Drive to Old Jaffa, the vibrant old port city a complete contrast to modern Tel Aviv; Visit the old city and walk along the restored artist's quarter filled with galleries, studios and wonderful shops where you can find Judaica, beautiful hand-crafted jewelry and fine art. Visit Nave Tzedek, the first neighborhood to be built in Tel Aviv in 1909 and Nahalat Benyamin, one of the famous pedestrian streets of the city with its lively atmosphere and musicians, handmade jewelry and artefacts.
Next visit ANU – Museum of the Jewish People is more than a museum. This unique global institution tells the ongoing and extraordinary story of the Jewish People.
Driving north to Caesarea on Israel’s central Mediterranean coast. Caesarea built by King Herod the Great in honor of Augustus Caesar...and was where the first Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire broke out. We will be able to “talk” to some of the personalities connected with Caesarea, sit in the theatre, walk the floor of the great Hippodrome where chariot races were held and get our feet wet in the Mediterranean Sea Caesarea. The city traded hands between Muslims and Crusaders several times; much of what remains dates from the Crusader era.
Our next stop is Haifa, the city on the bay. On the slope of Mount Carmel, we will stop at the magnificent Baha’i Gardens for a view of one of the wonders of Israel.
Drive to Acre; walk along the old harbour and local market. Acre is composed of many different buildings and today is a UNESCO World Heritage site. This city offers an exciting variety of old and new. Many different cultures and religions have inhabited Acre and it is home to a mosque, Christian monastery, Turkish Baths, archaeological sites and the halls constructed by the Templar knights.
In contrast to the old Acre, you will find a colorful market and restaurants nearby. Visitors from all over the world are attracted to Acre for its many festivals, fantastic atmosphere and amazing mixed history.
Continue to the northern-most point of Israel at the border with Lebanon - Rosh Hanikra - Descend by cable car and view the limestone Grottos, the railway tunnel to Lebanon and watch the beautiful sunset on the Mediterranean Sea.
The above tour is our suggested tour. Below are some other sites of interest which can also be visited or combined with the Coastline tour.
Zichron Yaakov – One of the first modern Jewish agricultural settlements founded in 1882 by Baron Edmond James de Rothschild and named in honor of his father.
Atlit Camp – An “Illegal” Immigrant Detention Camp.
Zippori National Park – City of mosaics from the Mishnaic period.
The Ayalon Institute – A secret ammunition factory set up by the Jewish underground.
The Ayalon Institute – A secret ammunition factory set up by the Jewish underground.
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