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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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Three ways to do this trip

Classic mixshown below

Cities, history and the sea in balance — the full plan below.

Relaxed

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.
Maximum

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

  1. 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.

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  2. Check-in + Old Jaffa evening walk (1/1)
    18:00–20:00

    📍 Check-in + Old Jaffa evening walk

    Flea market streets, St. Peter's Church, harbor viewpoint.

    🧭 Directions here
  3. 20:00–21:30

    🍽️ Dinner at Jaffa port

    Abu Hassan closes early — hummus another day.

    🧭 Directions here

Mon 13.07 — Jerusalem

day trip from Tel Aviv · 10:00–17:00
  1. 09:00–09:50

    🚉 Tel Aviv → Jerusalem

    Train from HaHagana to Yitzhak Navon: 35–40 min, every ~30 min, ~₪23.5 (Rav-Kav).

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  2. 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.

    🧭 Directions here
  3. Old City circuit: Jaffa Gate → Christian Quarter → Church of the Holy Sepulchre (1/1)
    10:20–12:00

    📍 Old City circuit: Jaffa Gate → Christian Quarter → Church of the Holy Sepulchre

    🧭 Directions here
  4. Via Dolorosa → Muslim Quarter bazaar → Western Wall (1/1)
    12:00–13:30

    📍 Via Dolorosa → Muslim Quarter bazaar → Western Wall

    Modest dress for the Wall; men's/women's sections.

    🧭 Directions here
  5. 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.

    🧭 Directions here
  6. Mahane Yehuda market + Nachlaot lanes (1/1)
    14:45–16:15

    📍 Mahane Yehuda market + Nachlaot lanes

    🧭 Directions here
  7. 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.

    🧭 Directions here
  8. 19:30–21:00

    🍽️ Dinner: Carmel Market area / Sarona

    🧭 Directions here

Tue 14.07 — Tel Aviv

  1. Beach morning: Gordon–Frishman (1/1)
    09:00–11:30

    📍 Beach morning: Gordon–Frishman

    Rent a Tel-O-Fun bike or walk the tayelet (promenade).

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  2. Lunch at Carmel Market (1/1)
    12:00–13:00

    🍽️ Lunch at Carmel Market

    🧭 Directions here
  3. Neve Tzedek + Rothschild Blvd (Bauhaus) (1/1)
    13:00–15:30

    📍 Neve Tzedek + Rothschild Blvd (Bauhaus)

    🧭 Directions here
  4. 18:30–20:00

    📍 Sunset at the beach / Jaffa viewpoint

    🧭 Directions here

Wed 15.07 — Jerusalem

🛏 overnight stay
  1. 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.

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  2. 10:30–13:00

    📍 Yad Vashem

    Free entry, book slot online. Light rail direct to Mount Herzl.

    🧭 Directions here
  3. 13:30–14:30

    🍽️ Lunch near First Station complex

    🧭 Directions here
  4. Israel Museum: Dead Sea Scrolls + Second Temple model (1/1)
    14:45–17:00

    📍 Israel Museum: Dead Sea Scrolls + Second Temple model

    🧭 Directions here
  5. 18:30–19:30

    📍 Sunset viewpoint

    🧭 Directions here
  6. 20:30–21:15

    📍 Western Wall by night

    Open 24/7, quietest and most atmospheric after dark.

    🧭 Directions here

🏨 Hotel near Jaffa Gate / Mamilla for walkability.

Thu 16.07 — Jerusalem → Tel Aviv

  1. Temple Mount (non-Muslim visiting window) (1/1)
    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.

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  2. 09:45–10:30

    🍽️ Breakfast in the Jewish Quarter

    🧭 Directions here
  3. 10:30–12:00

    📍 Ramparts Walk or Austrian Hospice rooftop view

    🧭 Directions here
  4. 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.

    🧭 Directions here
  5. 15:00–18:00

    📍 Recovery afternoon: beach / hotel pool

Fri 17.07 — Caesarea (day trip)

day trip from Tel Aviv · 09:30–15:30
  1. 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.

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  2. Caesarea National Park: Roman theater, hippodrome, harbor (1/1)
    10:30–13:00

    📍 Caesarea National Park: Roman theater, hippodrome, harbor

    ₪39 entry.

    🧭 Directions here
  3. 13:00–14:00

    🍽️ Lunch at the harbor

    🧭 Directions here
  4. 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.

  5. 19:30–21:30

    🍽️ Shabbat dinner

    Restaurants in Tel Aviv largely stay open (unlike Jerusalem).

Sat 18.07 — Tel Aviv

🕯 Shabbat — no public transit
  1. 10:00–14:00

    📍 Shabbat beach day / tayelet walk to Jaffa

    No public transit until ~20:30; everything within walking distance. Beaches busy.

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  2. 11:30–12:30

    🍽️ Brunch — cafes on Ben Gurion Blvd (open on Shabbat)

    🧭 Directions here
  3. 17:00–20:00

    📍 Old Jaffa galleries + sunset

    🧭 Directions here

Sun 19.07 — Tel Aviv → home

  1. 09:00–12:00

    📍 Free morning: last swim, packing, checkout

  2. 12:00–16:30

    📍 Spare afternoon: Sarona Market / Dizengoff

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  3. 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.

    🧭 Directions here

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.