A Jewish Heritage Tour of Israel

Reconnect with your Jewish roots! Join us on a guided tour of Israel and see both the ancient and modern Jewish historical sites in Jerusalem, The Galilee, Tel Aviv and more

Experience both ancient and modern Israel

Day 1.

Depart for Israel.

Day 2. Arrival, Tel Aviv
Arrive in Israel  at Ben Gurion International Airport, where a Vered HaSharon representative will meet you and escort you to your motor coach. Welcome to Israel. You will have only a short drive to Tel Aviv where you will check-in to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Tel Aviv - Jaffa
Visit the ancient port of Jaffa. Tour Tel Aviv: Neve Tzedek the first neighborhood. View "Bauhaus" architecture on Rothschild Blvd (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Visit the "Ayalon Institute" secret munitions plant. Overnight Tel Aviv

Day 4. Tel Aviv - Galilee

Visit Independence Hall where the founding of the State of Israel was proclaimed, Visit the Diaspora Museum. Depart Tel Aviv, heading north along the Mediterranean coast. Visit Caesarea the Roman port city built by Herod the Great, Visit the museum at the Illegal Immigration Camp near Atlit. Head up to Haifa, View the Bahai Gardens and the city of Haifa. Check-in to hotel for overnight.

Day 5. Galilee
Travel to the Phoenician port city of  Akko. Continue on to visit the grottos at Rosh HaNikra. Visit the ancient city of Safed. Visit a winery and kibbutz along the border with Lebanon. Tour Tel Dan by the Dan River - one of the tributaries of the Jordan River. Ascend to the Golan Heights to view the border area with Syria. Visit the Talmudic Village at Katzrin. Visit the tomb of the Rambam in Tiberias as well as Christian sites. Return to Haifa for overnight.

Day 6. Galilee - Jerusalem
Visit King Solomon's stables at Tel Megiddo. Visit the remains of the ancient synagogue at Beit Alpha. View Beit Shean. Depart Galilee following the Jordan River to the south past Jericho.
Travel to Jerusalem and check-in to hotel for overnight.

Day 7. Jerusalem

Mt. of Olives overview of Jerusalem + cemetery, Tour of Old City including the Temple Mount and Western Wall Tunnels. Visit Davidson Center and experience the past and  Solomon's Temple with virtual reality visit , Mt. Zion and the Jewish Quarter. Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 8. Dead Sea
Visit Massada and the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, Swim/float in the Dead Sea.
Return to Jerusalem hotel for overnight.

Day 9. Jerusalem
Visit the Mea Shearim "Ultra-Orthodox" area, experience the  Mahane Yehuda market as Jerusalem prepares for Shabbat, Visit with Jerusalem area congregation for Kabbalat Shabbat (optional)

Day 10. Jerusalem
Morning free to attend services or rest (optional), Tour Jerusalem (new or Old) including security barrier.
Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 11. Jerusalem

Visit Chagall Windows at Hadassah Hospital, Visit YAD VASHEM, visit Mt. Herzl National Cemetery and Herzl Museum.
Visit the Israel Museum including the Dead Sea Scrolls & Old City model.
Overnight in Jerusalem.

Day 12. Jerusalem - Departure
Free day to explore Jerusalem on your own, rest or shop, Meet in the evening for a farewell dinner, Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport.
Depart on return flight.

Day 13: Arrival Home

Arrive home with wonderful memories of your visit to Israel
 

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