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

Jewish Heritage (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, 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 (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. Next, drive to Latrun to visit the Armored Corps Memorial Museum, also considered one of the most diverse tank museums in the world. Continue to Beit Guvrin National Park, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site; explore parts of the archaeological remains and unique caves. Proceed to the Ayalon Institute, once a secret underground ammunition factory established by the Haganah, the Jewish underground movement before May 1948. 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” declared by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site for its Bauhaus-style buildings. Stop at Rabin’s Square. Continue to Old Jaffa, one of the oldest port cities in the world; visit the ancient ruins and walk along the Artists’ Quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv built in 1887, and Nahalat Benyamin, the pedestrian mall. Stop at Sheinkin, the lively and colorful street known for its unique shops and cafe life. Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 4 (Saturday): At Leisure

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

Day 5 (Sunday): Caesarea / Haifa / Acre / Rosh Hanikra

Drive north to Caesarea; see the excavations of the Crusaders’ city, the aqueduct and the amphitheater. Proceed to Haifa to visit the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum “Af Al Pi Chen.” Drive to Acre, the Old City recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Continue to Rosh Hanikra; descend by cable car into the underwater grottoes. Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse

Day 6 (Monday): Safed / Golan Heights / Tel Hai

Drive to Safed, center of the Kabbalah movement; visit the Caro and Ari synagogues and the picturesque Artists’ Quarter. Enjoy a Jeep Tour at the foothills of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights; stop at Gadot Overlook. Drive to Tel Hai; see the “Roaring Lion” monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor. Meet with a kibbutz member and learn about their unique lifestyle. Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse

Day 7 (Tuesday): Tiberias / Beit She’an / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha / Jerusalem

Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave. Continue to Bet She’an to 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 to Jerusalem; stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 8 (Wednesday): Kotel Tunnels / Sephardic Synagogues / Davidson Center / Tower of David

Visit the Tomb of King David on Mount Zion. Walk along the Cardo; visit the four Sephardic Synagogues in the Jewish Quarter; tour the Western Wall Tunnels; visit the archaeological park at Davidson Center; walk through the bazaar to visit the Tower of David Museum. Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 9 (Thursday): Yad Vashem / Mount Herzl / Ammunition Hill / Israel Museum

Enjoy seeing the Bar Mitzvah ceremonies at the Kotel. Drive through Mea Shearim. Proceed to Mount Herzl and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Visit Ammunition Hill. Drive by the Knesset and see the Menorah. Visit the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum and view the Holy Land Model. Overnight: Jerusalem

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

Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea. Visit Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue to Masada; ascend by cable car and tour the mountain fortress; descend by cable car. Stop for lunch and use of spa facilities at a leading hotel, and enjoy swimming and floating in the mineral-rich water of 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
  • Lunch and spa at the Dead Sea
  • 8 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 Wednesday
  • All programs may also be operated privately