Tours of Judaism's Holy Land

Arza World

• With Arza World, you can choose from a nine-, 11- or 13-day tour of Israel. Bar and Bat Mitzvah tours of the Holy Land are also available. Visit Tel Aviv, Galilee, Haifa and Jerusalem. Hotel accommodations, daily breakfasts and at least five dinners are included in the tour price. Sightseeing takes place in modern air-conditioned buses, and are narrated in English. You may participate in Kabbalat Shabbat services at a Reform synagogue in Jerusalem, with a dialogue afterwards by Israeli members of the congregation. Kibbutz ideology and Israeli reality in the 21st century are explored in educational settings, and a political analyst leads participants in a discussion of Israeli politics. Safed, a center of Jewish mysticism for several hundred years, is explored in depth on most tours offered by Arza World.

  Arza World
  888-811-2812
  arzaworld.com/israel-tours.aspx

Abboud Tours

• Based in Haifa, Abboud Tours specializes in one- and two-day tours of Israel's Holy Land. Tours are led by licensed, English-speaking guides on buses that seat up to 50. More intimate tours, for between nine and 19 people are also available. Tours are tailor made to customers' wishes and totally flexible, so Abboud is a good choice for those who already know which sites they wish to see. For instance, in upper Galilee, where the famous city of Dan was once located, Abboud's tour guides will lead you around Tel Dan, including its city gate believed to date from the period of the Biblical patriarchs. A tour with Abboud might also include the Western Wall in Jerusalem and Qumran National Park, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

  Abboud Tours
  19 Koury St.
  Haifa, Israel
  011-972-505-715-125
  abboudtours.com

Shalom Journeys

• Shalom Journeys offers four Jewish heritage tours of Israel, ranging in length from nine to 14 nights. Most tours include a significant amount of time spent in Jerusalem, Galilee and Tel Aviv. In addition, you will visit the grave of Maimonides, one of the Middle Ages' greatest Torah scholars. Each morning, guests are treated to a complimentary Israeli style breakfast buffet, which is dairy-based, according to Kosher law. Transportation takes place in an air-conditioned bus, with historic information provided by an English-speaking licensed tour guide. Most of Shalom Journeys tours include lunch and a spa visit at the Dead Sea. Entrance fees to all sites are included in the company's tour packages.

  Shalom Journeys
  19068 NE 29th Ave.
  Miami, FL 33180
  866-592-1818
  shalomjourneys.com