Today Eilat, the southernmost city in Israel, is famous for beaches, five star resorts, and the preferred beach destination and holiday paradise town of Israeli’s and many European’s in and around Europe. Eilat lives by the rhythm of the sun, in the desert, the sea and the nature around the Red Sea, and is also recommended for a tour extension for time of leisure when traveling on a holy land tour.
A holy land travel trip to Israel is not complete unless you visit Jerusalem, known as the city chosen by God, and by the Israeli’s as the Golden City. Enjoy an incredible panoramic view of the city from the Mount of Olives, where the Lord ascended into heaven. Walk the stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa, Visit the Holy Sepulchre, learn about the Israeli government in the Knesset, and experience the Memorial to the Holocaust.
Tiberias (Tverya) is popular with family vacations in Israel, and common stop during your Holy Land Tour in the Galilee area. Tourists can enjoy a variety of attractions and activities in a city that offers great opportunity to enjoy the natural settings, along with biblical history, contemporary attractions, serene quiet with active water sports of all kinds, and pilgrimage sites with unique Christian and tourist attractions.
Tel-Aviv after Jerusalem is the second largest city in the country, and established by a community of Jews nearby the ancient port city of Jaffa in only 1909. Most Christian Holy Land tours in Israel begin with an arrival and overnight in Tel-Aviv. This base city is where most Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land meet and continue usually along a coastal plain drive North of Israel, to such places as Caesarea.
A visit to Acre during a Christian Holy Land trip is part of the Israeli experience. The city of Acre, most commonly known as Akko, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, dating back to the time of the Pharaoh Thutmose III. The city is at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay in the northern coastal plain region, and has traditionally been a focal point for commercial activity in it’s waterways due to the cities important location and access to sea.