.
B,L,D — Dan Boutique Hotel or similar Then, visit the Dead Sea, the lowest point on B,D — Herods Hotel or similar
Earth, and experience a feeling of weightlessness
WHAT TO EXPECT DAY † • Haifa • Caesarea National Park • DAY “ • Nazareth • Golan Heights DAY – • Jerusalem • A Day in the Life of caused by its mineral-rich waters.
Wadi Nisnas • Baha’i Gardens Set off for Nazareth and the Church of the the Abu Ghosh community • GCF visit: B,L — Dan Boutique Hotel or similar DAY ›¦ • Return to U.S.
Discover Wadi Nisnas, a Jewish and Arab Annunciation. Visit a local pastry shop to learn Pantry Packers Transfer to the airport for our flight to the U.S or to
neighborhood, and visit its central market. On about traditional Arabic pastries. After, arrive DAY ›¢ • Israel Museum • Tel Aviv Jericho to begin our Palestinian Discovery: Bethlehem,
View all physical requirements at the way, stop at Caesarea National Park. Explore at our lodge in Golan Heights, on the grounds Head to the village of Abu Ghosh for our A Day Visit Israel’s largest cultural institution, the Hebron, Ramallah & Jericho post-trip extension.
www.oattravel.com/ isr Roman ruins, transformed into a walled city during of kibbutz Kfar Haruv. This evening, dine in the in the Life visit, helping a local family prepare Israel Museum. Sprawling across more than 20 B
lunch and discuss their daily life. After, stop by
the Crusades. After, explore the Baha’i Gardens communal restaurant of the kibbutz. acres, the museum houses some of the most
ITINERARY and then enjoy a Welcome Dinner. B,D — Peace Vista Lodge or similar the nonprofit Pantry Packers, one of the oldest comprehensive collections of art and Holy Land Please note: Itinerary changes are dependent on religious
charity networks in Israel and a NEW
B,L,D — Golden Crown Haifa or similar Grand Circle Foundation visit. artifacts in the world. observances. During Jewish holidays, many sites will be
DAY š • Depart U.S. DAY • • Jeep excursion in Golan Heights & closed or operating on reduced hours, causing the daily
Fly overnight from the U.S. to Tel Aviv. DAY ’ • Haifa • Akko & Rosh HaNikra Cave the Valley of Tears • Controversial Topic: B,L — Dan Boutique Hotel or similar B,L — Herods Hotel or similar itinerary to be changed.
DAY ž • Tel Aviv, Israel • Haifa Visit the ancient walled city of Akko, a UNESCO Ethnic tension DAY ›œ • Yad Vashem Holocaust DAY ›£ • Old Jaffa & Tel Aviv
Take an off-road excursion to Golan Heights to
World Heritage Site. Discoveries include the
An O.A.T. representative will meet us this afternoon Al-Jazzar Mosque, the Knights’ Halls, and the learn about a Controversial Topic: The legal Memorial • Machane Yehuda market • Set out to Jaffa, a 4,000-year-old seaport. Walk
at Tel Aviv’s airport and take us to our hotel in Haifa. Old City’s main marketplace. After, explore Rosh status of this territory, and of the Druze people Home-Hosted Dinner through Old Jaffa, visit the Ilana Goor Museum,
Here, you’ll meet your fellow travelers, including HaNikra, home to limestone grottoes created by who live within it. We’ll speak with a retired IDF Travel to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the and explore the Flea Market before making
those who took our Jordan: The King’s Highway from the waves. captain in the Valley of Tears, and a local woman Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Then, explore discoveries on your own. To learn more about
Amman to Petra pre-trip extension. B,L — Golden Crown Haifa or similar in the Druze village Majdal Shams, for differing Machaneh Yehuda, one of Jerusalem’s oldest B,L — Herods Hotel or similar this adventure, scan the

Golden Crown Haifa or similar perspectives on this divisive issue. Jewish neighborhoods. This evening, share QR code at right.
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