School Israel Experience

MONDAY - ARRIVAL

• Welcome to Israel! Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport where you will be met by our representatives for the experience of a lifetime
• Explore the Old City of Jaffa with its charming alleyways and artists’ galleries
• Lunch Near by
• Group bonding activities & tree-planting at Neot Kedumim
• Time for reflection at the Western Wall
• Check-in to hotel
• Evening activity & orientation with staff

Overnight: Eldan Hotel – Jerusalem

TUESDAY - JERUSALEM

• Enjoy a spectacular lookout over Jerusalem from the Haas Promenade
• Walk in the footsteps of Prophets and Kings in the City of David
• Wade through Hezekiah’s Tunnels 
• Lunch & Scavenger Hunt in the Jewish Quarter
• Discover the secrets of the Second Temple as you navigate the Western Wall Tunnels
• Re-enact the dramatic battle at Ammunition Hill that led to conquest of the Old City in 1967
• Dinner at hotel
• Israel Update

Overnight: Eldan Hotel – Jerusalem

WEDNESDAY -  BET SHEMESH REGION

• Breakfast at hotel
• Tikun Olam Project – Pet therapy with the Elderly
• Relive the most famous contest in history where David slew the giant Goliath in the Valley of Elah
• Crawl Through The Bar Kochva Caves At Hirbet Midras
• Lunch
• Transfer to South
• Transport yourself back thousands of years as you ride camels in the Judean Desert
• Enjoy traditional Bedouin hospitality & Hafla
• Kumsitz, drum circle & bonfire

Overnight: Kfar Hanokdim Bedouin Tents

THURSDAY - JUDEAN DESERT

• Early wake up
• Ascend the desert fortress of Masada in time for sunrise
• Shacharit service in the ancient synagogue atop the mountain
• Walk down via the Snake Path
• Breakfast at the Masada Restaurant
• Enjoy a stunning nature walk in the Ein Gedi Oasis where David fled from King Saul
• Picnic lunch
• Float in the Dead Sea – the lowest place on Earth at Mineral Beach
• Return to Jerusalem
• Dinner at Malcha Mall

Overnight: Eldan Hotel - Jerusalem

FRIDAY - JERUSALEM

• Breakfast at hotel
• Pay tribute to the memory of the Six Million at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum & Children’s Memorial
• Visit Mt. Herzl including the graves of Rabin, Golda Meir, Theodor Herzl as well as the Military Cemetery
• Experience the vibe at the Machane Yehudah Outdoor market and search for the best-tasting falafel in the Middle East
• Time to prepare for Shabbat
• Join thousands of Jews from around the world in celebration of Shabbat at the Western Wall
• Dinner at hotel together with soldiers from the Michael Levine Lone Soldiers Center

Overnight: Eldan Hotel - Jerusalem

SHABBAT - JERUSALEM

• Shabbat services at Fuchsberg Center or Great Synagogue or Italian Synagogue
• Learning of the weekly Parsha with the Conservative Yeshiva
• Lunch at hotel
• Time to rest & relax
• Sunset from gorgeous Yemin Moshe neighborhood
• Musical Havdalla
• Sound & Light Show at the Tower of David
• Pizza dinner on Ben Yehuda Street

Overnight: Eldan Hotel - Jerusalem

SUNDAY - TEL AVIV

• Breakfast at hotel
• Checkout & departure
• Explore the Underground Bullet Factory at the Ayalon Institute
• Tikkun Olan Volunteer Opportunity at Leket Israel
• Climb on the tanks at Latrun Museum
• Yom Hazikaron ceremony at IDF Base

Overnight: Nachsholim Seaside Resort

MONDAY – UPPER GALILEE

• Breakfast at hotel
• Transfer to North
• Explore the Mystical City of Tzfat including beautiful synagogues, artists’ colony, candle factory and more
• Meet with Kabbalistic artist
• Lunch on Tzfat promenade
• Enjoy a walk to the gorgeous Banias Waterfall
• Kayak down the Jordan River
• Dinner at hotel
• Overnight: Kibbutz Amiad Hotel - Galilee

TUESDAY –  GOLAN HEIGHTS

• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit an abandoned Syrian army base at Mizpe Gadot and hear the story of the Six Day War
• Hike through the Jilabun Stream and cool off under the Jilabun waterfall
• Lunch in Kazrin
• Visit the De Karina Chocolate factory for a mouth-watering experience
• Lookout over the border with Syria from Mt. Bental
• Transfer to Tiberias for a boat ride on the Kineret with music
• Ice-creams & free time on Tiberias Promenade

Overnight: Kibbutz Amiad Hotel - Galilee

WEDNESDAY – LOWER GALILEE

• Breakfast at hotel
• Checkout & departure
• Enjoy a fun hike down the Arbel Cliffs
• Swim in the Sea of Galilee
• Transfer to Tel Aviv
• Dinner and closing session
• Depart on your return flight to the USA

NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM!!!!!!!