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Day 7 Jerusalems Old City: Spend time at the Western Wall, one of the last vestiges of the Second Temple complex built by Herod some 2,000 years ago and thus the holiest spot in the world for Jews. Visit the beautiful Southern Wall Archaeological Park ...
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Day 2 Drive up the coast to Caesarea National Park, where 2,000 years ago King Herod built a large port in honor of Emperor Augustus. Pontius Pilate later ruled the country from his Caesarea, and it was from here that Paul set sail to the communities w...
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Day 5 Ascend to the Golan Heights via Banias in the foothills of Mount Hermon. Stop at Kibbutz El Rom to see Oz 77, a moving and provocative film that sets out the story of the battle to prevent the invasion of Israel by Syria in 1973, including interv...
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Day 9 Ascend by cable-car to explore Massada, scene of the epic stand by Jewish rebels at the end of the Great Revolt against Rome nearly 2,000 years ago. The new museum at the Visitor Center reveals the secrets of the daily life of the rebels, the sto...
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Day 8 Jerusalem Old City -- The Jewish Quarter and Beyond Excavations in Jerusalems Jewish Quarter have revealed a wealth of finds from the First and Second Temple periods. See the sites and enjoy the special ambiance of this renewed part of the Old Ci...