JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR PLUS EILAT 2020-2021 13 DAYS | …...Continue to Massada, ascend by cable car...

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JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR PLUS EILAT 2020-2021

13 DAYS | 12 NIGHTS | 8 GUIDED DAYS

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We would like to thank you for your interest in traveling with us.

TOUR OVERVIEW

Multiple Departures Duration

All-year-round. 13 days, 12 nights

Highlights Notes

Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Haifa, Safed, Golan

Heights, Galilee, Tiberias, Beit Shean,

Jerusalem, Qumran, Massada, Dead Sea,

Eilat, Petra, Ramon Crater

Land Only Package.

Airfare is not included in the price.

We will be glad to book your flights.

Activity Level Private Tour Guide Option

Moderate

Want your own tailor-made tour?

We can do it too!


ITINERARY

Departure Thursday En-Route

En-Route for your tour to Israel

Depart from the USA for your Jewish Heritage Israel Tour

Day 1 Friday Welcome to Israel

Upon arrival to Ben Gurion Airport, proceed to arrival hall. Meet your driver at La Farina

Bakery where he will be holding a sign with your name.

Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Overnight Tel Aviv


Day 2 Saturday At Leisure

Enjoy a free day in Tel Aviv. You could choose to go shopping or explore the beautiful

Bauhaus style architecture or even visit Jaffa, where the first Jewish settlers of the late 1800s

and early 1900s landed when arriving in the land of Israel. If you would rather kick up your feet

and relax you can head to the sandy beach.

Overnight Tel Aviv

Day 3 Sunday Caesarea/Haifa /

Acre/Rosh Hanikra

Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region; see the excavations of the

Crusaders' city, the aqueduct and the Amphitheatre that has been restored as a concert

venue.

Proceed to Haifa to visit the Clandestine Immigration and Naval museum ("Af al Pi Chen") and

hear the story of the illegal immigrants to Israel at the time of the British mandate.

Drive to Acre, the Old City recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site; walk through the

old port and local market.

Continue to Rosh Hanikra; descend by cable car into the underwater grottoes and admire

the spectacular natural formation.

Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.


Day 4 Monday

Jeep tour/Safed/

Golan Heights/Tel-Hai

Drive to Safed, one of the four holy cities in Israel, the center of the Kaballa movement; visit

the Caro and Ha-Ari synagogues; stroll through the narrow alleyways and visit the picturesque

Artists' quarter.

Next, enjoy a Jeep tour at the feet of the Golan.

Continue to the Golan Heights; stop at Gadot overlook, the memorial for the fallen of the

Golan, located over former Syrian bunkers; view the monument built in honor of the

Alexandroni brigade. Proceed for a magnificent observation point over the city of Kuneitra,

and the Syrian territory.

Drive to Tel-Hai; see the “Roaring Lion” monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef

Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920. Meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about their

unique lifestyle.

Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.

Day 5 Tuesday

Tiberias/Beit Shean/

Beit Alpha/

Gan Hashlosha/Jerusalem

Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave; Continue through the Jordan valley to Beit Shean,

known as "Scythopolis", and see the fascinating excavated remains from Roman and

Byzantine periods.


Stop at Beit Alpha to admire the beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue discovered in 1929.

Visit Gan Hashlosha national park and enjoy the warm spring water pools and waterfalls.

Continue via the Jordan valley to Jerusalem;

Stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city.

Overnight Jerusalem.

Day 6 Wednesday The old city and the

Jewish Quarter

Visit the Tomb of King David on Mt. Zion.

Walk along the Cardo, heart of the ancient Roman City; visit the four Sephardic Synagogues

restored after 1967 war in the Jewish quarter; tour the Western Wall Tunnels; Visit the

archaeological park at Davidson Center;

Walk through the colorful local bazaar to visit the Tower of David museum presenting the

history of Jerusalem and ancient remains of the city beginning with the first temple period.



Day 7 Thursday Yad Vashem/Mt. Herzl/

Ammunition Hill/

Israel Museum

Enjoy seeing the Bar-Mitzvah ceremonies at the Kotel.

Drive through Mea Shearim, one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and learn

about the unique lifestyle of the ultra-orthodox communities.

Proceed to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery, and Yad Vashem the memorial to the

Holocaust.

Visit the Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold, conquered by the Israeli army in

the six-day war, and converted into a national memorial site and museum. Drive by the

Knesset, Israel’s parliament and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems.

Next visit Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed, and

the Holy land model, a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple

period.


* Optional: Celebrating a Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony at the Wall. For this special option, see

below.


Day 8 Friday

Qumran/Massada/

Dead Sea-Lunch & Swim

Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Visit Qumran,

where the Dead Sea scrolls were found.

