Israel Independence Highlights – Tel Aviv Day Tours

About the tour

Learn about the birth of the state of Israel through one of Rent-a-Guide’s most captivating Tel Aviv day tours, as you visit historical sites from the dawn of the country’s independence.

Highlights

Independence Hall, armored corps museum, Ayalon Institute

Itinerary

You’ll begin your tour in the very place the state of Israel was born—Independence Hall in Tel Aviv. It was here, on May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion declared Israel’s independence and the nation’s founders signed the famous document.

From Tel Aviv, you’ll drive east to the armored corps museum in Latrun, famous for its collection of over a hundred different types of tanks and military vehicles.

Conclude your day with a visit to the Ayalon Institute in Rehovot to learn about the preparations of the Jewish underground movement in the years leading up to the war for independence.

Additional tour information

What’s included

Rent-a-Guide Tel Aviv day tours include transportation (pick-up and return: hotels in Netanya, Herzliya, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem) and entrance fees to sites and museums

What to bring and wear

Water, comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, hat

Special notes

Tour is only available in English

Restrictions

Tour does not run on Yom Kippur.