Unforgettable Israel Tour for Bike Lovers
This unique tour combines general sight-seeing with mountain bike-riding through Israel's scenic nature reserves. Participants ride mountain bikes through diverse terrain, in the southern desert and in the northern hills and valleys.
Gil Travel will provide a guide with expertise leading biking tours, a bike mechanic and lots of water along the way. This tour is for biker lovers of all ages -- not only for professionals. The bike tours take up to three hours on five different days. And at the same time you will enjoy all of Israel's national and natural treasures.
Ultimate Israel & Bar Mitzvah /Bat Mitzvah Tour
Sunday departure from North America
11 days / 9 nights and 8 touring days
| Day 1 - Monday
En route Travel from the U.S. to Israel. |
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| Day 2 - Tuesday
Jerusalem Upon arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport you will be met, assist and transferred to your hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 3 - Wednesday
Jerusalem: Old City We will drive to Mount Zion to visit the Tomb of King David. Enter the walled city via the Zion Gate and stroll through the restored Jewish Quarter. See the Roman Cardo walk-way and the Herodian Mansions and the ‘Burnt House.' Afterwards, we ttour the newly opened Davidson Visitors Center, telling the story of the ancient Temple on Mount Moria. We end the day at the Kotel (Western Wall) for an amazing tour of the Tunnels, discovered along the ancient wall. |
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Day 4 - Thursday
Jerusalem: New City A full day devoted to the New City starts with a view of the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament Building) and the architectural splendor of Israel’s Supreme Court Building. Other important sites on the program: the Chagall Windows at Hadassah Medical Center, Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Museum and Memorial and Mount Herzel, to visit the tombs of Herzel and former Prime Minister Yitschak Rabin. At the Jerusalem forest we will have an opportunity to plant trees at the JNF center. |
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 Massada |
Day 5 - Friday
Judean Desert | Massada | Dead Sea Drive through the moonscape Judean Desert, down to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth (almost 400 meters below sea level). Continue along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car to the top of the mountain and marvel King Herod’s desert fortress-palace and the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots against Roman domination in 73 CE. At this point we will meet our bikes and cycle along the Pratzim and Heimar dry rivers near Mount Sodom. Time and weather permitting, you may float effortlessly in the Dead Sea. Dinner & overnight at the Dead Sea deluxe spa hotel.
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Day 6 - Saturday
Negev | Mitzpe Ramon | Dead Sea Drive to the central Negev desert, arriving at Sde Boker, home of David Ben Gurion. We will visit his home and his grave overlooking the great Tzin river cliffs. Continue to the Ramon Crater to visit the visitors center and learn about the geology of the crater landscape, then drive into the great Ramon Crater where we will meet our bikes. Cycle the Ramon dry river at the bed of the crater to enjoy the unique morphology, rock formations and desert flora. Return to our spa hotel at the Dead Sea, where we will make time to enjoy the hotel’s spa facilities. |
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Day 7 - Sunday
Jerusalem | Jordan Valley | Beth Shean | Tiberias | Rosh Pinna Depart from Jerusalem and drive north along the Jordan valley. We will meet our bikes at the entrance to the David creek we will cycle towards the “Sachne" hot springs and pools, Continue to ancient city of Beth Shean - one of the largest archaeological parks in Israel. From here we will drive to Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee, and arrive at the beautiful historic little town of Rosh Pinna (Hebrew for corner stone) time to enjoy the fantastic spa facilities. Dinner & overnight at the unique and beautiful spa hotel – Mitzpe Hayamim. |
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 Golan Heights |
Day 8 - Monday
Safed | Golan | Kuneitra | Katzrin Drive to Safed, the center of Jewish mystics with historic synagogues and a modern artists quarter. We will meet our bikes to cycle along the Dishon creek - one of the most beautiful creeks of the upper Galilee. We continue to the Golan Heights, where we mount our jeeps and to drive along dirt roads following the IDF troops, who fought here during the Six Day War. We will view former Syrian army bunker and the abandoned city of Kuneitra. The tour also takes us to the new Israeli town of Katzrin.. Return to your spa hotel in Rosh Pinna. |
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Day 9 - Tuesday
Galilee | Jezreel Valley | Haifa | Caesarea | Tel Aviv Today we leave the Galilee and travel along the Mediterranean coast to the Jezreel Valley and the lower Carmel mountain range. We meet our bikes and start a tour along the Hashofet creek and the beautiful Yearot Menashe JNF Forest. Continue to Haifa to enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay. Continue to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the Holy Land. Explore its excavated Roman harbor, amphitheater and Crusader fortress. End the day in Tel Aviv. Overnight Hilton hotel Tel Aviv. |
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Day 10 - Wednesday
Tel Aviv Today we tour the city of Tel Aviv. We will drive to Independence Hall; relive Ben Gurion’s moving declaration of the State. After that we will enjoy an impressive and informative overview of the amazing achievements of the Palmach, at the newly opened multi-media exposition at the Palmach Museum. This is followed by a stroll through " Greenwich of Tel Aviv" - Sheinken Street and the Shuk Hacarmel open-air market. We return to our hotel for the remainder of the day for leisure and relaxation, enjoying the hotel facilities. Overnight Hilton Tel Aviv. |
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| Day 11 -Thursday
En route Time to return home after an unforgettable trip. Transfer to the airport for the return flight home. |
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