Discover Israeli Technology

Discover Israel’s Technology and Industry Custom Tour - From 5 to 10 Nights

A Fully Customizable In-Depth Study Travel Tour Visiting and Learning About Israel’s Amazing Technological Prowess, the Country’s Astonishing High-Tech Companies and Israel’s Robust And Globally Recognized Traditional Industrial Sector Which Has Spawned World Leaders Such As Keter Plastics and Netafim Irrigation - Guided By Israeli Business Professionals

Please remember Discover Israel Tours are not off-the-shelf pre-planned tours that include prearranged hotel accommodations, meals, transportation & guides. These are suggested itineraries for groups of travelers who want to focus on some of Israel’s most notable areas of interest. These itineraries should be used as suggested starting points for planning a Discover Israel group tour - including: developing the group, determining a date and duration, deciding on accommodations, transportation and meals, and of course, enlisting the services of an academic level, professional guide who will deliver expert insight relevant to the tour's focused subject. Galilee Travel works closely with group members assisting and supporting all tour development phases and , of course, booking on behalf of the group all hotel, transportation, guidance and meal arrangements in Israel - as well as - providing Airline Ticketing to Israel, travel insurance and other individual requirements group members may have.

Groundbreaking Technology

The MATAM technology park is located near the entrance to Haifa and houses numerous Israeli technology companies including Intel’s original Israeli office. However few people know that one of the earliest companies to operate out of the MATAM complex was also one of the first to develop an internet browser. The company, called NetManage, developed the Chameleon Browser in the early 1990’s, technologically predating the Netscape browser which ushered in the dotcom era. So here’s another Israeli “invention” to add to that already-famous list of Israeli based game-changing innovations.

Globally Recognized Industry

Anybody knows Israel is a leader in technology, communications, electronics, mathematics and computer engineering. But, few people know that Israel’s traditional industry—once the embargoed country’s manufacturing lifeline - has also achieved global recognition and powerhouse status. CaesarStone kitchen counters, manufactured by Kibbutz Sdot Yam near Caesarea, are second only to Granite and Marble in the gourmet kitchen design industry. Keter Plastic - the leading manufacturer of plastic storage products - controls the global market for tool boxes and storage sheds. Netafim Irrigation pioneered the drip-irrigation industry and still firmly controls that market.

The MATAM Technology Park in Haifa

Pay a visit to the epicenter of Israel's scientific prowess - the Weizmann Institute and its Levinson Visitors Center which hosts some 30,000 guests a year and is the starting point for a visit to the institute's scientific campus.The center, with its unique interactive exhibits and state of the art multimedia presentations, offers a rare glimpse into the wonders of the Weizmann Institute, and serves as a focal point for arranging visits to the different attractions on campus including the Weizmann House, the home of the first President of the State of Israel, Dr. Chaim Weizmann, and the Clore Garden of Science, a unique outdoor science museum.

Guests are provided with detailed information about visiting opportunities, maps and other services to help make their campus visit more memorable.

Be amazed by Intel's Kiryat Gat Vistors Center where you will get an introductory lecture by an Intel employee, a tour of the center and a peek into one of the company's ultra clean FAB rooms.

Galilee Travel offers a one-of-a-kind Israel Discovery Travel Study Tour: A five to ten night highly customized, extensively planned and meticulously executed tour of technological and industrial companies located throughout Israel. The tour includes an introductory lecture at Israel’s Export Institute and seminars delivered by leading Israeli business experts. Each day, tour participants travel to different regions of Israel and conduct morning and afternoon visits to various industries -technology, medical, agricultural, cosmetics, food, plastics and metals. Tours of companies and facilities are escorted and narrated by hosts who are employees/managers at each company so that visitors obtain first hand insight about the businesses visited. Between company visits, tour participants enjoy carefully selected, special-interest sight-seeing venues throughout Israel that complement the unique nature of this technology/industry oriented tour—for example wind power generation on the Golan Heights.

Weizmann Institute's Koffler Accelerator

Intel's IDC9 Building in Haifa - A Gold Level LEED Certified Green Building

A Tour of A Lifetime - An Unmatched Experience

This highly customized and intricately planned tour is available for groups of ten to twenty participants and requires a 6 to 8 month preparation period. Participants can choose areas of interest and scope of tour. Participants can “mix and match” complementary tour elements from other Discovery itineraries such as our Archeology and Culinary tours. Tourist class to Superior Deluxe hotel accommodations are available by preference. Transportation by luxury air-conditioned car, van or bus according to group size.

Discover Israel Tours are uniquely tailored for groups of more than 15 people.

If you like one of our Discover Israel Itineraries but do not have a group,

here's how to organize a Discover Israel Tour

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1. Develop Your Group - A group of friends, an extended group of family members, a group of members with specific interests (Archeology, History, Cuisine, Technology or Environment and Nature...), a Bar Mitzvah trip, a Synagogue or Church group, a group of conference attendees, or just about any one interested in a highly focused study-travel Israeli experience.

2. Select Your Interest - Pick an area of interest from one of the itineraries we suggest or mix and match subjects and places of interest to create a uniquely experiential itinerary combining in-depth travel-study with leisurely sight seeing and relaxation.

3. Determine Your Budget - Whatever your Israel travel requirements may be as an individual or group , we will work with you diligently to design and implement the highest quality, most exciting and most rewarding Israel experience at your budget level. We are committed to providing the most competitive travel solutions possible.

4. Choose Trip Duration - Pick preferred arrival and departure dates.

5. Choose Hotel Preferences - From Two to Five Star luxury hotel accommodations, Kibbutz Guest Houses and Boutique Hotels.

6. Tweak Your Itinerary - We help you design your day by day travel based on your preferred areas of interest and any required additions or modifications. We work with group organizers and members to develop an exclusive Discovery itinerary that fulfills the group's unique learning desires, sight-seeing interests and travel preferences.

7. Finalize Your Plan and Book Your Trip - Once all the above elements have been determined and selected, we work with the group and with our professional partners at Diesenhaus to implement and fulfill your Discovery Tour.