Caesarea, Rosh Hanikra & Acre Day Trip from Tel Aviv

See four ancient sites in one morning-to-evening sweep up Israel's coast.

A full-day tour from Tel Aviv visits Caesarea's Roman ruins and amphitheater, Haifa's Baha'i Gardens viewpoint, Rosh Hanikra's cable car descent and sea grottos, and Acre's underground Crusader tunnels, led by a professional guide in your choice of language. Hotel pickup and an air-conditioned vehicle are included. The route runs roughly ten hours.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Caesarea, Haifa, Rosh Hanikra and Acre

• Visit the ancient port of Caesarea
• Visit the ancient amphitheater
• View from the top of the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa
• Ascend to Rosh Hanikra summit by cable car
• View the Lebanese Border from Rosh Hanikra
• Explore the Grottos at Rosh Hanikra
• Visit the City of Acre
• Visit the Underground Crusader City Acre

The experience

You start from your Tel Aviv hotel and head north along the Mediterranean coast. The first stop is Caesarea, where you walk through the ancient Roman port and stand inside a 1st-century amphitheater built when this was a major trading hub under Herod the Great. The scale of what remains (stone seats, arches, the harbor layout itself) gives a sense of how the city once functioned.

From Caesarea, the route continues to Haifa, where you climb to the top of the Baha'i Gardens for a view across the bay, then pushes north to Rosh Hanikra at the Lebanese border. A cable car lowers you down the cliff face to sea level, where you explore natural grottos carved into the rock by waves over centuries. On a clear day, you can see across the border from the summit. The grottos and the cable car ride are the physical centerpiece of the day: a shift from walking ruins to moving through the landscape itself.

The final stop is Acre, a walled Crusader port city where you descend into the underground tunnels and chambers the Crusaders built beneath street level. These passages connect to the harbor and show how the medieval city was organized below ground. By late afternoon, the drive back to Tel Aviv gives you time to sit with what you've seen: four different eras of settlement, each one layered into the same stretch of coast.

What’s included

• Professional guide in your choice of language.
• air-conditioned vehicle for the full day.
• hotel pickup and drop-off in Tel Aviv.

Options for this experience

4 options

Tour in English07:15Day trip to Caesarea, Rosh Hanikra and Acre from Tel Aviv, led by an English-speaking guide. Includes pickup.

Tour in FrenchAvailable from 1 Jan 2027Day trip to Caesarea, Rosh Hanikra and Acre from Tel Aviv, led by a French-speaking guide. Includes pickup.

Tour in GermanAvailable from 1 Jan 2027Day trip to Caesarea, Rosh Hanikra and Acre from Tel Aviv, led by a German-speaking guide. Includes pickup.

Tour in Spanish07:15Day trip to Caesarea, Rosh Hanikra and Acre from Tel Aviv, led by a Spanish-speaking guide. Includes pickup.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesTuesdayDeparts at 07:15

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AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (4 to 11 years) · Under 4: can't be booked

GroupUp to 40 · max 9 per booking

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French and German

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Paid on siteUS$ 34

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Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearby

Operated by Bein Harim Ltd

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a guide-led route covering four distinct Roman and Crusader sites across northern Israel in one day, rather than piecing together separate visits to each location.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

In English and Spanish, at 07:15. In French and German.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 11 years). Children under 4 can't be included in the booking.

What exactly is the 1st-century amphitheater at Caesarea?

The amphitheater at Caesarea is a Roman theater built in the 1st century AD when the city was a major port under Herod the Great. You walk inside the stone structure and can see how the seats and stage were arranged for performances and public gatherings.

How does the cable car at Rosh Hanikra work?

A cable car descends the cliff at Rosh Hanikra from the summit down to sea level, where the natural grottos are located. The ride takes you through the rock face to the caves below, and you can explore the grottos before the cable car brings you back up.

What are the underground tunnels at Acre?

Acre's underground city is a network of Crusader tunnels and chambers built beneath the medieval port. You descend into these passages to see how the Crusaders connected their fortress to the harbor and organized the city below street level.

How long is the drive from Tel Aviv, and what's the pace like?

The full day runs about ten hours from hotel pickup to drop-off. You spend time at each of the four main stops (Caesarea, Haifa, Rosh Hanikra and Acre) with driving time between them, so the pace mixes walking and sitting in an air-conditioned vehicle.