Shalom & Welcome to Israel!! Upon your arrival at Ben- Gurion International Airport, our RT&T representative, who will accompany you during your stay in Israel.
You will be transferred to your hotel in Tiberias/North for check-in, dinner and overnight.
Today after breakfast, we will drive for visit to Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu. The kibbutz produces dates, grapes, pomegranates, spices, and field crops, as well as dairy cattle and poultry.
They use organic farming methods and non- pesticide management. The Company – Bio-Bee Biological Systems in Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu is a unique company, which mass produces and implements beneficial insects and mites for agricultural purposes.
Further on to Kibbutz Ginosar. This communal village was established on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in 1937. Hectares of field crops, bananas, citrus, avocados, mango & litchis. They also have a world-famous Banana TC lab & Dairy.
In the afternoon, we drive through the landscapes of Galilee and later for a ride in a replica of a Galilean fishing boat of that time, on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus calmed the storm and walked on the water.
Transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight in Tiberias!
In the morning after breakfast and check out, we will drive for Tel Aviv city tour. We will drive around the main streets of Tel Aviv, center of business and entertainment of Israel, also known as the “White City” and declared by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site. Continue to Old Jaffa, an 8000-year-old port city; Visit the ancient ruins and walk along the restored artists’ quarter. Visit Neve Tzedek, the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv, built in 1887 and Carmel Market a vibrant marketplace where traders sell everything from clothing to spices, and fruit to electronics, visiting the Carmel Market is a fascinating thing to do in Tel Aviv. Next, stop at Sheinken, the lively and colorful street specially known with the unique shops, café life and youthful ambiance.
Then visit Naan Dan Jain Irrigation – Fertigation, Comprehensive Irrigation, and climate-control technologies for greenhouses. Provides technological leadership with the widest range of cost-effective and customized irrigation solutions. With over 70 years of experience in more than 100 countries, they offer top quality products that deliver higher productivity per unit of resources. Their expertise contributes to higher crop yields, lower risks, and savings of precious resources. Over the decades, Naan Dan Jain has accumulated extensive expertise in agro-technologies. Naan Dan Jain’s drip irrigation systems are reliable, durable systems, which, with proper care, will serve for many years. Then drive to the hotel for check-in, dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
After breakfast, we will drive to visit Ramat Rachel, the tour offers a unique opportunity to discover both the Kibbutz agriculture and the Jerusalem mountains landscape and nature. You will see the Honey Beehives Chery Orchard and strawberries.
Later, we will drive to Old Jerusalem to visit the Mt of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Visit the beautiful old city of Jerusalem. When there we will be taking a beautiful tour of churches. Thereafter walk to Dormition Abbey and the traditional site of the Tomb of King David (Upper Room). Then we will go through the Jewish quarter to the Wailing Wall, which is the holiest place for the Jewish religion. Drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
After breakfast, we will start the day in Kibbutz Kalia and focus on the following topics:
Dairy barn: Number of milking cows: 300, Average annual milk yield: 12,000 liters.
Turkeys: We breed about 10,000 turkeys for their meat in enormous coops, in the coops operates advanced control system to oversee the temperature, food and water.
Date plantation: Israel’s largest plantation- approximately 14,000 date palms of three maim species: Mg’hul, Nu palm and Bahari. The tour in the plantation will include a full explanation including the different issues involving growing dates: pruning, pollination, thinning and watering with recycled water from Jerusalem that arrives to the plantation after the wastewater purification process. The “Gadid” (date harvest) takes place in August and September.
Og water reservoir: The reservoir contains all the purified wastewater from the Jerusalem area, without which it is impossible to maintain any kind of agriculture in the northern Dead Sea area. Field crops: Harvest period- from September to May.
The crops include- onions, watermelons, tomatoes, garlic, and chives. The tour includes an explanation about the irrigation system using droppers- efficiency and water saving.
Descend to the ‘Dead Sea’ the lowest point on earth 1305 ft. below sea level. Make a stop at a private beach and take the opportunity to float in the salty buoyant water, rich in minerals (towels and swim necessary). Drive to the hotel for dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
After breakfast check-out at the hotel, you will be transferred for your departure flight to Ben Gurion Airport. Shalom & Goodbye we hope to welcome you soon back to Israel!