Continue to Massada, ascend by cable car and tour the mountain fortress built by King

Herod, where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans; visit the remains of the

walls, palaces, synagogue, and bathhouse; descend by cable car.

Next, stop for Lunch and Swim at the spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area and

enjoy a "Swim" in the mineral-rich Dead Sea.


Day 9 Saturday At Leisure in Jerusalem

Enjoy the day at your leisure.

Overnight, Jerusalem


Day 10 Sunday Negev Desert/Timna/

Underwater observatory

Travel south through the Negev desert; Stop at Timna, a large geological and archaeological

park; Marvel at the multi colored rock formations and copper mines; View the outstanding

Solomon's pillars.

Continue to Eilat, the southernmost resort city on the shores of the Red Sea; Visit the

Underwater Observatory marine park, built into a coral reef and enjoy the opportunity for a

close look at the rich life of the Gulf of Eilat.

Overnight, Eilat

Day 11 Monday Free day in Eilat or

Day tour to Petra

(with additional charge)

After assistance with border formalities, drive straight to Petra, the astonishing rose-red city built

by the Nabateans (an early Arab tribe). Petra was renowned for its massive architecture,

pools, dams and water channels. The visit begins with the possibility of a short horseback-

riding for about 700 meter, until the entrance of the Siq, which is about 1.2 km long (walking

distance). Petra is famous for its huge monuments such as the treasury, royal tombs, the court,

roman theatre, roman street, Qasser el- Bint (Palace of Pharaoh’s daughter) and many other

smaller monuments which fascinate the visitors. The city itself is almost 45 square km and is

considered to be the second wonder of the world.

After the visit, time for lunch in a nice restaurant.


After lunch, drive back to border. On the way, a short visit to Aqaba with the possibility to stop

and take a walk around.

Transfer to the border at around 18:00 p.m and cross back to Eilat.

Overnight, Eilat

Day 12 Tuesday Mitzpe Ramon/ Sde Boker/

Bedouin hospitality/

Airforce museum

Depart Eilat via Mitzpe Ramon; Stop to gaze into the Ramon crater, a geological wonder;

Proceed to Sde Boker and see Ben Gurion's hut and grave overlooking the magnificent Zin

valley. Stop for a Camel Ride and a visit to an authentic Bedouin tent; Learn about the

Bedouin hospitality and enjoy a light lunch.

Continue to Hatzerim and visit Israel's Airforce Museum to view the planes and equipment and

to hear the story of this brave fighting force.

Overnight, Tel Aviv

Day 13 Wednesday Tel Aviv/Departure

Transfer to Ben-Gurion airport for departure. Your driver will meet you at your hotel 4 hours prior

to departure.


All itineraries are subject to change.

Last Updated 6/9/2019

USEFUL INFORMATION ✓ Save $40 per person for reservations paid by cash or check

✓ Save $60 per person for reservations of six or more passengers

*Only one discount applies per booking

✓ All Tours are subject to availability and should be confirmed within 72 business hours.

✓ Departure from origin should be 1 day before the tour start date

✓ Please note there is NO credit for unused services or joint transfers

Included services in our tour rates:

✓ Private transfer from Ben-Gurion Airport to your hotel & from the hotel to the Airport

✓ 8 Full day touring with all entrance fees and attractions as per the above itinerary

✓ 12-night accommodation on Bed and Breakfast basis at the hotels in the above

itinerary. Similar hotels may be substituted based on availability

✓ Two dinners at the hotel in Kibbutz Lavi/Galilee

✓ Lunch and swim at a Dead Sea spa hotel

✓ Jeep ride in the Golan Heights

✓ Camel ride at Mitzpe Ramon

Not included in our tour rates:

✓ Tips to guide/driver and hotel staff. Optional tips for Israel are suggested as follows:

➢ Bellman $1 per piece of luggage

➢ Waiter/Waitress 10%-15%

➢ Tour Bus Driver $6 per person per day

➢ Tour Guide $8 per person per day

➢ Private Transfer 10%-15%

✓ Lunches en-route on sightseeing days

✓ Treatments at the Dead Sea spa

✓ Items of a personal nature (laundry, souvenirs, film, toiletries)

✓ Travel Insurance. For more details look at: http://www.giltravel.com/travel-protection/

http://www.giltravel.com/travel-protection/


TOUR DATES & RATES 5 STARS DELUXE-

Dan Tel Aviv - Kibbutz Lavi Eden - King David Jerusalem - Dan Eilat - Dan Tel Aviv

