Jewish Heritage Tours
Friday Arrival | 9 Nights

Friday
Welcome to Israel
Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Saturday
At Leisure
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Sunday
Caesarea / Haifa / Acre / Rosh Hanikra
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 Mount Carmel . 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 grottos.
Overnight: Kibbutz guesthouse

Monday
Safed / Gadot / Banias / Tel Hai
Drive to Safed, center of the Kaballa movement; visit the Joseph Caro and the Ari synagogues, the most important synagogues in the city, and stroll around the artists' quarter .Enjoy a Jeep tour to the foots of the Golan . Continue to the Golan Heights; stop at Gadot overlook (Mitzpe Gadot), the memorial site for the fallen of the Golan, located over former Syrian bunkers. See the monument built there in honor of the Alexandroni brigade. Proceed for a magnificent observation point over the city of Kuneitra, and the Syrian territory. Visit the Banias Springs. Next, visit Tel-Hai and see the “roaring lion” monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920. Meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about their unique lifestyle .
Overnight: kibbutz guesthouse

Tuesday
Beit Shean / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha / Jerusalem
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, and stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city .
Overnight: Jerusalem

Wednesday
Jerusalem: the Old City
Start with a visit of the tomb of King David on Mount Zion. Walk along the cardo, the ancient Roman road, and visit the four Sepharadic synagogues restored after 1967 war in the Jewish quarter. Tour the Kotel tunnels, visit the Davidson center, and walk 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
Jerusalem: the New City
This morning, enjoy seeing the Bar-Mitzvah ceremonies at the Kotel . Drive through Mea Shearim, one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra-orthodox communities. Proceed to mount Hertzel, Israel’s 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. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems. Next, visit the shrine of the book at the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed, and the new Holy Land Model – a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Friday
Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea
Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. Continue to Masada; ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress to see the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses, and other findings. Descend by cable car . Next, stop for lunch and Spa facilities in one of the leading hotels at the Dead Sea.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Saturday
At Leisure
Overnight: Jerusalem

Sunday
Shalom Israel
After breakfast, check out of the hotel and transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

* Program is subject to change due to local conditions
 
2017 Tour Dates
 
S M T W T F S

Mar  3  10  17  24  31
Apr  7  14  21  28
May  5  12  19  26
Jun  2  9  16  23  30  7
Jul  14  21  28
Aug  4  11  18  25
Sep  1  8  15  22  29
Oct  6  13  20  27
Nov  3  10  17  24
Dec  1  8  15  22  29
 
2018 Tour Dates

Jan  5  12  19  26
Feb  2  9  16  23


Jewish Heritage Tour | Friday Arrival | 9 Nights
Rates are per person, including daily breakfast
HOTEL PLAN
Plan A 
Plan B 
Plan C
Plan D
Plan E
Tel Aviv
Dan Tel Aviv-Deluxe room
Dan Tel Aviv-Tel Aviv room
Carlton Tel Aviv-Superior room
Dan Panorama
Prima City Tel Aviv
Galilee
Kibbutz Lavi-Hadar wing
Kibbutz Lavi-Hadar wing
Kibbutz Lavi-Hadar wing
Kibbutz Lavi-Eden wing
Kibbutz Lavi-Eden wing
Jerusalem
King David-Deluxe New City room
King David-Jerusalem room
David Citadel-Superior New City room
Dan Panorama
Prima Kings
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
2017
Mar  3  10  17  24  31
$3,272
$5,246
$3,105
$4,913
$3,060
$4,892
$2,254
$3,247
$2,078
$2,923
Apr  7  14 Tours are not operated due to Jewish Holiday
Apr  21
$3,272
$5,246
$3,105
$4,913
$2,969
$4,710
$2,254
$3,247
$2,078
$2,923
Apr  28
$3,612
$5,923
$3,417
$5,534
$3,011
$4,794
$2,254
$3,247
$2,078
$2,923
May  5  12  19
May  26 Tours are not operated due to Jewish Holiday
Jun  2  9  16  23  30
$3,612
$5,923
$3,417
$5,534
$3,011
$4,794
$2,303
$3,345
$2,148
$3,049
Jul  7
Jul  14  21  28
$3,349
$5,397
$3,177
$5,053
$2,906
$4,584
$2,275
$3,289
$2,148
$3,049
Aug  4  11  18  25
$3,401
$5,498
$3,234
$5,165
$2,946
$4,654
$2,377
$3,515
$2,181
$3,111
Sep  1  8
$3,272
$5,246
$3,105
$4,913
$2,836
$4,444
$2,254
$3,247
$2,078
$2,923
Sep  15  22  29 Tours are not operated due to Jewish Holiday
Oct  6
Oct  13  20  27
$3,601
$5,904
$3,406
$5,515
$3,011
$4,794
$2,254
$3,247
$2,078
$2,923
Nov  3  10
Nov  17  24
$3,021
$4,747
$2,855
$4,414
$2,866
$4,505
$2,009
$2,759
$2,058
$2,887
Dec  1  8
Dec  15
$3,245
$5,195
$3,067
$4,840
$3,223
$5,219
$2,121
$2,983
$1,988
$2,761
Dec  22  29
$3,581
$5,867
$3,387
$5,478
$3,356
$5,485
$2,353
$3,448
$2,016
$2,811
2018
Jan  5  12  19  26
$2,962
$4,633
$2,796
$4,299
$2,733
$4,239
$2,009
$2,759
$1,876
$2,559
Feb  2  9  16
Feb  23
$3,101
$4,910
$2,934
$4,577
$2,733
$4,239
$2,106
$2,953
$1,960
$2,710
Prices for guaranteed departure tours are valid until February 2018.
 
Please Note:
  • Tours are operated every Friday as per the above dates
  • Discounts are applicable for 3 people sharing a room – please contact us for details!
The above rates include the following services:
  • Shared transfer on arrival and departure (from/to Ben Gurion Airport)
  • 9 Nights’ accommodation on BED & BREAKFAST basis
  • 2 Dinners at Kibbutz Lavi hotel
  • 6 touring days as per itinerary, with English speaking guide
  • Lunch & spa at the Dead Sea area
  • Jeep tour in the Galilee
  • Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary
The hotels appearing in the table might be replaced with similar ones.