Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem

Tour Departs on: Fridays
Tour Includes
  • Professional Tour Director
  • Choice of Deluxe Hotel Plans
  • 6 Days of Comprehensive Sightseeing
  • Arrival and Departure Transfers with special assistance (international flights)
11 Meals
  • Daily Israeli Buffet Breakfast
    • Dinner in Haifa
    • Lunch at Kibbutz Kfar Charuv
    • Restaurant Dinner in Jerusalem
    • Traditional Friday Night Dinner in Jerusalem
Special Features
  • Tour the Israeli Museum at the Rabin Center
    • Dinner and special presentation in Haifa
    • Descend to the Underwater Grottos at Rosh Hanikra
    • Enjoy wine tasting at a Golan Winery
    • Visit an Army Bunker in the Golan
    • Tour the spectacular FOZ Heritage Center
    • Night Tour of “illuminated” Jerusalem
    • Tour Herodian Mansions or Hasmonean Tunnel
    • Sound & Light Show in Jerusalem
    • WiFi enabled buses and Free WiFi at all hotels
    • Tips to all restaurant staff

Friday: En Route

Depart the U.S.A. on your flight to Israel.

Saturday: Tel Aviv

Welcome to Israel! Arrive Ben Gurion Airport; Special meeting, assistance and transfer to your hotel in trendy Tel Aviv’s Mediterranean beach. Balance of the afternoon and evening at leisure in the “city that never sleeps”.

Sunday: Tel Aviv/Haifa

Depart Tel Aviv. Drive to the extraordinary Israeli Museum at the Yitzhak Rabin Center chronicling the life of the late Prime Minister and the development of the State of Israel. Continue to ancient Caesarea; explore the Roman and Crusader ruins including the impressive 2,000-year-old theater (still in use!) and aqueduct. Arrive in Nazareth, the sacred town where Jesus spent part of his youth; visit the Church and view Mary’s Well. On to the sparkling port city of Haifa; check into your hotel atop Mt. Carmel. Evening: Enjoy Dinner and a special cultural presentation (subject to minimum 10 tour participants). (B.D)

Monday: Haifa

Begin the day with a view the golden-domed Baha’i Shrine and visit the breathtaking “hanging gardens,” – a UNESCO World Heritage site. Drive along the coast to Rosh Hanikra; descend by cable car to see the magnificent underwater grottoes. Time to enjoy some fine wines at a local winery. Then, continue to the timeless Crusader city of Acre; walk through the subterranean city and bazaars that recall the colorful Middle Ages. Free evening to enjoy a stroll under the Carmel skies and the glow of this beautiful port city. (B)

Tuesday: Haifa/Jerusalem

Depart Haifa en route to Safed, one of Judaism’s holiest cities, where the Kabbalah was developed in the 16th-century; visit the ancient synagogues and the charming Artists’ Quarter. On to Capernaum, by the Sea of Galilee, to see the fantastic ruins of the ancient synagogue dating back to the 5th-century. Ascend the strategic Golan Heights and learn about the 20th century battles that protected Israel’s future. Continue for a visit to a former Syrian army bunker at Kibbutz Kfar Charuv, settled by Americans and Israelis together; view the fertile valleys below as you tour the kibbutz and enjoy a late lunch in the communal dining room. Then drive south and rise through the mountains to “golden” Jerusalem, stopping first for a blessing and a toast to our arrival in the eternal city. Overnight in Israel’s capital. (B.L)

Wednesday: Jerusalem

Drive to Hadassah Medical Center to the see the sublime Chagall Windows. On to Yad Vashem, Israel’s national Memorial and Museum of the Holocaust, with its Children’s Pavilion and Avenue of the Righteous. Then, to Mount Herzl to pay respects to Israel’s founders and heroes. Pass the post-modern Supreme Court and the Knesset (Parliament) en route to the Shrine of the Book, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Time to walk through the New Israel Museum and the Billy Rose Sculpture Garden; see the Scale Model of ancient Jerusalem. Evening: Night Tour of illuminated Jerusalem followed by a Restaurant Dinner and the “Night Spectacular” Sound & Light Show at the Citadel Museum (weather and schedule permitting). (B.D)

