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YOUR journey
J² crafts journeys of inspiration, education, and Jewish connections to Israel and worldwide. We are guided by a simple but powerful concept: No two trips are the same; each experience should be personal, meaningful, and backed by superb service. Travel is not just about the places you visit, but the connections you make along the way.
Active 
Art & Culture 
Street Food 
Family Friendly 
Jeep Tour 
Cooking Workshop - Food & Wine
Home Hospitality 
Local Specialists 
Urban Graffiti Tour 
Current Affairs 
Social Justice 
Archaeology
Program Itinerary
DAY 1
ON OUR WAY
Tue. Dec 23, 2025
- Depart from the US.
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
WELCOME TO ISRAEL
Wed. Dec 24, 2025
- Arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport.
- Meet your J² Expert Educator who will accompany you on this journey of education and inspiration.
- Stop at the Haas Promenade for a traditional shehehiyanu blessing of thanksgiving.
- Check into the hotel.
- Israel 101 – Welcome dinner and orientation.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
LAYERS OF JERUSALEM
Thu. Dec 25, 2025
- Depart the hotel early and head to the Old City for a group celebration.
- Going Under, Going Deeper: Explore the Western Wall Tunnel, the underground continuation of the Kotel, and examine important archaeological discoveries that are revising our understanding of daily life in ancient Jerusalem.
- Bnai Mitzvah ceremony at the pluralistic prayer area along the Western Wall - Azarat Yisrael. Mazel tov!
- Take a walking tour through Jerusalem's Old City and the Jewish Quarter and experience the center of Jewish life, history, and holiness. Among the highlights will be:
- The Cardo, the main street of Roman-controlled Jerusalem and its spectacular Byzantine-era columns.
- King Hezekiah's "Broad Wall," a massive wall built to protect Jerusalem from invasion 2,700 years ago.
- Hurva Square, the center of modern-day life in the Jewish Quarter.
- Adults & Youth (over the age of 12) :
- Visit Yad Vashem, the national memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, an essential emotional and educational experience. Your guided tour will include:
- The Avenue of the Righteous, where trees symbolic of the renewal of life have been planted along with plaques honoring brave non-Jews who saved Jews during the Shoah.
- The Historical Museum, a state-of-the-art interactive display reflecting decades of research and educational expertise. The story of the Holocaust, with an emphasis on individual victims, is told through survivor testimonies, original artifacts, and personal possessions saved from the ghettos and camps.
- The Children’s Memorial, commemorating the 1.5 million children perished during the Holocaust.
- Children (under the age of 12):
- Explore the wonderfully creative Israel Museum, housing more than 5,000 years of cultural treasures.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4
I DIG ISRAEL
Fri. Dec 26, 2025
- Children: Take part in an interactive archeological dig geared to all ages at the Beit Guvrin Caves.
- Adults: Meet with a resident of Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Walk with her through her community today as she shares the stories of this once-vibrant home, what happened there on October 7, and what her hopes are for the future.
- All: Travel through the Valley of Elah, site of the biblical battle between David and Goliath.
- Return to the hotel to freshen up before Shabbat.
- The City of Shabbat: Join Jerusalem in welcoming the Sabbath, the high point of the Jewish week, with Kabbalat Shabbat services.
- Festive Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 5
SHABBAT & THE CITY
Sat. Dec 27, 2025
- Shabbat services at a local synagogue.
- Lunch at the hotel.
- Yemin Moshe and Mishkenot Sha'ananim: Get to know the great banker and philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore as you explore the pastoral neighborhoods, famous windmill and the artists’ colony that he developed and which transformed Jerusalem in the nineteenth century.
- En route, view two of modern Jerusalem’s most storied and important landmarks: the King David Hotel and the YMCA building.
- Havdalah overlooking the Old City.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 6
MASADA & THE DEAD SEA
Sun. Dec 28, 2025
- Descend to the Dead Sea Basin.
- Take the cable car to the top of Masada, where Jewish rebels are believed to have made their final attempt to resist Roman invaders (c 74 CE).
