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Tel Aviv: Carmel Market Food Tour

1. Tel Aviv: Carmel Market Food Tour

Discover the bustling Carmel marketplace, filled with brightly colored fruits and vegetables, some of the freshest produce and ingredients in Israel along with a spice market, fresh artisan baked good and so much more. Embark on a 2-hour guided tour through this culinary haven, filled with international ingredients and many small local eateries and cafes. Enjoy learning about the ingredients, recipes, and history behind the market while sampling some authentic flavors and items from the market with a knowledgeable guide. Highlighted samples include: ghat and etrog juice - a historical Yemenite ingredient, garinim - a mix of roasted seeds, a popular Israeli snack, zaatar with lahuh - a middle eastern herb blend with a soft Yememi fermented bread, halva - a sweet confectionery made from sesame seeds, or dolmas - Druzian-style rice wrapped in vine leaves.

Tel Aviv: Highlights and Jaffa Walking Tour

2. Tel Aviv: Highlights and Jaffa Walking Tour

Learn about Tel Aviv's history, culture, and art on a walking tour with a local guide. Stroll through Old Jaffa's flea market, spot stunning street art in the Florentin district, and try the local foods at the Carmel Market. Walk through Old Jaffa, with its flea market, art galleries, and iconic alleys. Continue to the famous neighborhood of Neve Tzedek, admiring the diverse buildings and architecture in Tel Aviv. Learn about both the past and future of the Tel Aviv cityscape while exploring the areas. Next, you will explore the Carmel Market, a cornucopia of flavors, smells, sounds and sights brimming with fresh, local ingredients. Marvel at the colors of fresh fruit and vegetables piled high, vibrant spices, artisan baked goods, local meats and cheeses, olives and sweets. The market is the heart of the city and is filled with energy. Enjoy several food samplings along the way including Dolmas - a Druzian style rice wrapped in vine leaves, Ghat and etrog juice - a local ingredient with a history, Garinim - a mix of roasted seeds, a popular Israeli snack, Zaatar with Lahuh - a middle eastern herb blend with a soft Yemei fermented bread, Halva - a sweet confectionery made from sesame seeds, and a seasonal market item. (Items are subject to change based on availability/seasonality). Then you will continue on to the southern Tel Aviv district of Florentin, a graffiti and street art haven filled with many works of art both large and small. The artwork tells a story, often with historical and cultural relevance. Gain a deeper insight and awareness to the subculture in Tel Aviv and the importance of the street art scene. When possible, we have collaborated directly with the local street artists to promote accurate information and support of their work. After the tour, we will provide information of artists whose work has been seen on the tour providing social media information and where possible, opportunities to purchase work directly from the artists.

Tel Aviv: Food Tasting Tour of Carmel Market

3. Tel Aviv: Food Tasting Tour of Carmel Market

This food tasting tour takes you to the heart of Israel's most modern city, Tel Aviv, exploring the vibrant stalls of its largest open-air market called the Carmel Market (also known as Shuk HaCarmel in Hebrew). The food here is heavily influenced by the Jewish people who came from Yemen. Walk through the narrow streets of the market and learn about the historic Yemenite quarter.Discover how Israeli cuisine developed throughout the country's history. The tour stops at vendors that have operated in the markets for generations. Some of these vendors date back over 100 years, predating the formation of Israel. Over the course of the the tour, you will have the opportunity to: savor flavorful Yemenite dishes like a traditional malawach sandwich (hummus, salad, egg, tahini & malawach) as well shredded beef in pita; taste some of the freshest falafel; and enjoy some delectable Middle Eastern style desserts. As a constantly evolving marketplace, the tour will also visit the new trendy shops that are helping modernize the neighborhood.

