Thursday, September 24, 2015

Israel: a Sample Family Itinerary


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Day1: Discovering Roots!: venture into the Old-City of Jerusalem, home to three faiths, bringing to life 4,000 years of Jewish, Christian and Muslim history. 
  • Reflect and pray at the newly opened “Azarat Israel” along the Western Wall.
  • Underground tour of the Western Wall Tunnels. 
  • Enjoy the smells and tastes of the Arab Suk (market) including authentic middle eastern foods for lunch.
  • Visit the City of David, uncovering Jerusalem’s roots while walking through King Hizikaya’s water tunnel from 2,700 years ago! Walk through the Cardo, a shopping strip from the Byzantine period. 
  • Visit Temple Mount for a “close up” of the Dome of the Rock, holiest site of Islam in Israel (Pending security)
  • Visit Mt. Zion and King David’s tomb. Head upstairs to The Room of the Last supper. Share an “eye opening view” from Mt. Zion.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 2: Mountains of Jerusalem

  • Take a short nature walk through the Jerusalem hills, discovering the Avshalom Cave, an impressive stalactite and stalagmite cave, beautifully lite up with colors.
  • Archaeological Dig and cave spelunking at Tel Maresha, Maccabean era site and Sorek Stalagmite-Stalagmite cave 
  • Scavenger Hunt/tasting tour in Mahane Yehuda Market. Also enjoy a guided tour of Yad Vashem, located on Mt. Remembrance, Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, including tours of: New museum, children’s memorial and Avenue of the Righteous amongst the Nations. 
Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 3: Golan Heights
  • Drive north via the Jordan Rift Valley, experience the backroads on Israel’s longest highway, alongside the boarder with Jordan.
  • Raft down the Jordan River. 
  • Hike through the dormant volcanic mountains of the Golan and swim in the waterfall pools.
  • Enjoy a sunset Jeep ride through the orchards and along the Syrian border for an eye-opening view.
Overnight: Kibbutz hotel

Day 4: Galilee

  • Tour the Mystical city of Tzfat. 
  • Wonder through the artist market and into the ancient synagogues. 
  • Drive to Rosh Hanikra, Border of Lebanon. 
  • Ride a cable car down the side of the cliff, over the Mediterranean sea. 
  • Walk through grottos carved by the force of the sea. 
  • Tour Caesarea or Akko, ancient port cities.
Overnight: Tel-Aviv

Day 5: Tel-Aviv
  • Visit the Palmach Museum, interactive museum that shares the story of the pre-state underground fighters. 
  • Visit the Carmel Market and taste the wonders of the local cuisine. 
  • Shop in the bi-weekly artist market on Nachalat Binyamin st. 
  • Tour the old-City of Jaffa, where the east and west, old and new come together.
Le’hitraot! 

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