The 15 Single-Day Tours in Israel That Earn Their Price

From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Guided Day Trip - Walking the Old City’s quarters

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,316 reviews · 10 hours · from $118Our pick

Review of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem day trip from Tel Aviv, with Old City sights, Nativity sites, guide tips, timing, value, and drawbacks.

“Itamar was an excellent guide, very personable, funny, knowledgeable, and engaging. He painted a vivid picture of the history behind the sites with captivating storytelling along the way. Both Bethlehem and Jerusalem are worth seeing to get a sense of the beginning and the end of the story of Jesus. You’re in good hands if you have Itamar as your guide!”

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Masada and the Dead Sea Day Trip from Tel Aviv

2.Masada and the Dead Sea Day Trip from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,014 reviews · from $120

Review of the Masada and Dead Sea day trip from Tel Aviv, with cable-car access, desert scenery, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“This was probably one of my favorite trips/experiences I’ve been on. I enjoyed the Dead Sea and Masada. They gave you ample time for both (especially for the Dead Sea) and I definitely felt that they did a good job organizing it. I highly recommend to others.”

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From Tel Aviv: Guided Day Trip to Nazareth & Sea of Galilee

3.Guided Day Trip to Nazareth & Sea of Galilee

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 824 reviews · 10 hours · from $98

Visit Nazareth, Galilee churches, Capernaum, and Yardenit on a full-day tour from Tel Aviv with guide, transport, and hotel pickup.

“The tour guide was nice, friendly, and very accommodating. Even when we weren't back on time, he was understanding. He also had a lot of knowledge and was able to make references to the Bible—simply fantastic. The tour was also well organized from the start.”

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Masada and the Dead Sea Day Trip from Jerusalem

4.Masada and the Dead Sea Day Trip from Jerusalem

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 757 reviews · from $111

Review of the Masada and Dead Sea day trip from Jerusalem, with cable-car access, desert views, floating, mud baths, costs, and practical tips.

“Beyond disappointing! My son and I signed up for the Masada/Dead Sea tour. We only had one day to see these sights and we had many options, but chose Viator. We were left waiting in front of our hotel for an hour and the tour guide never showed up! We messaged Read more”

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From Tel Aviv: Caesarea, Haifa and Akko Day Trip

5.Caesarea, Haifa and Akko Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 744 reviews · 11 hours · from $120

Review of the 11-hour Caesarea, Haifa, Rosh Hanikra and Acre tour from Tel Aviv, with practical advice on stops, costs, pacing and value.

“Yoav is excellent! He told us everything, he was funny and was cared about us! Keep the good job Yoav! Your friends from Greece!”

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Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee Day Trip from Tel Aviv

6.Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee Day Trip from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 541 reviews · from $98

Review of the Nazareth and Sea of Galilee day trip from Tel Aviv, with churches, Capernaum, Jordan River baptism, costs, timing, and tips.

“The guide was terrible. Didn’t know the history .. made comments that he was the next king … kept referring himself as God. When asked about another historic site he told us to look it up on Google. We spent 40 minutes in a souvenir shop. We stopped at gas station for snaRead more”

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Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee Day Trip from Jerusalem

7.Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee Day Trip from Jerusalem

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 446 reviews · from $108

Review the Nazareth and Sea of Galilee day trip from Jerusalem, with church visits, Capernaum, Yardenit, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Dan was outstanding! He is insightful, knowledgable, and very engaging. I highly recommend this tour.”

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Caesarea, Rosh Hanikra and Acre Day Trip from Tel Aviv

8.Caesarea, Rosh Hanikra and Acre Day Trip from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 406 reviews · from $120

Review of a full-day coach trip from Tel Aviv to Caesarea, Haifa, Rosh Hanikra, and Acre, with practical tips on timing, value, and sights.

“Jam packed day of touring up North!!! Bus picked us up at our hotel at the exact time given and we were taken to location to change to our respective buses for our tour. Bus was brand new, comfortable and spacious. Avi our tour guide was informative and knowledgeable. Our first stop was Caesarea's National Park and the history was so interesting!!! Then off to the Bahai Gardens for some photo ops; only able to photograph from above or below. We did not enter gardens, but I knew that we wouldn;t. Next, Rosh Hanikra and finally the city of Akko. Here we stopped for lunch (Wish they added that to…”

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Old and New Jerusalem Day Trip from Tel Aviv

9.Old and New Jerusalem Day Trip from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 296 reviews · from $95

Review of a Jerusalem day trip from Tel Aviv covering Old City landmarks, Mount of Olives views, and Yad Vashem for $95.

“It was a great experience, I’m a solo traveler and finding a tour where I feel safe and learn as much as possible it’s essential. The guide was helpful and always answering questions and happy to share her knowledge. Definitely you do need a tour guide to walk the old city and harim tours are comfortable and good quality for the price.”

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From Jerusalem: Dead Sea Chill Out Half-Day Trip

10.Dead Sea Chill Out Half-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 165 reviews · 5 hours · from $50Best value

Review of the Jerusalem to Dead Sea half-day trip, with floating, mineral mud, beach time, transport, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Going to the dead sea in the middle of the summer was nice. The therapeutic mud was new experience but unsure if I would do it again.”

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From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Day Trip with Transfer

11.Jerusalem Day Trip with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 118 reviews · 10 hours · from $124

Review of a 10-hour Jerusalem day trip from Tel Aviv, covering Ein Karem, Mount of Olives, Mount Zion, Old City sights, and the Holy Sepulchre.

“Our guide was excellent, his explanations were profound. As far as the programme is concerned, it was a little dense. It would have been nice to have an hour off to roam the city.”

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Day Trip: Masada Sunrise, Ein Gedi, and Dead Sea from Tel Aviv

12.Day Trip: Masada Sunrise, Ein Gedi, and Dead Sea from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 116 reviews · from $99

Review of the Masada sunrise, Ein Gedi, and Dead Sea day trip from Tel Aviv, with hiking advice, timing, costs, and honest pros and cons.

“The tour guide was awful in educating us and hosting the tour. He was friendly but very unorganized. The bus had mold on it and was incredibly dirty.”

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