| | Tour Highlights | - Entrance to a Giza
pyramid
- Visit to the Egyptian
Museum
- Visit to the Solar Boat
Museum
- Israel: An Inside View of
the Unique Character of the Country Active discussion and walking tour with
your tour educator
- Kibbutz Ideology and Israeli
Reality in the 21st Century, night walk and dialogue
- Participate in a program
focused on kabbalah through artwork
- Kabbalat Shabbat services at
a Reform synagogue in Jerusalem, followed by a dialogue with Israeli members
of the congregation
- An Inside View into the
Israeli Political Arena, dialogue with a Political Analyst
- Special tour to the Western
Wall Tunnels and the City of David
- The new Davidson Center in
Jerusalem
- The refurbished Yad Vashem
complex in Jerusalem
- Visit Masada and swim in the
Dead Sea
- Rafting on the Jordan River
(seasonal)
- Jeep tour on the Golan
Heights
- Stars of Caesarea
interactive center
Trip Includes
- 10 nights
accommodation in selected hotels
- 3 nights Cairo
- 1 night Tel
Aviv
- 2 nights
Galilee
- 1 night
Haifa
- 3 nights
Jerusalem
- Breakfast daily and 7
dinners
- Sightseeing per itinerary in
a modern air-conditioned motor coach with panoramic windows, reclining seats
and footrests
- Services of a friendly and
professional English-speaking Expedition Educator throughout the
trip
- Entrance fees per
itinerary
- All hotel and airport portage and
tipping included
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| DAY ONE:
Wednesday DEPARTURE - Depart from the U.S. to
Egypt.
Overnight: Flight DAY TWO: Thursday ARRIVAL TO
CAIRO- Arrive in Cairo.
- Welcome by our representative, assistance with arrival
formalities and transfer to the hotel.
- Check into the hotel.
- Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Cairo
DAY THREE: Friday SAKKARA, THE PYRAMIDS & THE
SPHINX- Breakfast at your hotel.
- Morning tour of the Necropolis of Sakkara (City of the
Dead). Located on the western bank of the Nile, this vast cemetery was the
royal burial place of choice for the ancient capital of Memphis. Visit
Djoser's Step Pyramid, Egypt's oldest burial complex and the 35-foot tall
statue of Ramses II nearby.
- Lunch on your own.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as Khufu's
Pyramid or Pyramid of Cheops, is the only remaining wonder of the original
Seven Wonders of the World. Visit Giza and the three adjoining Pyramids, the
Sphinx and the nearby Solar Boat Museum, which houses the reconstructed boat
that was used to transport Pharoah Khufu's remains across the Nile to his
burial place, 4,600 years ago.
- Dinner on your own.
Overnight:
Cairo DAY FOUR: Saturday CAIRO: RELIGION &SOCIAL
EXPOSURE - Breakfast at your hotel.
- Tour Old Cairo and the late 19th century Ibn Ezra
Synagogue where the Cairo Geniza was discovered. The Geniza housed more than
200,000 fragments of Jewish manuscripts dating from the 9th - 19th centuries,
offering a wealth of information both scholarly and historical.
- Visit Coptic Cairo - the Hanging or El Muallaqa Church
and the Coptic Museum.
- Mosques of Cairo - see either the Ibn Tulun Mosque,
the oldest in Egypt and one of the largest in the world or the Sultan Hassan
Mosque, a colossal campus including both Mosque, Madrasa and Mausoleum.
- Cairo Museum - home to more than 120,000 artifacts.
Guiding by a renowned Egyptian archaeologist.
- Dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Cairo DAY FIVE: Sunday CAIRO / TEL AVIV- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Transfer to the Cairo International Airport.
- Flight to Tel Aviv (Flights are included).
- Welcome by our
representative and assistance with arrival formalities.
- Transfer to Tel Aviv, known as the “city that never
sleeps” with its centers of culture and recreation such as the Habima Theater,
sprawling beaches, Dizengoff Street and Rabin Square. Airport transfer
included.
- Check into the hotel.
- Free day to acclimate to
Israel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
DAY SIX :
Monday TEL AVIV- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Enjoy a free day in Tel Aviv,
sometimes known as the Big Orange.
- Walk the busy streets, have a cup
of coffee and sit by the beach.
- Meet your Expedition director and
fellow travelers and enjoy a Middle Eastern style dinner with a Yemenite touch
at Maganda, offering a varied selection of salads and
grilled meats, and located in the Yemenite Quarter of Tel
Aviv.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
DAY SEVEN: Tuesday ALONG THE
COAST - Breakfast at your hotel.
- Check out and departure.
- Begin the day with an introduction and special visit
to Independence Hall, site of David Ben Gurion's monumental
proclamation of the State of Israel in December 1948.
