• Arrive in Istanbul at 9:25am.
• Connect with Turkish Airlines flight #786 at 12:10pm.
• Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport at 1:15pm (transfers with meeting and assistance available upon request at an additional cost).
• Meet the group in the hotel lobby at 6:00pm.
• Kabbalat Shabbat services at the Kotel.
• Shabbat dinner and orientation at the hotel

Overnight: Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Optional Shabbat Services
• Free Shabbat in Jerusalem with optional visits to:
• The Museum of the History of Jerusalem at David's Citadel, for a walk through the history of Jerusalem from the time of Abraham 4,000 years ago to the end of the British Mandate over Palestine.
• Visit the Israel Museum, one of the most creative and innovative museums in the world with a wide and eclectic collection, ranging from Judaica and archaeology to Renaissance and contemporary Israeli art, concluding with a visit to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Shrine of the Book and the newly restored Second Temple Period Model of Jerusalem.
• Shabbat Lunch on own.
• Dinner at the hotel.
• Free Evening in Jerusalem on Ben Yehuda Pedestrian Mall or on Emek Refaim Street in the German Colony.

Overnight: Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Walking tour through the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, for guided visits to some of the sites excavated over the past 30 years, including:
  • The Cardo, a Byzantine street that is now the world's oldest shopping arcade
  • The Hurva Square, the central square of the Jewish Quarter
  • Guided visit through the 2,000-year old Herodian Mansions in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City
  • Guided visit to the Davidson Archaeological Park with a special visit to the Davidson Center, to view the new three-dimensional computer generated presentation of Life During the Time of the Temple, followed by a guided visit to the Southern Wall Excavations
• Lunch on own.
• Guided visit through the newly renovated Yad Vashem complex, the Jewish National Memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including:
  • The Avenue of the Righteous.
  • The new Historical Museum.
  • The Children's Memorial.
  • A concluding Memorial Service.
• Return to the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel.

Overnight: Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Enjoy a day on your own or choose an optional tour to Masada (cost - $128 p/p).
• Descend to the Dead Sea Basin.
• Ascend the cable car or walk up the snake path to Masada, Herod's mountain palace and site of the Jewish Zealots' last stand against the Roman Legionnaires. Discuss Masada's role as a symbol of Jewish defence and its current significance in modern Israel.
• Lunch on own.
• Experience the weightlessness of the Dead Sea as you float in its waters.
• Short hike to Nahal David the freshwater spring at the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, a lush oasis in the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea.
• Return to Jerusalem.
• Dinner at the hotel

Overnight: Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Check out of the hotel and depart Jerusalem.
• Visit the Beit Shean National Park, one of the largest archaeological sites in Israel with its Biblical Tel and ongoing excavations exposing the vast Roman-Byzantine City.
• Lunch on own, en route.
• Visit the Kinneret Cemetery and delve into the dreams and hopes of early Zionist pioneers and contemporary Israelis while visiting the graves of poets Rachel and Naomi Shemer.
• Enjoy Rafting or Kayaking on the Jordan River.
• Check into the kibbutz guesthouse.
• Dinner at the kibbutz guesthouse.

Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse, Upper Galilee

• Breakfast at the kibbutz guesthouse.
• Walk through the Tel Dan Nature Reserve located on the largest tributary of the Jordan River and the Biblical settlement of Dan.
• Jeep tour climbing to the Golan Heights in the footsteps of IDF soldiers and their battles in the Six Day War, to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and gain an insight into the strategic complexity of the Golan.
• Ascend Mt. Bental, overlooking the abandoned Syrian town of Kuneitra, for a first hand view of Israel's security position along the Syrian Border, including a visit to a former Syrian bunker and an optional visit to the Koffee Anan Coffee Shop.
• Lunch on your own in Katzrin.
• LaDa'at Families in Safed - Using stories and synagogues, mystics and alleyways, take part in a family exploration of Safed, where yesterday becomes tomorrow and the treasure's never too far away.
• Visit the Safed Candle Factory.
• Return to the kibbutz for dinner.

Overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse, Upper Galilee

• Breakfast at the kibbutz guesthouse.
• Check out of the guesthouse.
• LaDa'at Jewish Family Life in Zippori - Delve into the origins of modern Jewish life, while participating in an experiential family program, using Jewish sources, mosaics of Zippori and family team spirit and ingenuity.
• Drive along the Trans-Israel Highway for a close up view of the ‘Security Barrier' along the seam zone between Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
• Lunch on own en route.
• Walk through the 2,000 year old underground water tunnels at Park Alona, which once brought water to Caesarea.
• Guided visit to Caesarea, one of the Land of Israel's most important cities during the Roman Period; visit the Herodian Theater and new excavations along the Mediterranean shore concluding with the new interactive audio-visual program ‘The Stars of Caesarea,' located in the 900-year-old Crusader city built on the same site.
• Drive through Tel Aviv, known as the “city that never sleeps” and pass by centers of culture and recreation such as the Habima Theater, sprawling beaches, Dizengoff Street and Rabin Square.
• Check into the hotel.
• Dinner at the hotel.
• Free evening in Tel Aviv

Overnight: Tel Aviv

• Early morning check out of the hotel.
• Individual transfers and assistance at Ben Gurion International Airport upon request at an additional cost.