Jewish Tours
Full Tour - Week 1
Sunday - Day 1: ARRIVAL AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL / Monday - Day 2: TEL AVIV
Departure from the hotel to unraveling the beauty and modernity of Tel Aviv and Jaffa with thousands of years. We begin our day by visiting the Museum of Independence Hall where in 1948 was established the independence of Israel by David Ben Gurion. Visit the charming Artists’ Quarter in Nachalat Binimim and follow to the traditional fair “Shuk hacarmel”. Move on to the ancient city of Jaffa. Which is one of the oldest cities in the world and houses one of the oldest ports in the world. We will continue visiting the monument in honor of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin and we close our day with a fantastic sunset appreciated the Mediterranean Sea. Overnight in Tel Aviv
Day 3 – TEL AVIV / CAESAREA / HAIFA / ACRE / ROSH HANIKRA (GALILEE)
Short trip to Caesarea, former capital of the region during the Roman era. Visit the archaeological excavations of the Crusader city, the aqueduct and the amphitheater were renewed for its magnificence of the past and today serves as a stage for performances and entertainment. We Continue to Haifa for an overview of the city and the bay from the top of Mount Carmel and then we visit “AF AL PI CHEN”, the naval museum dedicated to the illegal immigration to Israel during the British Mandate control. We proceed to Acre, where we visit the Crusadeos halls and the old port. Arrival in the far north of Israel at Rosh Hanikra to descend by cable car to the limestone caves. Overnight in Acre
Day 4 – SAFED / Golan Heights (GALILEE)
Departure to Safed, center of mysticism and Kabbalah. Visit the synagogues Ha ‘Ari, one of the most significant synagogue in Safed. Free to wander through the Artists’ Quarter Time. From Safed, we continue to the Golan Hights to get an overview of the city of Kuneitra and the Syrian territory from the Bental observation point. Continue to Tel Facher, former Syrian army camp. The next stop on the journey is the Banias Springs and then continued to Tel-Hai with his Monument “Roaring Lion” and find out about the courageous struggle of Josef Trumpeldor and his compatriots in 1920. Overnight in Tiberias.
Day 5 – BEIT SHEAN / BEIT ALPHA / GAN HaShlosha / JERUSALEM
Departure to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave. Continue to Beit Shean, an important Roman period City and a significant archaeological site. Visit to Beit Alpha and admire the extraordinary mosaic floor of a synagogue from the Byzantine era. Continue to Gan Hashlosha to enjoy bathing in the refreshing water springs at the base of Mount Gilboa, where King Saul was killed in battle against the Philistines. From here we will be heading to Jerusalem via a Jordan Valley. We Stop at Mount Scopus, and receive a a blessing to enter Jerusalem. "A song of ascents Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, We are going to the House of the LORD. Our feet stood inside your gates, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem built up, a city knit together" (Psalms 122), Overnight in Jerusalem.
WEEKEND - FRIDAY, SATURDAY FREE IN JERUSALEM
Full Tour - Week 2
Day 6 – JERUSALEM (OLD CITY)
Visit the Old City of Jerusalem, starting at the Tomb of King David on Mount Zion walk along the Cardo, the ancient Roman road and visit the four synagogues reinstated after the Six Day War in 1967, the Jewish Quarter. Following a visit to “Burnt House” where they will surprise us with evidance of Jerusalem destruction during 2nd temple period. Then the so awaited visit the Wailing Wall. Follow the tunnels (Kotel Tunnels). Walk through the Arab fair, and through the Jaffa Gate to the David Citadel Museum and see the ancient ruins of Jerusalem from the time of the First Temple. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 7 – JERUSALEM (NEW TOWN)
Departure to the amazing archaeological discovery, the City of David. Where will we go inside the tunnel of Hezekiah. Continuing to the museum Davidson Center. Mea Shearim proceed to where we see the distinctive way of life of the ultra orthodox communities. Continuing to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery. Moving to the Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem. Continued to Israel’s parliament – the Knesset – and see the Menorah with the biblical symbols. We end the day visiting the Israel Museum with a visit to the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls templates are exposed, as well as the Model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple period. Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 8 – DEAD SEA AND MASSADA
Morning departure to the Dead Sea through the Judean Desert, the lowest point on earth, 400 meters below sea level. Visit Qumeran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Continued by the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada and take the cable car to the ancient fortress where in 73 AD, Jews stood firm against the mighty Roman Empire. Descend by cable car again and if time and weather conditions are favorable, free time to bathe in the Dead Sea. Overnight in Dead Sea
Wednesday - Day 9: NEGEV / Thursday - Day 10: TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT
We begin our day with a visit to Mamshit -the ancient Nabatean city near Dimona, that was build along the Spice Route. We Then continue to visit Sede Boker - place where David Ben Gurion spent his last years. Nice hike to Ein Ovdat - Oasis in the desert. Return to Tel Aviv Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Galilee - 3 Days
Day 1 – TEL AVIV / CAESAREA / HAIFA / ACRE / ROSH HANIKRA
Short trip to Caesarea, former capital of the region during the Roman era. Visit the archaeological excavations of the Crusader city, the aqueduct and the amphitheater were renewed for its magnificence of the past and today serves as a stage for performances and entertainment. We Continue to Haifa for an overview of the city and the bay from the top of Mount Carmel and then we visit “AF AL PI CHEN”, the naval museum dedicated to the illegal immigration to Israel during the British Mandate control. We proceed to Acre, where we visit the Crusadeos halls and the old port. Arrival in the far north of Israel at Rosh Hanikra to descend by cable car to the limestone caves. Overnight in Acre
Day 2 – SAFED / GOLAN HEIGHTS/TIBERIA
Departure to Safed, center of mysticism and Kabbalah. Visit the synagogues Ha ‘Ari, one of the most significant synagogue in Safed. Free time to wander through the Artists’ Quarter. From Safed, we continue to the Golan Hights to get an overview of the city of Kuneitra and the Syrian territory from the Bental observation point. Continue to Tel Facher, former Syrian army camp. The next stop on the journey is the Banias Springs and then continued to Tel-Hai with its Monument “Roaring Lion” and find out about the courageous struggle of Josef Trumpeldor and his compatriots in 1920. Overnight in Tiberias.
Day 3 – BEIT SHEAN / BEIT ALPHA / GAN HASHLOSHA / JERUSALEM
Departure to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave. Continue to Beit Shean, an important Roman period City and a significant archaeological site. Visit to Beit Alpha and admire the extraordinary mosaic floor of a synagogue from the Byzantine era. Continue to Gan Hashlosha to enjoy bathing in the refreshing water springs at the base of Mount Gilboa, where King Saul was killed in battle against the Philistines. From here we will be heading to Jerusalem via a Jordan Valley. We Stop at Mount Scopus, and receive a a blessing to enter Jerusalem. "A song of ascents Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, We are going to the House of the LORD. Our feet stood inside your gates, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem built up, a city knit together" (Psalms 122), Overnight in Jerusalem.