Jewish Heritage Tours
Wednesday Arrival | 11 Nights

Wednesday
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

Thursday
Independence Hall / Latrun / Beit Guvrin / Ayalon Institute
Start the day with a visit to the Independence Hall, where the establishment of the state of Israel was declared. Next, drive to Latrun to visit the Armored Corps Museum, one of the most diverse tank museums in the world. Continue to Beit Guvrin National Park, declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site, and explore the caves and archaeological remains. Continue to visit the Ayalon Institute, once an ammunition factory for the Haganah, the underground movement before May 1948.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Friday
Tel Aviv
Visit the Diaspora Museum; drive around the main streets of Tel Aviv, center of business and entertainment of Israel. Stop at Rabin Square, place of assassination of prime minister Itzhak Rabin. Continue to old Jaffa, an 8,000 year old port city; visit the ancient ruins and walk along the restored Artist's Quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv built in 1887, and Nahalat Benyamin, the pedestrian street of the city with musicians, handmade jewelry and artifacts. Next, stop at Sheinkin, a lively and colorful street known for its unique shops, café life and youthful ambiance.
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 abeginning 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

ncient remains of the city of the hotel and transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

Itinerary is subject to change due to local conditions
2017 Tour Dates

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

2018 Tour Dates

Jan  3  10  17  24  31
Feb  7  14  21  28



Jewish Heritage Tour | Wednesday Arrival | 11 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  1  8  15  22  29
$3,902
$6,285
$3,688
$5,856
$3,612
$5,765
$2,716
$3,941
$2,489
$3,525
Apr  5  12 Tours are not operated due to Jewish Holiday
Apr  19
$3,902
$6,285
$3,688
$5,856
$3,521
$5,583
$2,716
$3,941
$2,489
$3,525
Apr  26
$4,253
$6,982
$4,011
$6,497
$3,605
$5,751
$2,716
$3,941
$2,489
$3,525
May  3  10  17
May  24 Tours are not operated due to Jewish Holiday
May  31
$4,253
$6,982
$4,011
$6,497
$3,605
$5,751
$2,779
$4,067
$2,629
$3,777
Jun  7  14  21  28
Jul  5
Jul  12  19  26
$3,990
$6,455
$3,770
$6,016
$3,539
$5,611
$2,751
$4,011
$2,663
$3,839
Aug  2
Aug  9  16
$4,120
$6,719
$3,906
$6,290
$3,539
$5,611
$2,929
$4,417
$2,663
$3,839
Aug  23  30
$3,986
$6,446
$3,772
$6,017
$3,511
$5,555
$2,794
$4,106
$2,663
$3,839
Sep  6
Sep  13  20  27 Tours are not operated due to Jewish Holiday
Oct  4
Oct  11  18  25
$4,231
$6,943
$3,989
$6,458
$3,605
$5,751
$2,716
$3,941
$2,489
$3,525
Nov  1  8
Nov  15  22  29
$3,651
$5,786
$3,437
$5,358
$3,459
$5,463
$2,407
$3,325
$2,470
$3,489
Dec  6
Dec  13
$3,875
$6,234
$3,650
$5,783
$3,774
$6,093
$2,519
$3,549
$2,358
$3,287
Dec  20  27
$4,211
$6,906
$3,969
$6,422
$3,907
$6,359
$2,751
$4,014
$2,386
$3,338
2018
Jan  3  10  17  24  31
$3,534
$5,557
$3,319
$5,128
$3,242
$5,029
$2,439
$3,389
$2,246
$3,086
Feb  7  14
Feb  21
$3,672
$5,834
$3,458
$5,405
$3,242
$5,029
$2,503
$3,518
$2,330
$3,237
Feb  28
$3,853
$6,191
$3,639
$5,762
$3,242
$5,029
$2,664
$3,840
$2,449
$3,451
Prices for guaranteed departure tours are valid until February 2018.

Please Note:
  • Tours are operated every Wednesday 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 (fro/to Ben Gurion Airport)
  • 11 Nights’ accommodation on BED & BREAKFAST basis
  • 2 Dinners at Kibbutz Lavi hotel
  • 8 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.
Rooms are standard unless otherwise indicated.