VOYAGER
- Carefully selected accommodations, offering comfort and quality.
- A seamless, fully curated experience, as outlined below.
- J² Customer Care available by phone and email.
- $50 travel credit per person for your next J² journey.
Program is tentative and subject to change. Connect with our Customer Care Team by calling: (888) 230-6008 Mon.-Thur. from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
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.
Expert Scholar 
Food & Wine 
Home Hospitality 
Nature Walks 
Rafting & Kayaking 
UNESCO Heritage Sites 
Urban Graffiti Tour
THE EXPERT
Program Itinerary
DAY 1
ON OUR WAY
Sun. Jun 13, 2027
- Departure from Houston.
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
WELCOME TO ISRAEL: BEGINNING OUR JOURNEY
Mon. Jun 14, 2027
- Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport and receive a warm Israeli welcome.
- Transfer together to Tel Aviv and stop at the Jaffa lookout for an introduction to Tel Aviv and to our journey in Israel.
- Gather for a festive welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Through guided conversation and interactive activities, we will share personal goals, hopes, and intentions for the journey ahead, setting the tone for a week of exploration and bonding.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
TEL AVIV CREATIVITY AND ANCIENT CAESAREA
Tue. Jun 15, 2027
- Check out of the hotel.
- Dive into Tel Aviv’s vibrant urban culture with a hands-on graffiti workshop and street art tour. Students will explore how art becomes a vehicle for identity, protest, and social expression, and create something of their own.
- Continue to Levinsky Market, where food becomes culture. Taste spices, sweets, and specialties from across the Mediterranean and Middle East while learning how waves of immigration have shaped Israeli society.
- Explore Nachalat Binyamin, Tel Aviv’s arts and crafts market, before continuing to Carmel Market.
- Continue to Caesarea to walk among breathtaking Roman ruins overlooking the sea. Through archaeology and storytelling, explore how layers of history shape identity.
- Check into the hotel and gather for dinner.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4
MYSTIC SAFED, WATER, AND NORTHERN ADVENTURE
Wed. Jun 16, 2027
- Explore Tzfat (Safed), the mystical mountaintop city that became the center of Jewish spirituality and Kabbalah in the 16th century. Wander its cobblestone alleyways and visit historic synagogues connected to the Ari and Rabbi Yosef Karo.
- Take a nature hike at the Tel Dan Nature Reserve, a beautiful and serene spot in the Upper Galilee. Tour the remains of a 5,000-year-old city and learn why water is like gold in the parched Middle East.
- Paddle down the Jordan River by raft or kayak, adding fun and adventure to your northern experience before returning to your hotel.
- Return to the hotel and gather for dinner.
- Adults: Meet with a research expert from the Alma Research and Education Center at a lookout near the northern border.
- Children: Israeli game night at the hotel.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 5
ANCIENT JEWISH LIFE AND ARRIVAL IN JERUSALEM
Thu. Jun 17, 2027
- Check out of the hotel and drive toward Israel’s capital.
- Visit Zippori National Park, known for its extraordinary ancient mosaics and its central role in Jewish life after the destruction of the Second Temple.
- Continue to Kfar Kedem in the Galilee for a hands-on family experience exploring Jewish life 2,000 years ago, including donkey rides, costumes, and pita baking.
- Stop at Mount Scopus in Jerusalem for a traditional Shehechiyanu blessing of thanksgiving before checking into the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6
JERUSALEM: ANCIENT STONES AND SHABBAT WELCOME
Fri. Jun 18, 2027
- Explore the Jewish Quarter, including the Western Wall and the Jerusalem Archaeological Park, where ancient stones tell stories of sovereignty, exile, and return.
- Walk through the Western Wall Tunnel, the underground continuation of the Kotel, and examine important archaeological discoveries that continue to reshape our understanding of daily life in ancient Jerusalem.
- Return to the hotel to prepare for Shabbat.
- Celebrate Kabbalat Shabbat at Kehillat Mevasseret in Mevasseret Zion, led by Rabbi Lana Zilberman Soloway, followed by a meaningful home hospitality dinner.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 7
MASADA, EIN GEDI, AND THE DEAD SEA
Sat. Jun 19, 2027
- Travel through the Judean Desert to Masada. Ascend by cable car and explore the dramatic story of courage, resilience, and identity atop this ancient fortress.