Arrival Dates Price per person in

single room

Price per person in

double room

Price per person in

triple room

1/3/2020 $6,150 $3,971 $3,574

1/10/2020 $6,150 $3,971 $3,574

1/31/2020 $6,150 $3,971 $3,574

3/6/2020 $7,436 $4,658 $4,074

3/13/2020 $7,436 $4,658 $4,074

3/20/2020 $7,436 $4,658 $4,074

3/27/2020 $7,436 $4,658 $4,074

4/3/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS


4/17/2020 $8,512 $5,196 $4,453

4/24/2020 $8,512 $5,196 $4,453

5/1/2020 $8,512 $5,196 $4,453

5/8/2020 $8,512 $5,196 $4,453

5/15/2020 $8,512 $5,196 $4,453

5/22/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS


6/5/2020 $8,205 $5,043 $4,329

6/12/2020 $8,205 $5,043 $4,329

6/19/2020 $8,330 $5,105 $4,369

6/26/2020 $8,259 $5,103 $4,392

7/3/2020 $7,794 $4,871 $4,238

7/10/2020 $7,794 $4,871 $4,238

7/17/2020 $7,794 $4,871 $4,238

7/24/2020 $7,794 $4,871 $4,238

7/31/2020 $7,794 $4,871 $4,238

8/7/2020 $7,794 $4,871 $4,238

8/14/2020 $7,794 $4,871 $4,238

8/21/2020 $7,544 $4,747 $4,157

8/28/2020 $7,436 $4,658 $4,074

9/4/2020 $7,436 $4,658 $4,074

9/11/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS


9/25/2020 YOM KIPPUR – NO TOURS

10/2/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS



10/16/2020 $8,167 $5,024 $4,316

10/23/2020 $8,167 $5,024 $4,316

10/30/2020 $8,205 $5,043 $4,329

11/6/2020 $8,186 $5,033 $4,322

11/13/2020 $6,721 $4,301 $3,838

11/20/2020 $6,684 $4,282 $3,825

11/27/2020 $6,684 $4,282 $3,825

12/4/2020 $6,684 $4,282 $3,825

12/11/2020 $6,684 $4,282 $3,825

12/18/2020 $6,684 $4,282 $3,825

12/25/2020 $6,684 $4,282 $3,825

1/1/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

1/8/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

1/15/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

1/22/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

1/29/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

2/5/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

2/12/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

2/19/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

2/26/2021 $6,458 $4,169 $3,752

5 STARS STANDARD-

Carlton Tel Aviv - Kibbutz Lavi Hadar - Inbal Jerusalem - Herods Eilat - Carlton Tel Aviv


single room

Price per person in

double room

Price per person in

triple room

1/3/2020 $5,000 $3,366 $3,140

1/10/2020 $5,038 $3,386 $3,153

1/31/2020 $4,923 $3,328 $3,114

3/6/2020 $5,564 $3,696 $3,415

3/13/2020 $5,564 $3,696 $3,415

3/20/2020 $5,600 $3,716 $3,433

3/27/2020 $5,637 $3,736 $3,450



4/17/2020 $6,040 $3,938 $3,586

4/24/2020 $6,040 $3,938 $3,586

5/1/2020 $6,040 $3,938 $3,586

5/8/2020 $6,040 $3,938 $3,586

5/15/2020 $6,107 $3,972 $3,607




6/5/2020 $6,215 $4,025 $3,642

6/12/2020 $6,215 $4,025 $3,642

6/19/2020 $6,376 $4,106 $3,696

6/26/2020 $6,338 $4,122 $3,730

7/3/2020 $5,908 $3,907 $3,584

7/10/2020 $5,881 $3,894 $3,576

7/17/2020 $5,881 $3,894 $3,576

7/24/2020 $5,935 $3,920 $3,598

7/31/2020 $4,330 $2,794 $2,535

8/7/2020 $5,553 $3,726 $3,458

8/14/2020 $5,553 $3,726 $3,458

8/21/2020 $5,553 $3,726 $3,458

8/28/2020 $5,484 $3,656 $3,388

9/4/2020 $5,484 $3,656 $3,388






10/16/2020 $6,094 $3,965 $3,602

10/23/2020 $6,094 $3,965 $3,602

10/30/2020 $5,973 $3,904 $3,562

11/6/2020 $5,973 $3,904 $3,562

11/13/2020 $5,973 $3,904 $3,562

11/20/2020 $5,760 $3,790 $3,468

11/27/2020 $5,424 $3,622 $3,353

12/4/2020 $5,290 $3,555 $3,310

12/11/2020 $6,056 $3,938 $3,566

12/18/2020 $6,693 $4,260 $3,791

12/25/2020 $5,572 $3,696 $3,404

1/1/2021 $5,250 $3,535 $2,324

1/8/2021 $5,290 $3,555 $2,337

1/15/2021 $5,169 $3,494 $3,297

1/22/2021 $5,169 $3,494 $3,310

1/29/2021 $5,169 $3,494 $3,270

2/5/2021 $5,169 $3,494 $3,270

2/12/2021 $5,169 $3,494 $3,270

2/19/2021 $5,169 $3,494 $3,270

2/26/2021 $5,169 $3,494 $3,270


4 STARS SUPERIOR -

Dan Panorama Tel Aviv - Kibbutz Lavi Hod - Dan Panorama Jerusalem, Eilat, Tel Aviv


