Traditional Tour | 11 Nights | Itinerary
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Itinerary for 11 Nights and 8 Touring Days
Wednesday
Arrival to Ben Gurion airport where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight Tel-Aviv.
Thursday
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 new Mini Israel Park including miniature models of the most important sites and buildings in the country. Continue to visit the Ayalon Institute, once an ammunition factory for the Hagana, the pre-state underground defense movement. Proceed to Yad Mordechai, named after Mordechai Anilevitz, leader of the Warsaw Ghetto. Visit the restored battlefields of the War of Liberation and learn about the heroic story of the defenders.
Overnight Tel-Aviv.
Friday
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 the 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 mall with its musicians, hand-made jewelry and crafts. Next, stop at Sheinkin St., the lively and colorful avenue especially known for the unique shops, café life and youthful ambiance.
Overnight Tel-Aviv.
Saturday
At leisure
Overnight Tel-Aviv.
Sunday
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 harbor and local market; continue to the northernmost point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra. Descend by cable into the limestone grottoes.
Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.
Monday
Drive to Safed, center of Kaballa movement; Visit the Joseph Caro and the Ari synagogues, the most important synagogues in the city; stroll around 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 at a kibbutz guesthouse.
Meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about their unique lifestyle.
Tuesday
Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave; proceed to Beit Shean , also called "Scythopolis", the largest 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 foot 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.
Wednesday
Tour the Old City of Jerusalem. Start with a visit of the tomb of King David on Mt. Zion. Walk along through the Jewish Quarter; visit the four Sepharadic synagogues restored after 1967 war. Tour the Kotel Tunnels; visit the 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.
Thursday
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njoy seeing the Bar-Mitzvah ceremonies at the kotel. Continue to Mea Shearim and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra orthodox communities. 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. Drive to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Visit 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.
Overnight Jerusalem.
Friday
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumran, 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.
Saturday
At leisure
Overnight Jerusalem.
Sunday
Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for your departure.
You can extend your trip with special day tours that we call "A day in the life of Israel" or other activities that blend a traditional tour with some customization. Learn about what you can add to the end of your traditional tour:
