Admire the panoramic view of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea from the mountain.
Inclusions
- Private transfer on arrival and departure, during daylight hours.
- Accommodation on bed and breakfast basis in the quoted hotels or similar.
- Private visits mentioned in the itinerary with local Spanish-speaking guides.
- Entrance fees to monuments, as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Taxes.
Exclusiones
- Tips.
- Porterage.
- Meals and dinners.
- Tourist taxes.
- Travel insurance.
- Visas.
- Nothing that is not expressly indicated in the itinerary or in the section "This price includes".
Itinerary
- Day 1: Beirut
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Arrival in Beirut and transfer by private minibus with English speaking assistance to the hotel. overnight stay.
- Day 2: Beirut - Jeita - Harissa - Byblos - Beirut
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Breakfast.
Departure to visit the capital of Lebanon: Beirut. Visit the Rock of Doves, the Coastal Avenue and the city center, where we will see one of the largest reconstruction projects in the world and visit the National Museum. Visit the Jeita Caves, a beautiful natural wonder and one of the best caves in the Middle East.
Transfer by cable car to the caves. The lower galleries are visited by boat, while the upper galleries are visited on foot. We will enjoy the sound of the water currents, the columns and the sculptures that have been formed by water and time, supported by a lighting system that allows us to see the highest ceilings.
Continue to Harissa, ascending by cable car to the Holy Statue of Notre Dame for a breathtaking view of Jounieh and Beirut. Afternoon transfer to Byblos, the oldest city in the world inhabited for 5,000 years. Visit the Citadel, the Church of St. John and the ancient port.
Return to hotel in Beirut. overnight.
- Day 3: Beirut - Baalbeck - Ksara - Anjar - Beirut.
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Breakfast.
Departure to Beqaa Valley to visit the largest historical sites in the world: visit of Baalbeck where we will discover its ruins. It is the greatest Roman treasure of Lebanon, and is among the wonders of the ancient world. We will see the temples of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus, with the Great Remarkable Court and the Hexagonal Forecourt.
Continue to a winery in Ksara to learn about Lebanese production and then continue to Anjar, where we will visit the historic site of Omayyad. In ancient times, it was the best place for trade. At the foot of the Eastern Mountain Range, near the most important water source of the Litani River, Anjar had been a privileged and distinguished place in Bekaa throughout the Middle and Ancient Ages, being a relevant crossroads.
Return to hotel in Beirut. overnight.
- Day 4: Beirut-Beiteddine-Sidon-Tiro-Beirut
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Breakfast.
Departure to visit Beiteddine; this palace is the best example of 19th century Lebanese architecture; it was built over a period of thirty years by Emir Bashir.
We will visit the palace complex and its museums (costumes and weapons of the time), as well as an excellent collection of well-preserved Byzantine mosaics. Continuation to Sidon, an important commercial and administrative center. Its star is a cross castle overlooking the harbor.
The old city with its alleys and souks (markets) that have kept their characteristics of the Middle Ages. Its ancient history is obscure not only for lack of archaeological excavations, but also for the looting of its antiquities and ancient monuments in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
We will proceed to Tyre, which was once an island. The main sites of interest are the Arch of Triumph, the Hippodrome and the excavation that brings us back to the masterpieces of the Crusaders, Romans, Greeks and the Byzantine era.
Return to hotel in Beirut. overnight.
- Day 5: Beirut - Amman
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Breakfast.
Transfer by private minibus with assistance from the hotel to the airport for a flight to Amman.
Arrival at the airport and transfer by private minibus with English speaking assistance to the hotel.
- Day 6: Amman - Aljun - Jerash - Amman
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Breakfast and departure for a visit to Ajlun Castle, a fortress built in 1185 and rebuilt later in the 13th century by the Mamluks after its destruction by the Mongols.
It is a castle of the Crusader period, located on the top of the mountain and from which there is a beautiful view. Continuation to visit Jerash, one of the cities of the Decapolis. We will visit the Triumphal Arch, the oval square, the thistle, the colonnade, the temple of Aphrodite and finally, the Roman theater, with wonderful acoustics.
