Day Trips from JerusalemCaesarea, Haifa and Akko Day Tour from Jerusalem
This Caesarea, Haifa and Akko tour packs three Mediterranean coast stops into one long day for $99 per person. It runs four times a week with guaranteed departures, and you can start from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. The coach covers the miles, a live English guide leads you through Caesarea's Roman harbour city and aqueduct, the Old City of Akko and its markets, and Haifa, where you see the Bahá'í Gardens from above. You get 1.5 hours at Caesarea, 1.5 hours in Akko and 2 hours in Haifa. The ticket suits travellers who want to see the north coast without renting a car or changing hotels, and it carries a 4.6 rating from 60 reviews. One honest edge: it is the only trip in this catalog that reaches the Mediterranean coast at all, so nothing else here competes with it on that front. The trade-off is that entrance fees are extra, on top of the $99. If you are still weighing the whole range, browse day trip prices from Jerusalem for every option side by side.
Caesarea, Haifa & Akko Coast Tour at a Glance
$99 per person
1 day
4.6 from 60 reviews
Up to 40 people
Jerusalem or Tel Aviv pickup point, depending on the option
1.5 hours at Caesarea, 1.5 hours in Akko, 2 hours in Haifa
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Quick answer Full day on the coast, three guided stops, fees extra, two start cities
The deciding constraint first: entrance fees are not included, so budget extra cash on top of the $99 ticket. The tour costs $99 per person, lasts one day and runs four times a week from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. You get 1.5 hours guided at Caesarea, 1.5 hours in Akko's Old City and 2 hours in Haifa. Entry fees, food and tips are not included. You meet at a Jerusalem or Tel Aviv pickup point, and which one depends on the start option you choose at checkout. Free cancellation is available up to 24 hours before the start.
Key takeaways
- At $99 it matches the Masada, Ein Gedi and Dead Sea Tour from Jerusalem on price, but that day puts you at the Dead Sea instead of the coast.
- Want a shorter day? The Half-Day Bethlehem Guided Tour from Jerusalem wraps up in four hours with entry included.
- For a two-country trip, the 2-Day Petra Tour from Jerusalem with Madaba, Mount Nebo and a Bedouin Camp adds an overnight in Jordan.
What the $99 Ticket Covers
The $99 per person price buys the coach transport for the whole day, the transfers to all three sites, the return transfer to Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, and the guided touring at each stop. A live English guide travels with the group. Groups run up to 40 people, which is a standard coach load.
The tour has a 4.6 rating from 60 reviews and runs four times a week with guaranteed departures, so you can plan around a set day rather than hoping a minimum number books.
What is not in the price
Three things sit outside the ticket. Entrance fees are extra, and that applies to the sites at Caesarea where the guided segment is marked as carrying an additional fee in the listing's own timeline. Food and drink are on you, so bring snacks or buy them at the stops.
Tips for the guide and driver are also not included. Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before the start, and you can reserve now and pay later.
Worth knowing before you commit: the listing gives no minimum age and no wheelchair policy, so check with the operator directly if either matters for your group.
The Roman aqueduct on the beach at Caesarea. Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Roman Caesarea
Caesarea began as Herod the Great's showcase port. He enlarged the city and dedicated it to Caesar Augustus, and it served as the capital of the Roman province for about 650 years. Today it is a national park on the Mediterranean shore.
What you see in your 1.5 hours
The guided walk covers the Roman-era remains of Herod's harbour city and the Roman aqueduct, a channel that once carried fresh water to the city along the beach. The listing highlights the setting as Herod's ancient seaside city, and your guide tells the stories of King Herod as you go. Note that the guided tour here carries an extra fee on top of the $99, according to the timeline in the listing.
Herod's harbour
Herod built the deep-sea harbour, Sebastos, between 22 and 15 BC on a coast with no natural harbour, and dedicated city and port to Augustus in 10/9 BC. In its day it was the largest artificial harbour built in the open sea, enclosing about 100,000 square metres. Its jetties now lie more than 5 m underwater.
The theatre faces the Mediterranean and hosted games every five years. The Crusaders later fortified the town and the Mamluks destroyed it in 1265. Since 2000 Caesarea has been on the UNESCO tentative list, a step short of the full World Heritage listing that Akko and Haifa already hold.