- Float into happiness on the Dead Sea where the feeling of weightlessness is great fun.
- In Genesis Land:
- Ride a camel into the heart of the desert and bake pita.
- Enjoy hospitality in a desert tent and share a traditional “hafla” dinner.
- Return to Jerusalem.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 7
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Mon. Dec 29, 2025
- Check out of the hotel.
- Visit the Hula Nature Reserve, home to thousands of storks, cranes, pelicans, and flamingos. Enjoy bike-riding and golf-carting.
- Spend time in Tsfat, where you will:
- Meet with David Friedman, a Tsfat artist inspired by Kabbalah.
- Visit the Ari Synagogue and the Caro Synagogue, both built originally in the 16th century.
- Walk through the Artists’ Colony.
- Check into the hotel, followed by dinner.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 8
NATURE & SECURITY IN THE GOLAN
Tue. Dec 30, 2025
- Go for a jeep tour of the Golan Heights.
- Paradise Springs is one of the places we'll visit at the Tel Dan Nature Reserve. We'll tour the remains of a 5,000-year-old city and find out why water is like gold in the parched Middle East.
- Option 1: Visit the Odem Mountain Winery at the foot of Mt. Hermon on the Golan Heights for wine tasting.
- Option 2: Jewish tradition calls on us to act ethically and sensitively to the animals who have been abused and to educate all of us about our treatment of our fellow creatures. Visit the Odem Freedom Farm Sanctuary, which was created out of a vision shared by hundreds of thousands of Israelis who wish to change the way humans view, treat, and respect animals. Participate in a hands-on encounter with the animal residents of the farm including horses, pigs, birds, and even wolves.
- Join an Israeli Arab family at their home to talk, over tea and coffee, about their lives and to join them for a GalilEat cooking workshop, followed by a traditional dinner and knafeh workshop.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 9
COMMUNITIES PAST AND PRESENT
Wed. Dec 31, 2025
- Check out of the hotel and depart along the coast.
- Visit Kfar Kedem in the Galilee for a hands-on family experience, exploring Jewish life of 2,000 years ago, including donkey rides, costumes, and pita baking.
- Continue to the Yemin Orde Youth Village, which houses and educates over 500 youth from across the globe.
- Drive by Zichron Ya’acov and hear the story of how a place that was initially a malaria and poverty-stricken village is today a picturesque center of wineries, eateries, and art.
- Enter Tel Aviv and check into the hotel.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10
ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE SOUTH
Thu. Jan 1, 2026
- Visit the Ayalon Institute near Rehovot and its secret ammunition factory.
- The streets can talk. Check out local murals, graffiti, and street art. Explore how art speaks to the issues and challenges facing Israel today.
- Lunch on own at the Carmel Market, a vibrant marketplace where traders sell everything from clothing and spices, to fruit and electronics.
- Experience the dynamism of Jewish life at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People, dedicated to telling their story and representing their diversity, highlighting the creative works and cultural riches of a variety of communities in different periods of history until the present day.
- Late checkout of the hotel.
- Festive farewell dinner.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 11
HOME
Fri. Jan 2, 2026
- Home again.
RATES & LODGING
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participants
30+
Cost p/p in double room
$5,430
Cost p/p in single room
$7,480
Child As 3rd (Reduction)
- ($900)
Jerusalem: The Inbal
- Nights: 5
- Room Category: Deluxe New City View
- Hotel Website
Upper Galilee: Pastoral Kfar Blum Hotel
- Nights: 2
- Room Category: Run of House
- Hotel Website
Tel Aviv: Sheraton
- Nights: 1 + LCO
- Room Category: Deluxe Sea View
- Hotel Website
What to expect
- 8 nights' accommodations. Late check out until 6:00 p.m. on the day of departure is included.
- 9 days of touring with a J² Expert Educator (guide), 8 days of touring in a luxury, air-conditioned bus.
- Daily breakfast, 1 lunch & 6 dinners.
- The J² adventures App available on the App Store & on Google Play (active 7 days before your departure and throughout your trip).
- Water on the bus.
