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2013
Israel Itinerary:
Monday, March
18, 2013
Overnight flight to Israel.
Tuesday, March
19, 2013
Arrive in Israel to be met and assisted at Ben Gurion
Airport by tour representative.
Proceed to Tel Aviv
for hotel check-in
Welcome dinner at the hotel.
Evening welcome program
on the beach, led by Rabbi Korngold.
Overnight: Hotel, Tel Aviv.
Wednesday,
March 20, 2013
Breakfast at hotel.
Early morning departure
to drive south via the Negev Desert.
Hike up Masada.
Descend Masada by
Roman Ramp and return to the Negev for an afternoon hike.
Continue to Mitzpeh
Ramon for hotel check-in and dinner.
Overnight: Isrotel,
Mitzpeh Ramon.
Thursday,
March 21, 2013
Breakfast at hotel.
Hike 10 km in Mactesh
(Crater) Ramon.
Dinner at Bedouin
tent, sleep at Isrotel in Mitzpe Ramon.
Overnight: Isrotel,
Mitzpeh Ramon.
Friday, March
22, 2013
Overnight hike in Mactesh Ramon with camping gear brought in by jeep including
dinner: gear to include hot dinner, camping equipment including the use
of two person tents, mattresses, sleeping bags, lighting and firewood.
Also includes support jeep to carry equipment.
Overnight: Under
the stars (and nearly full moon) in Mactesh Ramon.
Saturday,
March 23, 2013
Second day of hiking across Mactesh
Dinner at hotel.
Massages available
at hotel (not included in tour price).
Overnight: Isrotel,
Mitzpeh Ramon.
Sunday, March
24, 2013
Group splits for choice of hike or mountain bike ride for today:
* Ein Ovdat hike.
* Off-road mountain
bike rides in Wilderness of Zin (two proficiency levels of rides)
* Dinner and overnight:
Beerotayim Desert Eco-Lodge.
Monday, March
25, 2013
Morning: Choose between rest day, hike, mountain bike, camel ride (latter
two not included in tour price).
Afternoon: group
program for Passover, led by Rabbi Korngold.
Passover seder and
feast at Beerotayim with traditional Passover foods served in a large,
private Bedouin tent.
Dinner and overnight:
Beerotayim Desert Eco-Lodge.
Tuesday, March
26, 2013
Mid-morning check-out.
Depart by bus for
Jerusalem
Closing programin Jerusalem with Rabbi Korngold.
Depart
for Ben Gurion Airport (those leaving Israel tonight).
Optional
Tour Extension
Frist time to Israel? Want to see the "big"
sites? Joins Tour Staff for an extension to the AR Trip
(Lead by Tour Staff not Adventure Rabbi Staff)
26 – 31 March 2013
Tuesday,
March 26
Overnight: Jerusalem
Wednesday,
March 27
• Tour Old Jaffa, where many early immigrants
began their lives in Israel, including browsing through
the colorful outdoor mid-eastern market, shuk hapishpishim
• Walk through the historic Tel Aviv neighborhood
of Neve Tzedek, a UNESCO Heritage Site, replete with
funky new shops and art galleries
• At Independence Hall, relive Ben Gurion’s
moving declaration of the State
• Enjoy an impressive presentation of the amazing
achievements of the Palmach at the multi-media Palmach
Museum (if available; age 5 and up only)
• Free evening in Tel Aviv
• Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Tel Aviv
Thursday,
March 28
• At the Latrun IDF Armored Corps center, review
(or climb on) the tanks and learn about battles fought
there for the road to Jerusalem
• Ascent to Jerusalem
• Gaze upon the Old City of Jerusalem from the
Haas Promenade, standing where Abraham stood at the
dawn of Jewish history; take in the breathtaking view
• Enter the Old City of Jerusalem and pause for
prayer and reflection at the Kotel
• In the Kotel Tunnels, walk alongside the massive
foundation stones of the Western Wall
• Explore the Southern Wall Excavations and learn
more about the ancient Jerusalem Temple at the Davidson
Center
• Hotel check-in followed by a free evening in
Jerusalem
• Overnight: l, Jerusalem
Friday,
March 29
• Visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum (age 10
and up only) and the Children’s Memorial at Yad
Vashem
• Take a sobering walk through the history of
the Jewish State at the Har Herzl Military Cemetery
• Walk through colorful, bustling Machaneh Yehuda
open-air market, as Jerusalem prepares for Shabbat
• Welcome Shabbat along with thousands of others
at the Kotel (Western Wall)
• Shabbat dinner at the hotel
• Overnight: Dan Panorama Hotel, Jerusalem
Shabbat,
March 30
• Shabbat morning walking tour to the Tower of
David Museum for a wonderful presentation of the history
of the city and a rooftop overview; continue the walk
through the colorful quarters of Jerusalem’s Old
City, including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jewish
Quarter, and colorful Arab Bazaar
• Optional afternoon visit to the newly renovated
Israel Museum, including the Shrine of the Book (on
one’s own; transportation not included)
• Evening: Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for
return flight to USA
Sunday,
March 31
Fly Home!
Estimated
Fee for Tour Extension: $1050/ person
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