Sample plan: Tel Aviv · 7 nights
Kyiv → Tel Aviv, 7 nights (arrive Sun 2026-07-12 15:40, depart Sun 2026-07-19 21:00). Jerusalem twice: half-day trip 10:00–17:00 on day 2, overnight trip on days 4–5 (one full Tel Aviv day between visits).
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Cities, history and the sea in balance — the full plan below.
One Jerusalem day, more beach and cafés, nothing before 10:00.
Day by day
- Sun 12.07 Tel Aviv: Arrival, check-in, sunset dinner at Jaffa port.
- Mon 13.07 Tel Aviv: Beach morning, Carmel Market lunch, no schedule.
- Tue 14.07 Jerusalem: One unhurried day trip 10:00–18:00: Old City highlights + Mahane Yehuda.
- Wed 15.07 Tel Aviv: Pool/spa morning, Neve Tzedek stroll, Rothschild cafés.
- Thu 16.07 Tel Aviv: Old North cafés, bikes in Yarkon Park, beach sunset.
- Fri 17.07 Tel Aviv: Short Caesarea trip or a beach day — back before Shabbat.
- Sat 18.07 Tel Aviv: Shabbat: walking day — promenade to Jaffa, galleries.
- Sun 19.07 Tel Aviv → home: Free morning, airport by 18:00, flight 21:00.
Everything that fits: adds Masada sunrise, the Dead Sea and Haifa + Akko.
Day by day
- Sun 12.07 Tel Aviv: Arrival, Jaffa evening.
- Mon 13.07 Jerusalem: Half-day trip 10:00–17:00: Old City circuit, Western Wall, Mahane Yehuda.
- Tue 14.07 Masada + Dead Sea: Pre-booked tour, ~03:30 pickup: sunrise on Masada, float in the Dead Sea, back by 16:00.
- Wed 15.07 Jerusalem: Overnight: Yad Vashem, Israel Museum, night Old City.
- Thu 16.07 Jerusalem → Tel Aviv: Temple Mount early window, ramparts walk, back to the coast.
- Fri 17.07 Haifa + Akko: Train day trip: Bahá'í Gardens viewpoint + Akko old city; return before Shabbat.
- Sat 18.07 Tel Aviv: Shabbat recovery: beach and promenade.
- Sun 19.07 Tel Aviv → home: Departure day, flight 21:00.
Classic mix — the full plan
Sun 12.07 — Tel Aviv
- 15:40–17:00
🚉Ben Gurion Airport → hotel (Tel Aviv)
Train from airport level S: ~15 min to HaHagana/Savidor, ₪15 by Rav-Kav or credit card at the gate. Taxi/Gett alternative: ~₪170, 25 min. Buy eSIM before landing (Airalo) or SIM kiosk in arrivals.
- 18:00–20:00
📍Check-in + Old Jaffa evening walk
Flea market streets, St. Peter's Church, harbor viewpoint.
- 20:00–21:30
🍽️Dinner at Jaffa port
Abu Hassan closes early — hummus another day.
Mon 13.07 — Jerusalem
day trip from Tel Aviv · 10:00–17:00- 09:00–09:50
🚉Tel Aviv → Jerusalem
Train from HaHagana to Yitzhak Navon: 35–40 min, every ~30 min, ~₪23.5 (Rav-Kav).
- 10:00–10:20
🚉Navon station → Old City (Jaffa Gate)
Light rail red line to City Hall + 5 min walk. Included in train transfer with Rav-Kav within 90 min.
- 10:20–12:00
📍Old City circuit: Jaffa Gate → Christian Quarter → Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- 12:00–13:30
📍Via Dolorosa → Muslim Quarter bazaar → Western Wall
Modest dress for the Wall; men's/women's sections.
- 13:30–14:45
🍽️Late lunch, Jewish Quarter or Mahane Yehuda
Mahane Yehuda market: light rail 3 stops from City Hall. Falafel/shawarma ₪25–40.
