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Meet and travel with singles as thousands of years of history come to life on this once in a lifetime Experience Israel tour. Cultural landmarks and places of great religious significance draw travelers from all over the world to discover its ancient mysteries and modern wonders.
Israel Experience Tour - Singles Vacation Itinerary
Vacation Day 1 - Friday: Jerusalem, Israel
On arrival at the Ben Gurion Airport (airport code TLV), make your way to the group's hotel in Jerusaleum. To give everyone a chance to arrive, no activities are planned today. We will meet for an optional dinner at 7:00pm.
Vacation Day 2 - Saturday: Jerusalem - Masada - Dead Sea
Today our day begins early as we depart Jerusalem and travel through the Judean wilderness to the Dead Sea. Our first stop is Qumran, visit the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. The Visitor Center tells its fascinating story and is a great place to buy Dead Sea products!
Then we proceed to Masada. We take the cable-car up to explore this fortress built by Herod the Great, the scene of the epic stand by Jewish rebels at the end of the Great Revolt against Rome nearly 2,000 
years ago. Watch the movie at the Visitor Center as it reveals the secrets of the rebels’ daily life, the story of the excavations, and how Masada became one of Israel’s most important symbols.
Let's end our day with a relaxing float in the healthful waters of the Dead Sea, the lowest, saltiest body of water on earth. Then we will return to Jerusalem and our hotel. Tonight let's break bread over our Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant.
Vacation Day 3 - Sunday: Jerusalem
Today is devoted to the New City, beginning with a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Walk through this astounding Museum with its new and moving focus on the individual in the Holocaust. Also visit the Children’s Memorial and Hall of Remembrance.
Drive through the New City viewing old and new neighborhoods, the Knesset (The Israeli Parliament) and the beautifully designed Supreme Court building. At the nearby Israel Museum, among many other fascinating exhibits, discover the mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book and see the Model of ancient Jerusalem. Then take a stroll through the city’s venerable ultra-Orthodox Me’ah 
She’arim quarter (modest dress required) to get a sense of Jewish life of yesteryear.
At picturesque Mishkenot She’ananim, in Jerusalem’s Yemin Moshe neighborhood see the first Jewish houses built outside the city walls. Montefiore's reconstructed carriage stands in a display-window next to the famous windmill, with the bonus of a beautiful view of the Old City walls. We will end our day along the pedestrian malls of Ben Yehuda Street and Nahalat Shiva, restored quarter of shops, galleries and cafes.
Vacation Day 4 - Monday: Jerusalem
In the morning prepare to ‘get dirty’ as we participate in an archaeological dig under Tel Maresha at Beit Guvrin, ancestral home of King Herod. Vast underground labyrinths of man-made rooms are being systematically cleaned and give evidence of underground industrial complexes dating from the Hellenistic period. Remains of olive oil production, weaving installations, water cisterns and baths confirm a high level of material culture. This site offers a wealth of discoveries and practical experience for those who want to "dig". You’ll discover pottery from the time of the Maccabees and get an appreciation for the tedious work of 
archaeologists!
We then return to Jerusalem and visit the Mount of Olives, with its panoramic view of the Old City and its ancient Jewish cemetery. Then we continue to the Western Wall, the only remaining portion of the Herodian Temple standing and Judaism’s most sacred site. Then walk through the restored Jewish Quarter to the Cardo, once a main shopping street of ancient Jerusalem. Visit the Herodian Mansions, a complete residential quarter preserved for over 2000 years. Our day tour will conclude with a visit to Mount Zion to see King Davids Tomb.
Vacation Day 5 - Tuesday: Jerusalem - Tiberias
Say goodbye to Jerusalem this morning, as we travel north through the Jordan River Valley to the ancient remains of Beit Shean, one of the biggest excavated sites in Israel. Ancient Beit Shean, once a Roman city, has been extensively excavated to reveal public streets, bath houses, and theaters. The Talmud refers to this site as the "entrance to paradise."
Continue on to Tiberias and check in at our hotel located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. The remainder of the afternoon will be free to walk the local market or take a dip in the hotel pool.
Vacation Day 6 - Wednesday: Tiberias
Begin our day with a visit of Capernaum to see the ancient Synagogue dating back to the 5th century. Then stop in the ancient capital city of Jewish mysticism - Safed, where the Kabbalah faith has originated. The old part of town consists of narrow cobblestone alleys revealing artists' galleries, medieval synagogues, private homes and small guest houses.
Continue on to Hazor, a Canaanite city rebuilt by King Solomon. Visit the Hazor Museum filled with artifacts found in the area through 21 historic layers. Then ascend the Golan Heights to visit the Tel Dan Nature Reserve where we will see old-water springs gush right up from the ground, forming the Dan River, which is one of the three principal sources of the Jordan River. Then we return to Tiberias for a relaxing evening.
