Tour Features Meeting and assistance at airport. Round trip airport transfers. Accommodations with private bath using the hotel plan of your choice. Free upgrade to a suite for Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family based upon availability. Welcome Cake for immediate family. Surprise gift for Bar/Bat Mitzvah child. Full Israeli Buffet Style Breakfast. Services of government licensed guide,on sight-seeing days. Sightseeing by Private Car. All entrance fees. Swim and Fun at Water Park in Tiberias. Tree Planting at JNF Forest. Bar-B-Que Dinner in Galilee. Optional Features Dinner at Roman Style Restaurant Jerusalem. Lunch and Afternoon at Ein Gedi Spa. Archaeological Dig in Beit Govrin. Jeep Tour of the Golan Heights. Kayaking on the Jordan River. Farewell Dinner at Seaside Restaurant in Jaffe.

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1

Depart on the date of your choice for overnight flight to Israel, beverages and meals served on board.

Day 2

Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel in Jerusalem.

Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 3

The Old City will be the starting point for the tour, beginning at Mount Scopus for a breathtaking view of entire city spread out below. Continue to the Jewish Quarter, with a walk through the reconstructed Cardo, once on the main street in Byzantine Jerusalem. Visit the Herodian Mansions, remains of the upper city in Herod’s reign and proceed to the Western Wall. Walk through the Western Tunnel and then drive to the Holyland Hotel to visit the Second Temple Model of Jerusalem. Mazal Tov! Optional: Bar Mitzvah Ceremony at Western Wall.

Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 4

Today we continue with sighteeing in Jerusalem and tour the New City. We start the day with a special event to commemorate your visit to Israel - planting your own tree in the Jewish National Fund Forest. Continue to Yad Vashem Memorial to the Holocaust and to the Nearby Mount Herzl. Proceed to the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls. Return to your hotel via the Haas Promendade for a panoramic view of the Old City and the Judean Desert. Optional: Tonight enjoy a roman style dinner at the famous Cardo Culinarium Restaurant.

Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 5

Day at leisure.

Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 6

Depart Jerusalem and drive via Beersheva, Capital of the Negev, to the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on earth. Drive along its shores to Masada and ascend by cable car to view the famed archaeological ruins including King Herod’s Palace. Descend, and drive to the Ein-Gedi Spa, for lunch and enjoy the remainder of the day in the spa facilities, relaxing and having fun or trying the unique “Dead Sea float”. Optional: Enjoy lunch at the Ein Gedi Spa and spent the remainder of the day in the spa facilities, relaxing and having fun. Mazal Tov! Optional: Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony.

Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 7

Today we leave Jerusalem. In the morning explore the Archaeological site of Tal-Maresha at Beit Guvrin, digging, hands-on excavating and trying to discover hidden treasures from the time of Herod. This site offers a labyrinth of rooms and underground installations. Continue to Tiberias via the Jordan Valley. The afternoon will be spent at a “Water Park” on the shores of the lake. Continue to your Hotel for dinner. Optional: in the morning explore Tal–Meresha, digging, hands on excavating and trying to discover hidden treasures from the time of Herod.

Overnight: Haifa / Tiberias

Day 8

Spend the day in the Northern Galilee and the Golan. Visit Capernaum to view the ruins of an ancient synagogue. Drive to Beit Shean, the most monumental Roman/Byzantine City in the area. Continue sightseeing in the Golan and the Banias, with its beautiful waterfall. Enjoy a Bar-B-Que dinner before returning to your hotel. Optional: Start the day with a two hour jeep tour, driving along the Nature Reserve to the Golan Heights and the old patrol road of 1967. Optional: Enjoy the experience of kayaking and rafting on the Jordan River.

Overnight: Haifa / Tiberias

Day 9

Our last day in Galilee. An early morning start will first take us to Safed, with its old synagogues and Artists Quarter. Drive through the hills of the Galilee to Zippori, an ancient city from Roman and Byzantine periods and see its magnificent mosaics. Continue to the nearby Kfar Kedem in Mitzpe Hosha’aya where you can smell, taste and experience life as it was 2000 years ago in the Galilean Hills. You will have the opportunity to relive some of the Biblical Village life and appreciate the importance of domestic animals while being treated to traditional foods in a shepherds’ tent. Leave the Lower Galilee and drive towards the Mediterranean Sea to arrive at the historic site of Caesarea, to view the Roman and Byzantine archaeological finds, the Crusader fortifications and the Amphitheater. Drive via the coastal road and stop in Haifa to visit the Bahai Temple and its exotic gardens. Continue on to Tel Aviv.

Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 10

Morning tour of Tel Aviv beginning with a drive along Dizengoff Street, Habima National Theater, Mann Auditorium. Continue to the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora at the University Campus to view the story of the Jewish People’s history and culture during the 2700 years of Diaspora. End the day at the exciting and colorful Carmel Market. Those who wish will have the opportunity to taste the typical local ‘Falafel” lunch. Wander at your leisure through the open-air arts and crafts fair in the Nachalat Benyamin Midrachov where you can see the work of local artisans and do last-minute shopping for presents and souvenirs. Optional: Farewell Dinner at seaside restaurant in Jaffa.

Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 11

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for early morning departure to USA

Note:Exact order of tour may differ depending on whether hotel package has you staying in Tiberias or Haifa. Also if some of the optional items are taken, there may be adjustments in the tour.