• Round From Newark
• Hotels with breakfast & dinner daily
• Meeting and assistance at the airport in Israel upon arrival
• Transfer between airport and hotels for passengers arriving and departing with group flights
• English-speaking guide throughout the tour
• Baggage handling, hotel taxes, service charges
• Tips to driver, guide, hotels

• Lunches 
• Luggage fees at airport if applicable

• Travel Insurance (required):  available at AIG Travel Guard
• Single occupancy
• Gifts/personal expenses
• Land Only passengers are not guaranteed airport meeting and assistance, including transfers to & from the airport

Day 1: Tuesday, Feb 27: Depart from Newark for Israel

Day 2: Wednesday, Feb 28: Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport.  Meet your guide and driver and transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight in Netanya.

Day 3: Thursday, Feb 29: Caesarea, an ancient city built by King Herod in honor of Caesar Augustus.  The next site will be Mt. Carmel, where Elijah slew the prophets of Baal.  From there you will visit the archaeological site Megiddo, the strategic place of the future battle of Armageddon.  Dinner and overnight at hotel in the Galilee.

Day 4: Friday, March 1: Caesarea Philippi. you will stop at Magdala. Then you will tour Capernaum, where Jesus performed many miracles and the Mt. Beatitudes, where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, fish lunch at 12:30 PM.   Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee and boat museum (Jesus boat). Dinner and overnight in Galilee.

Day 5: Saturday, March 2 : After checking out of your hotel, you will head to Qaser El Yahud, a possible site for the baptism of Jesus. You will take a cable car to the top of Masada, where Jewish refugees courageously held off the Roman army after the destruction of the Temple of God. Dead Sea swim. Bring water shoes or old sneakers.   Overnight at the Dead Sea.

Day 6: Sunday, March 3: Visit Ein Gedi, where David wrote many psalms. Visit Qumran. Visit Jericho, visit ruins. Genesis Land with lunch, possible visit to Lazarus tomb, if permitted.  Ascend to Jerusalem and see the spectacular view from the Mount of Olives.  Stay overnight at hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 7: Monday, March 4:  Start your day with a tour of the Israel Museum. Then you will tour Yad Vashem, the Israeli memorial of the Holocaust.  You will enter the Old City. Visit the Cardo and shop in the Jewish Market. Stay overnight at hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 8: Tuesday, March 5:  Visit the Temple Mount, Western Wall Tunnels, visit to pray at the Western Wall and then followed by a visit to St. Anne’s Church, near the Bethesda Pool, known for its excellent acoustics.  Visit the Garden Tomb and share communion together. Stay Overnight at hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 9: Wednesday, March 6: Emek Zurim for an archaeological sifting project, Bethany and Lazarus’s tomb, Bethlehem.  Olive Tree Shop. Your tour will end with a farewell dinner in a private area and a flight back home. For those going to Egypt, stayover at hotel in Jerusalem.

Day 10: Thursday, March 7:  Arrive Home or continue with tour to Egypt.

Optional Egypt extension:

Day 10: Thursday, March 7: Late Check out of Hotel in Jerusalem, Anceint Jaffa, Dinner in Jaffa. Evening flight to Cairo. Overnight at hotel in Cairo.

Day 1: Friday, March 8:  After breakfast, visit the Giza pyramid complex, camel ride around the pyramids and a panoramic view of the plateau, the Solar Boat Museum. Return to your hotel and enjoy a free evening.

Day 2: Saturday, March 9: After breakfast, visit the Egyptian Museum, Old Cairo,  The  Hanging Church (also known as St. Virgin Mary's Church),Eben Ezra Synagogue (also known as El-Geniza Synagogue), which is one of the oldest synagogues in Egypt. Visit Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque (also known as Al-Fustat Mosque, Dinner Cruise and show on Nile. Overnight at hotel in Cairo.

Day 3: Sunday, March 10: Early morning flight. Check out from your hotel and transfer to Cairo International Airport for your flight back home.  Arrive home.

- Itinerary subject to change-

Flights: 

Larry Burd Main Israel 2024 Tour:  Payment Schedule
February 27 to March 7, 2024 - $4,790 per person with 2 sharing a room

Deposits and Payments:   A non-refundable deposit of $300 is required from each traveler along with their reservation form to guarantee the booking as soon as possible.  The remaining balance is due in 3 payments.

• The first payment of $1,800 is due on September 27, 2023.
• The second payment of $1,800 is due on November 27, 2023.
• The final payment of $890 is due on January 27, 2024.
• A supplement of $890 for single occupancy must be paid in full with the final payment.

For those traveling on the land package only, air travel not included, the total is $3,550 including the $300 non-refundable deposit.  The first payment of $1,800 is due on September 27, 2023.  The second payment of $1,450 is due on November 27, 2023.

If using a credit card, a convenience fee (from 3.6% to 4%) will be added to the total.

Larry Burd  Israel & Egypt Extension 2024:  Payment Schedule
February 27 to March 10, 2024 - $6,515 per person with 2 sharing a room

Deposits and Payments:   A non-refundable deposit of $300 is required from each traveler along with their reservation form to guarantee the booking as soon as possible.  The remaining balance is due in 3 payments.

• The first payment of $2,500 is due on September 27, 2023.
• The second payment of $2,500 is due on November 27, 2023.
• The final payment of $1,215 is due on January 27, 2024.
• A supplement of $1195 for single occupancy must be paid in full with the final payment.

For those traveling on the land package only, air travel not included, the total is $5,275 including the $300 non-refundable deposit.  The first payment of $2,500 is due on September 27, 2023.  The second payment of $2,475 is due on November 27, 2023.

If using a credit card, a convenience fee (from 3.6% to 4%) will be added to the total.