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Independent Package Includes
- Flights NYC-Rome-Tel Aviv-NYC.
Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 6 nights accommodations
- 3 nights Rome
- 3 nights Tel Aviv
- Breakfast daily
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Optionals |
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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#1 Monuments of Rome 8:30 AM
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Day #3 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $41
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This morning, depart Piazza San Bernardo, site of Moses’ Fountain, and continue to the the Piazza della Repubblica. The walking tour is designed to take you through the ages of Rome, starting from the Spanish Steps and reaching Piazza di Spagna featuring the famous fountain “la Barcaccia” designed by Pietro Bernini. Proceed to the Trevi Fountain, the largest and most exquisite baroque fountain in Rome, before heading to the best preserved of all ancient Roman buildings, the Pantheon, whose original dome is the largest surviving from antiquity in the world. Tour ends at the famous Piazza Navona, erected over the ruins of Domitian's Circus.
Departs at 8:30 a.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick up from hotel 60 minutes prior to departure time. Drop off in city center.
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#13 Naples & Pompeii with lunch from Rome 7:15 AM
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Day #4 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Mar 2009 $169
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Depart Rome in the early morning for a pleasant drive along the "Sun Route" motorway, taking you through the scenic regions of Lazio and Campania. Pass the famous Abbey of Montecassino en route to Naples where you will enjoy a short panoramic tour of the city. Continue toward Pompeii for lunch in a typical restaurant, followed by a short visit to a nearby coral and cameo factory. Afterward, visit the excavated ruins of this incredibly well preserved Roman town, destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
Departs at 7:15 a.m. from Via V. E. Orlando, 95. Pick up from hotel 45 minutes prior to departure time. Drop off in city center.
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Half Day Classic Old City from Tel Aviv (201) 7:15 AM
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Day #6 |
01 Apr 2008 - 28 Feb 2009 $49
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Today's tour begins with a drive to Mount Scopus, from where you may enjoy a spectacular view of Jerusalem. Continue via Gethsemane to the Old City, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Next, enjoy a leisurely walk to the ancient "Cardo" (forum) in the recently restored Jewish Quarter. Here you will visit three of Jerusalem's most significant religious sites, the Western (Wailing) Wall, Via Dolorosa (Stations of the Cross), and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.* The tour concludes in the Old City.
*Holy sites require modest dress (no shorts) and shoulder covering. Comfortable shoes and a hat are recommended for this tour.
Please arrive 45-60 minutes prior to departure time. Pick up from hotel. Passengers must arrange their own return transfer to the hotel.
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Full Day Masada, Dead Sea from Tel Aviv (230) 7:15 AM
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Day #7 |
01 Apr 2008 - 28 Feb 2009 $99
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Drive via Latrun, Shaar Hagai, Ma'aleh Adumim, and the Inn of the Good Samaritan in the Judean Desert to visit Masada, the ancient fortress of King Herod and last stronghold of the Zealots. Following your visit, continue to the Ein Gedi Spa for treatments or a relaxing swim in the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth (1200 ft. below sea level).
Comfortable shoes, head covering, swimsuit, and a towel are suggested for this tour. The ascent/descent of Masada is by cable car. There are 80 steps from the upper cable car platform to the summit.
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to departure time. Pick up from hotel. Drop off will be at the point of departure.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, save money, and protect your investment. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards. Travel insurance only covers services purchased prior to departure.
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