Day 1 – June 27 – Tue – Tel​ ​Aviv​ ​/​ ​Jaffa

Welcome To Israel! Meet & Assist at the airport. Meet your tour guide transfer to your hotel. Meet the rest of the family.

We will visit Nachalat Binyamin hand craft market.

Check in around 3:00 pm.

6:00 pm  – We will go for a tour in Jaffa with its unique, old-world atmosphere, completely different than the rest of Tel Aviv. It’s a wonderful place to visit.  We will love wandering around Jaffa’s winding alleyways interspersed with art galleries, historic stone buildings, mosques and churches, the Jaffa Flea Market (Shuk Hapishpishim) and the Jaffa Port.

Dinner on your own, overnight at hotel.

Day 2 – June 28^th – Wed – Caesarea​ ​/​ ​Mt.​ ​Carmel​ / Akko / Rosh Hanikra

Caesarea​ ​/​ ​Mt.​ ​Carmel​ / Akko / Rosh Hanikra

Following breakfast, we drive north along the plain of Sharon, the Mediterranean and the old coastal road Via Maris that linked Egypt and Babylon as we journey towards Galilee. We stop at Caesarea​ ​the incredible fortress city built by King Herod the Great, Visit the Roman Theatre, the Hippodrome and the Crusader City.

We then travel to JNF – park Ramot Menashe you will honour your great grandfather who left his mark in Israel and planted trees, many years back.

Our next stop is Acre (Acco), the largest Crusader city in the country. The city is extremely well preserved and you can’t help being impressed by the incredible architecture and how it has survived. We can see the Crusader remains, the prison used under Turkish rule and the gallows which were later used under the British Mandate to hang Jews who broke the British law limiting Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine following World War II.

We end our day at Rosh HaNikra, the most northerly point along Israel’s Mediterranean coast. We descend by cable car into the network of limestone grottoes created by the constant bombardment of waves against the rocks.

Proceed to our kibbutz hotel by the Sea of Galilee.

Day 3 – June 29^th – Thu

After breakfast, 8:30 – 9:30 AM – Celebrate Bar Mitzvah ceremony at Hamat Ancient Synagogue (organized by Benji).

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Safed – Kabbalah Center

1:00 – 2:00 PM  – Stop for Lunch (on your own)

2:30 – 4:00 PM – Kayaking at the Jordan River, an exciting experience and attraction, from high-speed “kayaking” (rafting) down fast-flowing waters to lazing down the Hatzbani Stream, Kfar Blum guarantees fun for the entire family.

5:30 – 7:00 PM – Berenice Winery – where we will enjoy tasting and explanation of 4 types of Israeli wines, accompanied with bread and olive oil.

Dinner & Overnight at hotel

Day 4 – June – 30^th –Fri – Holy Sites surrounding the Sea of Galilee

On this day, we will sail on the Sea of Galilee, visit the museum of the ancient boat at Kibbutz Ginosar, visit Capernaum, the town of Jesus, visit the Church of Multiplication in Tabgha (where the Lord performed the miracle of the Loaves and Fishes), and visit the Mount of Beatitudes (where Jesus taught “The Sermon on the Mount”).  We’ll end  our day with a visit to Yardenit, the traditional baptismal site on the Jordan River.

Remainder of the day at leisure at the Sea of Galilee.

Dinner & Overnight at Hotel

Day 5 – July 1^st – Sat –Ein Gedi, Masada, Dead Sea

After breakfast we will depart the Sea of Galilee.

We will drive via the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea, our first stop.

Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, David Waterfall – a year-round waterfall along the course of the David Stream, to which there is access by a hiking trail, for all the family. Arugot Stream –a hiking trail for good walkers runs along the length of the stream, which flows all year round, to the Hidden Waterfall and the pools at the head of the stream.

2:00 PM – Then we will proceed to our next stop, the fortress of Masada, by cable car.  We’ll visit the archeological finds and enjoy the palaces, bathhouses, walls and the remarkable view of the Dead Sea.

We will descend by cable car or by the Snake Path.

We continue along the shore of the Dead Sea to our hotel. We will have time to swim and float in the Dead Sea.

Dinner & Overnight at hotel in Dead Sea.

Day 6 – July 2^nd – Sun – Culinary tour at Machane Yehuda 

After breakfast:

Free morning at Dead Sea to enjoy the hotel spa and treatments (on your own).

11:00 AM – depart the hotel.

12:00 PM – we will enjoy our Desert experience – it’s called Genesis land – Abraham Hospitality. This experience includes a short camel ride, workshop baking Pita bread, and also includes hot / cold drinks, dates, and more.

At 3:00 – 4:00 PM – travel to your hotel in Jerusalem for check in.

Rest a bit before departing to the market.

6:30 PM – in the evening we will arrive to Mahane Yehuda Market Culinary Tour to meet different local ethnic groups and taste some of their cultural foods.

Overnight at hotel.

Day 7 – July 3^rd – Mon

Breakfast & Dinner at the hotel

We will start our day at Mount of Olives with its breathtaking panoramic view of Jerusalem.

9:30 AM – Enjoy an exciting tour to the site where much of the Bible was written, the City of David, where everything all began…

We will walk on an underground street that was used by Jewish pilgrims, visit the Davidson Center, a beautiful archeological multi-level space in Umayyad palace, holding artifacts from Second Temple to Early Islamic periods, and experience the holiest of Jewish sites,

The Western Wall, known in Hebrew as Kotel – a time for reflections. Let’s put a note.

1:00 PM – We will visit the Temple Mount and will tour the Mount (if time permits).

We will proceed to the Jewish Quarter with a satisfying lunch on your own.  Choose from a variety of restaurants and we will take some time to stroll the Jewish galleries.

From there, we will walk to the Christian Quarter to visit the world famous Holy Sepulchre Church, where Jesus was said to be crucified, laid to rest and resurrected.

Return to the hotel for dinner.

After dinner, Night Spectacular Tower of David Light Show* awaits us; a light and sound pictorial tale which stunningly combines the wonders of modern technology, the tumultuous history of Jerusalem and the beauty of the citadel at its best.  (*Weather permitting.)

July 4^th – Tue – Jerusalem’s New City

After breakfast, check out from our hotel.

8:30 AM – We will then continue to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, including the Valley of the Communities.

We will visit the Israel Museum to see the Shrine of the Book with a display of Dead Sea Scrolls, and visit the model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period.

We will pass by the Knesset – Israel’s Parliament building, stop at the famous Menorah, and the new home of Israel’s Supreme Court. We will take a family photo.

6:00 PM – End of the tour at Ben Gurion Airport.