Tel Aviv Private Tour

4. Tel Aviv Private Tour

An acknowledged guide will meet you in the hotel lobby, and you will go on an exciting tour. During this tour, you will see almost all the sights of Tel Aviv. On your way, the guide will narrate a concise history of the city. Your 3-hour private Tel Aviv tour starts by walking into the Sarona area, where American colonists came to Israel in the late 1800s. While most of these settlers quickly returned to the USA within a few years, German settlers almost immediately reoccupied their beautiful homes. Today this gorgeous neighborhood has been restored and renovated. Then, you will stroll down the famous Rothschild Boulevard, where you’ll discover Tel Aviv’s White City, one of the world's largest collections of Bauhaus architecture. Today the White City is a World Cultural Heritage site. People come from the world over to see this impressive collection, developed by German Jewish architects who fled to Tel Aviv following the rise of the Nazis in the 1930s. Your next stop is the Neve Tzedek neighborhood with its avant-garde stores, jazz bars, and farmers’ markets. Your private guide will take you to some areas of the neighborhood that have not yet been gentrified and introduce you to street art in the Florentin area, bustling markets, and significant landmarks. Also, visit the Carmel Market. Near the Neve Tzedek area, your private excursion will be finished, and you can continue your walk around Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv: Carmel Market Tasting Card

5. Tel Aviv: Carmel Market Tasting Card

Whether you're a couple, a small group, or exploring on your own, enjoy the freedom of your own pass to enjoy a tasting tour of the Carmel Market independently.  The market has worked with top tour guides and the most beloved and colorful vendors to create the Carmel Market Tasting Card - a single map and punch card that allows you to enjoy the best of the market whenever is best for you. Walk around at your own pace and to enjoy all the best of Carmel's foods and beverages.  Included in the card is a quality cup of coffee, 2 appetizers of your choice, kebab, brik or beer, homemade mujadra with tahini, and much more.

Tel Aviv and Old Jaffa Private Tour

6. Tel Aviv and Old Jaffa Private Tour

Get to know Tel Aviv and Old Jaffa intimately on a private 4-hour tour with an expert art-historian guide. The tour begins in 4,000-year-old Jaffa, an old-world port dating to Phoenician, Roman, and Crusader times. Explore the archaeological ruins and winding alleyways. Admire the UNESCO-listed Bauhaus architecture on Rothschild Boulevard and its surrounding area. Along the boulevard, you will see the Independence Hall where the State of Israel was declared. Explore the numerous museums throughout North Tel Aviv including the Diaspora Museum, the Rabin Museum, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Once finding your way to the South of the city, your guide will explain the area's rich biblical history. It is the ancient port of the Holy Land and the location where Jonah and the Whale occurred. Wander through the streets and enjoy the market on your Tel Aviv custom tour. Less than one hour away from Tel Aviv are plenty of other places to visit including Neot Kedumim, Latrun, and Mini Israel (with advance notice).

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What people are saying about Carmel Market

Overall rating

4.5 / 5

based on 54 reviews

I enjoyed tour with Sivan Dadush. From the get go He helped me with luggage storage issue. Btw please let people know no luggage to bring. He was very knowledgeable about Jaffa’s and Tel Aviv history. Enjoyed visiting all places. For sure Enjoyed tasting local food, visiting local famous restaurant and knowing more about graffiti artists. A suggestion to offer: to plan more breaks, please, because it is very tiring to walk for so long in heat.

Yael is a highly energetic and bubbly guide. The whole day tour of Jaffa taking in its historical importance, Carmel market sampling from local stalls listening to stories of the dishes and the stall owners and ending with graffiti tour of the Florentin area is a perfect way to get an overall feel of various aspects of Tel Aviv. Get ready for a whole day walk with good shoes.

The tour guide was wonderful. He gave us a lot of information about life in Tel Aviv, putting things into context. You get to see a lot of places, taste some great food and also understand more about the culture, things that you would not get from a guide book.

almost couldn't find my group as there were several others waiting at meeting point but once I did, the tour was brilliant. Very informative and enjoyable though comfortable shoes are essential. would choose this company again

We had a wonderful day exploring the city. It was great to see the sights, taste the foods and gain knowledge of the history.