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Wadi Rum, Jordan
Mont.

GREECE Piraeus
(Athens)
Mykonos
Rhodes

Limassol
CYPRUS
St. George Greek Orthodox Church Tel Aviv
Heraklion Haifa
Mediterranean Sea Ashdod Amman
(Jerusalem)
ISRAEL
Madaba
JORDAN
Eilat
Petra

the columned, 130-foot-high Al-Khazneh Popular shore excursions visit places 14 century streets as the knights and
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treasury and the clamor of the Rose City’s associated with Jesus, such as the Sea of visit the Palace of the Grand Masters.
busy inhabitants for the first time. Wander Galilee and Nazareth, the River Jordan,
past the tombs, temples, and palaces. and the Mount of Beatitudes. You may also DAY 10 • HERAKLION, CRETE,
Learn the 2,000-year-old achievements visit the Golan Heights. Or head to the GREECE
memorialized to the dead inside the fascinating city of Acre (also known as Akko), History buffs will want to make a beeline
Royal Tombs. Find your seat in an ancient where the more than 4,000 years of to the ancient Minoan palace of Knossos,
amphitheater that once captivated recorded history includes occupation by the first settled around 7000 B.C. and where
audiences of 8,000. Lunch is provided 12 century crusading Knights of St. John. the queen had running water in her palace
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in the park along with a guided tour bathroom more than 3,500 years ago.
and ample free time. DAY 6 • ASHDOD (JERUSALEM), Stick around the bustling city of Heraklion
ISRAEL
(Includes overnight at Petra hotel, breakfast, Ashdod is home to Israel’s largest port. to admire the amazing fortress walls and
bastions, fountains and other reminders
and lunch.) It is convenient to Tel Aviv and close the Venetians were once in power here.
DAY 4 • DESERT ADVENTURES AT enough to Jerusalem for day trips. Enter DAY 11 • MYKONOS, GREECE
WADI RUM — EMBARK THE YACHT the 5,000-year-old walled Old City and
Enjoy breakfast prior to embarking on explore the Western Wall (Wailing Wall), Whitewashed homes with brightly colored
doors and window frames, fishing boats in
a morning excursion in a 4x4 vehicle to Dome of the Rock, and Church of the the harbor, and the frequent presence of
Wadi Rum, an otherworldly landscape of Holy Sepulchre. pelicans. Ancient ruins are accessible on the
lunar-like dunes and scoured sandstone. DAY 7 • LIMASSOL, CYPRUS nearby island of Delos, mythical birthplace
While you’re exploring Jordan’s largest Above the old harbor is the Limassol Castle, of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. Or,
Wadi, you’ll also have time to ride a camel. built in the 13 century on the site of an you may stick to the main town of Hora to
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Then it’s time to board your flight bound earlier Byzantine castle — where Richard explore chic boutiques on quaint streets,
from Eilat, Jordan to Tel Aviv, Israel and the Lionheart reportedly stopped during view thatched-roofed windmills (some from
transfer to Haifa where your yacht awaits. his Third Crusade. The city’s Archaeological the 16 century), admire blue-domed
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(Includes breakfast, transfer to the airport, Museum has artifacts from the Neolithic churches, and visit art galleries.
flight to Tel Aviv, and transfer to yacht.) and Roman periods.
DAY 12 • PIRAEUS (ATHENS), GREECE
DAYS 4/5 • HAIFA, ISRAEL DAYS 8/9 • RHODES, GREECE Welcome to Europe’s oldest capital and
(OVERNIGHT) (OVERNIGHT) home of the Acropolis, an ancient citadel
With an overnight, you have plenty of time On an island that enjoys 300 days of that is one of the world’s most recognizable
to explore the Baha’i Gardens and shrine, sunshine each year, head to the beach or sights. Don’t just stare up; walk or ride
a significant holy place for the Baha’i faith, immerse yourself in history. In the large, up to one of the great treasures of the
a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home walled, medieval Old City, a UNESCO ancient world.
to the largest hanging gardens in the world. World Heritage Site, wander the same

DEPARTURE DATES:
Star Legend: Oct 10 , 15, 2022; Oct 20 , 25, 2023
Star Pride: May 19 , 24, 2023
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