The Old City of Akko
Akko, also known as Acre, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements on Earth and was the Crusaders' great port. Its Old City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the guided segment here lasts 1.5 hours.
Markets and sea walls
The walk takes in the historic Old City and its markets, which the listing describes as bustling. The walled old town sits right on the harbour. Under the citadel, the halls of the Knights Hospitaller lie about 8 m below today's streets.
Crusaders and Napoleon
Akko was the Crusaders' last stronghold in the Holy Land and fell in 1291. Napoleon besieged it for two months in 1799 and failed. Near the port stands Khan al-Umdan, the Inn of the Columns, built by Jazzar Pasha at the end of the 18th century, with a clock tower added in 1906.
The sea walls rise 10 to 13 m (33 to 43 ft).
Under the citadel
The Hospitaller fortress beneath the citadel has an open courtyard of about 1,200 square metres, and its Pillar Hall measures 35 by 40 m, about 1,400 square metres under a cross-vaulted ceiling, where the knights met. Jazzar Pasha reinforced the town walls between 1775 and 1799, and they held against Napoleon. His Turkish bath of 1795 has been a museum since 1954.
The Old City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, see the UNESCO page on the Old City of Acre.
The Day on Video
Third-party footage, useful for judging the sites and the pace before you book. We did not film it and have no relationship with the creator.
The Day, Stage by Stage
The listing gives stage durations rather than clock times, with the exact start time shown at checkout. Here is the shape of the day in order.
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Pickup
Jerusalem or Tel Aviv
Board the coach at the pickup point for the start option you chose at checkout. Two start locations exist and the meeting point depends on the one you selected.
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On the road
Coast drive
About 1.5 hours by coach up the coast to Caesarea.
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At Caesarea
Roman harbour city
A 1.5 hour guided tour through Herod's seaside city and the Roman aqueduct. The listing marks this guided segment as an extra fee on top of the ticket.
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At Akko
Old City and markets
A 1.5 hour guided walk through the UNESCO-listed Old City and its markets.
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In Haifa
Bahá'í Gardens from above
The longest stop, a 2 hour guided tour with the gardens viewed from above on the slopes of Mount Carmel.
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Return
Back to your start point
About 80 minutes by coach back to the Jerusalem or Tel Aviv pickup point in the evening.
The Old City of Akko from the harbour. Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Haifa and the Bahá'í Gardens
The last stop of the day is Haifa, where the guided tour runs two hours, the longest block of the day. Haifa sits on and below the slopes of Mount Carmel on the Mediterranean.
The terraces from above
The listing has you admire the Bahá'í Gardens from above, taking in the terraced gardens that climb the north slope of Mount Carmel with the Shrine of the Báb at their heart. The terraces and the shrine were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in July 2008. You view the gardens from a vantage point rather than walking down through them, which keeps the visit short and works well at the end of a long day.
Why the terraces matter
Haifa is Israel's third-largest city, a seaport on and below Mount Carmel. The Shrine of the Báb was first completed in 1909 and its superstructure dedicated in 1953. The Bahá'í holy places were the first sites of a relatively new religious tradition placed on the UNESCO list, and the World Centre sits among more than 30 gardens and terraces.
Where the First Stop Is
Caesarea lies on the Mediterranean coast, about 1.5 hours by coach from Jerusalem.
Before You Go
A little preparation makes this long day smoother. The tour involves walking at each of the three sites, and you are outdoors at all of them, so pack for sun.
What to bring
- Passport or ID card
- Sun hat
- Snacks
- Sunscreen
- Water
- Comfortable clothes
Meeting point and start
There are two starting location options, one in Jerusalem and one in Tel Aviv, and the meeting point depends on which you select at checkout. The start time is shown at checkout. The day ends back at your pickup point in the evening after an 80-minute coach ride from Haifa.
Free cancellation runs up to 24 hours before the start, and reserve now, pay later applies.
The Bahá'í terraces on Mount Carmel in Haifa. Photo: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Coast Day or Galilee Day?
