You can never walk down the same street in Tel Aviv twice. The city is in constant motion and constant change – a microcosm for the unstoppable pace of transformation in Israel and the world at large. Rich in history, culture, and grit, Tel Aviv is the perfect backdrop to introduce visitors to the remarkable political, spiritual, and historical realities of Modern Israel. More importantly, Tel Aviv offers an incomparable window into the country’s meaning in this world.

We begin our tour by drinking strong coffee and shots of anise-flavored alcohol called Arak and by munching on hummus and stuffed grape leaves in the lively Levinski Market, where the worlds of old and new Tel Aviv collide. From there, we continue to Independence Hall, where the State of Israel was first declared. Nearby, we’ll walk down the narrow, winding pathways of Neve Tsedek and the American Colony – Tel Aviv’s inaugural neighbourhoods whose establishment are steeped in romance and modern folklore.

We’ll then make our way to Old Jaffa via its famous flea market – a centuries-old second-hand bazar just outside the picturesque Old City, whose spiritual draw has even been noted in the Bible. There, we’ll taste Malabi, a rose-water infused custard dessert, before walking through the Ottoman-built alleyways of Old Jaffa and bringing our tour of Tel Aviv’s radical transformation from sand dunes to a cultural and commercial epicenter to a close. From our vantage point, we’ll look out across the sprawling boardwalk and the city’s skyscrapers and reflect on what it means to transform through time, to create new meanings, and to choose new destinies.