Vacation Day 7 - Thursday: Tiberias - Haifa
Depart Tiberias and travel northwest to Akko (Acre) on the Mediterranean shore. Explore the Upper Galilee and step back in time as we walk the ancient Phoenician and Crusader seaport city of Akko/Acre. The former capital of the Crusader kingdom and the birthplace of the Bahai religion is a UNESCO Site. Tour the newly excavated Knights Halls, the Al-Jazzar Mosque, the bathhouse and the new ethnic museum, built right into the rooms of the old wall. There will be time to explore the colorful Oriental markets 
and city walls.
Then continue north to Rosh Hanikra where we will descend by cable car to the cool grottos of the sea sculpted caves, carved out of chalk cliffs by the force of the beating waves. Walk through the grottos with the salty spray on your faces, and wonder at the fainting colors that come from the blue lagoon waters.
Then we travel south to the sparkling port city of Haifa and check-in at our hotel.
Vacation Day 8 - Friday: Haifa - Tel Aviv
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his morning ascend Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city and the bay. Then depart Haifa as we drive south to Caesarea National Park where we will explore the magnificent remains of Herod’s city, the Roman capital, port and fortified Crusader town. Tour the Roman theater, hippodrome and walk the promenade to the renovated port area. Continue on to Old Jaffa, the world’s oldest port, and stroll along the winding cobble stoned streets with its charming artists’ colony, art galleries and high quality craft shops.
Our vacation continues on to Tel Aviv and check-in at our hotel.
Vacation Day 9 - Saturday: Tel Aviv
This morning we will visit the Ayalon Institute, a fascinating museum built on the site of a secret ammunition factory that was operated by the Haganah during the British Mandate. There is no doubt that the efforts of the Haganah members who worked here under harsh conditions played a crucial role in the success of the War of Independence and David Ben Gurion termed their efforts 
as heroic.
Return to Tel Aviv and enjoy a panoramic tour of the city. The remainder of the day is free for last minute shopping and to explore on our own.
Tonight enjoy our last supper together at a local restaurant.
Vacation Day 10 - Sunday: Depart Israel
Our Singles Vacation ends after our final breakfast. Say goodbye to all your new friends as you transfer to the airport and your flight home. Shalom from Israel!
Hotels
| Jerusalem - Prima Kings Jerusalem |
Tiberias - Maagan Tiberias |
Haifa - Colony Hotel | Tel Aviv - Herods Tel Aviv Hotel |
| Israel Experience Tour Singles Vacation | |
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Dates: October 13 - October 22, 2023 Price: $3586*
*The price per person is for a double room. Best Single Travel provides free roommate matching on all our vacations, so there is never a need to pay a "single supplement". If you wish to room alone it is an additional $1250 Not Included * Airfare * Airport/Hotel Transfers * Gratuities |
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When it comes to visiting the country of your dreams, no place holds the promise of adventure and fantasy like the Egyptian ancient civilization that has held the world's fascination for thousands of years. The Nile was the lifeline of ancient Egyptian civilization and today the banks of the river are dotted with ancient tombs and temples. On this singles vacation we will explore this ponderous ancient civilization.
Egypt and Nile Cruise Singles Vacation Itinerary
Vacation Day 1 - Arrive Cairo, Egypt
Arrive at Cairo Airport where you will be met by the group's assistant & transferred to our hotel in Cairo. If you arrive early in the day relax at our hotel or pre-arrange an afternoon in Cairo, Egypt’s sprawling capital. At its heart of Cairo is Tahrir Square and the vast Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities including royal mummies and gilded King Tutankhamun artifacts.
Tonight meet and greet with your tour leader at our hotel and have dinner (not included).
Vacation Day 2 - Cairo - Giza
After breakfast, get ready for a full day of amazing highlights. First we drive to Memphis, the past capital city along the Nile’s west bank in the third millennium BC. It is now an open-air museum containing ruins, a sphinx, granite statues and monuments. View the Colossus of Ramses II, an enormous 33 foot reclining statue carved in limestone and the giant Alabaster Sphinx. Then we continue to Sakkara, a vast, ancient burial ground, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. The Pyramid of Djoser, or step pyramid is located here. Built during the 27th century BC, it's the 
oldest stone pyramid in Egypt.
From here prepare yourself for a breathtaking experience as we marvel at the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Great Pyramids of Giza, and the Sphinx, which casts its enigmatic gaze across the sands of the desert. Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the pyramids—especially the Great Pyramids of Giza—are some of the most magnificent man-made structures in history.
Vacation Day 3 - Cairo to Luxor 
Today we tour Cairo after enjoying breakfast at the hotel. Visit the Egyptian Museum which contains the world's most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities and no visit to Egypt is 
complete without a trip through its galleries.This famous museum houses the world’s largest collection of ancient Egyption artifacts (more than 120,000 items on display) featuring the famous Tutankhamun collection with its beautiful gold death mask and sarcophagus and the royal Mummy room.
View the Saladin Citadel, a monument to medieval warfare, houses a number of museums, ancient mosques and the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali.
