Transport & Accommodation

·      Direct Flight from Dublin to Tel Aviv and return on scheduled flights via Manchester or London

·      6 nights accommodation in the 4**** Hotel Rimonim, Jerusalem on a Half Board basis and 2 nights accommodation in the 4**** Hotel Rimonim Mineral, Tiberias on a Half Board basis

·      Luxury air-conditioned coach throughout the tour and assistance of Donal Buckley on behalf of Joe Walsh Tours

Tours & Excursions

·      Full day tour visiting the armored corps and tank museum in Latrun, an underground weapons factory in Rehovoth, the strategic hill at Castel National Park and Israel’s main military cemetery at Mt. Herzl

·      Visit the Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book and the world famous Dead Sea Scrolls, the model of the Old City, Haas Promenade near Britain’s High Commissioner’s residence and today’s UN Headquarters for the Middle East followed by a guided walk through the Old City and its Oriental markets

·      Full day tour of the military history of Jerusalem, including Roman, Crusader, Islam, Turkish and British periods as well as the 1948 and 1967 wars followed by visit to Mihmash, from biblical days and Allenby’s campaign

·      Tour of the Southern battlefields of the War of Independence, visit Kibbutz Negba and drive to Sderot to visit an observation point on the Gaza strip, visit the air-force base in Hatzerim and the large museum with military aircrafts from 1940 to present days

·      Visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, Megiddo, one of the most important strategic sites and battlefield throughout history and the valley of Armageddon

·      Full day excursion to the upper Galilee region, driving along the Israel-Lebanon border to learn about this problematic area located directly East of where Irish troops were stationed in South Lebanon; visit the Golan Heights and battle sites, Mount Bental and view the area given to Syria after the Yom Kippur War before driving along the Syrian-Israeli border to Kfar Harouv and the Valley of Yarmuk where the borders of Syria, Jordan & Israel meet

·      Visit to Massada, a fortress known for its resistance war against the Roman 10^th region in the 1^st Century

Optional

·      Travel insurance available on request

Notes

·      Prices are per person sharing twin/double rooms with facilities

·      Price includes entry fees to museums and historic sites as per itinerary

·      Prices are exclusive of taxes and charges

·      Single rooms are on request at a supplement of €40 per night

·      A non-refundable deposit of €200 is required for booking

·      Tour is subject to minimum of 20 passengers to operate