SPAHN FAMILY ISRAEL TOUR - JUNE 2019
Updated by Natalie Green on June 6, 2019
Tour Guide: Reuven Geffen +972 (0)52 278 2276 Tour Operator: Bradley Lennox +972 (0)52 307 2299
* Please note that the itinerary is not final and is subject to change based on time, weather and security considerations *
DAY #1 - MONDAY, JUNE 10th - ARRIVAL (TRANSFER ONLY) Welcome to Israel!!! Each arrival will be met by our representatives and escorted through passport control, baggage claim & customs. o Arrival #1 (5 people) at Ben Gurion Airport on flight LY#26 at 2:55pm o Arrival #2 (5 people) at Ben Gurion Airport on flight UA#72 at 4:30pm Transfer to Jerusalem for each flight. Check-in to hotel and afternoon at leisure. Dinner at hotel (on own) or local restaurant (on own). Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem
DAY #2 - TUESDAY, JUNE 11th - JERUSALEM (ON OWN) Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel. Food tour booked on own in Machne Yehuda Market (booked on own) 07:30pm - Dinner at Adom Restaurant, Jerusalem (on own) (booked on balcony) Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem
DAY #3 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12th - OLD JERUSALEM (GUIDE & VAN) Full Israeli breakfast at hotel. 08:30am - Meet your Tour Guide at hotel. City of David- Walk through the ancient city of Jerusalem established by King David Wade through the 2700-year-old water tunnel created by King Hezekiyah- bring water shoes!! Lunch en-route (on own). Make your way up through the newly discovered tunnels into the Southern Wall excavations. Put a note in the in the Western Wall followed by lunch in the Jewish Quarter. Tour of the Jewish Quarter including the Cardo, Broad Wall, & Hurva Synagogue. 06:30pm - Dinner at Piccolino Restaurant, Jerusalem (on own) (booked) 08:30pm - Sound & Light Show at the Tower of David. Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem
DAY #4 - THURSDAY, JUNE 13th - NEW JERUSALEM (GUIDE & VAN) 07:30am - Full Israeli breakfast including a discussion about current politics with a guest speaker. Optional morning activities: o 09:00am - Pay tribute to the six million who lost their lives at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and Children’s Memorial - Kids under the age of 10 to the Biblical Zoo or Time Elevator. o 09:30am - Rappelling down the walls of the Old City. Drive by the Israeli Parliament “Knesset" and see the menorah statue Lunch en-route (on own) 01:00pm - Scavenger hunt through the one of Jerusalem’s best kept secrets, Nachlaot! Spend some time at the world-famous Israel Museum with a scale model of the 2nd temple and the newly discovered Dead Sea Scrolls 05:00pm - Sunset ATV rides through the Judean Desert followed by a wonderful BBQ Dinner at Cananit. Return to hotel. Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem
DAY #5 - FRIDAY, JUNE 14th - JERUSALEM (GUIDE & VAN) Full Israeli breakfast at hotel. Walk the Ramparts of the Old City Explore the Christian Quarter of the Old City including the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Via Dolorosa Lunch en-route (on own). Explore the Arab Market of the Old City 05:00pm - Dinner at Menza Restaurant, Jerusalem (on own) (booked table for 2 hours) Option to experience Kabbalat Shabbat with thousands of others from around the world at the Western Wall Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem
DAY #6 - SATURDAY, JUNE 15th - JUDEAN DESERT (GUIDE & VAN) Full Israeli breakfast at hotel. Ascend the desert fortress of Masada by way of the Snake Path (option to use the cable- car) Lunch (included) and swim at one of the Dead Sea hotels with options for spa treatments. Explore the beautiful springs of Ein Gedi. Return to Jerusalem. Dinner at hotel (on own) or local restaurant (on own). 08:30pm - Dinner at Darna Restaurant, Jerusalem (on own) (booked) Overnight: David Citadel, Jerusalem
DAY #7 - SUNDAY, JUNE 16th - JORDAN VALLEY (GUIDE & VAN) Full Israeli Breakfast at the hotel & check-out. 09:30am - Experience traditional desert hospitality at Genesis Land, including camel rides & pita baking Drive to the north through the Jordan Valley. 01:00pm - Visit Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu- an active Kibbutz and their revolutionary ways of organic agriculture. Including lunch and then a tour of the Kibbutz. Witness the ancient synagogue discovered in Beit Alpha Drive to hotel & check-in. Afternoon to enjoy the hotel facilities and Sea of Galilee Beaches. 05:30pm - BBQ Dinner with a local Israeli family including an in depth security briefing on the current situation in the north Overnight: U-Boutique, Tiberias
DAY #8 - MONDAY, JUNE 17th - GOLAN HEIGHTS (GUIDE & VAN) Full Israeli breakfast at the hotel. Optional - nature stroll through the beautiful reserve of Tel Dan and see one of Israel’s three main water sources Explore the secret passage ways of Nimrods Castle. Lunch en-route (on own). Overlook the Syrian Border from the peaks of Mt. Bental 03:00pm - Ascend the Golan Heights off road by Jeep. 05:30pm - Afternoon boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Dinner at hotel (on own) or local restaurant (on own - we can recommend Pagoda or Decks Restaurant) Overnight: U-Boutique, Tiberias
DAY #9 - TUESDAY, JUNE 18th - COASTAL PLAIN (GUIDE & VAN) Full Israeli breakfast at hotel and check-out. Checkout & departure. Explore the ancient Crusader City of Akko with its fortresses and tunnels 12:30pm - Ascend the Carmel Mountain to the Druze Village of Osifiya for a tour and traditional home cooked lunch. Visit the ancient city of Caesarea built by King Herod himself! Drive to Tel Aviv and check-in to hotel. Evening at leisure. 06:00pm - Dinner at Manta Ray, Tel Aviv (on own) (2.5 hours booked). Overnight: Carlton, Tel Aviv
DAY #10 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th - SHFELA / BEIT GUVRIN (GUIDE & VAN) Full Israeli Breakfast at the hotel. 09:00am - Participate in an active archeological dig “Dig For a Day” in the ancient town of Maresha Spelunk through underground tunnels from 2000 years ago Drive through the Ella Valley and see the place where David Slew Goliath Lunch en-route (on own). 03:00pm - Find yourself in the basements of the Ayalon Institute, an illegal bullet factory used to make ammunition secretly during the British Mandate. Return to Tel Aviv 05:45pm - Dinner at The Old Man and the Sea Restaurant, Tel Aviv (on own) (booked) Overnight: Carlton, Tel Aviv
DAY #11 - THURSDAY, JUNE 20th - TEL AVIV / DEPARTURE (TRANSFER ONLY) Full Israeli Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. Explore the Ancient Port City of Jaffa including its many alleyways & art galleries Afternoon at leisure – options include: o Enjoy the Hotel Facilities o 10:30am - Palmach Museum o 01:00pm - Independence Hall o Segway Tours - (16 and older) o Bike rides on the beach o Azrielli Towers o Walk through Neve Tzedek and see the old Bauhaus Architecture 06:00pm - Farwell dinner at Maganda Restaurant, Tel Aviv (on own) (booked). Departure Transfers: o 10:00pm - Transfer #1 (4 people) to Ben Gurion Airport for flight LY #27 at 01:00 on June 21, 2019 o 09:00pm - Transfer #2 (6 people) to Ben Gurion Airport for flight UA #73 at 00:20 on June 21, 2019 FLY BACK HOME!!!
Hope you had a great time!!!