A PRIVATE 9-DAY JOURNEY · ALL WELCOME
Tel Aviv and the coast. The Galilee and Golan. The desert. Jerusalem, last.
THE JOURNEY
Israel is the size of New Jersey and holds three thousand years of history, three faiths, a desert, a sea you float in and a city that stays up all night. Nine days is enough to see it properly, if someone who lives here plans the days. This is our classic shape for a first visit: Tel Aviv and Jaffa to land softly, up the coast to the green north, down the Jordan Valley to the desert, and Jerusalem last, because a first trip should end at the heart of it.
MAKE IT YOURS
Volcanic hills, a family winery pour and a lookout over the valley.
A Friday night at a local table, the Israel you cannot see from a bus.
Two or three more days: Ramon Crater at sunset, Ben-Gurion's desert home, and stars.
DAY BY DAY
DAY 1 · TEL AVIV & JAFFA
Airport pickup and a soft landing: Old Jaffa's harbor and lanes, the Bauhaus White City, Independence Hall, the Carmel Market tasted as you walk, and the beach promenade at golden hour.
DAY 2 · THE COAST
Caesarea's theatre and Herod's harbor, the Baha'i Gardens over Haifa bay, and Akko's underground Crusader city, then on to the Galilee.
DAY 3 · GALILEE
The Sea of Galilee's holy shoreline (Capernaum's synagogue, the Mount of Beatitudes, a boat on the water) and Tzfat's artists' lanes and old synagogues.
DAY 4 · GOLAN
Tel Dan and the Banias springs at the foot of Mount Hermon, a family winery on the Golan Heights, and the lookout from Mount Bental.
DAY 5 · JORDAN VALLEY
Beit She'an's Roman streets, the mosaic floor of Beit Alpha, a swim in the springs of Gan HaShlosha, then down the valley to the Dead Sea for sunset and a float.
DAY 6 · DEAD SEA
The cliff-top fortress by cable car before the heat, En Gedi's waterfalls and ibex, then up through the Judean desert to Jerusalem, in time for a first slow walk as the stone turns gold.
DAY 7 · JERUSALEM
The Mount of Olives panorama, then the Old City on foot (the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the bazaars) and lunch in the noise and spice of Machane Yehuda.
DAY 8 · JERUSALEM
The City of David and its water tunnels, the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum, and your choice of Yad Vashem or an afternoon in the German Colony cafés.
DAY 9 · JERUSALEM
Your choice: Mount Zion and the Garden Tomb, Bethlehem, or simply one more coffee in the Old City, then a farewell lunch and the short drive to the airport.
INCLUDED
PAID ON SITE
YOUR CALL
WHERE YOU'LL SLEEP
1 NIGHT · TEL AVIV
3 NIGHTS · SEA OF GALILEE
1 NIGHT · DEAD SEA
3 NIGHTS · JERUSALEM
WHAT TRAVELERS SAY
“We spent 10 days together and enjoyed every minute. We feel like we've made a very dear friend and look forward to returning to Israel.”
“An amazing private guide experience for our first time in Israel: great with my two young kids, and kept them entertained, engaged and informed.”
“Wow, I saw so much of Israel, it was incredible. An experience and a trip that I will never forget.”
GOOD TO KNOW
Most days are 2–4 km on uneven stone, with the vehicle always close. Masada is by cable car. Every day on this page carries its walking level, and any stop can be skipped.
Ofir reads your note and replies personally, usually within a day, with a first draft. Nothing is booked until the plan feels right.
Yes. This page shows the shape of the journey; the one we send you is written around your dates, your pace and your calendar.
All year. The most comfortable months are March to June and October to November. August is hot, but it is also when school holidays let families come. We start early and plan air-conditioned breaks. February is cooler and part of the rainy season: roughly one day in three sees some rain, most often a passing shower, and we keep an indoor option ready for every day.
The vast majority of the places we visit are safe, and you will feel at ease throughout. We stay close to the Home Front Command's daily guidance and, if anything changes, we adjust that day's route, which very rarely happens. If a trip has to change because of the security situation, we work it out together: new dates or a revised plan. We confirm the details in writing when you book. Read our "Is it safe?" page, or ask Ofir directly.
Licensed by the Israel Ministry of Tourism · English & Hebrew · founded by his mother, guide Dina Horn.
“You write to a guide, not a call center.”
NO COMMITMENT UNTIL THE PLAN FEELS RIGHT
A few lines are enough. No commitment. You’ll hear back personally, usually within a day.
“My husband and I spent 10 days with her and we enjoyed every minute. We feel like we’ve made a very dear friend.”
1 · We write back with a few short questions.
2 · You receive a proposed day-by-day plan.
3 · We shape it together until it feels right.
