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5-Day Best of Israel Tour from Tel Aviv: Jerusalem, Dead Sea, Nazareth, and Masada

Tel Aviv, Israel

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5 days
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience Israel’s best on a 5-day tour from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, Nazareth and Masada, and visit the country’s historic and holy sites. Explore Jerusalem’s atmospheric Old City then visit the Mount of Olives, Western Wall and City of David. Walk the ruins at Masada, float in the Dead Sea’s salt-rich waters then discover Nazareth’s biblical landmarks. Sleep in a kibbutz on the Sea of Galilee, travel through Caesarea, Haifa and Rosh Hanrika, and make a final stop in Acre to stroll the Mediterranean city’s ancient fortifications.

5-day tour of Israel from Tel Aviv, led by an expert local guide
Enjoy two tours of Jerusalem, visiting the Old City as well as the City of David
Ride to the top of the ancient cliff-top fortress of Masada by cable car
Float in the mineral- and salt-rich waters of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth
Tour the holy city of Nazareth plus the ancient fishing village of Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee
Visit Roman ruins at Caesarea, the UNESCO-listed Baha’i Gardens at Haifa and the underground grottos of Rosh Hanikra
Spend three nights in a 3-star Jerusalem hotel and one night in a traditional kibbutz

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
4 nights accommodation
Breakfast (4)

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

06:40 AM

Pickup details

Please note that our pickup/drop-off is available from a few central hotels only. Please select the hotel closest to your address from the drop-down menu on the tour page. If you are not sure which of the listed hotels is a good fit, please choose the option “I don’t see my pickup location” and insert enter your accommodation address. After the booking is approved by the local tour operator, a confirmation email from Bein Harim will be sent to you mentioning the final pickup point closest to your address. Please read the email with the attached booking confirmation carefully to make sure you are waiting for the pickup at the correct location. Please make sure to wait for the pickup at the hotel entrance.

What To Expect

Day 1

Golan Heights Tour

6 Stops

Galilee Region

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Jordan Valley

Admission Ticket Free

Sea of Galilee

Admission Ticket Free

Ancient Katzrin Village and Synagogue

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Museum of Antiquities in the Golan

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Mount Bental

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight stay in Tel Aviv

Meals: Not included

Day 2

Nazareth, Capernaum and Sea of Galilee Tour

11 Stops

Mt. of Precipice Lookout Point

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Nazareth

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church Of Annunciation

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Joseph's Church

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kfar Cana

Admission Ticket Free

Mount Of Beatitudes

Admission Ticket Free

Capernaum

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church of the Multiplication

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tiberias

Admission Ticket Free

Yardenit

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mount Tabor

Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight stay in Tel Aviv

Meals: Breakfast

Day 3

Caesarea, Acre and Rosh Hanikra Tour

8 Stops

Caesarea National Park

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Theatre at Caesarea National Park

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Baha'i Gardens

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rosh Hanikra

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

The Grottos at Rosh HaNiqra

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

The Lebanese Border

Admission Ticket Free

Acre

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Citadel of Acre

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight stay in Tel Aviv

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4

Masada and the Dead Sea Tour

7 Stops

Harei Yehuda

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

The Good Samaritan Museum

Admission Ticket Free

Masada National Park

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Herod's Palace (Herodium)

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

En Gedi Nature Reserve

Admission Ticket Free

Qumran Caves

Admission Ticket Free

Dead Sea

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Overnight stay in Jerusalem

Meals: Breakfast

Day 5

Jerusalem Old and New Tour

12 Stops

Mount Scopus National Botanical Garden

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Garden of Gethsemane

Admission Ticket Free

Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony)

Admission Ticket Free

Kidron Valley

Admission Ticket Free

Old City of Jerusalem

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Jewish Quarter

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Western Wall

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Christian Quarter

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Eglise du Saint-Sepulcre

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Muslim Quarter

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Comfortable walking shoes, hat and water are recommended
Modest dress is obligatory for visits to holy sites; covered knees and shoulders
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate

Recommended to bring hats, bathing suit, towels and sun protection when visiting the Dead Sea
Our company does not participate in organizing a baptism with a priest in the Jordan River - for travelers who want to be baptized with a priest, we will coordinate it with the Yardenit site in advance; the estimated visit time in the Yardenit is 15:30-16:15
Tour itinerary order may change according to your day of departure
Please note this tour is not suitable for children under the age of 4
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 6 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 6 full days before the experience’s start time.
Any changes made less than 6 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
For a 50% refund, you must cancel 2–6 full days before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 2 full days before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

3.5

32 reviews

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Carolina_A, Oct 2019

Amir was the major reason I would recommend this tour. We missed the 2 day part of the tour sadly.Am not sure where the slip up was. Amir was well rounded et up to date on issues, versatile so to speak. He talked about origin of the words etc which made me appreciate the tour even more He injects humor too. I also appreciate the fact that he took personal care of the pilgrims, counting them from time to time. He did an exceptional job.

