Originally Posted by
TWA884
Just a few random comments:
- Six nights in Tel Aviv are definitely too many. Your itinerary there is doable in three days. As much as I enjoy spending time in Tel Aviv, you are not doing justice to the rest of Israel by spending half your time there.
- Orna & Ella was featured prominently in the Israeli film The Bubble. You may wish to stream/rent it from Netflix before you go.
- The Banias is at the northern tip of the Golan Heights.
- Capernaum is not an island.
- Rosh Hanikra is closer to Akko (~12 miles) than to any other place that you listed.
- Squeezing Caesarea and Akko into one day, en route from Tel Aviv to Tiberius, does not do either justice.
- The Baha'i shrine is in Haifa. The mansion where the Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the faith, lived his last days and his burial site are locate in Akko.
Thank you so much, this was really helpful!
Here's what I feel we MUST do in N. Israel:
Caesarea - perhaps en route from Tel Aviv to Tiberias, spending a few hours before reaching our hotel for check-in?
Akko is a must, and possibly a separate day trip from Tiberias, coupled with Rosh HaNikra?
We'll be spending two full nights in Tiberias at The Scots and in that time (inclusive of the previous days travels) I would like to see Caesarea, Akko, Rosh HaNikra, and spend a day on the Galilee and at Capernaum.
Do you think this would be possible and how would you suggest we plan our time in order to see and do the most? Could you recommend a possible itinerary for splitting our time between all of these sites in our two nights?
Do you feel it's absolutely necessary to see Agamon Hula, Bental & Avital Hill, Dan Nature Reserve, Mt. Hermon, etc?
I don't think we'll realistically have time for all of these places and I wonder if you think they should be swapped in or out for any of other other sightseeing plans in the region? What do you feel are the most noteworthy and impressive places in the Galilee and Golan Heights in order to get a broad sense of this region of Israel?
Lastly, on to Rosh Pinna and Golan Heights: I would like to visit Safed, but what else is most recommended in the region? We were thinking of spending a day in the rural countryside, perhaps visiting some wineries or orchards on several kibbutz's... I think I'd lik to make a point of seeing the Yehudiya Forest Nature Reserve and swimming in the Hexagon Pools. Would you agree that this is worthy of our limited time (single night) in the area? What about Banias or the Tel Dan Reserve? Which should we most make a point of visiting during our day trip to the Golan Heights area?
Can Beit She'an be toured en route driving back from this region towards Jerusalem? We won't be in any hurry and will have the full day to explore, if we check into our hotel in Jerusalem by evening.
Your help and feedback for our planning is really appreciated and I can't thank you enough!