Cruise boat tours

Caesarea  was founded some 2000 years ago by King Herod, and for over a millenia was the most important port city in the Holy Land. Appreciating its high-techi visitors center, we will stroll among the rich finds from Roman, Byzantine, and Crusaders times.

We then ascend up to the Carmel Mountains to visit and learn about the interesting  Druze minority also by having a Druze lunch.

We could also visit the l “Muhraka“ , the traditional site of the battle between Elijah and the prophets of Ba’a, and end with a stroll in the German colony in Haifa, viewing from the different angles the stunning  Bahaian Terraced Gardens , and perhaps having some Coffee and Knafeh in Wadi Nisnas.

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Costs:

from Tel-Aviv or Jerusalem: $600

From Ashdod: $650

From Haifa: $650

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An urban tour showing Jaffa and its antiquities, and the development of Tel-Aviv.

We start with a stroll in the alleys of Old Jaffa , appreciating several art and crafts galleries (e.g.  Ilana Goor , Ben-Zion Ymenite Jewelry Workshop , and Adina Plastelina  ).  Passing through the Christian sites, we can appreciate the Home of Simon the Tanner, and St. Peter’s Church .

Descending to the port itself, we can have some coffee while viewing the Andromeda rock, and then advance to the Flea Market  .

By Car we can then proceed into Tel-Aviv, and explore sites like Neve Tzedek , Rothschild Boulevard , and Nahalat Binyamin market , ending at Rabin Assasination site .

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Cost:

By foot: $400

By car: $500

By car from Jerusalem: $550

By car from Ashdod: $550

By Car from Haifa: $750

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We start the day  at the  Mount of Olives viewpoint  for a view and a review of the city’s history.

Next we descend to the Garden of Gethsemane , and crossing the kidron valley we enter the Old  City and join the “Via Dolorosa” ,  walking through the streets of the old city up to the  Holy Sepulchre  .

After a lunch + possible shopping break in the market of the old city, we continue to the Jewish Quarter  and appreciate its synagogues and archaeological finds, including a visit to the Western wall  .

If there is time and desire,  we can also go to a view towards Beth-Lehem from the hanging-olive-trees sculpture near kibbutz Ramat Rachel, and on the way back we pass by the parlaiment building (the “Knesset“); the Israel Museum ,  and the Supreme Court Building.

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Cost:

By foot: $400

By car: $500

By car from Tel-Aviv: $600

By car from Ashdod: $650

By Car from Haifa: $750

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We start the day with the stunning view of the old city from  Mount of Olives viewpoint . Next we descend to the City of David  and learn where and how “it all began” with the foundation of Jerusalem by King David at that site.

Next we head up to the  Western wall    and  Jewish Quarter  and appreciate the lunch break + shopping opportunity in the local Cardo  commercial center.

We then continue to the recently renovated Israel Museum , and possible visit also  Yad Vashem  before heading back.

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Cost:

By foot: $400

By car: $500

By car from Tel-Aviv: $550

By car from Ashdod: $600

By Car from Haifa: $750

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A ”hot” option  - to head down to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea.

Driving to its southern part we first visit the famous site of Masada  , and appreciate its fantastic story and archaeological remains.

We then continue to Ein-Gedi , with an optional hike to its waterfalls. Combining a lunch break + an optional visit to AHAVA factory store  (Dead Sea Cosmetics company), we end with a bath at the Dead Sea itself. Feeling younger and happier, we head back.

If time and permits we could also visit, on the way back, the site of the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls (kh. Qumran ).

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Cost:

From Jerusalem: $650

From Tel-Aviv or Ashdod: $700

From Haifa: $900

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Heading towards Nazareth , we first visit Church of Annunciation  and  stroll along the local city market up to S. Gabriel church  .

Nearby we can visit the “Wedding church” in Cana , and then head towards the Sea of Galilee and stop for a lunch in one of the fish restaurants.

Happily fed we can continue to visit Capernaum  and the nearby Mt. of Beatitudes  and\or Tabgha, site of the Church of the Multiplication of Loaves and fishes  as well as Peter’s Primacy church .

If time permits, we can also stop at  ”Yardenit“  for a baptism ceremony at the Jordan river , or ascend to the top of Mount Tabor  and visit the Catholic  church of the Transfiguration.

Another option is to return through Haifa, with a stop at the  Bahaian Terraced Gardens.

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Cost:

From Tel-Aviv or Jerusalem: $650

From Haifa: $700

From Ashdod: $750

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An excursion to the north, following Jewish central sites of late antiquity: Caesarea  , Beth Shearim ,  and Sanhedrin centers at Sepphoris , and Tiberias.

The tour can also include an extension of a second day tour to sites like Safed ,  Beth Alpha, Hamat Tiberias , and Capernaum ,  and ascend to the  Golan Heights   to explore Gamla , and Umm el-Kanatir .

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Cost:

From Haifa, Tel-Aviv or Jerusalem: $700 per day.

from Ashdod: $750 per day.

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