Israel, Private Tour

DAY 01 – Arrival in TEL - AVIV
Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport Tel-Aviv we’ll be met by our representative
immediately after Passport control.
Accompanied by our guide and driver we will embark aboard our Tour Bus and have a short
drive to the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Tel Aviv.
Prior to our stay at our hotel, we will stop at the Old City of Jaffa for a quick tour and a magnificent
panoramic view of Tel-Aviv. We will then check in to our hotel in Tel Aviv.

DAY 02 – Golan Heights Tour
The Golan Heights Tour takes you north through the Plain of Armageddon and past Megiddo into the Galilee. The Galilee has rolling hills, farmlands, vineyards and the beautiful
Sea of Galilee.
Crossing the Jordan River we ascend the Golan Heights through lush countryside.
We pass Hamat Gader, a site with hot springs used by the Romans and modern-day spa-goers. We travel to the Shalom Observatory and from this elevated point we have stunning views all the way to the Sea of Galilee. In Katzrin we see an excavated Jewish village from the Mishnah and Talmudic eras. Nearby we visit the Golan Antiquities Museum and see archaeological
discoveries from the Golan plus a film on the ancient Jewish city of Gamla.
At Mt. Bental we explore the remaining Syrian bunkers and trenches captured by Israelis
in the 1967 Six Day War.

DAY 03 – Free Day in Tel Aviv
Enjoy the beautiful Tel Aviv Promenade, beaches and old Tel Aviv port.

DAY 04 – Caesarea, Haifa, Akko and Rosh Hanikra Tour
Tour the coastal cities of Israel as we drive north of Tel Aviv and make our first stop in Caesarea. Here we tour the remains of an ancient Roman port city and see the amphitheater, hippodrome and ruins of palaces, temples and bathhouses. We travel further north along the coast to the port city of Haifa. Here we see the terraced Baha’i Gardens on Mt. Carmel and learn about the Baha’i faith. Continuing all the way to Israel’s border with Lebanon the tour takes you to the sea caves of Rosh HaNikra. Here we can enter the cave chambers and tunnels where waves crash against the rocks. We return south and the tour visits the
Crusader city of Acre. Here we tour the Crusader fortress built in the

DAY 05 – Transfer to Jerusalem
Enjoy a free day in Jerusalem - Free day in magical Jerusalem

DAY 06 – City of David & Underground Jerusalem
On this tour discover the original Jerusalem settlement built over 3,000 years ago and now hidden
beneath the ground. But start with an overview of Jerusalem from Mount Scopus where you can
look down on an ancient Jewish cemetery, Garden of Gethsemane and Old City. See the Kidron
Valley’s ancient Jewish tombs then go into the Old City through the Zion Gate. Walk through the
fascinating Armenian Quarter with its brightly colored ceramics and enter the Old City’s Jewish
Quarter. Here highlights include the Byzantine-era Cardo and the iconic Western Wall. We stop to
place a prayer note in the Wall then leave the Old City through the Dung Gate. From here the tour
takes you underground to the 3,000 year old City of David. See the ancient tunnels hewn from
rock to bring water to the city thousands of years ago from the Spring of Gihon.

Day 7 – Free day in Jerusalem
Free day in Jerusalem - Visiting and Shopping

DAY 08 – Masada and Dead Sea
This tour heads to southern Israel through the Judean Hills and past the Inn of the Good
Samaritan. We pause at sea level for an unforgettable photo-op then continue our descent further
and further down beneath sea level towards the iconic Dead Sea. Our first stop is at Masada
where we take a cable car to the plateau summit and tour the remains of Herod’s 2,055 year old
palace fortress. We see remarkable structures including palaces and a bathhouse. From Masada
the tour takes you past the desert oasis of Ein Gedi and Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls
were found. We spend the rest of the day relaxing on one of the Dead Sea beaches. You can float
in the salty-water that is 8.6 times more saline than the ocean creating natural buoy.

DAY 09 – Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport
After breakfast, free time and transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for flight back home