ISRAEL ADULT TOURS

Coral Israel tours for adults are operated by ITAS Tours.
The sample itinerary below provides a basic idea on your 11 day Israel tour is designed.
Contact us for more details by phone +972-3-7360429 or email irit@coraltours.co.il.

"Every day was more powerful than the next.  Shimon [tour guide] had us walking through living history, the trying times Israel has had, the jubilations.  I don't want to sound corny, but after this tour - my heart and soul is in Israel." Eve Secunda, Gambrills MD, May 14, 2009, Adult Tour 


Israel Tour Day One - USA/Tel Aviv

Overnight flight to Israel.




Israel Tour Day Two - Tel Aviv/Jerusalem

Upon arrival, meet your Israel guide and driver and transfer up to Jerusalem, the Holy City. 

Visit Rappaport's sculpture of the "Scrolls of Fire" located on the way to Jerusalem. Upon entering Jerusalem, honor your Jewish heritage by reciting the "Shehechayanu" blessing. 

Continue to Machane Yehuda, Jerusalem's marketplace, to share in the spirit of preparation for Shabbat.

Check in at hotel and after dressing for Shabbat, visit the Western Wall to welcome the Shabbat.


Get-together dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.







Jerusalem Old City


Israel Tour Day Three - Jerusalem

Begin the day walking via the Italian Synagogue, a unique building dating from the 16th century that was transplanted from Florence to the holy city. 

You'll have a chance to enjoy a full day at rest to enjoy the Sabbath or participate in a walking tour of Jerusalem’s Old City. The tour enters via the Jaffa Gate and winds through the narrow cobblestone alleys of the Christian, Moslem and Armenian Quarters; continue along the Via Dolorosa, the "way of sorrows," to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. End the walk at the Tower of David where the Museum of the History of Jerusalem beautifully explains the 3000-year story of the city. 

Take time to climb the 16th century walls of the city to view the inner dynamics of this unique location. 

Overnight in Jerusalem.


Israel Tour Day Four - Jerusalem

From the top of Mount Scopus, enjoy a panoramic overview of Jerusalem.
Enter Jerusalem's Old City via the Zion Gate; walk through the restored Jewish Quarter, passing the excavated Roman Cardo and Herodian mansions en route to the Western Wall

On to the Rabbinical Tunnel. Re-board your motor-coach outside the Dung Gate and drive to Yad Vashem, Israel's memorial to the Holocaust, for a Yizkor service and visit to the Children's Pavilion and the Valley of Destroyed Communities

Drive to Neot Kedumim, located in Modi’in, where you will have the opportunity to step into the biblical landscape of our ancestors. We will also fulfill the Mitzvah for the land of Israel by tree planting. 

Dinner in a restaurant in Abu Gosh. Overnight in Jerusalem.




Jerusalem Jewish Quarter
   

Israel Tour Day Five - Jerusalem/Dead Sea/Massada/Jerusalem



Dead Sea

Begin your day descending through the Judean Wilderness and along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada

Ascend by cable car to view the excavations of the Herodian Palace, storerooms, bathhouse and waterworks.

Continue your Dead Sea adventure with a visit to Ein Gedi, the oasis of the Judean desert. Take a short hike to the waterfalls. 

Enjoy the unique sensation of a "float" in the unsinkable Dead Sea. On the way back to Jerusalem, pass the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. 

Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Jerusalem.

 

   

Israel Tour Day Six - Jerusalem/Latrun/Jerusalem

 

Drive to Ein Karem to view Chagall's famous stained glass windows at the synagogue of the Hadassah Hospital

Visit the Menorah, symbol of Israel located next to the Knesset. On to the Israel Museum; visit the Shrine of the Book, housing the Dead Sea Scrolls, and stroll through the magnificent Billy Rose Sculpture Garden. Visit the Scale Model of Jerusalem in its new location and see the replica of Jerusalem during the 2nd Temple period. 

On to Mount Herzel, Israel's military cemetery, to pay respects at the tomb of Yitzhak Rabin. 

Drive through the Ayalon Valley to Latrun, the famous Independence War staging area; tour its Armour Corps Museum.


Overnight in Jerusalem.



Knesset

   


Israel Tour Day Seven – Caesarea/Acre/Rosh Hanikra



Galillee

Depart Jerusalem and drive to Caesarea. Explore the Roman Theatre and Aqueduct. Proceed to Haifa; ascent Mount Carmel; appreciate the spectacular view of the coastline and the magnificent terraced gardens at the Baha’i Center.

Visit the Druze Village of Ussifiya – time to learn about these unique Israeli citizens – lunch included. Drive along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to Acre, a former Crusader stronghold. Roam through the remains including the Knights’ Center and Dining Hall. End the day with a visit to Rosh Hanikra for a cable car ride to the beautiful grottos.

Dinner and overnight at a Kibbutz Guest House.
   

Israel Tour Day Eight - Tiberias/Golan/Galilee

This morning you'll explore the geo-politically vital Golan Heights by jeep! Continue by motorcoach to Mt. Bental for an observation over the city of Kuneitra, the capital of the Golan and Upper Galilee.

While in the Golan Heights we will also visit "Oz 77" at Kibbutz Elrom, where you'll learn the history of the Golan Heights. Visit one of Israel's famous wineries where you will have the opportunity for wine tasting. End the day with a tour and lecture about life in the Kibbutz. Learn an Israeli folk dance.

Dinner and overnight: Kibbutz Guest House.




Safed
   
Israel Tour Day Nine - Tiberias/Acre/Tel Aviv

On to Safed, home of the Kabbala. This charming town, filled with cobblestone streets, lined with ancient synagogues and artist galleries, offers breathtaking views of the entire Galilee.

Continue on to Zippori to see its large excavations of a prosperous city of the Roman period.

In Tel Aviv visit the famous Carmel market and Nachalat Binyamin, the arts and crafts market. End your touring day. Shabbat dinner at the Hotel.

Overnight: Tel Aviv.




Akko Panorama
 
 

Israel Tour Day Ten - Tel Aviv



Jaffa

Day at leisure. Today is yours to explore, shop, stroll along the seafront promenade or swim in the Mediterranean Sea! Farewell Dinner.

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for your overnight flight.

 

   

Israel Tour Day Eleven - Tel Aviv/USA
After midnight flight back to the USA. Arrive the same day.





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