Classical Israel

VIP welcome and lounge at Ben Gurion Airport. Transfer to hotel in Tel Aviv located on the Mediterranean.
Overnight – Tel Aviv (D)

Our tour begins with Caesarea, the Roman city built by Herod, where we view the impressive amphitheater. Continue through the beautiful panorama of Mt. Carmel to Haifa. See the beautiful Persian gardens in the Baha’i Center. Proceed to the Druze village of Daliat-EI Carmel, to enjoy lunch and time for shopping, before continuing to Acco, where we visit the underground Crusader Fort. Travel to Rosh Hanikra at the Israel-Lebanon border to visit the caves and grottos.
Overnight – Tiberias (B,L,D)

Travel to Safed, a quaint artist colony and birth place of Jewish Mysticism and Scholarship. Visit the famous synagogues of great Jewish scholars. Afterwards, travel to Gan Hashlosha for some fun and a family picnic. The rest of the afternoon is free.
Overnight – Tiberias (B,L,D)

Today will be yours for fun! Enjoy horseback riding, kayaking, swimming or relaxation.
Overnight – Tiberias (B,L,D)

Start the morning with a tour of a Kibbutz. Continue to K’far Nachum to see a synagogue dating back to Roman times. Afterwards, enjoy a boat ride across the Kinneret followed by a fish lunch. We travel to Hamat Gader, an archaeological site, and also see the alligator farm. Continue our tour to the Golan Heights and learn why this area is so vital to Israel’s defense. Visit Gamla, the Masada of the Galilee. Time permitting, visit Metulla and the Good Fence.
Overnight – Tiberias (B,L,D)

Travel to Beit Shean, one of the oldest cities in Israel, which proudly displays wonderful ruins of a Roman amphitheater. Continue to Beit Alpha where we view the Mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue and Jewish religious emblems. Travel towards Jerusalem and view the magnificent site of St. George’s Monastery. Ascend the Judean Hills. At the crest, view the eternal “Golden City of God” – Jerusalem.
Overnight – Jerusalem (B,L,D)

Begin with a tour of the Model City which explains the structure of Jerusalem as it was in the 2nd Temple period. Continue to the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed. Visit the Knesset (Israel Parliament), the military cemetery on Mt. Herzl and Yad Vashem, memorial to the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Overnight – Jerusalem (B,L,D)

Travel to Ashkelon and visit the archeological excavations. Continue to Yad Mordechai named after the leader of the Warsaw Uprising. View the reconstructed 1948 Independence war battle that took place here. Visit Beit Shemesh for a tour of the Stalagmite and Stalactite caves (second largest in the world!).
Overnight – Jerusalem (B,L,D)

If you visit Israel to celebrate a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, this is a special day set aside at the Western Wall. Afterwards tour the Old City of Jerusalem. View the Kotel (Wailing Wall), Jewish Quarter, the ancient Cardo from Roman times and the King David Museum.
Overnight – Jerusalem (B,L,D)

Today you have a free day to relax in Jerusalem. Enjoy the golden city’s main streets where cafes and shops abound.
Overnight – Jerusalem (B,D)

Travel south, via Qumran, to the Dead Sea and Masada, the lowest point on earth. At the sea’s southern end rises the great mountain. Ascend by cable car and hear the touching story of Masada. Descend and travel to the Dead Sea for a float in the salty waters. Visit Ein Gedi and see the beautiful King David’s Waterfalls. Enjoy some free time in this lush oasis. Drive along the Arava highway to Eilat.
Overnight – Eilat (B,L,D)

Enjoy a relaxing day on the beaches of Eilat on the Red Sea.
Overnight – Eilat (B,D)

Tour King Solomon’s Pillars and the copper mines in Timna National Park. Time permitting hike through a beautiful canyon to the waterfall of Ein Avdat. Continue to S’de Boker, home of David Ben Gurion, Israel’s 1st Prime Minister. S’de Boker is the Desert Research Center conducting studies of desert life as part of Ben Gurion University. Tour the ancient Nabatean town of Avdat which specializes in irrigation of the desert. Continue to Tel Aviv.
Overnight – Tel Aviv (B,L,D)

Visit the Museum of the Diaspora, a wonderful museum of history displaying years of Jewish heritage. Afterwards, a short drive to visit Rishon L’Tzion, the Rothschild family’s first winery. Continue to Rehovot, home of the world-famous Weitzman Institute which is famous for technology and science.
Overnight – Tel Aviv (B,L,D)

Enjoy a free day of rest and relaxation or some last-minute shopping.
Overnight – Tel Aviv (B,D)