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BAR/BAT Mitzvah Celebration in Israel JESS Kalinowsky Friends Travel LLP

israelwithfriendstravel — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:57:03 +0000

YOUR BAR/BAT MITZVAH CELEBRATION IN ISRAEL
IS VERY SPECIAL

Plan your 2011 Bar/Bat Mitzvah tour: June 8, July 6, August 10, December 22

Day 1

Depart USA

Day 2

Arriving to Israel

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport. Meeting and assistance by our representative. Drive to Jerusalem and stop at the HASS promenade over looking the Old city, for a “shehechiyanu” blessing for your arrival at Jerusalem. Check in at your hotel. Meet with the Rabbi at the hotel to discuss your up-coming Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony. Evening at leisure and dinner on your own. OVERNIGHT: Jerusalem

Day 3

Jerusalem – the New City

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the unforgettable Memorial Museum and Children’s Memorial at Yad Vashem. Take in a truly special multi-media presentation about the life of the Father of Modern Zionism at the new Herzl Exhibit. At the Har Herzl Military Cemetery honor the memory of Israel’s fallen heroes, who have given their lives to establish a secure Jewish homeland. We’ll visit the resting places of Theodore Herzl, Golda Meir, and Yitzhak Rabin. Drive by the Knesset, Israel’s parliament and see the Menorah with the biblical elements. Visit Machane Yehuda, open-air market, and MEAH SHEARIM and see how Jerusalem is preparing for Shabbat. Enjoy Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 4

Masada/ Ein Gedi / Dead Sea /Qumran

Early breakfast at the hotel. Drive through the Judea desert to the Dead Sea. Continue to Masada, ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress, visiting the remains of the walls, palaces, synagogue, the bathhouses etc. Descend by cable car. Float on the Dead Sea’s unique water. Walk in the beautiful Ein Gedi oasis- a nature reserve Drive back to Jerusalem. At night, enjoy a fascinating Sound & Light show at David Citadel.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 5

Jerusalem: the Old City

Drive along the pre-1967 border of Jerusalem. Stand on Mt. Scopus for a fascinating view of Jerusalem- the old and new city. Visit the Ammunition Hill. Drive to the Old city and visit the colorful four quarters of the city (Jewish, Christian, Arab and Armenian). Walk through Hezekiah Water tunnels. Drive to Bet Shemesh to see the amazing Stalactites cave. Stop in Latrun IDF Armored Corps Center. Climb on the tanks and learn about the battles that secured the road to Jerusalem. Plant a tree and symbolically link to the land of Israel.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 6

Celebrate BAR MITZVAH at the Western Wall

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to the Kotel to celebrate a memorable Bar/Bat Mitzvah ceremony. Explore the Southern Wall Excavations and take a virtual, computerized “walk” through the ancient Temple Mount at the Davidson Center. Visit the Kotel (Rabbinical) Tunnels. Walk alongside the massive foundation Western Wall’s stones. Travel through time at the lively Jerusalem Time Elevator multi-media production for an colorful overview of Jerusalem history. Festive dinner at ANNA TICHO.
Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 7

Caesarea/ Haifa / Rosh Hanikra /Acre

Breakfast at the hotel. Depart Jerusalem and drive along the coastline to Caesarea, once the Roman capital of the region. See the excavations at the Crusaders’ city, the aqueduct and the amphitheater, which has been restored, as a concert venue. Continue to Haifa. Stand on Mount Carmel to take in a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and the golden domed Baha’i Shrine with the exotic Persian Gardens. Continue to the northernmost point of Israel at Rosh Hanikra. Descend by cable into the limestone grottoes. Drive to Acre; walk along the old harbor and local market. Drive to Tiberias to check in to you hotel and enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Tiberias

Day 8

Safed/ Golan Heights /Manara / Jordan River

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Safed to tour the center of Kabala movement; Visit the JOSEPH CARO and the HA’ARI synagogues, the most important synagogues in the city. Stroll around the Artist’s quarter. Take a fun and bumpy Jeep Tour in the Golan Heights, following the footsteps of IDF soldiers and their battles in the six day war. Enjoy the wonderful natural scenery, and gain an insight to the strategic complexity of the Golan. Visit Kibbutz Manara to view a spectacular view of the Hermon Mountain and the Hula Valley. Enjoy fun zip lining. Drive to the Jordan River for a Rafting cruise. Return to your hotel.
Overnight: Tiberias

Day 8

Bet Shean/ Sachne / Tel Aviv

After breakfast, depart Tiberias and drive to the ancient city of Beit She’an. The exquisite archaeological dig of this city is one of the largest in all of Israel. Onto Gan Hashlosha, (Sachne) where you can enjoy the water springs located at the foots of the Gilboa mountain, the famous mountain on which King Saul was killed in the battle against the philistines. Travel south to Tel Aviv. Visit the impressive presentation of the amazing achievements of the Palmach at the multi-media Palmach Museum. Enjoy the colorful Nahalat Binyamin crafts market (time permitting). Free evening in Tel Aviv, the city that never sleeps.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 9