The preservation of the ruins of Jerash today is still surprising, and we can have a very accurate idea of how the cities were at the time.
At the end of the visit, return to Amman. overnight.
- Day 7: Amman - Madaba - Mt. Nebo - Petra
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Breakfast and departure for a panoramic tour of the city of Amman.
Continue to Madaba to visit the Orthodox Church of St. George, where the first map-mosaic of Palestine is located. Continue to Mount Nebo to admire the panoramic view of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea from the mountain.
This place is important because it was the last place visited by Moses and from where the prophet saw the promised land, which he would never reach.
Continuation to Petra. Overnight.
- Day 8: Petra
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Breakfast.
Full day dedicated to the visit of the pink city, the capital of the Nabataeans. During the visit, we will see the most important and representative monuments carved into the rock by the Nabataeans.
We start with the Treasury, famous and internationally known monument taken to the movies in one of the Indiana Jones films; the colored Tombs, the Royal Tombs, the Monastery.... Petra is one of those places in the world where you have to go at least once in your life.
Overnight.
- Day 9: Petra - Wadi Rum - Dead Sea
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Breakfast and departure to Wadi Rum.
After 1 hour and 30 minutes drive, we arrive at the desert of Lawrence of Arabia. The visit lasts two hours, and is done in peculiar 4 x 4 vehicles driven by Bedouins. It consists of a small incursion into the lunar landscape of this desert.
In our walk we will observe the wonders that nature and erosion have done with the rocks and sand. Continuation to the Dead Sea.
Overnight.
- Day 10: Dead Sea - Amman-Tel Aviv Airport.
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Breakfast.
Free morning.
Transfer by private minibus with hotel assistance to Amman airport for flight to Israel. Arrival at Ben Gurion airport and transfer by private minibus with assistance in English to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
- Day 11: Tel Aviv
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Breakfast.
Departure for a panoramic tour of the city of Tel Aviv where we will see the famous Dizengoff Street, the Palace of Culture, the Opera House and other monuments.
Then visit the Rabin Square. Visit the White City of Tel Aviv where we will see the beautiful buildings of Bauhaus architecture.
Continue to the Old City of Jaffa where we will visit the Old Port and the Old City of Jaffa.
Return to hotel in Tel Aviv and overnight.
- Day 12: Tel Aviv-Cesare-Haifa-St. John of Acre-Jerusalem
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Breakfast.
Departure to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader Fortress. The trip continues to Haifa where we will visit the Carmelite Monastery of Stella Maris and from Mount Carmel we will appreciate a panoramic view of the Persian Gardens of the Temple Bay and the bay of Haifa.
Continue to St. John of Acre where we will visit the ancient medieval fortification. At the end of the visit, transfer to the hotel in Jerusalem.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
- DAY 13 - Jerusalem
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Breakfast.
Departure to the Mount of Olives where we will enjoy a panoramic view of the city of Jerusalem. Descending the Mount we will reach the Garden of Gethsemane where we will visit the Church of the Agony.
Continue to the modern part of the city to visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Model of Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus are located.
Then visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Arrival to the beautiful town of Ein Karem, where the Churches of St. John the Baptist and the Visitation are located.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
- Day 14: Jerusalem
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Breakfast.
Today we will visit the Old City of Jerusalem, the Wailing Wall and enjoy a view of the Esplanade of the Mosques. We will walk through the stations of the Via Dolorosa to the Holy Sepulcher.
Continue to Mount Zion where the Tomb of King David, the Upper Room and the Abbey of the Dormition are located. In the afternoon departure to Bethlehem where we will visit the Church of the Nativity, the Nativity Grotto and the Shepherds' Field.
Return to the Hotel in Jerusalem. Overnight in Jerusalem.
- Day 15: Jerusalem - Departure Ben Gurion Airport.
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Breakfast.
At the agreed time, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure flight.
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