This trip was very disorganized. I...

emilyj, Jul 2017

This trip was very disorganized. I was suppose to stay in Jerusalem the first 3 nights, and the last night in Sea of Galilee. Instead I stayed in Tel Aviv. It was 5 day trips from Tel Aviv. wasted time in bus and had to call day three to get new itinerary because guides didn't know what was going on

I felt that the tour company is a...

Donna C, Jun 2015

I felt that the tour company is a little disorganized in picking people up and getting them on the correct busses. Other than that I had a wonderful time. Accommodations were very nice. Tour guides were knowledgeable and very nice and very accommodating to each person.

Firstly, the 5 guides (especially...

Brian, Nov 2014

Firstly, the 5 guides (especially Amir, Eyal and Rami) were very good. It is deceptive to advertise this as a 5 day tour - it is 5 individual 1 day tours (different guides, drivers and tourists every day). There was no continuity and much repetition. Dual language tours wasted more time. The result was very limited time at many Holy City sights, particularly in the Christian, Armenian and Muslim Quarters. Everything listed on the itinerary was "seen" (but in a fly-by manner, or only from a distance). If transport issues were resolved, more time would be available for these amazing sites. Our advice - get your own guide and driver to avoid the logistical issues apparently common in this tour. Expect a total of 4-5 hours wasted daily in transit before and/or after the actual guided tours (tours ended on time at app 4PM regardless of time wastage on unnecessarily long lunches etc). Expect a 30-45 minute late pickup (4 days out of 5), numerous stops to pick up/drop off other tourists for their tours (different to yours), meeting at bus checkpoints to transfer everybody between buses. The order in the itinerary advertised in Viator was changed. A call after the first day's travel to the Bein Harem office resulted in an email with our revised itinerary (not previously provided). Prior to the call, we had no idea of our collection times, nor did the guide of the day. However, the staff in the Bien Harem office were very helpful. The accommodation in Prima Park Hotel was good ( and we learnt later that compared to others, we should be grateful to be here). The restaurant in the hotel was the only viable option for dinner and was good, as was their breakfast. The Nof Tavor Hotel was basic - no restaurant and no eating options within walking distance, bar snacks (6-8 options) only. The breakfast was acceptable. This was unlike any Viator "tour" that we have previously experienced. We have done many throughout Europe but this one was most disappointing.

Pros: tour guides give good history...

Edward K, Jun 2014

Pros: tour guides give good history of the area. You get to see many historical and religious sites, once in a lifetime experience. Cons: could be much better if every tour didn't waste time at a sales shop like jewelry etc. Also alot of time is spent shuffling people around to rendezvous points. The hotel for the nazaerth trip is really really bad, outside of town and had ants in the bed. Heard there were ants in every room, but they had good wi-fi (Nof Tavor). Hotel in Jerusalem was good but really non-existent wi-fi at the scottish guest house. One thing i wish it included was the Dome of the Rock, you Do Not get to go this. Make sure you bring a towel and bathing suit to both the Jordan River baptism tour and the Dead Sea tour, things they do not explain in advance.

Really enjoyed our trip to Israel...

Gita, May 2014

Really enjoyed our trip to Israel with this tour, A few notes: 1) the hotel that we were initially placed with in Jerusalem (Seven Arches) was not very good so we asked them to switch us to Prima Park. That hotel was great since it is near the light rail and the central bus station. 2) the itinerary that we actually followed was different from the standard one given from the web site. They rearranged the order of viewing the attractions to have the Dead Sea tour coincide with the Shabbat holiday (many things in Jerusalem are closed on that day). 3) the local operator never had anyone explain the adjusted itinerary to us. So from day to day we were never quite sure which tour we were taking.

Incredible place to visit - sites...

Lauren S, Apr 2014

Incredible place to visit - sites and people were lovely so I highly recommend the locations and sites this tour visits. Unfortunately the tour itself is badly organised by the local operator and we had a couple of very frustrating situations and a particularly unpleasant guide on our trip to Masada. We had to contact the local operator on several occasions (which cost us a lot in roaming charges on our mobile) as we were not provided any information on pick up times or on our itinerary which they changed as they pleased from what Viator has on its website. If you book this trip expect to stay very far from town in average hotels and have at least 30mins-1 hour a day waiting to be collected for your tour and 2 hours a day driving around to collect other passengers joining the day tours. It felt like a lot of wasted time for us when we could have been exploring our beautiful surroundings in Israel and if I had known this would be the case I would have booked with another provider who does it as a group tour rather than day tours.

Good trip overall. It depends on...

Duane V, Mar 2014

Good trip overall. It depends on the guide you get as to the level of information and the clarity. Like most organized trips, they waste a lot of time picking up people and at over priced gift shops. The restaraunts they take you to for lunch also vary in quality. The one is Bethlehem was all you can eat but in Akko was a rip off. Prices average $15-20 per person. BE AWARE on this trip..there is duplication on the Jerusalem days. You will see a lot of the same things in the morning between the Jerusalem new/old and the Jerusalem city of David, so you might get bored as we did.