ISAS International Seminars

Understanding Youth Suicide 2008

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Tours

Tour #1: Caesarea, Haifa & Acre

		Sunday, March 23 Depart Jerusalem and travel via Tel Aviv, Israel's first modern city built on sand dunes. Continue north through the orange groves of Sharon to Netanya. Follow the coastal road through the greenery of Hadera to King Herod's ancient Roman port city of Caesarea. Tour the ancient port, Hippodrome and Crusader buildings and experience the museum and film that take you back 2000 years. Pass Zichron Yaakov and hear about the vineyards and city that Baron Rothschild built nearly 100 years ago. Tour Haifa, pass the Carmel Mountains, Stella Maris and Bahai Gardens and exit Haifa north towards Acre. Break for lunch (not included). Visit Crusader sites and UNESCO Heritage site of the underground city. Tour ancient port city, the marketplace and, time permitting, the citadel prison where the British jailed Israel's pre-state fighters. Return to hotel. Price $99

Tour #2: Jerusalem

		Monday, March 24 Depart hotel, hear story of Palmach fighters' battles to save Jerusalem. Pass by the churches of Ein Kerem and the Yad Vashem Memorial to the six million Holocaust victims. Pass Mt. Herzl and the Knesset and tour Israel's new Supreme Court building. After lunch (not included) visit the Old City of Jerusalem and tour by foot Mt. Zion, King David's Tomb, the Room of the Last-Supper, Dormition Church, Zion Gate, and three Old City Quarters - Armenian, Jewish and Christian. Visit the Cardo - the reconstructed main street of Byzantine Jerusalem from the 6th century - the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Tomb, and exit the Old City via Jaffa Gate to the bus. Return to hotel. Price $60

Tour #3: Nazareth, Tiberias & Capernaum

		Wednesday, March 26 Highlights: Nazareth (Church of the Annunciation and the Church of Saint Joseph), the ruins at Capernaum, Tabgha and the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes, Tiberias and the Baptismal site on the Jordan River (Yardenit). Lunch not included. Price $95

Tour #4: Massada & Dead Sea

		Friday, March 28 Descend through the beautiful scenery of the Judean Desert to the lowest point on Earth - the Dead Sea. Drive along the sea, pass by Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found and continue to Masada - the ancient fortress built by Herod the Great in the 1st Century B.C.E. - which was the last Jewish stronghold during the revolt against the Romans. Ascend Masada by cable car, take in the magnificent views in all directions and tour the fascinating excavations. Bring water, hat, walking shoes, bathing suit & towel (there will be time for a dip in the Dead Sea). Lunch not included. Price $99

Note: All itineraries are subject to change and require a minimum of 15 participants per tour. For additional tours and extensions, please contact the Secretariat. Pickup from lobby of all conference hotels.