Thursday: Jerusalem

Drive to Mt. Zion to visit the traditional Tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper. Enter the Old City to the restored Jewish Quarter; walk along the Cardo, the colonnaded main street of Byzantine Jerusalem. Walk to the Western Wall, last remnant of the Second Temple. View the Dome of the Rock. Proceed through the extraordinary Hasmonean Tunnel (tunnel schedule permitting) or tour the Herodian Mansions, a completely excavated residential quarter from 2000 years ago. Follow the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; stroll through the exotic bazaars with their wondrous aromas. End today with a visit to the fabulous Friends of Zion Heritage Center celebrating the Christian heroes who have contributed to the Jewish people and the State of Israel. The cutting edge technology is amazing. Or, an optional visit to Bethlehem may be arranged. A free night tonight. The shops are open late as it’s the start of the Israeli weekend. Enjoy the many eateries along the outdoor Mamilla Mall, Ben Yehuda Street, or the “Tachana”. (B)

Friday: Jerusalem

Descend through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea, lowest point on Planet Earth. Ascend Masada by cable car and see this last stronghold of the Zealots in their struggle against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod the Great’s palace, synagogue and bathhouse. Then, opportunity to enjoy an “unsinkable” swim in the buoyant waters of the Dead Sea. Drive via the Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, on your return to Jerusalem. We’ll stop at the Western Wall, beautifully illuminated on this Sabbath eve before arriving to the hotel (time permitting). Tonight, a traditional Friday dinner together. (B.D)

Saturday: Jerusalem

Enjoy a full day at leisure for relaxation and on your own exploration. For those still craving to see and do as much as possible, your tour manager will provide entrance tickets to the Museum of the History of Jerusalem in the Old City—definitely worth a visit. Overnight in Jerusalem. (B)

Sunday: En Route

Transfer to the Airport for your international departure flight; special assistance is provided for check-in services.

LAND PRICES PER PERSON Prices in USD
HOTEL PLAN CORAL RUBY TURQUOISE PEARL AMBER GOLD OPAL EMERALD
Tel Aviv Herods (EBL) Sheraton Grand (DSV) Carlton (P-E) Carlton (P-E) Sheraton Grand (DSV) David Kempinski (DSV) Dan (DCL) Dan (E)
Haifa (Dlx, Bayview) Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel (E)
Jerusalem Dan Panorama (D-E) Inbal (DNC) Inbal (DNC)        Orient (OE) David Citadel ■ David Citadel ■ King David ▲ King David (DOC)
2024 Departure Dates Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single
May 10*, 17, 24   $4450 $6,260   $4525 $6445 $4260 $6510 $4460 $6305 $4750 $6985 $4920 $7325 $5470 $8220 $6175 $9500
May 31 $4440 6240 4405 6170 4445 6260 4505 6375 4770 7015 4920 7325 5470 8220 6175 9500
Jun 14, 21 4440 6240 4730 6820 4770 6905 4505 6375 4770 7015 4920 7325 5470 8220 6175 9500
Jun 28 4380 6120 4500 6360 4540 6445 4405 6170 4570 6595 4720 6905 5130 7575 5780 8750
Jul 5, 19 4305 5960 4350 6055 4390 6140 4405 6170 4570 6595 4720 6905 5005 7335 5645 8495
Aug 2, 23 4310 5970 4405 6170 4445 6260 4405 6170 4570 6595 4695 6860 5005 7335 5645 8495
Aug 30, Sept 6, 13, 20 4310 5970 4350 6055 4390 6140 4405 6170 4570 6595 4690 6840 5005 7335 5645 8495
Oct 25 4440 6240 4405 6170 4445 6260 4505  6375 4770  7015 4920 7325 5380 8050 6075 9290
Nov 1 4440 6240 4405 6170 4445 6260 4505  6375 4770  7015 4920 7325 5470 8220 6175 9500
Nov 8, 15 4440    6240 4405 6170 4445 6260 4505 6375 4570 6595  4720 6905 5470 8220 6175 9500
Nov 22 4230 5815 4335 6030 4375 6115 4435 6235 4495 6455 4615 6700 5395 8080 6070 9300
Dec 13 4030 5420 4395 6155 4470 6305 4330 6030 4375 6210 4530 6520 4550 6465 5160 7575
Dec 20 4410 6180 4625 6615 4695 6760 4695 6760 4810 7110 4995 7480 5335 8000 6035 9230
Dec 27 4335 6030 4320 6005 4390 6150 4550 6470 4465 6390 4645 6760 4870 7080 5510 8240
2025 Departure Dates
Jan 3, 17, Feb 14 4030 5420 4305 5970 4315 5995 4270 5905 4375 6210 4530 6520 4500 6370 5100 7435
Feb 28 4310 5970 4405 6170 4445 6260 4505 6375 4570 6595 4690 6840 4725 6805 5355 7925
Mar 7, 14, 21, 28 4310 5970 4405 6170 4445 6260 4505 6375 4570 6595 4690 6840 5005 7335 5645 8495
Apr 25* 4385 6130 4555 6465 4595 6550 4505 6375 4770 7015 4935 7345 5260 7820 5940 9060
May 2, 9, 16, 23 4440 6240 4555 6465 4595 6550 4505 6375 4770 7015 4940 7360 5470 8220 6175 9500
 

