Nazareth, Caesarea and Golan 3 Day Tour

Overview

1. Day 1The Golan Heights
2. 1
   07:15 AMHotel pickup in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem

   Pickup from Tel Aviv hotels is at around 07:15, and from Jerusalem hotels at around 06:00 because of the long drive north. Pickups can start 30 to 60 minutes earlier, and we confirm your exact time the day before. The road follows the coast, then crosses the Jezreel Valley with a view of Tel Megiddo, the biblical Armageddon.

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3. 2
   MorningSea of Galilee view and Hamat Gader

   Stop above the southern tip of the Sea of Galilee for a wide view of the lake with the Golan Heights rising behind it. You then cross the Jordan River and climb past Hamat Gader, where the Romans built hot spring baths almost 2,000 years ago.

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4. 3
   Late morningShalom Observatory

   From this lookout high on the Golan you see the whole lake below you and the city of Tiberias on the far shore. Your guide explains why these heights have mattered so much to every army that held them.

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5. 4
   AfternoonAncient Katzrin and the Golan Antiquities Museum

   Walk through a partly restored village from the Talmudic period, with a basalt synagogue, stone houses and an olive oil press. In the town of Katzrin, the Golan Antiquities Museum displays finds from the region and tells the story of Gamla, a Jewish city from the Second Temple era.

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6. 5
   Late afternoonMount Bental

   Finish the day on Mount Bental, among bunkers and trenches captured from the Syrian army in 1967. From the top you look across the UN buffer zone, in place since 1974, to the town of Quneitra in Syria.

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7. EveningOvernight at your tourist class hotel

   Check in to your tourist class hotel, which is named on your booking voucher. Dinner is not included, so the evening is yours. Breakfast is served the next morning before day 2.

8. Day 2Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee
9. 6
   MorningPickup from your hotel and Mount Precipice

   After breakfast you are picked up from your hotel and head for Mount Precipice, where an angry crowd tried to throw Jesus off the cliff (Luke 4). The view stretches over the Jezreel Valley toward Mount Tabor.

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10. 7
    Late morningBasilica of the Annunciation and the Church of Saint Joseph

    In Nazareth you visit the Basilica of the Annunciation, built where tradition says the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary. Next door, the Church of Saint Joseph stands over the place remembered as Joseph's workshop.

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11. 8
    MiddayCapernaum and the Church of the Multiplication

    Pass Cana on the way to Capernaum, the lakeside town at the foot of the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus based his ministry. You see the house of Peter and visit the Church of the Multiplication, then follow the shore past Tiberias.

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12. 9
    AfternoonYardenit baptismal site on the Jordan River

    At Yardenit, where the Jordan River leaves the Sea of Galilee, you can take part in a baptism ceremony if you wish. On the way back you pass Mount Tabor, the traditional mountain of the Transfiguration.

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13. EveningOvernight at your tourist class hotel

    Return to your tourist class hotel for a free evening. Breakfast is included the next morning, and you are picked up again for the coastal day.

14. Day 3Caesarea and the Mediterranean Coast
15. 10
    MorningPickup and Caesarea National Park

    The last day starts at Caesarea, the port city King Herod built and named after Caesar. Walk through the Roman theater that still hosts concerts, the hippodrome and the remains of a temple that once looked over the harbor.

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16. 11
    Late morningBaha'i Shrine and Gardens in Haifa

    Drive up the coast to Haifa to see the Baha'i Gardens, 19 terraces of flowers and lawns falling down Mount Carmel toward the bay. The golden dome of the shrine sits at their center.

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17. 12
    AfternoonRosh Hanikra sea grottoes

    At Israel's northern tip, a cable car carries you down the white cliff to the Rosh Hanikra grottoes. Inside, the sea surges through tunnels carved by thousands of years of waves.

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18. 13
    Late afternoonThe Crusader city of Acre

    Heading south you stop in Acre (Akko), where Crusader halls, Ottoman walls and busy markets sit side by side. You see the moat and walls that stopped Napoleon, plus the old prison from the British Mandate era.

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19. 14
    EveningDrop-off at your hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem

    After Acre you ride back in the air-conditioned vehicle. You are dropped off at your hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem after three full days in the north.

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What's included

Pickup & meeting point

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Cancellation policy

This tour includes flights or accommodation that are booked for you as soon as you book, so it is non-refundable, including no-shows. Border and visa fees are also non-refundable once paid. We strongly recommend travel insurance that covers trip cancellation. If we cancel or materially change the tour, you can choose an alternative date, a credit or a full refund. Read the booking terms.

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