Grand Israel

Welcome to Israel! Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv. The balance of the day is at leisure.




Overnight in Tel Aviv

After breakfast, youll drive to Latrun to visit the Armored Corps Museum and memorial, also considered as 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 Ayalon Institute, once a secret underground ammunition factory established by the \"Haganah,\" who were the Jewish underground movement before May 1948. Continue to Weizmann House in Rehovot built-in 1936, the private home and later the formal residence of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the first president of the state of Israel and founder of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Visit the house with its impressive structure and fascinating gardens, which now form part of the Weizmann Institute of Science. Learn the story of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, an outstanding scientist, and head of the Zionist movement for over 30 years




Overnight Tel Aviv

This morning after breakfast, visit Beit Hatfutsot, the Diaspora Museum, drive around the main streets of Tel Aviv, the center of business and entertainment in Israel. Also known as the \"White City,\" Tel Aviv was declared as a UNESCO world heritage site for its collection of over 4,000 Bauhaus style buildings.  Stop at Rabin Square, the site of the assassination of Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin in 1995. 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, followed by Nachalat Binyamin, the pedestrian mall of the city where you can enjoy live street music, arts, crafts, and handmade jewelry.




Overnight Tel Aviv

Enjoy your full day at leisure exploring the city at your own pace.




Overnight in Tel Aviv

Today drive along the coastal plain to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region; see the excavations of the Crusader-era city, the Roman port, aqueduct, and the amphitheater that has been restored to its former glory 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 coming 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 formations.




Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse

In the morning after breakfast, youll drive to Safed, one of the four holy cities in Israel and the center of the Kabbalah movement; visit the Caro and Ari synagogues.

Stroll through the narrow alleyways and visit the picturesque Artist Quarter. Next, enjoy a Jeep tour at the foot 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 Quneitra, and the Syrian territory. Drive to Tel Hai; see the Roaring Lion Monument and learn about the heroic battle of Joseph Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920. Meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about their unique lifestyle.


Overnight at a Kibbutz

After breakfast, start the day with a drive to Tiberias to visit Rambams Grave; continue through the Jordan valley to Beit Shean, 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

This morning start your day with a visit to the Tomb of King David on Mt. 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 and visit the Tower of David Museum, presenting the history of Jerusalem and ancient remains of the city beginning with the First Temple period.




Overnight Jerusalem

Today, enjoy seeing the Bar Mitzvah Ceremonies at the Western Wall. 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, Israels official memorial to the Holocaust. Visit Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold, conquered by the Israeli army in the six-day war, and later converted into a national memorial site and museum. Drive by the Knesset, Israels 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 Holyland model, a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. 




Overnight Jerusalem

After breakfast youll drive through the Judaean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth at almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found.  Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car.  Continue to the Dead Sea; Cover yourself with the mineral-rich mud and experience a swim in the Dead Sea**, which many believe offers therapeutic effects




Overnight Jerusalem

Enjoy your full day at leisure exploring the city at your own pace.




Overnight in Jerusalem

Today, after breakfast, you will be transferred back to the International Airport for your onward flight



Note: Program sequence is subject to change without advance notice.