This 12-day tour extends the itinerary of the 9-day tour with additional sites in Bethlehem, the Negev desert, and modern Jerusalem. On day 9, travelers walk the Palm Sunday route and visit Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity. Day 10 includes driving south to Beersheba and Arad to explore the Negev desert landscapes. The final day tours modern Jerusalem sites like the Israel Museum, Knesset, and Yad Veshem Holocaust memorial before departing.

1. THE GREAT HERITAGE TOUR
12 days / 11 nights
(HT 1201)

2. THE GREAT HERITAGE TOUR
12 days / 11 nights
(HT 1201)
• Day 1-8 See the previous tour
The first 8 days are with the same program
as the 9 day tour.
• Day 9 Palm Sunday Walk & Bethlehem
Walk the traditional Palm Sunday rout from
Bethany – home of Martha, Mary and
Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead,
to Bethphage where traditionally Jesus
mounted a donkey to continue his entry into
Jerusalem.
Continue over the top of the Mount of
Olives past the chapel of the Ascension, to
the church of Peter Noster where the Lord’s
Prayer is displayed in many different
languages, and Dominus Flevit with its
tear-drop shaped dome, traditionally where
Jesus wept over Jerusalem.

3. THE GREAT HERITAGE TOUR
12 days / 11 nights
(HT 1201)
Walk down to the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot
of the hill, to visit the Church of the Agony and see
the ancient olive trees.
In the afternoon, drive to Bethlehem where the
Church of the Nativity is built over the traditional
site of Jesus’ birth.
Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem / Bethlehem.
• Day 10 The Negev
Drive south into the desert to Beersheba, an important
market town and capital of the Negev. It is important
in Jewish history, known as the City of the
Patriarchs.
Continue to Arad, which is one of the country’s best
examples of an early Bronze Age city.
Return through the breathtaking wilderness
landscapes to Jerusalem.
Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem / Bethlehem.

4. THE GREAT HERITAGE TOUR
12 days / 11 nights
(HT 1201)
• Day 11 The New City
Tour modern Jerusalem: visit the
Shrine of the Book – part of the
Israel Museum, where some of the
Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed. See
the Knesset – the Israeli Parliament
Building and the Israel Museum.
In the afternoon, visit Ein Karem –
a small peaceful village just outside
of the city, where John the Baptist
was born.
End the day with a visit to the
moving Holocaust Memorial at Yad
Veshem.
Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem /
Bethlehem.

5. THE GREAT HERITAGE TOUR
12 days / 11 nights
(HT 1201)
• Day 12 Return Flight
You will be transferred to Tel Aviv’s Ben- Gurion
airport for your return
flight home.