Panoramic view of Jerusalem Old City with golden Dome of the Rock

Classic Israel Tour (11 Nights) Wednesday

11 Nights Wednesday Arrival Israel group Tour

Tour Highlights

✓ Independence Hall and Tel Aviv Bauhaus White City
✓ Diaspora Museum and Old Jaffa
✓ Caesarea, Megiddo (Armageddon), and Druze village lunch
✓ Safed mysticism and Golan Heights winery
✓ Sea of Galilee and Nazareth Church of Annunciation
✓ Jerusalem Old City, Via Dolorosa, and Bethlehem
✓ Yad Vashem and Israel Museum Dead Sea Scrolls
✓ Night Spectacular sound and light show at David Citadel
✓ Masada fortress and Dead Sea spa

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1 (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

Day 2 (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. Drive to Latrun to visit the Armored Corps Memorial Museum. Continue to Beit Guvrin National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; explore the archaeological remains and unique caves. Proceed to the Ayalon Institute, once a secret underground ammunition factory established by the Haganah. Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 3 (Friday): Tel Aviv / Diaspora Museum / Old Jaffa

Visit the Diaspora Museum. Drive around the main streets of Tel Aviv, the “White City” UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. Stop at Rabin’s Square. Continue to Old Jaffa; visit the ancient ruins and the Artists’ Quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, Nahalat Benyamin, and Sheinkin Street. Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 4 (Saturday): At Leisure

Enjoy a free day in Tel Aviv. Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 5 (Sunday): Caesarea / Megiddo / Druze Village / Haifa

Drive to Caesarea; see the excavations of the Crusader’s city, the aqueduct, and the restored amphitheater. Proceed to Megiddo (Armageddon). Continue to Daliat el-Carmel, a Druze village, for a late lunch. Proceed via Mount Carmel to Haifa for a panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens. Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse

Day 6 (Monday): Safed / Golan Heights / Winery

Drive to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism; visit the ancient synagogues and Artists’ Colony. Continue to the Golan Heights; see the former Syrian bunkers and Kuneitra. Stop at the Golan Winery for a tour and wine tasting. Proceed to Golan Magic for a multimedia presentation. Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse

Day 7 (Tuesday): Sea of Galilee / Nazareth

Tour Nazareth and visit the Church of Annunciation. Continue to Tiberias and visit Capernaum. Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes. Drive via Bet She’an to Beit Alpha to see the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 8 (Wednesday): Old City of Jerusalem / Bethlehem

Panoramic view from the Mount of Olives. Visit King David’s Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion. Enter the walled city; walk through the Jewish Quarter, visit the Roman Cardo, Herodian Quarter, and Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Continue to Bethlehem; view Rachel’s Tomb and visit the Church of the Nativity. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 9 (Thursday): New City of Jerusalem

Visit the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book. Tour the Knesset. Visit Mount Herzl Cemetery and Yad Vashem. Drive through Mea Shearim. In the evening, enjoy a Middle Eastern dinner followed by the Night Spectacular sound and light show at the David Citadel. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 10 (Friday): Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea

Drive to Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue to Masada; ascend by cable car and tour the mountain fortress. Stop for lunch and spa facilities; enjoy swimming and floating in the Dead Sea. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 11 (Saturday): At Leisure

Enjoy a free day in Jerusalem on your own. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 12 (Sunday): Shalom Israel

After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

Package Includes

  • Shared transfers on arrival and departure
  • 11 nights accommodations
  • Daily breakfast at the hotel
  • 2 dinners in the Galilee
  • 1 dinner in Jerusalem
  • Lunch at a Druze Village on Sunday
  • 8 touring days as per itinerary
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary

Notes

  • Hotels may be replaced with similar ones
  • Program is subject to change due to local conditions
  • Tour departs every Wednesday
  • All programs may also be operated privately