First-timer "must do's" of Israel: Jerusalem's Old City: The City of David Western Wall Tunnel tour Jerusalem's new city: Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum) Machane Yehuda market Friday evening before dinner at the Western
Wall for at least 1 hour, when at least 1,000 people are singing,
dancing, and praying to greet the Sabbath Masada Ein Gedi Dead Sea
At least 2 days in the North: Safed At least one nature reserve Crusader fortress Early pioneer site Major archaeological sites Old Syrian or IDF bunker on the Golan Heights; At least one kibbutz visit Beyond these sites, first-timers can fill in their time with any of the unimaginably bountiful possibilities, depending on their religious and cultural interests, and length of their stay. |  |
