A Ten Day Tour of Israel

This is an exciting adventure! A voyage through history, an exploration of spirituality and nature.

Book this tour!

A ten day tour, one such as this I have guided for Taglit – Mayanot  and various private individuals. Ideal for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah Tour, an introduction to Israel. Your very own Educational Experience.

The following itinerary is merely a sample tour and by no means extensive.

Overview:

Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
Jerusalem: Discovering our Heritage Day 8 The Golan and Upper Galilee: the beauty of nature.	A New Jerusalem Day 9 Tel Aviv: A new Hebrew city	Shabbat: Free Day Day 10 Free Day	Jerusalem: Lessons of History	Dead Sea and Masada	The Ancient Coastal Plain	Tiberias and the Galilee: birthplace of mysticism

Old City itinerary – Day 1

•  08:30 – Overview of Jerusalem from the Tallest buiding
• 09:30– Jerusalem in the time of the Romans – The Burnt House / Herodian Quarter
• 11:00 – A Short Walking Tour of the Jewish Quarter and visit to the Kotel
• 12:00 – Lunch
• 13:00 –  Ir David : The City of David, Jerusalem in the time of the Bible.
• 15:00 Overview of Yemin Moshe : New Jerusalem (Visit the Artists Colony)
• 17:00 Visit the King David Hotel and hear its stories

New Jerusalem  Day 2: Friday 

•  09:00`A Tour of the Picturesque Neighbourhoods of Nachalat Shiva and Nachalaot
• 12:00 A special lunch time gastronomic experience: Machaneh Yehudah Food Tour (includes 4 complementary tastings)
• 15:00 How Jerusalem prepares for Shabbat

I can arrange (if required, hosting for Shabbat meals with my community) 

 

Shabbat – Saturday  Day 3

Free day, I can recommend activities within Jerusalem

• The Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book and Bible Lands Museums are open.
• The Jerusalem Zoo is open
• The Jerusalem Cinemateque is also open.
• I can arrange a trip to Bethlehem if appropriate.

 

New Jerusalem Day 4

•   08:30 – Travel to Yad Vashem –Israel’s Holocaust Museum
•  11:00 –The creation of Israel through the lives of it’s heros –  Walk up the hill to Mount Herzl National Cemetary.
• 13:00 – Lunch Downtown in Ein Kerem
• 14:30 – A Tour of the picturesque village of Ein Kerem

 

Masada and the Dead Sea –  Day 5

• 0700 –    Masada: Unesco  Heritage Site and place of a historic Roman Siege.
• 1200 –    Ein Gedi: beautiful Nature Park
• 1500-     The Dead Sea 

The Northern Coast: Haifa, Acre and Roshe HaNiqra Day 6

•  08:00     Leave Jerusalem
• 10:00     Walking Tour of Haifa’s picturesque German Colony
• 12:00     Tour of the Baha’i gardens – central temple of a world religion.
• 13:00     Lunch in Haifa
•  14:30     Explore the Crusades:  Knights Halls in Acre
• 15:00     Tour of Rosh Haniqra – breathtaking grottoes.
• 17:00     Drive to hotel in Safed

 Tiberias and the Galilee  (from Safed) Day 7

• 0800 – Leave Safed
• 0900 – Arrive in Mount Arbel, Nature walk in Mount Arbel
• 1200 –Lunch in Tiberias
• 1330 – Walking Tour of Tiberias
• 1500 – Walking Tour of Safed: Birthplace of Jewish Mysticism
• 1600 A choice of a visit to: a traditional Safed Cheesemonger, the Dalton Winery or the Galita chocolate farm.

More Northern Galilee and Golan Day 8

• 0800 Leave Safed
• 0900 Arrive in the Hula Lake – a unique interactive zoological experience (possibility of ringing birds)
•  1300 Lunch at Qatsrin
• 1400 Hike in the Gilaboon
• 1700 Visit Mount Bental : Observation point over Syria, bunker maze
• Travel Back to Tel Aviv
• (optional visit to Qatsrin  winery or brewery)
  

Tel Aviv and Jaffa Friday  Day 9

•   0900 Tour of Old Jaffa – The old Ottoman City.
•   1100 Tour of Neve Zedek: The Hyphen between Tel Aviv – Jaffa
•   1300 Lunch and visit to the Carmel Market
•   1500 prepare for Shabbat 

Free Shabbat in Tel Aviv Saturday Day 10

Logistics

I can take care of you accommodations, your transport and your comfort, so that you can focus on your holiday!
Book this tour!