Depart for Israel on El Al Airlines.

We are assisted through customs and transferred to the bustling cosmopolitan city of Tel-Aviv. Check in to our deluxe hotel on the beautiful beach promenade, where we are greeted with refreshing fruit juice.
PM: DINNER.  OVERNIGHT TEL-AVIV.

BREAKFAST. Begin our tour with a drive by the cultural center of Tel-Aviv, viewing the Mann Auditorium and Habimah Theater. On  to an exciting visit to the Diaspora Museum, the most extraordinary museum in the world depicting Jewish history and Jewish life through the ages. Then we will tour the Ayalon Institute, a secret factory camouflaged on a kibbutz producing millions of bullets for the Hagana and underground.  This was done right under the noses of the British authorities. Continue to Old Jaffa, where we walk along the ancient streets, viewing archaeological excavations and charming galleries.   PM: WELCOME DINNER DANCE WITH LIVE MUSIC AND WINE.  OVERNIGHT TEL-AVIV.

BREAKFAST. Start today with a visit to Independence Hall where on May 14, 1948, Israel became an independent nation.  Continue north via Netanya to Caeserea.  We visit the Crusaders’ Battlement, the Roman Theater - where concerts and cultural events take place all summer long, plus the ancient Aqueduct still standing for 2000 years.    Next, an emotional visit to  Atlit - a former detention compound for Jewish immigrants who arrived in Israel illegally during the British Mandate period.  Arrive at our luxurious hotel atop Mt. Carmel where we are greeted with refreshing fruit juice. 
PM: KABALAT SABBATH  SERVICE FOLLOWED BY OUR FRIDAY NIGHT TRADITIONAL DINNER WITH WINE. OVERNIGHT HAIFA.

BREAKFAST. Morning walking tour of the Kibbutz. Next we drive to the Golan Heights and enjoy a magnificent view of the entire Hula Valley. See the Syrian fortifications which threatened Israel for 19 years before the Six Day War. Continue to Katzrin, the urban center of the Golan Heights. Then on to the Biblical City of Tiberias. Enjoy a  scenic cruise on the Sea of Galilee with dancing onboard. Return to Kibbutz.
PM: DINNER. OVERNIGHT KIBBUTZ.

BREAKFAST. Depart for Beit Shean, the most exciting antiquity excavation in Israel. It is compared to  Pompei of ancient Rome. Then to Bet Alpha for a visit to the ancient Synagogue with its outstanding mosaic floor. Continue toward Israel's capital - Jerusalem of Gold. Following in our forefathers footsteps, we enter Jerusalem and gather for a traditional SHEHECHEYANU. 

PM: SUMPTUOUS DAIRY BUFFET DINNER. OVERNIGHT JERUSALEM.

BREAKFAST.  Our first stop is Hadassah Hospital and Synagogue with its famous Chagall windows. Next, an emotional visit to Israel's National Memorial to the Holocaust - Yad Vashem, including the New Museum, the Children's Pavillion, and the Avenue of the "Righteous Gentiles". Continue to Mt. Herzl  to view the final resting place of Theodore Herzl,  father of modern political Zionism.  Then the Military Cemetery to view the gravesites of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and other past leaders of Israel.  

PM: SPECIAL DINNER OUT. OVERNIGHT JERUSALEM.

BREAKFAST. Begin the day with a visit to the Western Wall - the holiest site of Judaism, to witness unique Bar Mitzvahs - the boys and their families of many ethnic backgrounds. Next we enter the newly excavated Tunnel that runs along the Western Wall.  Continue walking through the restored Jewish Quarter of the Old City, stopping at Hurva Synagogue and the Cardo.
PM: GALA DINNER PARTY WITH UNLIMITED  WINE AND DANCING TO LIVE MUSIC.

(DRESS UP NIGHT). OVERNIGHT JERUSALEM.

BREAKFAST. Day at leisure. We bus you to the shopping area! Enjoy!
PM: THIS EVENING, AN EMOTIONAL VISIT TO THE "WESTERN WALL" TO WITNESS THE USHERING IN OF THE SABBATH - AN EXPERIENCE YOU'LL NEVER FORGET!

PM: FRIDAY NIGHT TRADITIONAL DINNER WITH WINE. OVERNIGHT JERUSALEM.

BREAKFAST. Sabbath. Take advantage of our hotel's health club, heated indoor/outdoor pools, jacuzzi and sauna; or we will visit the Great Synagogue to attend services, return to hotel, then on to the fantastic Israel Museum to view the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Shrine of the Book, and the renovated model of the city of Jerusalem from the 2nd Temple Period. 
Available - At 2 p.m. an optional walking tour of the Christian sights in the Old City including the Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Garden of Gethsemanie.
PM: DINNER. OVERNIGHT JERUSALEM.

BREAKFAST. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea and see the caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Then on to an exciting and rejuvenating experience at the Dead Sea Spa (known for its healing qualities); includes all indoor and outdoor Sulphur, Mineral and Mud baths (weather permitting). Continue to Massada. Ascend by cable car to the last stronghold of the zealots in their struggle against the Romans. See Herod's Palace, the Synagogue and Bath houses. Descend by cable car. Head for exciting Eilat via the Arava road. PM: THIS EVENING, DINE AT YOUR LEISURE IN YOUR LUXURIOUS HOTEL . After dinner, walk along the promenade and feel the excitement of this Middle-Eastern paradise! HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT. OVERNIGHT EILAT.

BREAKFAST. Begin with a visit to the breathtaking magnificent King Solomon's Pillars. Then we tour Eilat including  the Egyptian and Jordanian borders, and the Eilat Stone Factory.  Take the afternoon off to relax at pool side.   AVAILABLE- Optional full day tour to Petra, Jordan, one of the wonders of the ancient world. 
PM: DINNER AT YOUR LEISURE. HOTEL ENTERTAINMENT. OVERNIGHT EILAT.

BREAKFAST. Depart Eilat driving northward to the great crater of Mitzpe Ramon, the "Machtesh", where we view a unique geological phenomenon comprised of ancient rock strata that dates back 200 million years.  Then we visit David Ben Gurion’s gravesite overlooking the wilderness of Zin. Continue via Beer Sheva, capital of the Negev to Tel-Aviv.  PM: SPECIAL DINNER OUT followed by late evening transfer to the airport. We leave the great land of Israel for our return to the U.S.A. with unforgettable sights and memories etched in our minds of this extraordinary, incredible country. SHALOM!           

- TEL AVIV/ USA