Planning Your Itinerary

Baruchim haba'im to The Land of Israel. Welcome! (Or literally translated, blessed are those who come). Did you know that the Hebrew words for “abroad” in Hebrew are “Hutz L’Aretz” which mean “Outside the Land”?

So much to see, to do, and so little time! You could spend months touring and not do half. From the 1800s, when the first pioneers started buying up desolate swamp land from the Turks, the story of this tiny country has been one of change, development, and growth. Since the official rebirth of the State of Israel in 1948, all of this speeded up tenfold! A place you visited last time, may have changed almost out of recognition by the time you come again!

How to plan your itinerary:

Let me help. Send me the relevant details.

• Size of group/family.
• Ages
• Different interests
• Time considerations
• Will you be hiring a vehicle and driving yourselves?
• Will you be hiring a vehicle and driver?
• Do you prefer to use public transport (buses/trains/taxis)
• Do you want day trips or consecutive days touring?
• Are you new to the country or regular visitors?
• Religious or not? (Which religion?)

Things to consider:

Israel is a tiny country with an enormous amount to see. Many of the roads are small, the traffic jams are large. So distances take longer to cover than you might think. (I’ll advise on feasibility of different routes) If it is a top tourist attraction then there is a reason. Do try to visit! Balance the big sites with off the beaten track ones (I’ll advise on these) Some of my favourite places. (Check out LINKS for details and more ideas)

DEAD SEA & THE NEGEV

Avdat (Nabotean ruins) Ben Gurion's Grave Ben Gurion's home in Sde Boker Ein Gedi Joe Allon Bedouin Centre Massada Matktesh Ramon Visitors' Centre Qumran Revivim

CENTRAL

Atlit Illegal Immigration Camp
Bet Guvrin
Caesarea
Haifa Maritime Museum
Latrun Tank Museum
Roman Aqueducts Bet Hananiah
Tanninim Dam
Tel Megiddo
Zichron Ya'akov

WESTERN GALIL

Acco
Achziv
Bet Shearim
Bet Shean
Ein Afek
Nahalal (Graves of Astronaut Ilan Ramon, Moshe Dayan)
Rosh Hanikrah
Tzippori

THE GOLAN

Banias
Elrom
Gamla
Golan Winery
Hamat Gader
Katzrin

THE KINNERET

Beth Saida
Corasim
Kfar Nachum
Kinneret Cemetery
Kursi
Yehudiya Nature Reserve

NORTHERN GALIL

Hamat Tiberias
Hula Nature reserves
Rosh Pinna
Sfat
Tel Dan