Haifa, Israel

Location

Spilling down from the pine-covered heights of Mount Carmel, Haifa is a city with a vertiginous setting that has led to comparisons with San Francisco. The most striking landmark on the mountainside is the gleaming golden dome of the Baha'i Shrine, set amid utterly beautiful garden terraces. The city is the world center for the Baha'i faith, and its members provide informative walking tours of the flower-edged 100-acre spot, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At the top of the hill are some small but interesting museums, the larger hotels, and two major universities. At the bottom is the lovingly restored German Colony, a perfect area for strolling.Israel's largest port and third-largest city, Haifa was ruled for four centuries by the Ottomans and gradually spread its tendrils up the mountainside into a cosmopolitan city whose port served the entire Middle East. The climate is gentle, the beaches beautiful, and the locals friendly.You don't see the religious garb of Jerusalem or the tattoos and piercings of Tel Aviv in this diverse but fairly conservative city. In fact, you can't always tell at a glance who is part of an Arab or Jewish Israeli family, or if someone is a more recent immigrant from the former Soviet Union.

Haifa, Israel Itineraries

34 Nights

India & Europe Grand Passage

Departure Date
16 Dec 24
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Saturn
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Mumbai (ex Bombay)
Itinerary
Barcelona, Barcelona, Murviel-les-Montpellier, Marseille, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Livorno, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Suda Bay, Crete, Kusadasi, Piraeus, Piraeus, Haifa, Haifa, Port Said, Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, 'Aqaba, Jeddah, Salalah, Muscat, Mumbai (ex Bombay) and Mumbai (ex Bombay)

From £13,040pp

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20 Nights

Passage to India

Departure Date
19 Jan 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Saturn
Region Asia
Departure Port Mumbai (ex Bombay)
Destination Port Piraeus
Itinerary
Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Salalah, Jeddah, 'Aqaba, Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, Port Said, Haifa, Haifa and Piraeus

From £8,190pp

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34 Nights

India & Europe Grand Passage

Departure Date
19 Jan 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Saturn
Region Asia
Departure Port Mumbai (ex Bombay)
Destination Port Barcelona
Itinerary
Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Salalah, Jeddah, 'Aqaba, Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, Port Said, Haifa, Haifa, Piraeus, Piraeus, Kusadasi, Suda Bay, Crete, Messina, Naples, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Livorno, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Marseille, Murviel-les-Montpellier, Barcelona and Barcelona

From £13,540pp

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84 Nights

Australia, Asia & the Mediterranean

Departure Date
20 Feb 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Venus
Region Australia & New Zealand
Departure Port Sydney, New South Wales
Destination Port Barcelona
Itinerary
Sydney, New South Wales, Newcastle, New South Wales, Mooloolaba, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Townsville, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Thursday Island, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Komodo Island, Lombok, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Surabaya, Semarang, Jakarta, Jakarta, Singapore, Port Klang, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ko Samui, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Colombo, Colombo, Mormugao, Goa, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Salalah, Jeddah, 'Aqaba, Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, Port Said, Haifa, Haifa, Piraeus, Katakolon, Corfu, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Split, Venice, Venice, Venice, Sibenik, Bari, Crotone, Messina, Naples, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Livorno, Monte-Carlo, Marseille, Sète, Barcelona and Barcelona

From £42,440pp

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20 Nights

Mumbai to Istanbul

Departure Date
24 Feb 25
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Dawn
Region Indian Ocean
Departure Port Mumbai (ex Bombay)
Destination Port Istanbul
Itinerary
Mumbai (ex Bombay), Jeddah, Jeddah, 'Aqaba, Safaga, Safaga, Ain Sukhna, Ashdod, Haifa, Rhodes, Kusadasi and Istanbul

From £17,000pp

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32 Nights

Mumbai to Istanbul

Departure Date
18 Mar 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Symphony
Region Indian Ocean
Departure Port Mumbai (ex Bombay)
Destination Port Istanbul
Itinerary
Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Muscat, Salalah, Jeddah, Jeddah, Jeddah, Luxor, Luxor, 'Aqaba, 'Aqaba, Piraeus, Alexandria, Alexandria, Haifa, Haifa, Limassol, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Istanbul and Istanbul

From £13,450pp

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35 Nights

Voyage of Marco Polo

Departure Date
20 Mar 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Venus
Region Asia
Departure Port Laem Chabang
Destination Port Piraeus
Itinerary
Laem Chabang, Laem Chabang, Ko Samui, Singapore, Port Klang, Georgetown, Penang, Colombo, Colombo, Mormugao, Goa, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Salalah, Jeddah, 'Aqaba, Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, Port Said, Haifa, Haifa and Piraeus

From £16,190pp

Plus substantial savings from Deluxe Cruises

20 Nights

Passage to India

Departure Date
04 Apr 25
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Venus
Region Asia
Departure Port Mumbai (ex Bombay)
Destination Port Piraeus
Itinerary
Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Muscat, Salalah, Jeddah, 'Aqaba, Safaga, Sharm El Sheikh, Port Said, Haifa, Haifa and Piraeus

From £10,490pp

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25 Nights

Piraeus (Athens) Round Trip

Departure Date
09 Apr 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Symphony
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Piraeus
Destination Port Piraeus
Itinerary
Piraeus, Alexandria, Alexandria, Haifa, Haifa, Limassol, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Istanbul, Istanbul, Istanbul, Bodrum, Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete, Mykonos, Vólos, Thessaloníki, Thessaloníki, Kusadasi, Rhodes, Santorini, Hydra, Piraeus and Piraeus

From £11,750pp

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10 Nights

Athens (Piraeus) to Istanbul

Departure Date
09 Apr 25
Cruise Line Crystal
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Crystal Symphony
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Piraeus
Destination Port Istanbul
Itinerary
Piraeus, Alexandria, Alexandria, Haifa, Haifa, Limassol, Rhodes, Kusadasi, Istanbul and Istanbul

From £5,600pp

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16 Nights

Star Collector: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land & Beyond: Israel, Greece & Turkey

Departure Date
11 Apr 25
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Star Legend
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Istanbul
Destination Port Haifa
Itinerary
Istanbul, Myrina, Lemnos, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Santorini, Itea, Piraeus, Mykonos, Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Limassol, Jerusalem, Haifa and Haifa

From £6,248pp

Plus substantial savings from Deluxe Cruises

8 Nights

Icons of the Ancient World: Greece & Israel

Departure Date
19 Apr 25
Cruise Line Windstar Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Star Legend
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Piraeus
Destination Port Haifa
Itinerary
Piraeus, Mykonos, Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete, Rhodes, Limassol, Jerusalem, Haifa and Haifa

From £4,384pp

Plus substantial savings from Deluxe Cruises