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 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.  - 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 .  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 .  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, !  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 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!!!