single room

Price per person in

double room

Price per person in

triple room

1/31/2020 $3,916 $2,816 $2,560

3/6/2020 $4,638 $3,247 $2,863

3/13/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882

3/20/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882

3/27/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882



4/17/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882

4/24/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882

5/1/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882

5/8/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882

5/15/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882



6/5/2020 $4,799 $3,301 $2,914

6/12/2020 $4,799 $3,301 $2,914

6/19/2020 $4,904 $3,353 $2,961

6/26/2020 $5,066 $3,469 $3,074

7/3/2020 $4,998 $3,435 $3,054

7/10/2020 $4,998 $3,435 $3,054

7/17/2020 $4,998 $3,435 $3,054

7/24/2020 $5,385 $3,629 $3,215

7/31/2020 $5,385 $3,629 $3,215

8/7/2020 $5,385 $3,629 $3,215

8/14/2020 $5,385 $3,629 $3,215

8/21/2020 $4,762 $3,317 $2,951

8/28/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882

9/4/2020 $4,692 $3,247 $2,882







10/16/2020 $4,773 $3,287 $2,906

10/23/2020 $4,773 $3,287 $2,906

10/30/2020 $4,799 $3,301 $2,914

11/6/2020 $4,713 $3,258 $2,886

11/13/2020 $4,700 $3,251 $2,882

11/20/2020 $4,474 $3,138 $2,809

11/27/2020 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

12/4/2020 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

12/11/2020 $4,302 $3,052 $2,763

12/18/2020 $5,388 $3,595 $3,291

12/25/2020 $5,224 $3,513 $3,214

1/1/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

1/8/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

1/15/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

1/22/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

1/29/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

2/5/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

2/12/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

2/19/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

2/26/2021 $4,111 $2,957 $2,688

4 STARS STANDARD-

Prima Tel Aviv/Prima City – Kibbutz Lavi Lev – Prima Kings Jerusalem – Prima Music Eilat – Prima Tel

Aviv/Prima City


single room

Price per person in

double room

Price per person in

triple room

1/3/2020 $3,674 $2,656 $2,621

1/10/2020 $3,674 $2,656 $2,621

1/31/2020 $3,674 $2,656 $2,621

3/6/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

3/13/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

3/20/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

3/27/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894



4/17/2020 $4,169 $2,977 $2,927

4/24/2020 $4,169 $2,977 $2,927

5/1/2020 $4,236 $3,044 $2,994

5/8/2020 $4,236 $3,044 $2,994

5/15/2020 $4,236 $3,044 $2,994




6/5/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

6/12/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

6/19/2020 $4,169 $2,977 $2,927

6/26/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

7/3/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

7/10/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

7/17/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

7/24/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

7/31/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

8/7/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

8/14/2020 $4,212 $3,047 $2,997

8/21/2020 $4,145 $2,980 $2,930

8/28/2020 $4,075 $2,910 $2,860

9/4/2020 $4,075 $2,910 $2,860






10/16/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

10/23/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

10/30/2020 $4,135 $2,943 $2,894

11/6/2020 $4,123 $2,937 $2,887

11/13/2020 $4,075 $2,910 $2,860

11/20/2020 $4,027 $2,883 $2,837

11/27/2020 $3,906 $2,816 $2,777

12/4/2020 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

12/11/2020 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

12/18/2020 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

12/25/2020 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

1/1/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

1/8/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

1/15/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

1/22/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

1/29/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

2/5/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

2/12/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

2/19/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753

2/26/2021 $3,857 $2,789 $2,753


OPTIONAL BAR MITZVAH SERVICE/CEREMONY:

We will be happy to arrange a Rabbi for you to officiate at your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Rabbi’s Services include:

➢ Correspondence with family by the Rabbi

➢ Meeting in Jerusalem with the Rabbi prior to the ceremony

➢ Officiating at service and use of prayer pamphlets and Rabbi’s personal Torah scroll

➢ Rabbi’s transportation

➢ Bar/Bat Mitzvah certificate from the Ministry of Tourism

Reform and Conservative ceremonies will be officiated at the Southern Wall area.


Contact us and we will be happy to plan

your child Bar/Bat Mitzvah

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