Jewish Heritage Tours

Friday Arrival - 9 Nights
Friday:
Ben Gurion Airport | Tel Aviv

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by a GoIsrael representative and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Saturday:
At Leisure
Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Sunday:
Caesarea / Haifa / Acre / Rosh Hanikra

Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region. See the excavations of the crusaders' city, the aqueduct and amphitheatre which has been restored as a concert venue. Proceed to Haifa for a panoramic view from Mount Carmel and visit “AF AL PI CHEN”, the naval museum of the illegal immigration to Israel at the time of the British mandate. Drive to Acre; walk along the old harbour and local market; continue to the northernmost point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra. Descend by cable car into the limestone grottoes.
Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.
Monday:
Safed / Tel Facher / Banias / Tel Hai

Drive to Safed, center of the Kaballa movement; visit the Joseph Caro and the Ha’Ari synagogues, the most important synagogues in the city; stroll around the Artist’s quarter. Enjoy a Jeep tour at the foot of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights; stop at an observation point over the city of Kuneitra and the Syrian territory. Stop at Tel Facher, a former Syrian army camp; visit the Banias springs. Next, visit Tel Hai to see the “Roaring Lion” monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920.
Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.
Tuesday:
Beit Shean / Beit Alpha / Gan Hashlosha / Jerusalem

Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave; proceed to Beit Shean, also called "Scythopolis", the biggest archeological park in Israel with beautiful excavations from the Roman and Byzantine periods. Stop at Beit Alpha to see the beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue from the Byzantine period. Onto Gan Hashlosha, (Sachne) where you will have an opportunity to enjoy the water springs located at the foot of the Gilboa mountain, the famous mountain on which King Saul was killed in the battle against the Philistines. Continue via the Jordan valley to Jerusalem with a stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Wednesday:
Jerusalem: Old City

Tour the Old City of Jerusalem. Start with a visit of King David's Tomb on Mount Zion. Walk along the Cardo, the ancient Roman road; visit the four Sephardic synagogues restored after the 1967 war in the Jewish Quarter. Tour the Western Wall Tunnels; visit Davidson Center and walk through the Roman Cardo to the local Arab bazaar. Walk through Jaffa Gate to Tower of David Museum and see the ancient remains of the city beginning with the First Temple period.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Thursday:
Jerusalem: New City

Enjoy seeing the Bar-Mitzvah Celebrations at the Kotel. Continue to Mea Shearim and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra orthodox communities. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems. Next visit the Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed, and the new Holyland model – a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. Drive to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery and Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust. Visit 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.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Friday:
Qumran / Massada / Dead Sea

Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea. Stop at Qumran, the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Continue to Massada, ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress; visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car. Next stop for lunch and Spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area.
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Saturday:
At Leisure
Overnight in Jerusalem.
Sunday:
Ben Gurion Airport

After breakfast, transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.
Itinerary is subject to change due to local conditions
2013 Tour Dates

S M T W T F S

Mar 1 8 15
Apr 5 12 19 26
May 3 10 17 24 31
Jun 7 14 21 28
Jul 5 12 19 26
Aug 2 9 16 23 30
Sep 27
Oct 4 11 18 25
Nov 1 8 15 22 29
Dec 6 13 20 27

2014 Tour Dates

Jan 3 10 17 24 31
Feb 7 14 21 28
RATES: Jewish Heritage Tours Friday Arrival 9 Nights
Rates are per person, in US Dollars, including breakfast
Hotel Plan
Plan A
Plan B
Plan C
Plan D
Tel Aviv
Dan Tel Aviv
Carlton Tel Aviv
Dan Panorama
Prima Tel Aviv
Galilee
Kibbutz Lavi
Hadar wing
Kibbutz Lavi
Hadar wing
Kibbutz Lavi
Hod wing
Kibbutz Lavi
Lev wing
Jerusalem
King David
Inbal
Dan Panorama
Prima Kings
Double
Occupancy
Single
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Double
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Single
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Double
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Single
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Double
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Single
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2013
Mar 1 8 $2,913 $4,607 $2,486 $3,735 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
Mar 15 $2,913 $4,607 NOT VALID $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
Apr 5 12 $2,913 $4,607 $2,661 $4,085 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
Apr 19 26 $3,031 $4,842 $2,591 $3,945 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
May 3 10 17 24 $3,031 $4,842 $2,591 $3,945 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
May 31 $3,109 $4,999 $2,731 $4,225 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
Jun 7 14 21 28 $3,109 $4,999 $2,731 $4,225 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
Jul 5 $2,913 $4,607 $2,486 $3,735 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
Jul 12 $3,070 $4,921 $2,542 $3,847 $2,167 $3,116 $1,873 $2,504
Jul 19 26 $3,064 $4,865 $2,657 $4,032 $2,220 $3,194 $1,982 $2,675
Aug 2 9 16 $3,064 $4,865 $2,657 $4,032 $2,220 $3,194 $1,982 $2,675
Aug 23 30 $3,019 $4,820 $2,437 $3,637 $2,181 $3,155 $1,943 $2,622
Sep 27 $2,913 $4,607 $2,556 $3,875 $2,107 $3,031 $1,873 $2,504
Oct 4 11 18 25 $2,913 $4,607 $2,556 $3,875 $2,107 $3,031 $1,873 $2,504
Nov 1 8 15 $2,913 $4,607 $2,486 $3,735 $2,093 $2,986 $1,873 $2,504
Nov 22 29 $2,902 $4,596 $2,370 $3,514 $1,964 $2,738 $1,752 $2,300
Dec 6 $2,902 $4,596 $2,370 $3,514 $1,964 $2,738 $1,752 $2,300
Dec 13 $2,902 $4,596 $2,580 $3,934 $1,916 $2,643 $1,772 $2,333
Dec 20 $3,098 $4,988 $2,720 $4,214 $2,128 $3,043 $1,839 $2,451
Dec 27 $3,098 $4,988 $2,510 $3,794 $2,190 $3,183 $1,839 $2,451
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2014
Jan 3 10 17 24 31 $2,707 $4,179 $2,345 $3,463 $1,978 $2,783 $1,727 $2,255
Feb 7 14 21 $2,737 $4,243 $2,450 $3,673 $1,940 $2,690 $1,750 $2,294
Feb 28 $2,878 $4,548 $2,450 $3,673 $2,059 $2,928 $1,852 $2,473
Please Note:
  • Tours are operated every Friday as per the above dates
  • Discounts are applicable for 3 people sharing a room – please contact us for details!
The above rates include the following services:
  • Transfer on arrival and departure (from/to Ben Gurion Airport)
  • 9 nights accommodation on BED & BREAKFAST
  • Half board for 2 nights at kibbutz hotel Lavi -Lunch and Spa at the Dead Sea area
  • 6 touring days as per itinerary, with English speaking guide
  • Entrance fees to the sites visited as per itinerary
  • Jeep tour in the Galilee
The hotels appearing in the table might be replaced with similar ones.