Israel: Ultimate Jewish Heritage Tour
Israel: Ultimate Jewish Heritage Tour
Multiple Departures
Duration
15 days / 14 nightsHighlights
Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Haifa, Acre, Rosh Hanikra, Safed, Golan Heights, Banias Spring, Galilee, Tiberias, Jerusalem, Eilat, Massada, Dead SeaNotes
Land Only, Price Based on Double OccupancyActivity Level
Moderate
Tailor Made
This tour can be booked privately
**PLEASE NOTE: Covid 19 some dates will not be operating and changes may apply to our programs. Please ask your Gil Travel Consultant for updates.
Highlights of the Ultimate Jewish Heritage Israel Tour include special visits to Jerusalem’s Old City, New City, the Western Wall, Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and so much more. Be awe inspired by the excavations of the Crusader city and the Roman port, Caesarea. Continue to the Galilee and Golan where you will enjoy every second of Israel’s beautiful natural ambiance. Enjoy a cable car ride to the top of Masada for breathtaking views and relax as you float on the Dead Sea. Soak up the geological wonders of the desert on your way to Eilat where you will indulge in the glorious southern sun. This tour is THE Ultimate Israel experience in every sense of the word.
What can you expect as part of your tour?
- Arrival and departure transfers
- Tours/Meals as listed in the itinerary
- Jeep ride in the Golan Heights
- English speaking guide
Day
1
Arrival to Israel
Overnight:Tel Aviv (B).
Day
2
Tel Aviv
Proceed to Ayalon Institute, once a secret underground ammunition factory established by the "Haganah", the Jewish underground movement before May 1948.
Overnight:Tel Aviv (B).
Day
3
Tel Aviv
Stop at Rabin's Square, place of assassination of Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin. Continue to Old Jaffa, one of the oldest port cities in the world; Visit the ancient ruins and walk along the Artist's Quarter.
Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, built in 1887 and Nahalat Benyamin, the pedestrian mall of the city where you can enjoy live street music, arts, crafts and handmade jewelry. Next, stop at Sheinkin.
Overnight:Tel Aviv (B).
Day
4
Tel Aviv
Overnight:Tel Aviv (B).
Day
5
Coastal Route
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 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 Lavi (B, D).
Day
6
Galilee/Golan
Next, enjoy a Jeep tour at the foots 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; view the monument built in honor of the Alexandroni brigade.
Proceed for a magnificent observation point over the city of Kuneitra, and the 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.
Overnight:Kibbutz Lavi (B, D).
Day
7
Galilee/Jerusalem
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 (B).
Day
8
Jerusalem: Old City
Overnight:Jerusalem (B).
Day
9
Jerusalem: New City
Drive through Mea Shearim 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 the 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
Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed, and the Holy land
model, a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period.
Overnight:Jerusalem (B).
Day
10
Qumran / Dead Sea / Massada
Next, stop for Lunch and Spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area and enjoy a "Swim" in the mineral rich Dead Sea.
Overnight:Jerusalem (B, L).
Day
11
Jerusalem
Overnight:Jerusalem (B).
Day
12
Timna / Eilat
Overnight:Eilat (B).
Day
13
Free day in Eilat
Petra was renowned for its massive architecture, pools, dams and water channels. The visit begins with the possibility of a short horseback-riding for about 700 m. until the entrance of the Siq, which is about 1.2 km long (walking distance). Petra is famous for its huge monuments such as the Treasury, Royal Tombs, the Court, Roman theatre, Roman Street, Qassier El- Bint (Palace of Pharaoh’s daughter) and many other smaller monuments which fascinate the visitors. After lunch drive, make a short visit to Aqaba with the possibility to stop and take a walk around.
Overnight:Eilat (B).
Day
14
Mitzpe Ramon/Sde Boker/ Tel Aviv
Continue to Hatzerim and visit Israel's Airforce Museum to view the planes and equipment and to hear the story of this brave fighting force.
Overnight:Tel Aviv (B, L).
Day
15
Tel Aviv/Departure
Multiple Departures
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