Contents
Itinerary
(Subject to change)
Day 1
Welcome to Israel!
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Arrive to Ben Gurion airport
VIP Assistance & Transfer to TLV
Check In to the hotel
(For those arriving late come directly to the restaurant)
7:00 pm Opening Dinner and Welcome (Maganda)
Overnight: Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv
Day 2
Tel Aviv
Monday March 31, 2025
Breakfast at the Hotel
Israel Update and Regional Snapshot with Col (ret) Miri Eisen
Meet your Guide, Yoav Bruck and opening session at the hotel
Depart the hotel
Tour Old Jaffa, a beautiful city south of Tel Aviv, rich with historical and cultural significance
Lunch at Old Man and the Sea Restaurant
Visit to Peres Center for innovation
Walking tour of Neve Tzedek, the oldest neighborhood in Tel Aviv and Rothschild Avenue, Tel-Aviv’s first street and also one of the prettiest, also home to the most Bauhaus-style houses in Tel-Aviv
Depart the hotel for Dinner at the home of Nachik Weberman
Overnight: Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv
Day 3
Tuesday April 1, 2025
October 7th
Breakfast at the Hotel
8:15 am Depart the Hotel to the Gaza Envelope
Possible Visit to Sderot
Visit to Kibbutz Kfar Azza
Packed Lunch En Route
Continue in the Gaza Envelope
- Nova Party Site
- Car Cemetery
- Shuva Junction
Return to Tel Aviv
Dinner at a Restaurant
Overnight: Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv
Day 4
Galilee
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel and check out
Tour Caesarea, built by Herod, the extensive seaside ruins date back to Roman, Byzantine and Crusader times. Explore the 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater, Crusader harbor and 12th-century ramparts, and marvel at the size of the recently uncovered Hippodrome
Druze Cooking Program and lunch in Daliyat El Carmel
Continue North
Visit to Christian holy sites in the Galilee:
- Capernaum, center of Jesus’ Ministry, view the ruins of an ancient synagogue and the site of Peter’s house
- Stop at the Mt. of Beatitudes, the site of the Sermon on the Mount
- Possible Visit Tabgha with St. Peter Primacy Church of Multiplication of the Loaves & Fishes –time permitting
Check in at the hotel
Fun Outdoor catered Galilean Dinner (Chef Tal)
Overnight: Magdala Hotel, Galilee
Day 5
Security in Northern Israel
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel
Morning Visit to the Ramat David IDF AirForce Base
Visit Safed (Tzfat), a city that sits at a higher altitude than any other city in Israel and has been known since the 16th century as a major center of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). Safed’s mystical aura adds to its special status as one of Israel’s four holy cities, along with Jerusalem, Tiberias, and Hebron. Safed is also known as a city of art. Many creative souls are attracted to and inspired by the winding, narrow cobblestone streets of Safed’s Old City, home to an artists’ quarter. Photography, painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry design and Judaica – Safed is the home of every medium of art imaginable.
Lunch & Travel to the Golan
Meeting with a Military Security Expert and Overview of Mount Bental on ATV’s along the Syrian Border 1,170 meters above sea level and offers a spectacular panoramic view of Syria, Lebanon and Northeastern Israel
Wine tasting and Dinner at a local Golan Winery
Overnight: Magdala Hotel, Galilee
Day 6
Masada, Dead Sea, Jerusalem
Friday April 4, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel and check out
Drive South along the Jordan Valley
Visit Masada, the site of King Herod’s desert mountain get-away palace and scene of the Zealots’ last stand against the Roman legion. Explore the ancient excavation of Herod’s palaces, the bathhouse, storerooms, the ramp and one of the oldest synagogues in the world
Quick Lunch, Swim and Float on the Dead Sea at Herods Hotel, Ein Bokek
Travel to Jerusalem via Judean Desert and check in at the hotel
Change and Kabalat Shabbat at the Kotel
Shabbat Dinner in Jerusalem
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 7
Jerusalem - 3 Religions / One City
Saturday April 5, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel
Overview of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, from this point you can see the Gethsemane Gardens and the Kidron Valley below; the Golden Gates, and the churches, mosques, and synagogues of the three major religions that claim Jerusalem as their spiritual center
Old City walking tour – Three religions in one city
Explore the Jewish, Muslim and Christian Quarters of the Old City, passing the Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa and the Church Holy Sepulcher
Humus Lunch in the Old City
Continue to the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter
Afternoon at leisure or continue Old City Tour
Dinner in Jerusalem
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 8
Remembrance
Sunday April 6, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Meet with Holocaust Survivor in their home
Visit the Yad Vashem Museum (on own) and memorial to the Holocaust situated atop Har HaZikaron, See the moving Children’s Memorial (Yad Layeled) with myriad pinpoints of candlelight, each representing the life of a child taken away. Also visit the Avenue of the Righteous among the Nations, that commemorates non-Jews who risked their own lives to save the lives of Jews, and the Valley of the Communities which records the names of the communities destroyed.