Both long days north leave Jerusalem early and spend most of the morning on the road, so they compete for the same slot in a trip. The figures come from both listings.
| Detail | Caesarea, Haifa and Akko | Nazareth and Sea of Galilee |
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| Price | $99, entrance fees extra | $108, Capernaum entry included |
| Length | A full day, back in the evening | 10 hours |
| Main stops | Caesarea, Akko Old City, Haifa | Nazareth, Capernaum, Tabgha, Tiberias, Yardenit |
| Theme | Roman, Crusader and Bahá'í history on the Mediterranean | Gospel sites around the lake |
| UNESCO sites | Akko Old City and the Bahá'í terraces | None on the route |
| Group | Up to 40 | Up to 40 |
| Runs | Four times a week | Pickup from Jerusalem hotels, some days via Tel Aviv |
How to decide
Pick the coast if you want harbours, Crusader halls and the terraces in Haifa, and do not mind paying the gates as you go. Pick the Nazareth and Sea of Galilee Tour from Jerusalem if the Gospel sites are the reason for your trip, or if you want an entry fee included and a baptism stop at the end of the day. With only one day for the north, the theme decides it, not the price, since the two tickets are $9 apart.
How It Compares
This is the only catalog trip that reaches the Mediterranean coast, so its real rivals are the other full-day coach tours from Jerusalem at similar prices. Here is how the $99 coast day stacks up. Figures current for Q4 2026.
| Tour | From | Length | Main stops | The difference |
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| Caesarea, Haifa and Akko Day Tour from Jerusalem | $99 | 1 day | Caesarea, Akko, Haifa | The only coast day. Entrance fees extra, 4.6 from 60 reviews |
| Masada and the Dead Sea Day Trip from Jerusalem | $111 | 9 hours | Masada, the Dead Sea | $111 with Masada entry, cable car and beach included, up to 40 travellers |
| Masada, Ein Gedi and Dead Sea Tour from Jerusalem | $99 | 1 day (about 9 hours) | Masada, Ein Gedi, the Dead Sea | Also $99, walks into Ein Gedi, but four entry fees totalling $53.91 (167 NIS) are paid on the day |
| Nazareth and Sea of Galilee Tour from Jerusalem | $108 | 10 hours | Nazareth, Capernaum, Tabgha, Tiberias, Yardenit | $108, Capernaum entry included, the longest drive in the catalog |
| Bethlehem, Jericho and Jordan River Day Tour from Jerusalem | $150 | 10 hours | Bethlehem, Jericho, the Jordan River | $150, three stops east into the West Bank instead of north to the coast |
If you want maximum coverage per dollar, the coast day and the Ein Gedi day tie on ticket price, but read the fee lines carefully, because what is included shifts the real cost of each.
Questions About the Caesarea, Haifa & Akko Coast Tour
Are the entrance fees included on the Caesarea, Haifa and Akko tour?
No. The $99 ticket covers transfers, the return transfer and the guided tour, but entrance fees, food and drink, and tips are not included. The listing's timeline marks the guided tour at Caesarea as carrying an extra fee, so carry cash or a card for site entry.
How often does the Caesarea, Haifa and Akko tour run?
It runs four times a week with guaranteed departures, which means the day goes out regardless of how many people have booked. The start time is shown at checkout and free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before the start.
Do you go inside the Bahá'í Gardens?
The listing advertises the gardens seen from above, with the two hour Haifa segment taking in the terraces from a viewpoint on the slopes of Mount Carmel. It does not describe walking down through the terraces themselves. The site is UNESCO-listed together with the Shrine of the Báb.
Where does the coast tour pick up in Jerusalem?
The listing gives two starting location options, one in Jerusalem and one in Tel Aviv, and the exact meeting point depends on the option you select at checkout. Choose carefully when booking, because the drop-off at the end of the day returns to the matching pickup point.
Recent Traveller Reviews
I went on a one-day organized trip in September 2025 with Sharif, the guide, whom I highly recommend.
Really nice experience, short time in Baha’i Gardens. Confort bus. Knowledgeable guide. Recommend to take cash in shekels for the restaurant otherwise you overpaid.
It was a wonderful trip👍 our guide Daniel is the best. Comfortable minivan and professional driver. The greatest experience.
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