JEWISH HISTORY TOUR – ISRAEL

📍 Days 1–2: Arrival & The Mediterranean Coast

• Day 1: Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport with transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem.
• Day 2 (Coastal Heritage): Depart north along the Mediterranean sea. Explore the Roman ruins and amphitheater at Caesarea, view the cliffside sea caves at Rosh HaNikra right on the border, and walk through the underground Crusader fortress in the historic port city of Acre (Akko).

📍 Days 3–4: Northern Israel & The Galilee

• Day 3 (Upper Galilee & Mysticism): Travel into the mountains to Safed (Tzfat), the center of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), to explore its ancient synagogues and historic artists’ colony. Drive up through the Golan Heights to view the landscape extending across the Hula Valley.
• Day 4 (Kibbutz Experience & Sea of Galilee): Spend the morning learning about communal agricultural life with an overnight stay or tour at a traditional Galilee Kibbutz hotel. Visit ancient synagogue ruins near the Sea of Galilee before driving south through the Jordan Valley toward Jerusalem.

📍 Days 5–7: Deep Dive Into Jerusalem

• Day 5 (The Old City Core): Enter the Old City walls. Stand at the Western Wall (Kotel), walk through the excavations of the Jewish Quarter, and head underground to discover the ancient 3,000-year-old tunnels of the City of David.
• Day 6 (National Memory & Culture): Visit the Israel Museum to view the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book, followed by a somber and powerful visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum.
• Day 7 (Southern Desert Fortress): Travel out into the Judean wilderness. Ascend via cable car to the mountaintop fortress of Masada, the historic symbol of Jewish determination. Cap off the afternoon by floating in the mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea.

📍 Day 8: Departure

• Final morning for shopping at the bustling Machane Yehuda Market before transferring back to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.