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ISRAEL | P

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O THE FUTURE T

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13 Days - 12 Nights | Thursday Arrival

Past to the Future Tour

Day 1 – Thursday

Tel Aviv

Our representative will meet you after passport control
upon your arrival to Ben Gurion Airport, assist you with
luggage and head out for transfer to your hotel.
Check in at the hotel in Tel Aviv. Overnight in Tel Aviv

Day 2 – Friday

Tel Aviv tour

Our first day of touring will begin immediately after
breakfast. We will start our walking tour on Rothschild
Boulevard, where we’ll explore Tel Aviv’s beautiful
Bauhaus style architecture. Amongst the buildings will
be the newly renovated Independence Hall, the site
commemorating the declaration of the founding of the
state of Israel on the 14th of May 1948. We will continue
on to Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv’s very first neighborhood
and then enjoy free time at the Nahalat Binyamin
Crafts Fair and Carmel Outdoor Market - for great
sounds, smells and of course, great shopping! End the
day at Jaffa, the world’s oldest port city, for a view of
the old city and its well-known artist’s colony. Overnight
in Tel Aviv. (B)

Day 3 – Saturday

Day at Leisure

Day at leisure in Tel Aviv. Overnight: Tel Aviv. (B)

Day 4 – Sunday

Travel to the North

After breakfast, we check out of the hotel and drive
south to Rehovot. Our first stop will be at the
Weizmann Institute, which played a key role in
the development of the state. We will enjoy the new,
amazing presentation of high technology and see
the mansion of Chaim Weizmann, the first president
of Israel. We will then continue to Caesarea, built
over 2000 years ago by King Herod the Great, which
served as a key Mediterranean port for centuries.
Onwards to the Carmel Mountain range to visit Zichron
Yaacov for a stroll through the historic streets of one
of the earliest settlements from Israel’s first immigration
period. Then visit the Atlit Detainee Camp and learn
the heroic story of the struggle of Jewish immigrants
at this detention centre. Finally, we are on to Haifa,
with a stop at the Louis Promenade for a great
view of Haifa Bay and the beautiful Baha’i Gardens.

Overnight in Haifa. (B)

Day 5 – Monday

Tzfat and the Galilee

Check out after an Israeli breakfast in the hotel. Our
journey will begin with a drive through the mountain
ranges and valleys of the Galilee region. Visit a Galilee
Winery for an Israeli wine-tasting tour. We will continue
to Rosh Pina, originally founded in 1878 by a group of
ultra-orthodox Jews intending to become farmers, with
the support of Baron Edmund de Rothschild. We’ll drive
up to Safed (Tzfat), where we will walk through ancient
sections of the city and hear stories of the Kabbalists
and their ancient synagogues. Our Tzfat tour will end
with a visit to its famous artists’ colony where we’ll meet
a Kabala artist and learn about his special techniques
and content. In the afternoon, we will visit the beautiful
Hula Valley, Israel’s first Nature Reserve. Overnight in
Kibbutz hotel. (B,D)

Day 6 – Tuesday

Adventure Day

This touring day will give you an opportunity to enjoy

• Airport Assistance

• Airport transfers

• 12 nights hotel accommodation

• Deluxe air conditioned transportation

• English speaking guide

• Entrance fees according to the

itinerary

• All hotel taxes and service charges

• 2 dinners in the Galilee

• Transfer and Flight from Eilat to

Tel Aviv

TOUR INCLUDES

MEALS

TOUR EXCLUDES

• Porterage at airport

• Tipping for guide, driver and

hotel staff

• Beverages with meals

• Optional 1 day Petra Tour (from Eilat)

- $289 USD per person (not including

border fees and Jordanian visa fee for

1 day Petra - $133 USD per person to

be paid on day of tour)

• Daily Breakfast, 2 Dinners

• (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner

• Explore Rothschild Boulevard,

Independence Hall, Neve Tzedek

and Nahalat Binyamin Crafts Fair

and Carmel Outdoor Market

• Visit the Carmel Mountain and

Zichron Yaacov

• Views of the Haifa Bay and the

beautiful Baha’i Gardens

• Visit Galilee Winery for an Israeli

wine-tasting tour

• Visit HaHula Tourism Complex

• Drive up into the Golan Heights with

a visit to Mount Bental

• Visit Golan Magic, The Golan Olive Oil

Mill and Visitor Center and Mitzpe Gadot

• Optional biking or hiking tour,

rappelling, kayaks, participating in a

gourmet chocolate workshop, lantern

tour in either the Valley of the Lost River

or Nimrod Fortress

• Explore the restored Jewish Quarter

and the Western Wall

• Walk to the City of David,

Archaeological Garden and the

new Southern Wall excavations

• Visit Yad Vashem and the Israel Museum

and the Mahane Yehuda market

• Hike through Ein Gedi Nature Reserve

• Visit Kibbutz Neot Smadar

and Timna Park

SPECIAL FEATURES