- 14:45–16:15
📍Mahane Yehuda market + Nachlaot lanes
- 16:30–17:30
🚉Jerusalem → Tel Aviv
Light rail back to Navon, 17:00-ish train, in Tel Aviv before 18:00. Trains run till ~23:00 if you stay longer.
- 19:30–21:00
🍽️Dinner: Carmel Market area / Sarona
Tue 14.07 — Tel Aviv
- 09:00–11:30
📍Beach morning: Gordon–Frishman
Rent a Tel-O-Fun bike or walk the tayelet (promenade).
- 12:00–13:00
🍽️Lunch at Carmel Market
- 13:00–15:30
📍Neve Tzedek + Rothschild Blvd (Bauhaus)
- 18:30–20:00
📍Sunset at the beach / Jaffa viewpoint
Wed 15.07 — Jerusalem
🛏 overnight stay- 09:00–10:15
🚉Tel Aviv → Jerusalem (overnight bag only)
Same train route; leave big luggage at the Tel Aviv hotel — you return in 2 days.
- 10:30–13:00
📍Yad Vashem
Free entry, book slot online. Light rail direct to Mount Herzl.
- 13:30–14:30
🍽️Lunch near First Station complex
- 14:45–17:00
📍Israel Museum: Dead Sea Scrolls + Second Temple model
- 18:30–19:30
📍Sunset viewpoint
- 20:30–21:15
📍Western Wall by night
Open 24/7, quietest and most atmospheric after dark.
🏨 Hotel near Jaffa Gate / Mamilla for walkability.
Thu 16.07 — Jerusalem → Tel Aviv
- 07:30–09:30
📍Temple Mount (non-Muslim visiting window)
Mughrabi Bridge entrance, Sun–Thu roughly 07:30–10:30, security line — go early. Modest dress, no religious items.
- 09:45–10:30
🍽️Breakfast in the Jewish Quarter
- 10:30–12:00
📍Ramparts Walk or Austrian Hospice rooftop view
- 13:00–14:15
🚉Jerusalem → Tel Aviv
Check out of the Jerusalem hotel before Temple Mount (or leave bags at reception). Light rail to Navon, train ~40 min, ~₪23.5 Rav-Kav.
- 15:00–18:00
📍Recovery afternoon: beach / hotel pool
Fri 17.07 — Caesarea (day trip)
day trip from Tel Aviv · 09:30–15:30- 09:30–10:30
🚉Tel Aviv → Caesarea
Train to Caesarea-Pardes Hana + taxi 10 min, or direct drive 45 min. FRIDAY: transit stops mid-afternoon for Shabbat — return by 15:00 or take a taxi.
- 10:30–13:00
📍Caesarea National Park: Roman theater, hippodrome, harbor
₪39 entry.
- 13:00–14:00
🍽️Lunch at the harbor
- 14:15–15:30
🚉Return to Tel Aviv (before Shabbat)
Taxi to Caesarea-Pardes Hana station + train south; last comfortable pre-Shabbat trains mid-afternoon on Fridays — don't cut it close.
- 19:30–21:30
🍽️Shabbat dinner
Restaurants in Tel Aviv largely stay open (unlike Jerusalem).
Sat 18.07 — Tel Aviv
🕯 Shabbat — no public transit- 10:00–14:00
📍Shabbat beach day / tayelet walk to Jaffa
No public transit until ~20:30; everything within walking distance. Beaches busy.
- 11:30–12:30
🍽️Brunch — cafes on Ben Gurion Blvd (open on Shabbat)
- 17:00–20:00
📍Old Jaffa galleries + sunset
Sun 19.07 — Tel Aviv → home
- 09:00–12:00
📍Free morning: last swim, packing, checkout
- 12:00–16:30
📍Spare afternoon: Sarona Market / Dizengoff
- 17:00–18:00
🚉Hotel → Ben Gurion Airport
Trains run again after Shabbat ended Sat night. Be at TLV 3h before an international flight (security interviews). Departure 21:00.
Opening hours, prices and timetables change — always double-check before you go. Photos via Wikimedia Commons. This is a hand-curated reference plan; the automatic day planner (coming next) will generate plans like this for any trip.