- Hike in Nahal David, part of the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
- Continue to the Dead Sea for time to float and experience its remarkable buoyancy — a joyful and unforgettable shared moment.
- Return to Jerusalem and gather for a communal Havdalah ceremony overlooking the illuminated Old City, marking the transition from Shabbat with song and reflection.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8
MEMORY, COMMUNITY, AND GIVING BACK
Sun. Jun 20, 2027
- Adults: Join Professor Reuven Hazan of the Political Science Department at Hebrew University for an introduction to Israel's dynamic and complex political landscape.
- Children: Explore the pastoral neighborhoods of Yemin Moshe and Mishkenot Sha'ananim, where Sir Moses Montefiore established the famous windmill and one of Jerusalem’s first neighborhoods outside the Old City walls.
- Check out of the hotel.
- Adults: Visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s national memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including the Historical Museum, the Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations, and the Children’s Memorial.
- Children under 10: Explore Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo, engaging with wildlife and environmental education in a uniquely Israeli setting.
- Explore Machane Yehuda Market, savoring the flavors and energy of Jerusalem one final time and picking up treats to bring home.
- Volunteer at Pantry Packers, working side by side to prepare food packages for families in need, transforming gratitude into action and reinforcing the value of responsibility to others.
- Plant trees at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory, physically rooting your presence in the land and symbolically investing in the future.
- Celebrate together with a private farewell dinner before transferring to the airport.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 9
RETURN HOME
Mon. Jun 21, 2027
- Arrival home.
RATES & LODGING
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participants
20+
Cost p/p in double room
$4,395
Cost p/p in single room
$5,445
Child As 3rd (Reduction)
- ($450)
Tel Aviv: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 1
- Room Category: Tel Aviv
- Hotel Website
Upper Galilee: Pastoral Kfar Blum Hotel
- Nights: 2
- Room Category: Classic
- Hotel Website
Jerusalem: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 3
- Room Category: Jerusalem
- Hotel Website
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VOYAGER PLUS
popular
- Guaranteed room category upgrade.
- A seamless, fully curated experience, as outlined below.
- Private airport arrival transfer.
- A signature J² gift awaiting you in your room.
- Priority dedicated Customer Care.
- A personal travel advisor for every detail, pre- and post-trip.
- $200 credit per person for a future journey, separate from this experience.
VOYAGER PREMIERE
- Guaranteed double category upgrade.
- A seamless, fully curated experience, as outlined below.
- Private round-trip airport transfers.
- A signature J² gift awaiting you in your room.
- Priority dedicated Customer Care.
- A personal travel advisor for every detail, pre- and post-trip.
- Exclusive access to sought-after dining, ticketed events, and premier performances.
- 10% preferred savings on additional hotel nights, excursions and transportation.
- $400 credit per person for a future journey, separate from this experience.
What to expect
- 6 nights' accommodations.
- 7 days of touring with a J² Expert Educator (guide), in a luxury, climate controlled bus.
- Daily breakfast & 5 dinners.
- The J² adventures App available on the App Store & on Google Play (active 30 days before your departure and throughout your trip).
- Water in the bus.
- Porterage at the hotels.
- All site entrance fees & program fees as per your final program.
- This journey includes walking tours, cultural site visits, and hotel stays that may involve uneven terrain, stairs, and longer distances on foot. While we do our best to accommodate a range of mobility levels, a moderate level of physical fitness is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. For more information, please see the “Travelers with Physical Limitations” section in our full Terms & Conditions.
- Credit card fees.
- Flights to & from Israel.
- COVID related expenses, including tests.
- Evening transportation when dinner is not included.
- Late check out on the day of departure 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).
- This journey includes walking tours, cultural site visits, and hotel stays that may involve uneven terrain, stairs, and longer distances on foot. While we do our best to accommodate a range of mobility levels, a moderate level of physical fitness is recommended to fully enjoy the experience. For more information, please see the “Travelers with Physical Limitations” section in our full Terms & Conditions.
- 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 $675 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.
DISCOVER NEW WORLDS.
JOURNEYS.
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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