Upon arrival, meet your Israel guide and driver and transfer up to Jerusalem, the Holy City.

Visit Rappaport's sculpture of the "Scrolls of Fire" located on the way to Jerusalem. Upon entering Jerusalem, honor your Jewish heritage by reciting the "Shehechayanu" blessing.

Continue to Machane Yehuda, Jerusalem's marketplace, to share in the spirit of preparation for Shabbat. Check in to Jerusalem Sheraton Plaza Hotel and after dressing for Shabbat, visit the Western Wall and participate in an exclusively ITAS Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Southern Wall.

Shabbat dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.

Begin the day walking via the Italian Synagogue, a unique building dating from the 16th century that
was transplanted from Florence to the holy city.

You'll have a chance to enjoy a full day at rest to enjoy the Sabbath or participate in a walking tour of Jerusalem's Old City. The tour enters via the Jaffa Gate and winds through the narrow cobblestone alleys of the Christian, Moslem and Armenian Quarters; continue along the Via Dolorosa, the "way of sorrows," to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. End the walk at the Tower of David where the Museum of the History of Jerusalem beautifully explains the 3000-year story of the city.

Take time to climb the 16th century walls of the city to view the inner dynamics of this unique location.

Dinner in a Dine-A-Roundtm restaurant. Overnight - Jerusalem.

Continue your Dead Sea adventure with a visit to the Flour Caves, chalk deposit caverns in the midst of the desert. Enjoy the unique sensation of a "float" in the unsinkable Dead Sea. On the way back to Jerusalem,
pass the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

End your special bar/bat mitzvah
day with a gala bar/bat mitzvah
banquet at the hotel. Overnight - Jerusalem.

Dinner in another Dine-A-Roundtm restaurant. Overnight - Jerusalem.

Depart Jerusalem. Commence the day by becoming a part of this land and plant your own tree in the
ITAS Forest.

Visit the Museum of the Diaspora on the campus of the Tel Aviv University. It is here that the complete record of
the history of the Jewish people is maintained for all to cherish. Proceed to Haifa; ascend Mount Carmel to appreciate the spectacular view of the coastline and the magnificent terraced gardens of the Bahai center.

A special luncheon is planned at the Druze village of Ussifiya; time to learn about these unique Israeli citizens. Continue to Bet Alpha. See an exquisite mosaic floor
in an ancient synagogue set in a pomegranate orchard. Tour the extensive, on-going archeologic excavations at Bet Shean, a Roman decapolis city built on ancient remains which figured prominently during the reign of King Saul.

End this special day sharing conversation and dinner
on a working kibbutz with our special kibbutz home
hospitality. Overnight - Tiberias.

This morning you'll explore the geo-politically vital Golan Heights by jeep!

Continue by motorcoach to Kuneitra, the capital of the Golan and Upper Galilee. Enjoy fun-filled river rafting on the "mighty Jordan."
On to Safed, home to the Kabbala. This charming town, filled with cobblestone streets, lined with ancient synagogues and artist galleries, offers breathtaking views of the entire Galilee.

Ride the "Fun Boat" on the Sea of Galilee. Dinner and overnight Tiberias.

Depart Tiberias and drive north west to the shores of the Mediterranean to
Rosh HaNikra for a cable car ride to the beautiful grottos. On to Acre,
a former Crusader stronghold. Roam through the remains including the
knights' center and dining hall. Walk along the underground complex.

Drive to Megiddo, where excavations unearthed 25
layers of civilization- the inspiration for Michener's,
"The Source." Continue to Tel Aviv.

End your touring day with a visit to the Friday special Arts and Crafts Fair at Nahalat Binyamin.

Another dinner at an ITAS Dine-A-Roundtm restaurant.
Overnight - Tel Aviv.