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

Jewish Heritage (9 Nights) Friday

9 Nights Friday Arrival Israel group Tour

Tour Highlights

✓ Caesarea, Haifa, Acre, and Rosh Hanikra grottoes
✓ Safed Kabbalah synagogues and Golan Heights Jeep tour
✓ Jerusalem Old City, Western Wall Tunnels, and Tower of David
✓ Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and Israel Museum
✓ Masada fortress and Dead Sea spa experience

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1 (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

Day 2 (Saturday): At Leisure

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

Day 3 (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 amphitheater restored as a concert venue. Proceed to Haifa to visit the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum “Af Al Pi Chen” and hear the story of the illegal immigrants to Israel at the time of the British Mandate. Drive to Acre, the Old City recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site; walk through the old port and local market. Continue to Rosh Hanikra; descend by cable car into the underwater grottoes and admire the spectacular natural formation. Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse

Day 4 (Monday): Safed / Golan Heights / Tel Hai

Drive to Safed, one of the four holy cities in Israel, center of the Kabbalah movement; visit the Caro and Ari synagogues; stroll through the narrow alleyways and visit the picturesque Artists’ Quarter. Next, enjoy a Jeep Tour at the foothills of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights; stop at Gadot Overlook, the memorial for the fallen of the Golan, located over former Syrian bunkers. Proceed to a magnificent observation point over the city of Kuneitra and Syrian territory. Drive to Tel Hai; 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

Day 5 (Tuesday): Tiberias / Beit She’an / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha / Jerusalem

Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave. Continue through the Jordan Valley to Bet She’an, known as “Scythopolis,” and see the fascinating excavated remains from Roman and Byzantine periods. Stop at Beit Alpha to admire the beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue discovered in 1929. Visit Gan Hashlosha National Park and enjoy the warm spring water pools and waterfalls. Continue via the Jordan Valley to Jerusalem; stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 6 (Wednesday): Kotel Tunnels / Sephardic Synagogues / Davidson Center / Tower of David

Visit the Tomb of King David on Mount Zion. Walk along the Cardo, heart of the ancient Roman City; visit the four Sephardic Synagogues restored after the 1967 war in the Jewish Quarter; tour the Western Wall Tunnels; visit the archaeological park at Davidson Center; walk through the colorful local bazaar to visit the Tower of David Museum presenting the history of Jerusalem. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 7 (Thursday): Yad Vashem / Mount Herzl / Ammunition Hill / Israel Museum

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 Herzl, the military cemetery, and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Visit Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold converted into a national memorial site and museum. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems. Visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed, and view the Holy Land Model. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 8 (Friday): Qumran / Masada / Dead Sea

Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Visit Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue to Masada; ascend by cable car and tour the mountain fortress built by King Herod, where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans; visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue and bathhouse; descend by cable car. Stop for lunch and use of spa facilities at one of the leading hotels, and enjoy swimming and floating in the mineral-rich water of the Dead Sea. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 9 (Saturday): At Leisure

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

Day 10 (Sunday): Shalom Israel

After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

Package Includes

  • Shared transfers on arrival and departure
  • 9 nights accommodations
  • Daily breakfast at the hotel
  • 2 dinners in the Galilee
  • Lunch and spa at the Dead Sea
  • 6 touring days as per itinerary
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary
  • Jeep tour in the Galilee

Notes

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