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Exploring Israel and Petra

Whether you’re interested in biblical archeology, hiking through
awe-inspiring landscapes, or relaxing on the beach, you can easily
spend months exploring all that Israel and Petra – despite their
small size – have to offer. But you can also pack a great deal into a
week-long trip, starting with two days in the holy city of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem
Muslim Temple LEBANON
Quarter Mount
Christian Quarter
Korazim
Citadel Mount Tabgha
Yad Vashem of Olives Magdala Kursi
Jewish Quarter
0 km 1 Israel City of David Sea of
Museum Tiberias Galilee
0 miles 1
Two Days in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Day 1
MORNING See Jerusalem
Start at the Citadel (see p67) at Jaffa map, above Qumran
Gate, then head to the incense-filled National Park
Bethlehem
Church of the Holy Sepulchre & Beit Sahour Ein Gedi
(see pp12–13) in the Old City’s Nature Reserve
Christian Quarter. Walk through Masada
the Muslim Quarter’s souk
(market) and the Jewish Quarter ISRAEL Ein Bokek
to the Western Wall (see pp16–
17). Enter the Temple Mount (see
pp14–15) via the Moors’ Gate.
Non-Muslims can only admire
the elaborately tiled, gold-domed JORDAN
Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa
Mosque from the outside. Petra
AFTERNOON
Visit the excavations at the City
of David (see p70), where you
can splash through Hezekiah’s The Treasury,
Tunnel (see p48). Then cross Petra
Kidron Valley to the Mount of
Olives (see p68), with its landmark Yitzhak Rabin
churches and stunning views. Key border crossing 0 kilometers 50
Two-day itinerary 0 miles 50
Day 2 Seven-day itinerary
MORNING
At the Israel Museum (see pp18–21), AFTERNOON
walk through the Archeology Wing, Absorb the testimonies and artifacts
with its treasures from ancient Israel at the museum at Yad Vashem (see
and neighboring civilizations, then p40). A Children’s Memorial recalls
see the Dead Sea Scrolls. Stroll the 1.5 million Jewish children who
through the Billy Rose Art Garden died during the Holocaust; a crypt
on your way to see paintings by near the Hall of Remembrance holds
Rembrandt and Monet. the ashes of death-camp victims.

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Date 24th June 2015
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