Morning
Breakfast at hotel
9:00-9:15 AM
Meet your guide in hotel lobby
9:30-11:00 AM
Walk of Independence
Walk along the main avenue of Tel Aviv, Rothschild Boulevard, which used to be known as “Rehov HaAm” (Hebrew for “the Street of the People”) at the time of the establishment of the State of Israel. Stop outside Independence Hall, where the new state was declared in 1948. The street embodies the stories of poets, dreamers, visionaries, warriors, and generals who changed the course of Israeli history.
12:00-1:00 PM
Tour of Sarona
Walk around the “Sarona” neighborhood that was established under German Templars in the 19th Century. The neighborhood has gone through significant change since being built as a prison for Germans during WWII. After becoming the location for Israel’s Ministry of Defense, today it attracts locals and tourists alike for dining and socializing in the heart of Tel Aviv.
1:00-2:00 PM
Lunch (on own account)
3:00-4:30 PM
Full Metal Jacket
Visit the Ayalon Institute, a munitions factory dating back to the War of Independence. To avoid detection by the British, this munitions factory was situated in a secret tunnel under the Kibbutz laundry factory. At the institute, you will head into the secret tunnel and explore this piece of history for yourselves.
4:30-5:30 PM
Return to hotel
Evening
Dinner [on own account]
Suggested: Tel Aviv is the home off an everevolving culinary scene. It’s unique and exciting due to Israel’s cultural diversity combined with Israeli innovation. See and taste for yourself as you freely explore the streets of the city that never sleeps.
Overnight at David Intercontinental
