Reservation of tours should be made on the On-line Registration & Accommodation Form.
Pick-up for these regular tours will be from your hotel lobby in Tel-Aviv. Please allow approx. 20 minutes waiting time for collecting participants from several hotels.
For additional information on sightseeing tours please contact the conference secretariat and travel agent: Diesenhaus-Unitours – Conventions Department,
meetings@diesenhaus.com
Tour A: Jerusalem – Old City
Saturday, May 13, 2017 (07:30 – 18:00)
Sunday, May 14, 2017 (07:30 – 18:00)
Jerusalem is a meeting place for East and West, new and old, beauty and ruins, sacred to the three major monotheistic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam – all adding to its uniqueness. On this tour you will visit the most significant sights of Jerusalem. Experience its religious sanctity, its historical sites, scents and colors.
Drive to the Mount of Olives for a panoramic view of the city. Enter the Old City and walk through the Jewish quarter to the excavated and restored Cardo (the Roman ancient road). See the Jewish Wailing Wall and continue to the Christian Quarter. Walk along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Price: US$ 87 per person.
Sunday, May 14, 2017 (07:30 – 18:00)
Drive to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Visit the rock fortress of Massada built by King Herod the Great, King of Judea during the Roman period. Ascend by cable car and tour this ancient fortress where the Zealots of the first century made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73AD. Continue for a relaxing floating adventure on the Dead Sea. This extremely dense and saline sea, with great concentration of minerals is a world-renowned attraction for its therapeutic qualities.
Entrance fees are included. Lunch is not included.
