Jewish Heritage In Depth Tour

Itinerary

Day 1 : (Wednesday): Ben Gurion Airport / Tel Aviv

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.

Overnight : Tel Aviv

Day 2 : (Thursday): Independence Hall / Mini Israel / Ayalon Institute

Start the day with a visit to the Independence Hall where the establishment of the state of Israel was declared; Next, drive to Latrun to visit the Armored Corps museum, one of the most diverse tank museums in the world; Visit the new “Mini Israel” miniature park including miniature replicas of the most important landmarks and buildings in Israel. Continue to visit Ayalon Institute, once an ammunition factory for the Hagana, the underground movement before May 1948.

Overnight : Tel Aviv

Day 3 : (Friday): Tel Aviv

Visit the Diaspora museum; Drive around the main streets of Tel Aviv, center of business and entertainment of Israel. Stop at Rabin's Square, place of assassination of Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin. Continue to Old Jaffa, an 8000 year old port city; Visit the ancient ruins and walk along the restored artist's quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, built in 1909 and Nahalat Benyamin, the pedestrian street of the city with its musicians, hand made jewellery and artifacts. Next, stop at Sheinkin, the lively and colorfull street especially known with the unique shops, café life and youthful ambiance

Overnight : Tel Aviv

Day 4 : (Saturday): At leisure

At leisure.

Overnight : Tel Aviv

Day 5 : (Sunday): Caesarea / Haifa / Acre / Rosh Hanikra

Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region. See the excavations of the crusaders' city, the aqueduct and the amphitheatre which has been restored as a concert venue. Proceed to Haifa for a panoramic view from Mt. Carmel and visit “AF AL PI CHEN”, the naval museum of the illegal immigration to Israel at the time of the British mandate. Drive to Acre; walk along the old harbour and local market; Continue to the northernmost point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra. Descend by cable into the limestone Grottoes.

Overnight : Galilee and Golan Heights

Day 6 : (Monday): Safed / Golan Heights / Upper Galilee

Drive to Safed, center of Kaballa movement; Visit the JOSEPH CARO and the HA’ ARI synagogues, the most important synagogues in the city; stroll around the the Artist’s quarter. Enjoy a Jeep tour to the foots of the Golan. Continue to the Golan heights; Stop at an observation point over the city of Kuneitra, and the Syrian territory. Stop at Tel Facher, a former syrian army camp; Visit the Banias springs. Next, a visit to Tel-Hai; See the “Roaring Lion” monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920.

Overnight : Galilee and Golan Heights

Day 7 : (Tuesday): Beit Shean / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha

Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave; Proceed to Beit Shean, also called "Scythopolis", the biggest archeological park in Israel with beautiful excavations from Roman and Byzantine periods. Stop at Beit Alpha to see the beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue from the Byzantine period. Onto Gan Hashlosha, (Sachne) where you will have an opportunity to enjoy in the water springs located at the foots of the Gilboa mountain, the famous mountain on which King Saul was killed in the battle against the philistines. Continue via the Jordan valley to Jerusalem; Stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city.

Overnight : Jerusalem

Day 8 : (Wednesday): Jerusalem Old City

Start with a visit of the tomb of King David on Mt. Zion. Walk along the Cardo, the ancient Roman road; Visit the four Sepharadic synagogues restored after 1967 war in the Jewish quarter. Tour the Kotel Tunnels; Visit Davidson center and walk through the Roman Cardo, to the local Arab bazaar. Walk through Jaffa gate to David’s Tower museum and see the ancient remains of the city beginning with the first Temple period.

Overnight : Jerusalem

Day 9 : (Thursday): Jerusalem

Enjoy seeing the Bar-Mitzvah ceremonies at the kotel. Continue to Mea Shearim and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra orthodox communities. Drive to mount Hertzel, the military cemetery and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Visit the ammunition hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold, conquered by the Israeli army in the Six Day War, and converted into a national memorial site and museum. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems. Next visit the Israel Museum, the Shrine of the book where the Dead sea scrolls are housed, and the new holyland model – a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period.

Overnight : Jerusalem

Day 10 : (Friday): Qumeran / Massada

Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead sea. Stop at Qumeran, the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Continue to Massada, ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress; visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car. Next stop for lunch and Spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area.

Overnight : Jerusalem

Day 11 : (Saturday): At leisure

At leisure.

Overnight : Jerusalem

Day 12 : (Sunday): Jerusalem / Ben Gurion Airport

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

Overnight : Tel Aviv

Overview

Jewish Heritage In Depth Tour - 11 Nights

Package Included

Meeting and assistance on arrival at Ben Gurion Airport.
Transfers on arrival and departure.
8 days sightseeing in air conditioned vehicles.
Government licensed English speaking guides on touring days.
Accommodation in twin bedded/double rooms at the selected hotels.
Full Israeli buffet breakfast daily.
Dinners at the kibbutz.

Trajectory

Tel Aviv
Caesarea
Haifa
Acre
Rosh Hanikra
Safed
Golan Heights
Upper Galilee
Beit Shean
Beit Alpha
Gan Hashlosha
Jerusalem
Qumran
Masada

Jewish Heritage In Depth Tour

An eleven night in depth tour focusing on Jewish Heritage sites. The tour incorporates Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Haifa , Acre, the mystical city of Safed, the Golan Heights, Tiberias, the Old and New cities of Jerusalem, including the Western Wall and Western Wall tunnels, the ultra-orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood, Yad Vashem and the Holocaust Memorial, Ammunition Hill, the Dead Sea and Masada and more.

Hotel Category:

Tourist Class - Prima City T.A,Kibbutz Lavi Hod,Prima Kings Jerusalem.

First Class - Dan Panorama T.A,Kibbutz Lavi Hod Wing,Dan Panorama Jerusalem.

Superior First Class - Herods/Carlton T.A,Kibbutz Lavi Hadar Wing, Leonardo Plaza/Inbal Jerusalem.

Deluxe - Royal Beach/Dan T.A,Kibbutz Lavi Hadar/Eden Wing,David Citadel/King David Jerusalem.

(Hotels might be replaced with similar ones)

Accommodation is in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on a BB basis and in the Kibbutz Lavi guesthouse in the Galilee on HB basis.

For talior made tours, please contact us through the 'Contact Us' form.

Terms

Guaranteed departure up to 14 days prior arrival.
All hotel accommodation is on BB basis. Kibbutz Lavi guesthouse is on HB basis.

The program can be extended and tailor-made for groups.

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