- Stroll down Rothschild Boulevard, Tel
Aviv's Bauhaus architecture district that is recognized as a UNESCO World
Heritage site and led to Tel Aviv's other name, the ‘White City'.
- Visit the Nachalat Binyamin
pedestrian mall, with its restored buildings and sidewalk artists, and
continue onto the colorful Carmel Market and then to Sheinkin, a trendy Tel
Aviv shopping street.
- Lunch on your own.
- Depart Tel Aviv.
Guided visit to
Caesarea, one of ancient Israel's most important cities
during the Roman Period. Visit the Herodian Theater and new excavations along
the Mediterranean shore, concluding with a visit to the 900-year-old Crusader
city built on the same site.Walk through the 2,000-year-old
underground water tunnels at Park Alona, which once brought
water to Caesarea (weather permitting, water shoes recommended)
or guided visit to Zichron Ya'acov, one of the first
communities established by the early Zionist pioneers, including a walk along
the colorful Pedestrian Mall or Wine tasting
at a local winery.Check into your kibbutz
guesthouse. Dinner at the
guesthouse.Overnight: Kibbutz guesthouse, Upper
Galilee DAY EIGHT: Wednesday NATURE AND
SECURITY - Breakfast at your kibbutz guesthouse.
- Walk through the Tel Dan Nature
Reserve located on the largest tributary of the Jordan River and near
the biblical settlement of the tribe of Dan.
- Take a jeep tour climbing into the
Golan Heights, following in the footsteps of IDF soldiers and
their battles in the Six Day War, Enjoy the beautiful, natural scenery and
gain insight into the strategic complexity of the Golan, followed by a tour of
the Golan Heights.
- Cross the Golan Plateau to the border
with Syria and observe the abandoned city of Kuneitra and the United Nations
outpost located nearby.
- Lunch on your own.
- Enjoy rafting or
kayaking on the Jordan River (weather permitting, water shoes
recommended) or visit the Hula Nature
Reserve and the Ophoria Interactive Experience, connecting birds,
water and the Zionist endeavor.
- Da'at
Encounter: Dialogue with a kibbutz member.
- Return to your kibbutz for dinner at the
guesthouse.
Overnight: Kibbutz guesthouse, Upper Galilee
DAY NINE: Thursday THE GALILEE AND THE
CARMEL - Breakfast at your kibbutz guesthouse.
- Check out and departure.
- Explore Safed, ancient and modern
center of Jewish mysticism, and the city's contemporary artists' colony,
including guided visits to: The Ari, Caro or
Abuhav synagogues with their great stories and mystical
messages, followed by a shopping stroll through the quaint artists' colony and
galleries.
- Drive north to Rosh Hanikra, a
collection of rock grottoes at the very northern tip of Israel. Rosh Hanikra
was created when the strong Mediterranean waters carved subterranean tunnels
out of the soft limestone rock, creating beautiful caves and formations.
- Lunch on your own.
- Visit Acre (Akko), a UNESCO Heritage
Site with history ranging from the Crusader period into modern times. The tour
includes guided visits to the newly renovated Crusader city, Jezzar
Pasha Mosque, one of the most important mosques of Israel's Muslim
community, and the Ottoman Fortifications around the city.
- Da'at Encounter:Visit a Druze village in the
Carmel Mountains for a window into the unique world of the Israeli Druze
community, including dinner at a Druze home.
- Drive to Haifa and check into your hotel.
- Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Haifa DAY TEN: Friday THE LAYERS OF
JERUSALEM - Breakfast at your hotel.
- Check out and departure.
- Stand on top of Mount Carmel for a scenic overlook of
the Haifa Bay and Bahai Gardens and Shrine,
one of the holiest sites of the Bahai religion.
- Drive to Jerusalem via the
Trans-Israel Highway for a close up view of the ‘Security Barrier' along the
seam line between Israel and the Palestinian territories.
- Upon entering Jerusalem stop to recite the
‘shehechiyanu' blessing, traditionally recited upon entering
Jerusalem, followed by an introduction to the city.
- Guided visit through the Old City of Jerusalem,
travelling through 3,000 years of Jewish life.
- Experience the sites, smells, and tastes of Jerusalem
while walking through the Machaneh Yehuda market, with lunch
on your own.
- Check into your hotel.
- Optional Kabbalat Shabbat services at
local synagogues in Jerusalem, on your own.
- Festive Shabbat dinner.
Overnight: Jerusalem DAY ELEVEN: Saturday SHABBAT IN
JERUSALEM (NO GUIDE)
- Breakfast at your
hotel.
- Optional Shabbat
services.
- Optional Day visit to Masada and
the Dead Sea, with lunch on own (optional with additional cost).
