Traditional Tour | 9 Nights | Itinerary
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Itinerary for 9 Nights and 6 Touring Days
Friday
Arrival at Ben Gurion airport where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight Tel-Aviv.
Saturday
Day 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 that 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 and 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 foot of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights, and stop at an observation point over the city of Kuneitra, in Syrian territory. Stop at Tel Facher, a former Syrian army camp; visit the Banias springs. Next, a visit to Tel-Hai where we will see the “Roaring Lion”, monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920 .
Overnight at a kibbutz guesthouse.
Tuesday
Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave; from there we will 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 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 the Cardo, the ancient Roman road. Visit the four Sepharadic synagogues restored after 1967 war in the Jewish quarter. 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
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 by the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament and see the menorah with the Biblical carvings. 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 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
Day at leisure
Overnight Jerusalem.
Sunday
Transfer to Ben Gurion airport for 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:
