JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR 2020-2021 10 DAYS | 9 NIGHTS | 6 GUIDED DAYS Welcome to the Gil Travel Family, leaders in worldwide travel management for over 40 years! We would like to thank you for your interest in traveling with us.

TOUR OVERVIEW

Multiple Departures Duration All-year-round. 10 days, 9 nights Highlights Notes Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Haifa, Acre, Rosh Hanikra, Land Only Package. Golan Heights, Sefad, Airfare is not included in the price. Galilee, Beit Shean, Tiberias, Jerusalem, We will be glad to book your flights. Qumran, Massada, Dead Sea Activity Level Private Tour Guide Option Moderate Want your own tailor-made tour? We can do it too!

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ITINERARY

Departure Thursday En-Route

En-Route for your tour to Israel Depart from the USA for your Jewish Heritage Israel Tour

Day 1 Friday Welcome to Israel

Upon arrival to Ben Gurion Airport, proceed to arrival hall. Meet your driver at La Farina Bakery where he will be holding a sign with your name. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Overnight Tel Aviv

Day 2 Saturday At Leisure

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Enjoy a free day in Tel Aviv. You could choose to go shopping or explore the beautiful Bauhaus style architecture or even visit Jaffa, where the first Jewish settlers of the late 1800s and early 1900s landed when arriving in the land of Israel. If you would rather kick up your feet and relax you can head to the sandy beach.

Overnight Tel Aviv

Day 3 Sunday Caesarea/Haifa / Acre/Rosh Hanikra

Drive north to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region; see the excavations of the Crusaders' city, the aqueduct and the Amphitheatre that has been restored as a concert venue.

Proceed to Haifa to visit the Clandestine Immigration and Naval museum ("Af al Pi Chen") and hear the story of the illegal immigrants to Israel at the time of the British mandate.

Drive to Acre, the Old City recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site; walk through the old port and local market.

Continue to Rosh Hanikra; descend by cable car into the underwater grottoes and admire the spectacular natural formation.

Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.

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Day 4 Monday Jeep tour/Safed/ Golan Heights/Tel-Hai

Drive to Safed, one of the four holy cities in Israel, the center of the Kaballa movement; visit the Caro and Ha-Ari synagogues; stroll through the narrow alleyways and visit the picturesque Artists' quarter.

Next, enjoy a Jeep tour at the feet of the Golan. Continue to the Golan Heights; stop at Gadot overlook, the memorial for the fallen of the Golan, located over former Syrian bunkers; view the monument built in honor of the Alexandroni brigade. Proceed for a magnificent observation point over the city of Kuneitra, and the Syrian territory.

Drive to Tel-Hai; see the “Roaring Lion” monument and learn about the heroic battle of Josef Trumpeldor and his comrades in 1920. Meet with a Kibbutz member and learn about their unique lifestyle.

Overnight at a Kibbutz guesthouse.

Day 5 Tuesday Tiberias/Beit Shean/

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Beit Alpha/ Gan Hashlosha/Jerusalem

Drive to Tiberias to visit Rambam’s grave; Continue through the Jordan valley to Beit Shean, known as "Scythopolis", and see the fascinating excavated remains from Roman and Byzantine periods.

Stop at Beit Alpha to admire the beautiful mosaic floor of a synagogue discovered in 1929. Visit Gan Hashlosha national park and enjoy the warm spring water pools and waterfalls.

Continue via the Jordan valley to Jerusalem; Stop at Mount Scopus for a blessing as you enter the city.

Overnight Jerusalem.

Day 6 Wednesday The old city and the Jewish Quarter

Visit the Tomb of King David on Mt. Zion.

Walk along the Cardo, heart of the ancient Roman City; visit the four Sephardic Synagogues restored after 1967 war in the Jewish quarter; tour the Western Wall Tunnels; Visit the archaeological park at Davidson Center;

Walk through the colorful local bazaar to visit the Tower of David museum presenting the history of Jerusalem and ancient remains of the city beginning with the first temple period.

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Overnight Jerusalem.

Day 7 Thursday Yad Vashem/Mt. Herzl/ Ammunition Hill/ Israel Museum

Enjoy seeing the Bar-Mitzvah ceremonies at the Kotel. Drive through Mea Shearim, one of the oldest Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem and learn about the unique lifestyle of the ultra-orthodox communities.

Proceed to Mount Herzl, the military cemetery, and Yad Vashem the memorial to the Holocaust.

Visit the Ammunition Hill, a former Jordanian army stronghold, conquered by the Israeli army in the six-day war, and converted into a national memorial site and museum. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament and see the Menorah with the biblical emblems.

Next visit Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea scrolls are housed, and the Holy land model, a miniature replica of Jerusalem as it was during the second temple period.

Overnight Jerusalem.

* Optional: Celebrating a Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony at the Wall. For this special option, see below.

Day 8 Friday Qumran/Massada/

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Dead Sea-Lunch & Swim

Drive through the Judean desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth. Visit Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls were found.

Continue to Massada, ascend by cable car and tour the mountain fortress built by King Herod, where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans; visit the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, and bathhouse; descend by cable car.

Next, stop for Lunch and Swim at the spa facilities in one of the leading hotels in the area and enjoy a "Swim" in the mineral-rich Dead Sea.

Overnight Jerusalem.

Day 9 Saturday At Leisure in Jerusalem

Enjoy the day at your leisure.

Overnight, Jerusalem

Day 10 Sunday Jerusalem/Departure Jerusalem/Ben-Gurion airport Transfer to Ben-Gurion airport for departure. Your driver will meet you at your hotel 4 hours prior to departure. All itineraries are subject to change.

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Last Updated 6/9/2019

USEFUL INFORMATION

✓ Save $40 per person for reservations paid by cash or check ✓ Save $60 per person for reservations of six or more passengers *Only one discount applies per booking ✓ All Tours are subject to availability and should be confirmed within 72 business hours. ✓ Departure from origin should be 1 day before the tour start date ✓ Please note there is NO credit for unused services or joint transfers

Included services in our tour rates: ✓ Private transfer from Ben-Gurion Airport to your hotel & from the hotel to the Airport ✓ 6 Full day touring with all entrance fees and attractions as per the above itinerary ✓ 9-night accommodation on Bed and Breakfast basis at the hotels in the above itinerary. Similar hotels may be substituted based on availability ✓ Two dinners at the hotel in Kibbutz Lavi/Galilee ✓ Lunch and swim at a Dead Sea spa hotel ✓ Jeep ride in the Golan Heights

Not included in our tour rates: ✓ Tips to guide/driver and hotel staff. Optional tips for Israel are suggested as follows: ➢ Bellman $1 per piece of luggage ➢ Waiter/Waitress 10%-15% ➢ Tour Bus Driver $6 per person per day ➢ Tour Guide $8 per person per day ➢ Private Transfer 10%-15%

✓ Lunches en-route on sightseeing days ✓ Treatments at the Dead Sea spa ✓ Items of a personal nature (laundry, souvenirs, film, toiletries) ✓ Travel Insurance. For more details look at: http://www.giltravel.com/travel-protection/

TOUR DATES & RATES

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5 STARS DELUXE- Dan Tel Aviv - Kibbutz Lavi Eden/Hadar - King David Jerusalem

Price per person in Price per person in Price per person in Arrival Dates single room double room triple room 1/31/2020 $4,586 $2,889 $2,559 3/6/2020 $5,718 $3,485 $2,984 3/13/2020 $5,718 $3,485 $2,984 3/20/2020 $5,718 $3,485 $2,984 3/27/2020 $5,718 $3,485 $2,984 4/3/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/10/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/17/2020 $6,431 $3,841 $3,219 4/24/2020 $6,431 $3,841 $3,219 5/1/2020 $6,431 $3,841 $3,219 5/8/2020 $6,431 $3,841 $3,219 5/15/2020 $6,431 $3,841 $3,219 5/22/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 5/29/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 6/5/2020 $6,469 $3,860 $3,232 6/12/2020 $6,469 $3,860 $3,232 6/19/2020 $6,469 $3,860 $3,232 6/26/2020 $6,254 $3,787 $3,055 7/3/2020 $5,789 $3,555 $3,053 7/10/2020 $5,789 $3,555 $3,053 7/17/2020 $5,789 $3,555 $3,053 7/24/2020 $5,789 $3,555 $3,053 7/31/2020 $5,789 $3,555 $3,053 8/7/2020 $5,826 $3,574 $3,067 8/14/2020 $5,826 $3,574 $3,067 8/21/2020 $5,826 $3,574 $3,067 8/28/2020 $5,718 $3,485 $2,984 9/4/2020 $5,718 $3,485 $2,984 9/11/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/18/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/25/2020 YOM KIPPUR – NO TOURS 10/2/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS 10/9/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS 10/16/2020 $6,469 $3,860 $3,232 10/23/2020 $6,469 $3,860 $3,232 10/30/2020 $6,469 $3,860 $3,232

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11/6/2020 $6,469 $3,860 $3,232 11/13/2020 $5,003 $3,128 $2,749 11/20/2020 $4,967 $3,109 $2,735 11/27/2020 $4,967 $3,109 $2,735 12/4/2020 $4,967 $3,109 $2,735 12/11/2020 $4,967 $3,109 $2,735 12/18/2020 $4,967 $3,109 $2,735 12/25/2020 $4,967 $3,109 $2,735 1/1/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 1/8/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 1/15/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 1/22/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 1/29/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 2/5/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 2/12/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 2/19/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687 2/26/2021 $4,815 $3,033 $2,687

5 STARS STANDARD- Carlton Tel Aviv - Kibbutz Lavi Eden/Hadar - Inbal Jerusalem

Price per person in Price per person in Price per person in Arrival Dates single room double room triple room 1/3/2020 $3,661 $2,396 $2,213 1/10/2020 $3,699 $2,415 $2,226 1/31/2020 $3,584 $2,358 $2,188 3/6/2020 $4,046 $2,617 $2,391 3/13/2020 $4,046 $2,617 $2,391 3/20/2020 $4,046 $2,617 $2,391 3/27/2020 $4,046 $2,617 $2,391 4/3/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/10/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/17/2020 $4,382 $2,785 $2,505 4/24/2020 $4,382 $2,785 $2,505 5/1/2020 $4,382 $2,785 $2,505 5/8/2020 $4,449 $2,818 $2,526 5/15/2020 $4,516 $2,852 $2,548 5/22/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 5/29/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 6/5/2020 $4,556 $2,872 $2,562 6/12/2020 $4,556 $2,872 $2,562

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6/19/2020 $4,718 $2,953 $2,616 6/26/2020 $4,680 $2,969 $2,649 7/3/2020 $4,250 $2,754 $2,504 7/10/2020 $4,250 $2,754 $2,504 7/17/2020 $4,250 $2,754 $2,504 7/24/2020 $4,303 $2,781 $2,525 7/31/2020 $4,330 $2,794 $2,535 8/7/2020 $4,330 $2,794 $2,535 8/14/2020 $4,263 $2,761 $2,512 8/21/2020 $3,994 $2,626 $2,421 8/28/2020 $3,924 $2,556 $2,351 9/4/2020 $3,924 $2,556 $2,351 9/11/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/18/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/25/2020 YOM KIPPUR – NO TOURS 10/2/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS 10/9/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS 10/16/2020 $4,435 $2,812 $2,521 10/23/2020 $4,435 $2,812 $2,521 10/30/2020 $4,314 $2,751 $2,481 11/6/2020 $4,314 $2,751 $2,481 11/13/2020 $4,314 $2,751 $2,481 11/20/2020 $4,314 $2,751 $2,481 11/27/2020 $3,978 $2,583 $2,367 12/4/2020 $3,844 $2,516 $2,324 12/11/2020 $4,570 $2,879 $2,566 12/18/2020 $5,134 $3,161 $2,754 12/25/2020 $4,166 $2,677 $2,431 1/1/2021 $3,844 $2,516 $2,324 1/8/2021 $3,884 $2,536 $2,337 1/15/2021 $3,884 $2,536 $2,337 1/22/2021 $3,884 $2,536 $2,337 1/29/2021 $3,763 $2,476 $2,297 2/5/2021 $3,763 $2,476 $2,297 2/12/2021 $3,763 $2,476 $2,297 2/19/2021 $3,763 $2,476 $2,297 2/26/2021 $3,763 $2,476 $2,297

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4 STARS SUPERIOR- Dan Panorama Tel Aviv - Kibbutz Lavi Hod - Dan Panorama Jerusalem

Price per person in Price per person in Price per person in Arrival Dates single room double room triple room 1/3/2020 $2,902 $2,020 $1,800 1/10/2020 $2,902 $2,020 $1,800 1/31/2020 $2,902 $2,020 $1,800 3/6/2020 $3,501 $2,375 $2,040 3/13/2020 $3,555 $2,375 $2,040 3/20/2020 $3,555 $2,375 $2,040 3/27/2020 $3,555 $2,375 $2,040 4/3/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/10/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/17/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 4/24/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 5/1/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 5/8/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 5/15/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 5/22/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 5/29/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 6/5/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 6/12/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 6/19/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 6/26/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 7/3/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 7/10/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 7/17/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 7/24/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 7/31/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 8/7/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 8/14/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 8/21/2020 $3,622 $2,375 $2,040 8/28/2020 $3,555 $2,375 $2,040 9/4/2020 $3,555 $2,375 $2,040 9/11/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/18/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/25/2020 YOM KIPPUR – NO TOURS 10/2/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS

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10/9/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS 10/16/2020 $3,649 $2,375 $2,040 10/23/2020 $3,649 $2,375 $2,040 10/30/2020 $3,649 $2,375 $2,040 11/6/2020 $3,649 $2,375 $2,040 11/13/2020 $3,649 $2,375 $2,040 11/20/2020 $3,410 $2,375 $2,040 11/27/2020 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 12/4/2020 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 12/11/2020 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 12/18/2020 $4,015 $2,375 $2,040 12/25/2020 $4,160 $2,375 $2,040 1/1/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 1/8/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 1/15/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 1/22/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 1/29/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 2/5/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 2/12/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 2/19/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040 2/26/2021 $3,047 $2,375 $2,040

4 STARS STANDARD- Prima Tel Aviv/Prima City - Kibbutz Lavi Lev- Prima Kings Jerusalem

Price per person in Price per person in Price per person in Arrival Dates single room double room triple room 1/3/2020 $2,757 $1,916 $1,868 1/10/2020 $2,757 $1,916 $1,868 1/31/2020 $2,757 $1,916 $1,868 2/7/2020 $2,783 $1,992 $1,944 3/6/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 3/13/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 3/20/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 3/27/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 4/3/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/10/2020 PASSOVER – NO TOURS 4/17/2020 $3,192 $2,207 $2,146 4/24/2020 $3,192 $2,207 $2,146 5/1/2020 $3,192 $2,207 $2,146 5/8/2020 $3,192 $2,207 $2,146

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5/15/2020 $3,192 $2,207 $2,146 5/22/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 5/29/2020 SHAVUOT – NO TOURS 6/5/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 6/12/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 6/19/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 6/26/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 7/3/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 7/10/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 7/17/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 7/24/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 7/31/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 8/7/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 8/14/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 8/21/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 8/28/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 9/4/2020 $3,134 $2,176 $2,115 9/11/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/18/2020 ROSH HASHANA – NO TOURS 9/25/2020 YOM KIPPUR – NO TOURS 10/2/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS 10/9/2020 SUKKOT – NO TOURS 10/16/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 10/23/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 10/30/2020 $3,125 $2,140 $2,079 11/6/2020 $3,113 $2,133 $2,072 11/13/2020 $3,064 $2,106 $2,046 11/20/2020 $3,064 $2,106 $2,046 11/27/2020 $2,943 $2,039 $1,985 12/4/2020 $2,895 $2,012 $1,961 12/11/2020 $3,043 $2,128 $2,074 12/18/2020 $3,265 $2,301 $2,243 12/25/2020 $3,265 $2,301 $2,243 1/1/2021 $2,895 $2,012 $1,961 1/8/2021 $2,895 $2,012 $1,961 1/15/2021 $2,998 $2,012 $1,961 1/22/2021 $2,986 $2,012 $1,961 1/29/2021 $2,973 $2,012 $1,961 2/5/2021 $2,960 $2,012 $1,961 2/12/2021 $2,948 $2,012 $1,961 2/19/2021 $2,935 $2,012 $1,961 2/26/2021 $2,922 $2,012 $1,961

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OPTIONAL BAR MITZVAH SERVICE/CEREMONY:

We will be happy to arrange a Rabbi for you to officiate at your child’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

Rabbi’s Services include: ➢ Correspondence with family by the Rabbi ➢ Meeting in Jerusalem with the Rabbi prior to the ceremony ➢ Officiating at service and use of prayer pamphlets and Rabbi’s personal Torah scroll ➢ Rabbi’s transportation ➢ Bar/Bat Mitzvah certificate from the Ministry of Tourism Reform and Conservative ceremonies will be officiated at the Southern Wall area.

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Contact us and we will be happy to plan your child Bar/Bat Mitzvah

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