Tel Aviv:        (EBL) Exec. Sea View Room/Business Lounge Access   (DSV) Deluxe Sea View Room    (P-E) Premium Sea View Room/Exec. Lounge Access

(DCL) Deluxe Room, City Side/King David Crown Lounge Access    (E) Executive Sea Facing/King David Crown Lounge Access; Executive Lounge access in Haifa

NOTE:  Sea View Room at all hotels in Tel Aviv are Partial Sea View.

Jerusalem:  (D-E) Deluxe Room/Exec. Lounge Access   (DNC) Deluxe New City View Room   (OE) Orient Room/Exec. Lounge Access  (DOC) Deluxe Old City View Room

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     UPGRADES IN JERUSALEM (Per Room, Total Stay):

■ David Citadel: Upgrade from Superior Room to Deluxe Pool View/Partial Old City View Room $390

▲King David: On Opal Plan, upgrade from Standard Room to Deluxe New City View Room (Floors 1-4) $295

* Revised touring due to holiday.   Please inquire for Special rates for child or adult as third in room.

 

Tour is guaranteed on a minimum of 4 passengers. Should the tour fall below 4 passengers, you’ll be offered the option of touring by Share-a-car at a supplement of $495 per person (3 persons minimum).

 

FOR HOTEL DESCRIPTIONS AND DETAILS ON OUR MIX & MATCH HOTEL PLANS, SEE PAGES 8-10. FOR TOURING BY PRIVATE CAR, SEE PAGE 34.

 

For Hotel Descriptions and details on our MIX & MATCH hotel plans, click here.

Do This Tour by Private Car.

