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Masada and the Dead Sea optional excursion 

Today will be a free day or you can join an optional excursion to Masada and the Dead Sea (£50.00 per person not including lunch). Upon arrival at Masada we will take a cable car and ascend to this formidable fortress. After you leave the cable car you will have a magnificent view of the Dead Sea and Wadi Arava. It is famous for being the last Jewish foot hold against Rome. It was captured by the Roman Commander Flavius Silva in 70 AD after a siege which lasted for 3 years during which period he built a ramp on the west flank, 610 feet long on which he set up his war machine. As soon as a breach was opened in the walls, the 967 men, women and children decided to kill themselves   rather than surrender. Only two women and five children escaped to tell the tale. We will visit the Synagogue, the luxurious Roman style bathhouse, the storerooms, the Herodian mosaic floor, one of the cisterns, the Western Palace and the walls. We then descend by cable car back to our coach.  Lunch at Kalia beachside restaurant at 13:00 hours (not included). In the afternoon we will have the opportunity to 'float' in the Dead Sea. We then return to our hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

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