Whether you are traveling alone, with a partner or with your family, we invite you to discover and experience this incredible country. The program has been developed to give you the opportunity to be a part of the wider Bay Area community and also to experience program tracks according to your interests. Our time together will be devoted not only to getting to know this land, but also to having many personal encounters that will tie us to its unique communities. We will spend time with our own families and be welcomed as part of the larger Israeli family as well.

Following an introduction to each day for the whole group, we will offer parallel tracks according to interest groups: Family Fun, History and Archaeology, Arts and Culture, Culinary Arts, Contemporary Voices and much more. The tracks will give you an opportunity to delve more deeply into your subjects of choice. The number of tracks offered will be dependent on the size of the group.

Trip Chairs: Rachael and David Rosenberg

Trip Highlights and Daily Track Options

Please Note: Some activities may be at participants' expense (marked ($) below). The itinerary is subject to change. Tracks may require a minimum number of participants.

June 21 | Tel Aviv: Arrival

June 22 | Tel Aviv: Explore historic Jaffa Port, Neve Tzedek, graffiti workshop or F-16 simulator ($), evening group dinner.

June 23 | Tel Aviv: Bike tour ($) or SkyTown adventure, Maskit fashion house, Shuk HaCarmel market, ANU Museum, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, cooking workshop.

June 24 | Tel Aviv: Optional surfing/SUP, Weizmann Institute & Clore Science Garden, Ayalon Institute, Nova site memorial and Save a Child's Heart program.

June 25 | Tel Aviv: Leket Israel food bank volunteering or IDF base, Caesarea Roman port excavations, beach time, group picnic/dinner.

June 26 | Jerusalem: Beit Guvrin archaeological dig or craft brewery visit, Machane Yehuda market, Kabbalat Shabbat at the Kotel, Shabbat dinner.

June 27 | Jerusalem: Old City guided tour, optional photography workshop, Israel Aquarium, or Ein Gedi/Dead Sea ($) hike and float, Havdalah, dinner.

June 28 | Jerusalem: Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Sorek Caves, National Library, Mount Herzl, United Hatzalah, camel rides, ATVs, world music dinner.

June 29 | North: Neot Kedumim Biblical Nature Reserve, Safed Kabbala and artist quarter, scribe workshop or Mount Meron hike, Ramot Resort Hotel dinner.

June 30 | North: Horseback riding, chocolate-making, or hiking at Banias/Tel Dan/Nachal Snir, Mount Bental Golan Heights observation, Kinneret boat ride and dinner.

July 1 | Tel Aviv: Resort activities or workshops, visit to Kfar Kedem, travel south for departure or extension.

Land Cost:

• Single Room (1 adult): $6,500
• Double/Twin Room (2 adults): $9,800
• One Room (2 adults and 1 child, aged up to 12 years): $11,725
• One Room (2 adults and 1 teen): $13,945
• Two Rooms (2 adults and 2 children, aged up to 12 years): $18,000
• Two Rooms (2 adults and 3 children, aged up to 12 years): $21,700

Payment Schedule:

• Deposit: $500 due upon registration (refundable by March 31)
• Payment 1: 90% of the total cost of the trip (due March 31)
• Payment 2: balance is due June 15

Cancellation after March 31:

Once the final group price has been determined based on the size of the group and the program, then individuals who cancel will be required to pay their share of the fixed costs (e.g., bus, tour educator, educational programs). This payment will ensure that the cost for the other participants remains unaltered. We will endeavor to credit the individual(s) with out-of-pocket costs as far as we are able, however hotels are at liberty to charge full costs for cancellations received a month or less to date of arrival. 

FAQ:

What is included in the trip price?

• 5 nights Dan Panorama Hotel (or similar) Tel Aviv (June 21–26)
• 3 nights at Dan Panorama (or similar) Jerusalem (June 26–29)
• 2 nights at Ramot Resort (or similar) (June 29 June–July 1)
• Breakfast everyday
• Porterage at hotels
• 3 lunches (based on program)
• 6 dinners (based on program)
• Water and snacks on the bus
• Travel by air-conditioned bus each day as per program
• Experienced, licensed tour educator, Abraham Silver
• Youth counselor to support the Family Track
• Entrance fees, tracks and activities per day based on program
• Personal public liability insurance

What is not included in the price of the trip?

• Airfare
• Transfer to and from airport
• Meals not included in the program
• Health insurance
• Travel insurance (luggage, cancellation, etc.)  

It is highly recommended that all participants purchase comprehensive travel insurance (which includes "cancel for any reason") immediately upon purchase of travel arrangement.