Day 1: Welcome to Israel
- Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, meet your guide and proceed to Kibbutz Gesher Haziv
- Check into the hotel and have dinner at the main dining room
Overnight: Gesher Haziv TravelHotel
Day 2: Gesher Ha Ziv to Safed
- Start the day with a ride along the coast of Israel, through the Ackziv and Rosh Ha Nikra Nature Reserves.
- Begin to climb toward the Upper Galilee, along Israel’s northern border, overlooking the Lebanon Mountains
- Rest with a light lunch at the Bara’m national park, and visit the ruins of the ancient city
- Continue through the vineyards and orchards to the Kabbalistic town of Tzfat
- Spend the evening in the historic center of Tzfat, and take a walking tour of the ancient allies and synagogues
Overnight: Tzfat Hotel
Approximate cycling distance: 65km
Day 3: Safed to Mt. Hermon
- Begin the day at the top of the Galilee Mountains. Pass several local villages then descend to the historical site of Tel Hai
- Continue along the streams leading to The Jordan River to the Roman city of Banias
- Ascend up to Mt Hermon
- Enjoy an authentic Druze lunch
- Continue to Kibbutz Merom Golan in the northern Golan Heights
Overnight: Merom Golan resort village
Approximate Cycling Distance: 76km
Day 4: The Golan Heights, the Sea of Galilee and Mt. Tabor
- Ride across the plains of the Golan Heights, with its green fields, black rocky hills and small streams crossing under the road
- Tour around the Sea of Galilee with its historical and Holy Christian sites
- Stop for a visit at the Jordan River, and begin to climb from the lake up towards the lower Galilee
- Climb to the top of Mt Tabor, and visit the Holy TransfigurationMonastery
- Ride down to Kfar Tabor where we will spend the night, and enjoy a drink at the local winery
Overnight: Kfar Tavor
Approximate Cycling Distance: 100km
Day 5: Kfar Tabor to Mt. Carmel
- Pass several historic villages and towns in the Jezreel valley, where the first pioneers of the state of Israel settled in the beginning of the last century
- Continue to the footsteps of the Biblical Carmel, and climb the Horn of Carmel, where the Prophet Elijah contested the Ba’al
- Stop for lunch in Dlaiyat El Carmel, and explore the local market
- End your tour at the port city of Haifa, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
- Enjoy dinner at the hotel, and toast the end of the tour
Overnight: Haifa Hotel
Approximate Cycling Distance: 80km
Day 6: Departure
- Enjoy the morning in Haifa on your own
- Check out and transfer to Ben Gurion airport for your departure flight
*Itinerary is subject to change pending circumstances beyond our control*
