If you do a trip like the one we did and you decide you want to take tours (WHICH I HIGHLY RECOMMEND) - first try to do a private tour.  Yes they are more expensive.  A public tour is about $100.  Whereas a private tour in a private bus is about $500.  BUT, you go at your own speed and see what you prefer to see.  However, if you dont have a budget for a private tour, do a public tour.  It is far more organized and you will see more things and be exposed to more history than if you just went off on your own.  Also, the safety factor is an important consideration.  Yair told us, before we left Tel Aviv, that there are places in the Old City of Jerusalem that we would not want to be and if we felt that we were unsafe - to trust that instinct and get out.  Our tour guides make sure we did not get left behind (well Haya was very good in this, Alberto was well...not as good as Haya). 

We tried to venture on our own to Caesara.  We got there but we ended up getting lost.  And as a result we missed out on the best Roman Ruins in Israel.   And a city that was the pride of the Mediterranean over 2000 years ago.

Next time I am in Israel - either as an Olim/Oleh (as an immigrant to Israel) or as a tourist again.

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