Israel lies along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in  the northeast, Jordan and the West Bank  in the east, Egypt and the Gaza Strip in the southwest, and the Gulf of Aqaba to the south. Israel's financial center is Tel Aviv while Jerusalem is the most populous city. It is an OCED member. The Jordan River flows through Jordan Rift Valley, from Mount Hermon through the Hulah Valley and the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. Ramon Crater is a unique crater found only in Israel and the Sinai Peninsula. Tel Aviv, Nazareth, Haifa, Ramia, Jerusalem, Beeersheba, Katzim, Gaza are main cities in Israel. Tourism, especially religious tourism is important to Israel. It is served by two international airports: Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv and Ovda Airport in the south. Haifa Port, Ashdod Port, and the Pord of Eilat serve Israel. The Israael Museum in Jerusalem houses the Dead Sea scrolls.  Your Insight Vacations tour may include the Yad Vashem (Holocaust museum), Ein Harod Meuhad, the Rockefeller Museum, and the L.A. Mayer Institure for Islamic Art.  

Trafalgar Escorted Tours visiting Israel