Tastings tour and light lunch at Machane Yehudah – The market, located in the western part of Jerusalem, is around 80 years old and is filled with colors, noises, smells and the best products- (we could also do a dinner and cooking class here above the market)
Visit Mount (Har) Herzl, the burial place of Israel’s founding fathers, the country’s leaders and the site of Jerusalem’s military cemetery. Today the site pays tribute to those whose vision helped build Israel and those who gave their lives to keep it safe.
Dinner in Jerusalem
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
Day 9
Bethlehem/Jerusalem and Free Time
Monday April 7, 2025
Breakfast at the hotel
Bethlehem/Manger Square/Shepherds Field
Relax and Enjoy the Pool or Walk in Jerusalem
Return to Jerusalem for some last minute Shopping
Possible Visit to the US Embassy in Jerusalem – TBC
Final Meal
Departure to Ben Gurion Airport (Transfer and VIP Assistance)’
Late Check Out of the Hotel
Shalom V’Lhitraot: Until We Meet Again
Rates (Land Only)
$5,000 USD
Price per person sharing a double room
$6,600 USD
For those rooming alone
Accommodation
Carlton Hotel, Tel Aviv
3 nights in Premium rooms
Magdala Hotel, Sea of Galilee
2 nights in Standard rooms
David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem
3 nights (plus late check out) Superior New City rooms
Featured
Included
- 8 nights’ accommodation
- All meals as per the itinerary
- 8 days of touring with a select tour educator (guide)
- 8 days of touring in a deluxe air-conditioned bus
- 1 Group Transfer to the airport at the end of the program after the final dinner
- Entrance fees and program fees as per your final itinerary
- 8 days with professional armed Security Person
- Booklets for all participants
- Water on the bus or reusable water bottle
- Porterage at hotels
Excluded
- International Airfare
- Personal extras: Items of personal nature such as laundry, extras charged to hotel rooms, alcohol at meals, insurance of any kind, unless otherwise specified
- Value Added Tax is currently not applicable to tourists if they are not Israelis. Should laws change, you will be notified accordingly, and VAT will be added to your final invoice.
Guidelines for Payment and Cancellation
A deposit in the amount of $ 500 USD per person is due upon registration and by January 25, 2025, and is fully refundable until February 25, 2025, and applicable to the Tour Package Cost.
- 50% of all expected charges will need to have been paid not later than by February 20, 2025.
- 100% of all expected charges will need to have been paid not later than by March 15, 2025.
Please Note that Payment is via Visa, MasterCard or American Express. (All Credit card payments are subject to 3.7% Processing Fee)
Cancellation
All cancellations must be made in writing and addressed to Deborah: [email protected] . The cancellation fee depends on the date when Operator receives written notification of Customer’s request to cancel Customer’s booking.
- Cancellation received no later than by February 20, 2025, is not a subject to a cancellation fee.
- Cancellation received later than February 20, 2025, but no later than March 15, 2025, is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 50% of the Total Package Cost.
- Cancellation received later than March 15, 2025, is subject to a cancellation fee equivalent to 100% of the Total Package Cost.
Cancellation in Exceptional Situations
Notwithstanding the terms detailed in Cancellation Section above, in the event that the cancellation of the entire group unavoidably results from Force Majeure or Acts of God, the following cancellation terms shall apply instead.
- In the event of cancellation occurring before February 20, 2025, no cancellation fee will be charged.
- In the event of cancellation occurring later than February 20, 2025, a non-recoverable fee of USD $ 500 per person will be charged
VAT (Value Added Tax)
Israeli VAT not applicable to non-Israeli tourists for a variety of services and is therefore not included in our prices. In this connection, please note the following:
- Should any members of your group be either holders of an Israeli passport or residents of Israel, they are subject by Israeli law to Israeli VAT (Value Added Tax) which is 18%, a tax which is not included in the above prices since non-Israeli tourists are exempt from this tax on key services. If we are informed of the participation of Israeli citizens/residents in advance, we can bill accordingly from the outset. Otherwise, any Israeli passport holders and/or residents regardless of where they reside, will be charged VAT by the hotel reception.
- With respect to tourists, although current regulations continue to exempt them from VAT on key services, this could change at any time, in which case VAT would have to be added by law to the services provided.
Travel Protection
More than ever, Travel Insurance is a vitally important feature of any planned travel and safeguards against unexpected developments. Comprehensive travel insurance helps to protect you from many otherwise unavoidable financial implications which could result from cancellations, illness, and/or other causes. It is particularly important to cover as many pandemic related events as is possible including the various travel, financial and medical consequences of sickness and/or quarantine prior to, during or following the planned tour. We very strongly urge you to travel with appropriate and comprehensive travel and medical insurance. For more information about travel insurance, please contact us.
