SAMPLE DAILY ITINERARY
Day 1 | Nov 6: Depart US
- Please book yourself or ask the office to book you on the following flight:
- El Al – #008 Depart JFK on November 6th at 11:50 PM.
- Landing at Ben Gurion the next day at 5:10 PM
- The return flight will be El Al #001 departing Tel Aviv at 12:45 AM on November 18th landing back in New York at 5:45 AM.
- If you book yourself on a different flight that day, please try to arrive before the flight above so you can still have the option of waiting for the group pick-up from the airport. Otherwise, please arrange to meet us at the hotel in Tel Aviv.
Day 2 | Nov 7: Arrive Tel Aviv
- Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport.
- Bus drive through Tel Aviv on the way to the hotel.
- Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Tel Aviv.
Day 3 | Nov 8: Tel Aviv
- Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
- Bus tour introducing the Hebrew architecture in Tel Aviv.
- Lunch on your own at Shuk HaCarmel (Carmel Market), one of the most famous markets in Israel.
- Spend time on Dizengoff Street: One of the city’s most iconic streets. Rabin’s Square.
- Museum of the Jewish People – ANU Exhibition at Tel Aviv University
Day 4 | Nov 9: Galilee and Golan Heights
- Drive up along the Mediterranean coast to ancient Caesarea.
- Atlit Detainee Camp Museum where many legal and illegal Jewish immigration took place under British Mandate.
- A tour of Haifa
- Drive to Tiberias – Visit the Tomb of Maimonides and exploring his philosophy.
- Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), the lowest freshwater lake on Earth.
- Prayer at Magdala at the remains of one of the most ancient synagogues excavated.
Day 5 | Nov 10: Galilee
- Visit the ancient synagogue in Capernaum – the most mentioned town in the New Testament.
- Drive to the Golan Heights. Kibbutz Merom Golan Observation over Qunaitra, Syria.
- Visit Tzfat – the center of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism.
- Visit and pray at the Ari Hakadosh and Yosef Caro Synagogues.
- Explore the artists’ colony and meet a Kabbalist artist.
Day 6 | Nov 11: On the Way to Jerusalem
- Visit Bet She’an the magnificent Roman city remains.
- Drive South to Jerusalem through the Jordan Valley to Mt. Scopus and recite Psalms.
- Western Wall (Kotel) before sundown to participate in a joyful Kabbalat Shabbat.
- Festive Shabbat Dinner at the hotel in Jerusalem.
Day 7 | Nov 12: Shabbat in Jerusalem
- Services at the Conservative synagogue and the Orthodox Great Synagogue near the hotel.
- Walking tour of Jerusalem: Rehavia neighborhood, where the Prime Minister and President of Israel reside.
- Walk through the Old City.
- Dinner on your own in Jerusalem.
Day 8 | Nov 13: Old Jerusalem Inside the Walls
- Visit the Temple Mount, the site of both ancient Jewish temples. A holy site to both Jews and Muslims.
- Visit the City of David where over 3000 years ago, King David established the capital of Israel.
- Hezekiah’s Tunnel, and Underground Tunnel to Kotel.
- Walk through the Arab Market and Via Dolorosa, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Day 9 | Nov 14: Greater Jerusalem
- Visit the Israel Museum, Holyland Model, and the Shrine of the Book.
- View of the Israeli Parliament and explaining recent election.
- Lunch on your own in Ein Karem.
- Visit Mount Herzl and Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.
Day 10 | Nov 15: From the Dead Sea to the Red Sea
- Drive to Qasr Al-Yahud, where the Israelites crossed the Jordan River, The Prophet Elijah was ascended to heaven, and the Baptismal site of Jesus.
- Tour at Kumran and continue south to Masada, where many Israeli soldiers are sworn.
- Floating in the Dead Sea, the lowest and saltiest spot in the world.
- Drive to Eilat, on the south tip of Israel and the Red Sea.
Day 11 | Nov 16: Eilat
- Enjoy a free relaxing day at the hotel or explore Eilat at your own leisure.
- On your own, choose an excursion trip or go snorkeling in exceptional underwater world of Eilat.
Day 12 | Nov 17: Journey “From Egypt to Rehoboth”
- Drive through Ramon Crater, the unique and magical world’s largest erosion crater in the Negev Desert.
- Last stop is Rehoboth, Rabbi Gadi’s hometown.
- Visit the Weizmann Institute/high tech company
- Underground Weapon factory.
- Visit the Jewish Yemenite Heritage Center
- Farewell dinner
For more information, questions and help with booking flights, please contact
the ticketing agent,
Tonya Story at Isram, Monday-Thursday at tonyas@travelerschoice.com, 212‑868‑8698 x204
Rabbi Gadi: rabbigadi@gmail.com 631-477-0232
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