Private Tours in North Israel
Head north and discover the beauty and history of the coastal cities and the Galilee
There is much more to Israel than Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, amazing as they both are. North Israel is an incredible part of the country. Discover its natural beauty, picturesque cities and ancient history.
With our licensed private tour guide in Israel, you can explore the northern part of Israel on a single or several private day tours.
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Select one of our 3 tours covering the northern coastline of Israel:
Choose one of out three different tours of the Galilee:
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North Israel Private Tour
Caesarea, Haifa & Akko Along the Coast
Visiting Caesarea, just a 45 minute drive from Tel Aviv, feels like a visit back in time, back to the days the city was the Roman capital and the main port city of Israel 2,000 years ago.
- At the Caesarea National Park along the coastline are well-preserved, remarkable remnants from Roman, Crusader and Byzantine periods.
- You'll see the ancient port built by Herod, the bath houses, villas and temples, the huge Herodian palace remains, the ancient aqueduct and the stunning Roman amphitheater which still hosts Israel top pop performances every summer.
- Besides the glorious ruins, Modern Caesarea has an exquisite, sandy beach, seaside cafes and restaurants, as well as a small artists' square.
- At the Ralli Art Museum in Caesarea, you can see the remains of a magnificent palace with a completely preserved mosaic floor dated 1,600 years ago.
Haifa, Israel's third largest city is one of its prettiest, perched atop the Carmel Mountain range, descending down to the sandy beaches and port below.
- Haifa is home to the intriguing Bahai religion, and the stunning, world famous Bahai Gardens The founder of the Bahai faith, originally from Persia, fell in love with the beauty of the Carmel mountains. The shrine in the Gardens contain his remains.
- You'll see a magnificent view of the sea from the Stella Maris (Star of the Sea) Carmelite Monastery. The Carmelites are a Catholic order of monks named after Mount Carmel. Their primary saint is the Prophet Elijah.
- Inside the Baroque style-church is a cave where, according to tradition, the Prophet Elijah hid from the wrath of the idol worshipers.
Last city on the tour is the charming, ancient port city of Akko (Acre), a World Heritage Site in north Israel.
- Walking around Akko's lively streets and alleyways, you'll see an amazing mix of Crusader ruins including:
- the underground Hospitalier Knights halls
- And the underground Templar escape tunnel!
- Restored Turkish Ottoman baths
- And the vibrant Arab market and restaurants with some of the best hummus in Israel!
- If there is time, you'll visit the Baha'i Gardens in Acre, smaller than than the Bahai gardens in Haifa but exquisite and peaceful.
Tour Details
- Pickup and drop-off at your Tel Aviv or Jerusalem hotel
- Tour duration - Full day
- Tour Price:
- Private Car with guide / driver: $ 600 from Tel Aviv, $ 750 from Jerusalem
- Prices do not include entrance fees to Crusader Halls and Tunnels in Akko
North Israel Private Tour
Haifa, Akko and Rosh Hanikra
Haifa, Israel's third largest city is one of its prettiest, perched atop the Carmel Mountain range, descending down to the sandy beaches and port below.
- Haifa is home to the intriguing Bahai religion, and the stunning, world famous Bahai Gardens The founder of the Bahai faith, originally from Persia, fell in love with the beauty of the Carmel mountains. The shrine in the Gardens contain his remains.
- You'll see a magnificent view of the sea from the Stella Maris (Star of the Sea) Carmelite Monastery. The Carmelites are a Catholic order of monks named after Mount Carmel. Their primary saint is the Prophet Elijah.
- Inside the Baroque style-church is a cave where, according to tradition, the Prophet Elijah hid from the wrath of the idol worshipers.
Next stop on the tour is the charming, ancient port city of Akko (Acre), a World Heritage Site in north Israel.
- Walking around Akko's lively streets and alleyways, you'll see an amazing mix of Crusader ruins including the underground Hospitalier Knights halls
- And the underground Templar escapte tunnel
- Restored Turkish Ottoman baths
- And the vibrant Arab market and restaurants with some of the best hummus in Israel!
- If there is time, you'll visit the Baha'i Gardens in Acre, smaller than than the Bahai gardens in Haifa but exquisite and peaceful.
The final stop is Rosh Hanikra in the far northern coast of Israel, near the border with Lebanon.
- You'll ride on a cable car, descending from the top of the cliff to the beachside in the shortest and steepest cable car descent on the planet.
- Once down, you'll follow an easy walking path to see the spectacular, watery caves and tunnels that make up the Rosh Hanikra grottoes.