HOTEL PLAN CORAL RUBY TURQUOISE PEARL AMBER GOLD OPAL EMERALD
Tel Aviv Herods (EBL) Sheraton (DSV) Carlton (P-E) Carlton (P-E) Sheraton (DSV) David Kempinski (DSV) Dan (DCL) Dan (E)
Haifa (Dlx, Bayview) Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel (E)
Jerusalem Dan Panorama (D-E) Inbal (DR) Inbal (DR)        Orient (OE) David Citadel ■ David Citadel ■ King David ▲ King David (DOC)
2023 Departure Dates Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single
May 12, 19*, 26   $4200   $5935   $4190 $5960 $4260 $6110 $4185 $5960 $4430 $6530 $4625 $6925 $5210 $7935 $5935 $9315
Jun 2   4210 5955 4115 5815 4145 5880  4205 5995  4470 6615  4625 6925  5210 7935  5935 9315
Jun 16, 23   4210 5955 4460 6510 4495 6575  4205 5995  4470 6615  4625 6925  5210 7935  5935 9315
Jun 30   4105 5750 4115 5815 4145 5880  4100 5795  4470 6615  4625 6925  4855 7225  5525 8500
Jul 14, 28, Aug 18, 25, Sep 1   4085 5710 4115 5815 4145 5880  4100 5795  4245 6140  4400 6450  4775 7070  5430 8315
Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3   4210 5955 4285 6160 4320 6230  4205 5995  4470 6615  4625 6925  5210 7935  5935 9315
Nov 10   4210 5955 4025 5610 4060 5680  4205 5995  4185 6025  4340 6335  5210 7935  5935 9315
Nov 17   4085 5710 4025 5610 4060 5680  4205 5995  4185 6025  4340 6335  4440 6395  5085 7625
Dec 1   3820 5175 3930 5410 3985 5530  4025 5645  4090 5825  4235 6115  4325 6165  4945 7345
Dec 15   3890 5320 4275 6130 4330 6245  4165 5920  4330 6320  4475 6615  4630 6785  5285 8020
Dec 22   4185 5910 4365 6310 4420 6425  4375 6340  4490 6650  4665 7010  5095 7705  5790 9035
Dec 29   3890 5320 4015 5590 4070 5705  4095 5780  4090 5825  4265 6185  4475 6475  5115 7685
2024 Departure Dates
Jan 12, Feb 16   3820 5175 4015 5615 4015 5620  3970 5535  4090 5825  4235 6115  4275 6075  4890 7230
Mar 1   4085 5710 4115 5815 4145 5880  4205 5995  4245 6140  4370 6395  4500 6525  5145 7745
Mar 8, 15, 22, 29, Apr 5   4085 5710 4115 5815 4145 5880  4205 5995  4245 6140  4410 6475  4775 7070  5430 8315
Apr 12   4085 5710 4320 6230 4355 6300  4205 5995  4245 6140  4410 6475  5225 7970  5965 9380
May 3*   4210 5955 4285 6160 4320 6230  4205 5995  4470 6615  4640 6950  4775 7070  5430 8315
May 10*, 17, 24, 31* RATES TO BE ADVISED
 

Tel Aviv:        (EBL) Exec. Sea View Room/Business Lounge Access   (DSV) Deluxe Sea View Room    (P-E) Premium Sea View Room/Exec. Lounge Access

(DCL) Deluxe Room, City Side/King David Crown Lounge Access    (E) Executive Sea Facing Room/King David Crown Lounge Access

NOTE:  Sea View Room at all hotels in Tel Aviv are Partial Sea View.

Jerusalem:  (D-E) Deluxe Room/Exec. Lounge Access   (DR) Deluxe Renovated Room   (OE) Orient Room/Exec. Lounge Access  (DOC) Deluxe Old City View Room

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     UPGRADES IN JERUSALEM (Per Room, Total Stay):

■ David Citadel: Upgrade from Superior Room to Deluxe Pool View/Partial Old City View Room $390

▲King David: On Opal Plan, upgrade from Standard Room to Deluxe New City View Room (Floors 1-4) $295

 

* Revised touring due to holiday.   Please inquire for Special rates for child or adult as third in room.

 

Tour is guaranteed on a minimum of 4 passengers. Should the tour fall below 4 passengers, you’ll be offered the option of touring by Share-a-car at a supplement of $495 per person (3 persons minimum).

 

FOR HOTEL DESCRIPTIONS AND DETAILS ON OUR MIX & MATCH HOTEL PLANS, SEE PAGES 8-10. FOR TOURING BY PRIVATE CAR, SEE PAGE 34.

