Tour in Israel

Start time: 8:30 am
Meeting Place: Jaffa Gate
Length of Tour: 3.5 hours
Description: Walk along the Ramparts of the Old City Walls and explore the sites and the stories of Jewish Quarter. After stopping Western Wall, we will have a brief tour among the archaeological excavations where Jewish, Christian and Moslem remnants are preserved. Proceed through the Arab souq (market) to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and then return to the Jaffa Gate

Start time: 8:30 am
Meeting Place: Courtyard of the Gerard Behar Center, Betsal'el St 11, Jerusalem (in Jerusalem lingo known as Beit Ha’Am)
Length of Tour: 3.5 hours
Description: Nachlaot retains much of its original 19^th century architecture, narrow alleyways and cobblestone streets.  The neighborhood was planned to accommodate the Yemenite, Kurdish, Jerusalem Sephardi, Greek and Galician Jews.  Today the neighborhood attracts a large influx of middle class and students and is enjoying gentrification. One of the Nachlaot neighborhoods is Machane Yehuda, the lively open-air market place where we will taste a selection of the markets offerings.

Start time: 8:45 am
Meeting Place: Yad Vashem Plaza
Length of Tour: 3 hours
Description: Israel’s national Holocaust museum, presents a profoundly Jewish memorial of the Shoah. We will view personal possessions belonging to victims, and examine state-of-the-art displays aimed at preserving the story of each of the six million victims.

Start time: 2:00 pm
Meeting Place: Davidka Square
Length of Tour: 2 hours
Description: Walking along Nevi’im (Prophets) Street and the small streets around it, we will hear stories of an amorous doctor’s daughter; a Russian princess who linked herself to Jerusalem; an eccentric poetess who encouraged modern Hebrew; a Jerusalem “Grandma Moses”; an antiquities forger; hospitals founded by missionaries and early Zionists as well as exotic Africans and erstwhile Europeans who established consulates and churches along our route.

Start time: 1:00 pm
Meeting Place: Zion Gate
Length of Tour: 4 hours
Description: Traverse history by walking in the waters of the 8th c. BCE “Hezekiah’s Tunnel” built when the city was defending itself by diverting its flow deep into the city with an impressive tunnel system. Proceed to the Ecce Home convent built over the place where tradition claims Jesus was scourged and condemned to death. Its rough-hewn paving stones show the games Roman soldiers carved into them. In west Jerusalem, we visit the Museum of the Underground Prisoners, central prison during the British Mandate. Hundreds of Jewish underground fighters captured by the British during various actions while fighting against foreign rule were imprisoned here.
Note: For good walkers

Start time: 8:00 am
Meeting Place: Jaffa Gate
Length of Tour: 3.5 hours
Description: Walk along the Ramparts of the Old City Walls and explore the sites and the stories of Jewish Quarter. After stopping Western Wall, we will have a brief tour among the archaeological excavations where Jewish, Christian and Moslem remnants are preserved. Proceed through the Arab souq (market) to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and then return to the Jaffa Gate

Start time: 8:00 am
Meeting Place: Zion Gate
Length of Tour: 4 hours
Description: Traverse history by walking in the waters of the 8th c. BCE “Hezekiah’s Tunnel” built when the city was defending itself by diverting its flow deep into the city with an impressive tunnel system. Proceed to the Ecce Home convent built over the place where tradition claims Jesus was scourged and condemned to death. Its rough-hewn paving stones show the games Roman soldiers carved into them. In west Jerusalem, we visit the Museum of the Underground Prisoners, central prison during the British Mandate. Hundreds of Jewish underground fighters captured by the British during various actions while fighting against foreign rule were imprisoned here.
Note: For good walkers

Start time: 8:45 am
Meeting Place: Yad Vashem Plaza
Length of Tour: 3 hours
Description: Israel’s national Holocaust museum, presents a profoundly Jewish memorial of the Shoah. We will view personal possessions belonging to victims, and examine state-of-the-art displays aimed at preserving the story of each of the six million victims.

Start time: 1:30 pm
Meeting Place: Davidka Square
Length of Tour: 2 hours
Description: Walking along Nevi’im (Prophets) Street and the small streets around it, we will hear stories of an amorous doctor’s daughter; a Russian princess who linked herself to Jerusalem; an eccentric poetess who encouraged modern Hebrew; a Jerusalem “Grandma Moses”; an antiquities forger; hospitals founded by missionaries and early Zionists as well as exotic Africans and erstwhile Europeans who established consulates and churches along our route.

Start time: 1:00 pm
Meeting Place: Courtyard of the Gerard Behar Center, Betsal'el St 11, Jerusalem (in Jerusalem lingo known as Beit Ha’Am)
Length of Tour: 3.5 hours
Description: Nachlaot retains much of its original 19^th century architecture, narrow alleyways and cobblestone streets.  The neighborhood was planned to accommodate the Yemenite, Kurdish, Jerusalem Sephardi, Greek and Galician Jews.  Today the neighborhood attracts a large influx of middle class and students and is enjoying gentrification. One of the Nachlaot neighborhoods is Machane Yehuda, the lively open-air market place where we will taste a selection of the markets offerings.

Start time: 1:00 pm
Meeting Place: Ticket office of the Israel Museum
Length of Tour: 2.5 hours
Description: The Israel museum in Jerusalem is rightfully listed as one of the top in the world. Among the many gems are the Jewish Life and Art & the Israeli Art wings. In this dynamic tour, artist Shirel Horovitz will share with you the unique behind the scenes stories of these exhibitions; open new windows and insights into Israeli Identity in juxtaposition to world Jewry. And you should have time to explore other Israel Museum highlights.

Start time: 8:00 am
Meeting Place: Jaffa Gate
Length of Tour: 4.5 hours
Description: We explore the sites and the stories of Jewish Quarter. After making our way to the Western Wall and overview of the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif, we proceed through the Arab souq (market) to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and then return to the Jaffa Gate. Walking through the narrow streets and winding alleyways in the Old City of Jerusalem while stopping for tastes of Jerusalem delicacies .

Start time: 10:00 am
Meeting Place: Ticket office of the Israel Museum
Length of Tour: 2.5 hours
Description: The Israel museum in Jerusalem is rightfully listed as one of the top in the world. Among the many gems are the Jewish Life and Art & the Israeli Art wings. In this dynamic tour, artist Shirel Horovitz will share with you the unique behind the scenes stories of these exhibitions; open new windows and insights into Israeli Identity in juxtaposition to world Jewry. And you should have time to explore other Israel Museum highlights.

Start time: 9:00 am
Meeting Place: Davidka Square
Length of Tour: 3 hours
Description: A taste of the “Old World” with renowned Jerusalem chef, Shmil Holland. The tour is a dialogue between the practice of real food preparation and tracing the history and folklore of the foods of Ashkenazi Eastern European Jewry.