Tour Details
- Pickup and drop-off at your Tel Aviv or Jerusalem hotel
- Tour duration - Full day
- Tour Price:
- Private Car with guide / driver: $ 650 from Tel Aviv, $ 850 from Jerusalem
- Prices do not include entrance fees to Crusader Halls and Tunnels in Akko
North Israel Private Tour
Caesarea and Zichron Yaacov
Visiting Caesarea, just a 45 minute drive from Tel Aviv, feels like a visit back in time, back to the days the city was the Roman capital and the main port city of Israel 2,000 years ago.
- At the Caesarea National Park along the coastline are well-preserved, remarkable remnants from Roman, Crusader and Byzantine periods.
- You'll see the ancient port built by Herod, the bath houses, villas and temples, the huge Herodian palace remains, the ancient aqueduct and the stunning Roman amphitheater which still hosts Israel top pop performances every summer.
- Besides the glorious ruins, Modern Caesarea has an equisite, sandy beach, seaside cafes and restaurants, as well as a small artists' square.
- At the Ralli Art Museum in Caesarea, you can see the remains of a magnificent palace with a completely preserved mosaic floor dated 1,600 years ago.
After a 10-15 minute drive from Caesarea, you'll see charming Zichron Yaakov on the outskirts of the Carmel mountains.
- Built in 1882, it was one of the first Jewish settlements in then Palestine. You will walk by many of the original tiled roof homes and courtyards that are intact or have been restored.
- Zichron is the home of the first winery of Israel established by the Baron Rothschild.
- In its early days, Zichron Yaacov's pioneers endured many hardships - including malaria, poor farmland and dire poverty. Just near Zichron Yaakov is the beautiful Park Ramat HaNadiv where the Baron Edmond de Rothschild and his wife are buried. Their philanthropic activities enabled Zichron Yaacov to survive and flourish despite the difficulties.
- Your last stop will be the Park Utopia a lush tropical rainforest park with more than 20,000 orchids, waterfalls and fountains, a butterfly garden and an animal park.
Tour Details
- Pickup and drop-off at your Tel Aviv hotel
- Tour duration - Full day
- Tour Price:
- Private Car with guide / driver: $ 500 from Tel Aviv
- Prices do not include entrance fees to Caesarea Archaeological Park
North Israel Private Tour
Cities and Nature of the Green Galilee
The beautiful mountains of the Galilee in the north make up the green heart of Israel. The Galilee is an integral part of biblical history and is full of Jewish and Christian holy sites.
- One of the most fascinating places in the Galilee and well off the beaten tourist track is the National Park of Zipori, the 'capital' of the Galilee 2,000 years ago.
- You can walk down the Roman streets, visit the villas and see some of the best preserved mosaics in the world from 1800 years ago.
- Zipori was the home of the Sanhedrin, the equivilant of the Knesset in those days. You can visit an ancient synagogue with amazingly lifelike mosaics depicting Biblical scenes.
- You'll continue to the picturesque city of Zefat (Safed), the birthplace of the Jewish Kabbalah and a city which continues as a center of Jewish mysticism worldwide.
- The city is a curious mix of ancient synagogues, a vibrant Artist's Colony and ancient cemeteries where leading kabbalistic rabbis are buried, such as the ARI, Rabbi Isaac Luria, Rav Yosef Caro, and many more.
Another interesting town with ancient Jewish and Christian roots is Capernaum, on the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret).
The city had thriving Jewish and Christian populations living side by side. You can visit the remains of these ancient communities.
Tour Details
- Pickup and drop-off at your Tel Aviv or Jerusalem hotel
- Tour duration - Full day
- Tour Price:
- Private Car with guide / driver: $ 650 from Tel Aviv, $ 850 from Jerusalem
- Prices do not include entrance fees
North Israel Private Tour
Mount Carmel Tour
The secret ingredient of this Mount Carmel tour is its diversity - covering nature, history and ethnic culture all in one.
- First stop is the top of Carmel Mount, a unique biosphere reserve in Israel. At the Horn of Carmel, also called Muchraka is the Carmelite Monastery commemorating the site of the dramatic biblical battle between the Prophet Elijah and the priests of the pagan god Baal.
- From the roof of the monastery is a spectacular view of the Jezreel Valley.
- Nearby, we'll discover the Druze villages of Daliyat el-Carmel and Isfiya, where we'll learn about the fascinating Druze people, their religion and culture.
- As we start descending from the top of Carmel to the Mediterranean Coast, we'll pass Bet Oren, one of the most beautiful areas in all of Israel often called 'Little Switzerland.'
- Next stop is the artist colony Ein Hod.
- We'll walk around the artist galleries, through the Village Art Museum and the Museum of Marcel Yanko, a world famous Dadaist painter, and one of the forefathers of Ein Hod.
- Finally, we'll descend to the coast and visit the Crusader Fortress at Arsuf or Apollonia.
- Atop this ancient Greek and Roman city, Richard the Lion-heart won a great victory over the Moslem Sultan Salah ad-Din. The latest excavations have uncovered not only the Crusader fortress, but also the remnants of the once prospering Roman glass industry.