Tel Aviv / Ayalon Institute / Tel Maresha

After breakfast, visit the Independence Hall, relive Ben Gurion’s moving declaration of the State. Uncover actual artifacts as you participate in an ongoing archeological dig – the “Dig for a Day” program at Tel Maresha. Climb down into the amazing underground, pre-State bullet factory built by the Haganah under the noses of the British at the Ayalon Institute. Enjoy Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv

Day 10

Shabbat at leisure

Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure to enjoy Tel Aviv. Enjoy farewell dinner and transfer to the airport for your return flight back home.

Day 11

Arrive back home

Includes:
• Meeting and assistance on arrival at Ben Gurion Airport
• Transfers on arrival and departure.
• 8 days of touring & sightseeing per program.
• Entrance fees as per itinerary.
• Government licensed English speaking tour guide.
• Luxury air-conditioned private car.
• 9 nights accommodation at Superior FIRST CLASS accommodation.
• All breakfasts included and 5 dinners as detailed in program.

Not Included:
• Expenses of a personal nature
• Tips to driver, guide, hotel staff
• Rabbi’s service fee
• Any item not mentioned as Included
• Air

*Itinerary may change from time to time in sequence due to time limit or security restrictions.

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CLASSICAL TOUR OF ISRAEL with FriendsTravel.com

israelwithfriendstravel — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:50:30 +0000

CLASSICAL TOUR OF ISRAEL

Saturday Arrival 9 Days/8 Nights

Day 1 – Saturday

Ben Gurion Airport/Tel Aviv

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, where you will be met by our representative and
transferred to your hotel. Overnight: Tel
Aviv x 1 night.

Day 2 – Sunday

Diaspora Museum/Caesarea Druze Villages

Depart Tel Aviv and drive to the Diaspora Museum for a visit. Proceed along the coastal plain to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans. See the excavations of the Crusader city and the Roman port, aqueduct and the amphitheater that has been restored to its former glory as a concert venue. Continue via the Druze villages to Haifa. Overnight: Haifa x 1 night. [B]

Day 3 – Monday

Haifa/Safed/Golan Heights

The tour of Haifa will begin at the summit of Mount Carmel where you will take in a breathtaking panoramic view of the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee. Continue on to the golden domed Bahai Shrine to visit the exotic Persian Gardens. Proceed to Safed, the center of Jewish mysticism, where you will visit the ancient synagogues and the artists’ colony. Continue to the Golan Heights to see the former Syrian bunkers, Kuneitra and the new Israeli town of Katzrin. Overnight: Kibbutz x 1 night. [B]

Day 4 – Tuesday

Sea of Galilee/Nazareth

Start the day with a visit of Tiberias. Drive to Capernaum to see the ruins of the synagogue and octagonal church of St. Peter and then proceed to Nazareth. Here you will visit the church of the Annunciation. Drive via Beit Shean to Beit Alpha to see the remains of the mosaic floor of an ancient synagogue depicting the zodiac. Overnight: Jerusalem x 5 nights. [B]

Day 5 – Wednesday

Jerusalem: The Old City

Visit the tomb of King David and the room of the Last Supper on Mt. Zion. Enter the walled city and walk through the newly restored Jewish Quarter. Visit the Roman Cardo, the Herodian Quarter and continue to the Western Wall. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the church of the Holy Sepulcher, proceed to Mount Scopus and then to the Mount of Olives for a magnificent panoramic view of the Old City. Continue to Bethlehem (Circums-tances permitting), stopping at Rachel’s Tomb and to visit the Church of the Nativity. [B]

Day 6 – Thursday

Jerusalem: The New City

Drive to the Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem to see the Chagall stained glass

windows. Proceed to Bayit Vegan to visit the miniature model of Jerusalem as it was during the Second Temple period. Continue to Yad Vashem, the memorial to the Holocaust and then to the Israel Museum. Visit the Shrine of the Book where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed and see the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, and the Givat Ram Campus of the Hebrew University. [B]

Day 7 – Friday

Qumran/Masada/Dead Sea

Drive through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth, almost 1300 feet (400 meters) below sea level. Stop at Qumran to visit the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada. Ascend by cable car and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans before committing mass suicide in 73 AD. Descend by cable car, time and weather permitting, an opportunity will be provided to float on the Dead Sea. [B]

Day 8 – Saturday

Jerusalem

At leisure in Jerusalem. [B]

Day 9 – Sunday

Jerusalem / Ben Gurion Airport

Transfer to the Airport for departure or optional extension. [B]

* visit subject to availability

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