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LAND PRICES PER PERSON (USD) – MINUET – FRIDAY DEPARTURES

HOTEL PLAN CORAL RUBY TURQUOISE PEARL AMBER GOLD OPAL EMERALD
Tel Aviv Herods (EBL) Sheraton (DSV) Carlton (P-E) Carlton (P-E) Sheraton (DSV) David Kempinski (DSV) Dan (DCL) Dan (E)
Haifa (Dlx, Bayview) Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel Dan Carmel (E)
Jerusalem Dan Panorama (D-E) Inbal (DRPV) Inbal (DRPV)        Orient (OE) David Citadel ■ David Citadel ■ King David ▲ King David (DOC)
2022 Departure Dates Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single Twin Single
May 13   $3770   $5265   $3690 $5145 $3715 $5200 $3770 $5315 $3965 $5765 $4130 $6105 $4890 $7470 $5545 $8735
May 20 3805 5345 3725 5225 3780 5335 3835 5450 4085 6020 4255 6360 4975 7640 5650 8955
May 27, Jun 3 3805 5345 3940 5645 3980 5740 3880 5535 4095 6040 4255 6360 4975 7640 5650 8955
Jun 10, 17, 24 3805 5345 4055 5880 4095 5970 3880 5535 4095 6040 4255 6360 4975 7640 5650 8955
Jul 1 3695 5115 3735 5240 3780 5335 3780 5335 4095 6040 4235 6325 4415 6520 5020 7685
Jul 15, 29, Aug 19, 26, Sep 2, 9, 16 3695 5115 3735 5240 3780 5335 3780 5335 3895 5626 4035 5910 4415 6520 5020 7685
Oct 21, 28 3805 5345 3940 5645 3980 5740 3880 5535 4095 6040 4235 6325 4975 7640 5650 8955
Nov 4 3805 5345 3940 5645 3980 5740 3880 5535 3840 5505 3980 5795 4975 7640 5650 8955
Nov 11 3805 5345 3940 5645 3980 5740 3880 5535 3840 5505 3980 5795 4080 5855 4680 7015
Nov 18 3695 5115 3650 5070 3690 5160 3880 5535 3840 5505 3980 5795 4080 5855 4680 7015
Dec 2 3450 4635 3560 4885 3615 5010 3705 5180 3755 5325 3850 5530 3970 5620 4570 6795
Dec 16 3580 4885 3805 5375 3860 5495 3905 5580 4050 5940 4145 6145 4505 6695 5155 7955
Dec 23 3775 5270 3970 5695 4025 5820 4035 5850 4125 6095 4220 6300 4865 7410 5545 8735
Dec 30 3450 4635 3560 4885 3615 5010 3705 5180 3755 5325 3925 5680 3970 5620 4570 6795
2023 Departure Dates
Jan 13, Feb 17 3450 4635 3560 4885 3580 4935 3670 5110 3755 5325 3850 5530 3925 5550 4530 6710
Mar 3, 10, 17, 24 3695 5115 3735 5240 3780 5335 3880 5535 3895 5625 4010 5865 4415 6520 5020 7685
Apr 14* 3760 5250 4055 5880 4095 5970 3880 5535 4095 6040 4255 6360 4730 7145 5380 8405
Apr 21* 3805 5345 4055 5880 4095 5970 3880 5535 4095 6040 4255 6360 4940 7560 5620 8885
Apr 28, May 5 3805 5345 3940 5645 3980 5740 3880 5535 4095 6040 4255 6360 4975 7640 5650 8955
May 12, 19* 26* RATES TO BE ADVISED
 

Tel Aviv:       (EBL) Exec. Sea View Room/Business Lounge Access   (DSV) Deluxe Sea View Room    (P-E) Premium Sea View Room/Exec. Lounge Access

                     (DCL) Deluxe Room, City Side/King David Crown Lounge Access    (E) Executive Sea View Room/Exec. Lounge Access 

Jerusalem:  (D-E) Deluxe Room/Exec. Lounge Access   (DRPV) Deluxe Renovated Pool View Room   (OE) Orient Room/Exec. Lounge Access  (DOC) Deluxe Old City View Room

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     UPGRADES IN JERUSALEM (Per Room, Total Stay):

■ David Citadel: Upgrade from Superior Room to Deluxe Pool View/Partial Old City View Room $335

▲King David: On Opal Plan, upgrade from Standard Room to Deluxe New City View Room (Floors 1-4) $280

* Revised touring due to holiday.   Please inquire for Special rates for child or adult as third in room.

 

Tour is guaranteed on a minimum of 4 passengers. Should the tour fall below 4 passengers, you’ll be offered the option of touring by Share-a-car at a supplement of $495 per person (3 persons minimum).

 

FOR HOTEL DESCRIPTIONS AND DETAILS ON OUR MIX & MATCH HOTEL PLANS, SEE PAGES 8-10. FOR TOURING BY PRIVATE CAR, SEE PAGE 34.

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Click here to download a PDF version.

For Hotel Descriptions and details on our MIX & MATCH hotel plans, click here.

Do This Tour by Private Car.

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