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8-Day and 7-Night Jewish Tour
This is an example of a one week itinerary in Israel
Tour Overview
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Transfer to/from Ben Gurion Airport
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8 nights accommodation + 8 breakfasts
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1 Kibbutz Dinner
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All entrance fees
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English speaking guide
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Price starts at $995 per person
SATURDAY - Arrival
Arrival to Ben Gurion airport where you will be met by our
representative and transferred to your hotel.
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
harbour 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 HA’
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
TUESDAY
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
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 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
Join 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
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.
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 Masada, 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
Free day in Jerusalem + transfer to Ben-Gurion airport for departure.
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