- Afternoon at leisure.
- Enjoy dinner on your own in
Jerusalem, at a choice of a wide array of restaurants.
Overnight:
Jerusalem DAY TWELVE: Sunday HEAVENLY AND EARTHLY
JERUSALEM- Da'at Fitness Walkabout
Jerusalem: Integrate Wellness and fitness into your trip experience with your
athletic trainer in Liberty Bell Park.
- Early breakfast at your hotel.
- Guided visit through the newly renovated Yad
Vashem complex, the Jewish National Memorial to the
six million
Jews who perished in the Holocaust, including the new Historical Museum, the
Children's Memorial, and a memorial service. - Lunch on your own.
- Return to the Old City and experience the special
energy at the Western Wall (the Kotel), followed by a visit
to the Western Wall Tunnel, the underground continuation of the Western Wall
alongside the Temple Mount.
- Guided visit through the City of David's new
excavations, which have redefined the origins of Jerusalem and wade through
the 2,600-year-old Hezekiah's Water Tunnel in the Kidron Valley (depending on
weather conditions. Water shoes recommended).
- Da'at
Encounter: Israeli Society @ 2011 Dialogue with a
scholar.
- Enjoy dinner at Olive & Fish, a
meat and fish restaurant, located across from the Liberty Bell
Gardens.
Overnight: Jerusalem DAY THIRTEEN: Monday RETURN TO THE U.S.
- Breakfast at your hotel.
- Check out and departure.
- Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport for your
flight to the U.S. (arrival on the same day).
| | Need to Know | - Tour prices are per person in U.S.
dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor coach transportation, special
dinners, sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling and the services of local
guides, drivers, and the Expedition Educator are included.
- Hotel Accommodations: The
tour price includes all hotel accommodations, in hotel rooms with private
baths. Our standard is to provide the best available hotels while considering
value. Although the level of the accommodations may differ slightly from hotel
to hotel, we are committed to your comfort. Two-bed rooms are reserved in most
hotels. Triples are two-bed rooms with a rollaway cot where available and are
not recommended when considering the comfort of those in the room. King-size
beds are not available in most hotels; what is considered king-size usually
consists of two single beds pushed together and made up separately, but with
one headboard. Some two-bed rooms may have two twin - not full- or queen-size
- beds.
- Meals are included as
specified in the itinerary.
- Expedition Educator: All
trips are conducted by our Expedition Educators or local guides who remain
with the group throughout the tour.
- Gratuities Included: All
gratuities for restaurant and hotel staff.
- Luggage Responsibility: All tour
packages allow one piece of luggage per person and one carry-on bag. Excess
luggage will be subject to charge of up to $100 per piece. The Travel Agent
and/or Tour Operator shall not be held responsible for any damage to or loss
of luggage/personal items. All damage/loss must be reported at time of
incident and documented in writing by local authorities for submission to your
insurance company.
Not Included
- Airfare to the tour
departure point and from the tour ending point is not included. Airfare may be
purchased from us for travel originating in the United States. Please see
Flights tab in the right-side toolbar.
- Personal Expenses: All
personal expenses such as: laundry, valet service, cables, telephone calls and
postage are not included.
- Guide and Driver
Gratuities:
- 4 seater -
$70 (i.e. 2 pax) - per day
- 7 seater - $90
(i.e. 3-5 pax) - per day
- 10 seater - $110
(i.e. 5-7 pax) - per day
- 10-19
passengers: Guide $10, driver $5 - per participant per day
- 20 passengers
and more: Guide $8, driver $4 - per participant per
day
Additional Information
- Airline Security Measures:
In the U.S., you must provide identification in the form of a passport at the
time of airport check-in for travel to international destinations. Your
passport name must match the name on your tour reservation and airline ticket
or you may be denied boarding.
- If you are traveling from an
airport outside the jurisdiction of the U.S, you will need to determine what
travel documentation and identification is required for that particular
airport.
- Due to heightened security
regulations, certain items such as a metal nail file, pocketknife, cigarette
lighter or tweezers, and some liquid, gel, or aerosol items may not be
permitted in your carry-on luggage. Please call your airline prior to
departure to obtain current information on non-permissible carry-on items and
recommended airport check-in times. You may also wish to visit the
Transportation Security Administration website at www.tsa.gov to obtain more
information on acceptable identity documentation and prohibited luggage
items.
- Holidays and Museum Closures
- Museum visits and personal shopping time may be disrupted due to unforeseen
circumstances or the many religious, state and local holidays locally observed
in the destinations being visited.
- Photography During Tours: We will
occasionally use photographs taken by fellow guests or your trip director for
promotional purposes. If you prefer that your photo not be used in any
marketing activities, please notify us at the start of your
tour.
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