- Porterage at the hotels.
- All site entrance fees & program fees as per your final program.
- Credit card fees.
- Flights to & from Israel.
- COVID related expenses, including tests.
- Late check out past 6:00p.m. on the day of departure.
- Evening transportation when dinner is not included.
- Amendments to the program: In the event that any sites, programs or meals etc. are added to the program, an additional fee may be required.
- Personal extras: Items of personal nature such as laundry, wines, mineral water, beverages, coffee, tea, food other than the table d’hotel menu, passport and visa fees, insurance, and foreign port taxes, unless otherwise specified.
- Gratuities: Recommend guidelines for tipping are provided in the terms section.
- US and foreign airport taxes, Q fuel surcharge and border taxes when applicable.
- Value Added Tax is currently not applicable to tourists visiting Israel. Should the law change, you will be notified accordingly, and VAT will be added to your final invoice.
- Peace of Mind Travel Protection Program (POM).
- Please review our terms & conditions (T&C’s) or request that we send you our full T&C’s. Until you do that, here is the small print, and other stuff you may want to know:
- Validity | All prices quoted are based on exchange rates as of the proposal date and are subject to change without notice. Rates are per person and are based on shared twin room occupancy.
- How to Make a Reservation | The quickest way to make a reservation is to register online or contact us by email. We accept VISA, MasterCard, and American Express credit cards. A non-refundable deposit of $500 is required in order to complete the registration process.
- For any assistance with this registration process or other trip-related queries, please email Customer Care: [email protected].
- Payments | The balance of your payment is due 90 days before your trip begins, or as specified in your invoice. You will receive an email reminder 2 weeks before this date. Various payment options are available as follows:
- Credit card | We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Please check with your credit card provider regarding international processing fees. We are unable to process payments of over $1,000 over the phone. Please submit payment online via a credit card or by wiring funds via your bank.
- Domestic bank wire transfer | Payment should be wired in the same currency that is listed on your invoice. Please add the name of your group or invoice number as a reference and forward a copy of the transfer receipt by email. The bank transfer should clearly state the beneficiary’s name on the wire transfer.
- J² Adventures reserves the right to automatically cancel your reservation on that date and it may be subject to reconfirmation should the final payment not be received.
- Cancelation Policy | All cancelations need to be made in writing. The cancelation fee depends on the date when we receive written notification of your request to cancel your booking. Please note that the deposit is non-refundable.
- Cancelation fees | Cancelations made 90 or more days prior to departure incur the loss of the deposit. Cancelations made 89 to 46 days prior to departure incur the loss of 50% of the full trip cost. Cancelations made 45 days or less prior to the departure incur the loss of 100% of the full trip cost.
- Cancelation fees may also include: Hotel or supplier cancelation fees. J² Adventures reserves the right to adjust its terms of payment, including cancelation policies and initial deposits.
- Protect yourself from fraud by being cautious and vigilant when it comes to online theft. It is crucial to note that J² adventures will never send an email requesting you to transfer funds to a new account or to redirect a payment. We will never alter our account number or issue additional payment requests without first personally speaking to you and properly identifying ourselves. If you feel uncertain about any communication (scammers often impersonate legitimate companies via e-mail or by calling), halt and contact us directly through our toll-free number listed on our website to discuss any necessary payments. Refrain from responding to suspicious emails or clicking on links or attachments unless you are completely certain of their legitimacy. By following these guidelines and staying vigilant, you can significantly reduce your risk of becoming a victim of fraud.
- Protect your investment for $495 p/p: Should you cancel your trip up to 5 days before your departure for any reason, our POM program offers you a trip refund. Call 888-230-6008 or e-mail: [email protected].
- Please click here to view our full terms (T&C’s). These T&C’s apply to all reservations created within J2 Adventures.
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A family vacation to Israel. An adventure of a lifetime traveling with friends to Morocco. A trip to Poland or Portugal with your community. What do these trips have in common? No matter where you go, you will come back with a fresh perspective and appreciation of the place you visited as well as a heightened awareness of your identity as part of the global Jewish community.
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