Vacation Day 4 - Luxor - Nile Cruise - East Bank
After breakfast, we fly to Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile River and located on the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital at the height of power. When we arrive in Luxor we check in to our Nile Cruise and then visit the West bank and discover the largest open museum in the world. We will visit the Necropolis of Thebes, Valley of the Kings, which was used as royal tombs for the New Kingdom. For over a thousand years, the kings, queens and nobles of the New Kingdom were buried in this valley, which is the world's most magnificent burial ground. These beautifully painted tombs have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
We will also visitat the famous temple at El Deir El Bahary, a complex of mortuary temples and tombs dedicated to the only Pharaonic female ruler, the Queen Hatshepsut. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples.
On our way back we stop at the Colossi of Memnon, named by Greeks after the grandson of Eos, goddess of dawn and a mortuary temple in Thebes guarded by two gigantic statues of Amenhotep III. Tonight we have dinner and enjoy our first night onboard our Nile cruise.
Vacation Day 5 - Nile Cruise - West Bank
After breakfast onboard the ship, it is time to discover the East Bank of Luxor including Karnak & Luxor Temples. On entering the Temples of Karnak you will see each legacy left by the various pharaohs as the complex grew. The deeper we go, the further back in time we will travel, with the oldest ruins dating back over 3,000 years.
The Luxor Temple was once joined to the Temples of Karnak by a mile long Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple. Dominated by statues of the great warrior pharaoh Ramses II, Luxor Temple has survived Nile floods, foreign invasion and thousands of years exposed to the elements.
Vacation Day 6 - Nile Cruise - Kom Ombo - Edfu
After another wonderful evening onboard, today we visit the temple Kom Ombo, built on a high dune overlooking the Nile, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the Falcon God Horus. The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple constructed between 108 to 47 BC. In ancient Egypt the city was important to the caravan routes from Nubia and various gold mines
Then we will explore Edfu, a flourishing city in Ancient Times. Today the most important monument in the city is the Temple of Horus, considered to be one of the most beautiful and preserved temples in Egypt. The ancient Egyptian place of worship features a unique engraving that is thought to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments. The construction of this Temple and its additions, inscriptions, and relief's took about 180 years!
Vacation Day 7 - Nile Cruise - Aswan 
After breakfast we depart for our excursion to the High Dam of Aswan, built in the 1960s and the Unfinished Obelisk, the largest known ancient obelisk. The obelisk's creators began to carve it directly out of bedrock, but cracks appeared in the granite and the project was abandoned.
Sailing on a Felucca down the Nile is something you must do when visiting Egypt. Feluccas are sail boats that have been used on the Nile since antiquity and our group will enjoy a Felucca Ride past the Botanical Gardens and get an outer view of Agha Khan.
Discover the legends of Goddess Isis & God Osiris on a narrated journey at the Sound and Light Show at Philae Temple. At each Philae Sound and Light show, the Egyptian gods and goddesses are resurrected before our eyes to tell us their life stories. This show brings history and the past to life, making you feel the temple alive around you; the myth is resurrected. The presents the myth of Osiris, the goddess of death and his beloved wife Isis, who resurrected her husband using life rituals after being killed by his brother, Set, the God of Evil in ancient Egypt.
Vacation Day 8 - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Cairo
This morning we disembark our cruise for the final time and drive to Abu Simbel to visit The Temples of Ramses II & his wife Nefertari. Abu Simbel was built by Ramesses II (Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of the Egyptian New Kingdom, who ruled 1279-1213 BC) in Nubia.
Not only are the two temples among the most magnificent monuments in the world but their removal and reconstruction was an historic event in itself. When the temples were threatened by submersion in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam, the 
Egyptian Government secured the support of UNESCO. During the salvage operation the two temples were dismantled and raised about 200 feet up the sandstone cliff where they had been built more than 3,000 years before. Here they were reassembled, in the exact same relationship to each other and the sun, and covered with an artificial mountain.
Back to Aswan and Overnight at Tolip Hotel.
Vacation Day 9 - Cairo
Breakfast at the hotel before checking out and heading for our flight back to Cairo. This afternoon get your last minute gifts and souvenirs at the Khan El Khalili Bazaar. The souk dates back to 1382 and is known for selling good-quality clothing, cloth, spices, souvenirs, and traditional jewelry and perfumes at reasonable prices. The bazaar is also loud, 
crowded, colorful, and exciting. There is a spice market, a perfume market and deeper into the market there are gold vendors and antiques shops full of interesting pieces. There are fabric shops and carpet vendors and sellers of just about anything you might desire.
Enjoy our Farewell Dinner together in a wonderful local restaurant.
Vacation Day 10 - Depart Cairo
Time to depart Cairo and say goodbye to Egypt and all our new single friends.Transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule.
Accommodations
| Cario - Steigenberger Al Tahrir | Nile Cruise - Hambra Ship | Swan - Tolip Hotel |
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November 8-17, 2024 Price: $2,795*
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Deposit - $400 Final Payment September 8, 2024 FAQ and Cancellation Policy |