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DAY 1 WELCOME TO TEL AVIV You will be met at Ben Gurion Airport and driven to your hotel in Tel Aviv. At 19:30 meet your travel companions for a Welcome Reception anda short introduction to your Israeli adventures. Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel. DAY 2 EXPLORING VIBRANT TEL AVIV Relaxed Start. See the Habimah National Theatre, Rabin Square and Carmel Market. Venture along the seashore to the ancient city of Jaffa to see the famous clock tower and meet an artist for a tour of their studio. (B) DAYS 3 - 4 GALILEE AND HULA VALLEY In Nazareth, visit the Church of the Annunciation. The day concludes with a brief introduction to life ona Kibbutz Break traditional challah bread with your travel companions over a cheerful Shabbat dinner. The following day, journey to the Hula Valley and join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience in Agmon Hahula reserve. With a ranger, visit the ecological garden. (B) (DW) (8) Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Tiberias. DAY 5 TO THE DEAD SEA Explore Galilee with Insight Choice. Choose to cruise the serene waters of lake Kinneret for glorious views of the Golan Heights. Alternatively, find out more about the remains of a 1st century fishing boat that was found embedded at the bottom of the lake Visit Capernaum, where Jesus is said to have entered the synagogue to teach. (B) (D) Milos Dead Sea Hotel, Ein Bokek. DAY 6 MASADA AND THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM Take a cable car ride up to the fortress of Masada, where Jewish zealots held out for three years against King Herod's armies. In Jerusalem, visit the Room of the Last Supper and see the Walling Wall (B) Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem. DAYS 7 - 8 EXPLORING JERUSALEM Visit Yad Vashem, a memorial for those who perished in the Holocaust. Continue to the Israel Museum and retrace the history of the city. Visit the Shrine of the Book, home to ancient Dead Sea scrolls. Enjoy a relaxed morning or perhaps visit Bethlehem? At night, toast your adventures over a hearty Highlight Dinner with wine. (B) (B) (DW) DAY 9 FROM JERUSALEM TO AMMAN Travel through the Judaean Desert to the border of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Once at your Amman hotel, relax and settle in before meeting your Jordanian Travel Director for drinks and dinner. (B) (DW) Amman Marriott Hotel. DAY 10 ExPLoRING AMMAN AND JERASH After breakfast depart for Iraq Al-Amir. Join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience and visit a women's cooperative, working with women and girls from the nearby Wadi Al Seer villages. The association is supported by Insight Vacations through The ‘TreadRight Foundation and provides training and work opportunities for women in the region Next, journey to Jerash, the most beautifully preserved example of a Greco-Roman city, Enjoy an al fresco lunch of natural produce and family recipes at Beit Khairat Souf, during a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. (B) (L) DAYS 11 - 12 THERED CITY OF PETRA Visit Mount Nebo, Madaba and Shobak. Then head south to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Petra. Dine with locals at the Ammarin desert camp witha stunning backdrop. (B) (DW) (B) (D) Petra Marriott Hotel. DAY 13 wap! RUMWITH THE BEDOUIN Enjoy ajeep safari deep into the heart of Wadi Rum’'s majestic desert. Dine with locals under the stars, and stay in elegant simplicity ina desert camp for the night. Join an astronomer for a magical stargazing experience in the Jordanian desert. (B) (D) Sun City Camp, Wadi Rum. DAY 14 ammMaNn Explore Amman with Insight Choice. Choose to join a guided sightseeing experience, highlighting the city’s history, architecture and culture. Alternatively, explore Amman’s street art scene on a guided graffiti walking tour. Join ina lively dinner to celebrate the end of your Jordanian adventures. (B) (DW) Amman Marriott Hotel. DAY 15 AMMAN TO CAIRO Transfer to the airport for your flight to Cairo. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. (B) Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino. DAYS 16 - 22 CRUISE THE NILE Visit Luxor Temple and the Temple of Hathor in Dendera. Venture to Aswan's High Dam and granite quarries to see the enormous unfinished obelisk and explore the Temple of Isis. In Kom. Ombo, visit the only temple in Egypt dedicated to two gods Enjoy a high tea at the Old Cataract Hotel. (B) (L) (D) MS Medea or MS Miriam (or similar). DAYS 23 - 25 EXPLORE LUXOR AND FLY TO CAIRO Visit a local family home and witness the making of authentic Egyptian bread. Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Cairo, Spend the last three days of your adventures exploring the city, including a visit to the Egyptian Museum with your Egyptologist, and step inside a pyramid, Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino. DAY 26 DEPART CAIRO After breakfast, transfer to Cairo airport. 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