Masada
An amazing fortress build in the middle of the desert by Herod the Great. We will ascend to the top by
a cable car, see the archeological findings on the mountain, and hear about the story of the
Jewish rebels.
Qumran
A mysterious archeological site at the Judean Desert. There we can see a village of people that lived there around 2nd century B.C, there are a few theories about the community that lived there which we’ll talk about in the tour, this is also the place of origin of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls.
Oasis of Ein Gedi
A beautiful and special reserve, there we can see the
Ein Gedi spring, right in the middle of the desert.
We’ll take a short walk and see the unique plants
and animals inside the reserve.
Dir Hajla & Qasr El Yahud
Dir Hajla is the Monastery of Saint Gerasimus, we can visit inside the monastery and see the unique art and hear the story of Saint Gerasimus. Qasr El Yahud is the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist, we can visit the place, tell the story and if you want, also have a prayer, and be baptized inside the famous Jordan River.
The Dead Sea
If you wish to relax, we can visit one of the Dead
Sea beaches. There you can spread the famous therapeutic mud of the Dead Sea or just float around.
Herodion
King Herod built himself a fort and grave before he died, a place full of wall paintings, mosaics and even
a theatre. His grave was found by the archeologist Ehud Netzer just a few years ago and it was shown in museums all over the world.
The Good Samaritan
A beautiful mosaics museum from all over the
middle east, you can see Jewish, Christian, Muslim
and Samaritan mosaics in there.