Tour Details
- Pickup and drop-off at your Tel Aviv hotel
- Tour duration - Full day
- Tour Price:
- Private Car with guide / driver: $ 550 from Tel Aviv
- Prices do not include entrance fees to Muchraka Monastery and Appolonia National Park.
North Israel Private Tour
Jezreel Valley Biblical History & Natural Wonders
Besides being one of the loveliest spots of north Israel, the Jezreel Valley was home to incredible, ancient history.
- First stop on the tour is Megiddo, the jewel in the crown of the world of biblical archaeology.
- You can stroll around King Solomon's Citadel and Gates, the altar area and ancient water supply system.
Here's a recreation of how it looked in Biblical times -
- We'll drive east in Jezreel Valley along the scenic Gilboa Mountain range where King Saul and David battled -
- You'll reach the Beit Shean National Park, where you can see explore the amazing archaeological remains including an Egyptian city,
and the ongoing excavations of an amazing Roman-Byzantine city.
Finally,you will visit Beit Alfa National Park with one of the most beautiful synagogue mosaic floors in Israel, dating from the early sixth century CE.
Tour Details
- Pickup and drop-off at your Tel Aviv or Jerusalem hotel
- Tour duration - Full day
- Tour Price:
- Private Car with guide / driver: $ 650 from Tel Aviv, $ 850 from Jerusalem
- Prices do not include entrance fees two Beit Shean, Megiddo and Ein Harod National Park
North Israel Private Tour
Natural Beauty of North Israel Tour
The far north of Israel is a place of great natural beauty and ancient history.
- First stop on this tour is the Hula Nature Reserve in the Upper Galilee. This unique place supports a huge variety of wild life such as water buffaloes, swamp turtles and plants. But its greatest claim to fame is as home to one the great bird migrations in the world!
More than half a billion birds fly through Israel in the spring on their way to northern Europe and Asia, and in the autumn on their way south to Africa.
Over 400 species rest on their long way in Israel's Hula Valley.
- Continuing further noth, our next stop is the Tel Dan National Park, a fascinating Biblical archaeological site and a miraculous natural wonderland.
At the heart of the park is Tel Dan, the archeological site of the ancient Israel Kingdom capital, Laish with its walls and pagan temple which competed with the Jerusalem temple of Judea for the hearts of the ancient Israelites.
The noisy Dan River rushes through the nature reserve.
It is one of the sources of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River. Truly a beautiful, green paradise.
- Last stop, we'll continue to one of the greatest natural attractions of Israel, the Banias Waterfall -
Banias is without doubt the most impressive waterfall in Israel.
Beautiful willows and other trees stand along the side of the Banias stream.
The Banias Spring emerges from the foothills of Mount Hermon. It flows for few miles downhill, getting stronger and stronger until it culimnates in the waterfall.
Tour Details
- 10 Hour Tour
- Pickup / dropoff at your Tel Aviv or Jerusalem hotel
- Private Car with Guide / Driver $ 750 from Tel Aviv, $ 1100 from Jerusalem
North Israel Private Tour
Golan Heights Tour
We'll start our tour at 8 AM heading north, driving through the Armageddon Valley, Hula Nature Reserve and the town of Kiryat Shmona in the upper Galilee.
First stop after we cross the Jordan River and start ascending the Golan Heights is Banias National Park.
The name Banias comes from the Greek god of wine 'Pan.' Banis was considered the birthplace of Pan, and also the gateway to the underground world of the Dead, Hades.
Banias was called by the Romans Caesarea Philippi. Christians believe this is where Jesus disclosed his identity to the Apostles for the first time.
You'll stroll briefly through the ancient town and enjoy the lovely views of the rivers and brooks that feed the Jordan River.
Next stop is the Ram Volcanic Lake, with stunning views of the Hermon Mountain, the highest mountain in Israel.
If you wish, this is a good opportunity to stop for a light lunch of traditional Druze cuisine (on your own).
We'll continue in the direction of the boder with Syria to the Bental Mount. You'll enjoy breathtaking views of the Golan Heights while looking deep into Syria.
The top of this extinguished ancient volcano was used as an advance fortification by the Israel Defense Forces during the years of the conflict wih Syria.
Next stop is Katzrin. Today a modern town, this was a prospering Jewish village in Talmudic times over 1,500 years ago.
If time permits, our last stop will be the ancient synagogue at Um El Kanatir, also dating to Talmudic times.
These impressive synagogue remains are the best preserved in the Golan Heights and in all of Israel.
Tour Details
- 10 Hour Tour
- Pickup / dropoff at your Tel Aviv or Jerusalem hotel
- Private Car with Guide / Driver $ 750 from Tel Aviv, $ 1100 from Jerusalem
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