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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.
Home Hospitality 
Archaeology 
Family Friendly 
Art & Culture 
Food & Wine 
Heritage 
Jeep Tour 
Nature Walks
Program Itinerary
DAY 1
DEPARTURE
Wed. Jun 26, 2024
- Depart the U.S.
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
WELCOME TO ISRAEL
Thu. Jun 27, 2024
- Arrive Ben Gurion International airport.
- Check into the hotel.
- Opening dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
THE FIRST HEBREW CITY
Fri. Jun 28, 2024
- Stop at the Jaffa overlook for an introduction to Tel Aviv and to our journey in Israel.
- Visit the Ayalon Institute near Rehovot and its secret ammunition factory.
- Explore Nachalat Binyamin, Tel Aviv’s arts and crafts market before we move on to the Carmel Market.
- Walk along the newly-opened Independence Trail in Tel Aviv and embark on a remarkable journey that begins with the founding of Tel Aviv in 1909 and ends with the establishment of Israel in 1948.
- Kabbalat Shabbat services at Reform congregation Kodesh v’Hol in Holon led By Rabbi Galit Cohen-Kedem.
- Home Hospitality Shabbat dinner/communal Shabbat dinner with local congregants.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 4
SHABBAT IN TEL AVIV
Sat. Jun 29, 2024
- Morning Parsha study with Rabbi Mari Chernow.
- Visit ANU - Museum of the Jewish People.
- Check out local murals and graffiti.
- Mark the end of Shabbat with a communal Havdalah ceremony.
Overnight: Tel Aviv
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5
ALONG THE COAST
Sun. Jun 30, 2024
- Check out of the hotel.
- Drive along the coast to Caesarea, one of the Land of Israel's most important cities during the Roman Period. Explore life 2,000 years ago with its ancient theater, palace, and bathhouse. Stop at the Ancient Roman Aqueduct, located on the pristine beaches of Caesarea. With the ruins of a past empire to your backs, enjoy the power of the sand, sea and the rush of the water.
- Visit Shefaram, a fascinating but rarely visited ancient town and modern city. Our tour will include:
- Make knafeh, the iconic dessert of the Western Galilee, followed by a home-hospitality lunch.
- Visit a local mosque and talk with a muezzin (Muslim clergy) about Islamic practice and life in Israel.
- Visit the now-abandoned synagogue.
- Enjoy a short walk to the Arbel Cliffs.
- Check into the hotel and have dinner.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 6
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Mon. Jul 1, 2024
- Stop by Tel Faher, an abandoned Syrian outpost that once threatened the northern towns of Israel and follow the footsteps of Israeli soldiers who fought there in the 1967 Six-Day War. The view offers an invaluable insight into the challenges of the war and its rapid and unexpected conclusion.
- 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.
- Cool Off Down the Jordan River: With the hot weather, it’s time to take to the water with rafting or kayaking down the Jordan River. This is the parched Middle East rather than the Rockies, so the current is mainly calm and suitable for ages five and up.
- Return to the hotel and enjoy dinner.
Overnight: Upper Galilee
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 7
FROM THE HILLS OF THE NORTH TO THE HILLS OF JERUSALEM
Tue. Jul 2, 2024
- Check out of the hotel.
- Visit Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu for an interactive tour of the Bio-Bee fields.
- Swim in the freshwater pools and natural springs at the Gan Hashlosha Nature Reserve (Sachne).
- Stop at the Haas Promenade for a traditional “shehechiyanu” blessing of thanksgiving.
- Check into the hotel.
- Adults: meet with head of J street Israel Nadav Tamir.
- Youth: pizza party at a local pizza place.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8
MEMORY & RENEWAL
Wed. Jul 3, 2024
- Adults: visit Yad Vashem, the national memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, an essential emotional and educational experience.
- Children: visit Ein Yael, an interactive, living museum, located on a 2,000-year-old archaeological site.
- Experience the sights, smells, and tastes of Jerusalem while walking through the Mahane Yehuda open-air market.
- Join the volunteer organization Leket Israel and pick fruits and vegetables for those in need.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 9
PASSAGES IN TIME
Thu. Jul 4, 2024
- B'nei Mitzvah at Ezrat Israel, the pluralistic section of the Kotel (Western Wall).
- 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:
- A climb to the rooftops to see and discuss the ties and tensions between the different faith groups and communities of the Old City. From this one spot, we'll look out over the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, venerated by Christian groups as the burial place of Jesus; the golden Dome of the Rock, which is sacred to Islam; and the Jewish Quarter's famous Hurva Synagogue.
- 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.
- 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.
- Youth: Go on a scavenger hunt in Yemin Moshe.
- Adults: Meet with a leader from IRAC (Religious Action Center) to learn about social justice initiatives in Israel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10
A JUDAEAN DESERT ADVENTURE
Fri. Jul 5, 2024
- Enjoy an early breakfast at the hotel before setting out to explore the Dead Sea region.
- As Low as It Goes - we'll drive to the Dead Sea Basin, 1412 feet below sea level and the lowest place on earth. The desert, the landscape, and the views are breathtaking.
- The Last Stand - take the cable car to the top of Masada with its extraordinary views and fascinating archaeological remains. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is where Jewish rebels are believed to have made their final attempt to resist Roman invaders (c 74 CE). We'll learn about Masada's importance as a symbol of Jewish defense and discuss its influence on modern Israel.
- The Sea of Salt - float into happiness in the Dead Sea. Not much can live or swim in what is the saltiest piece of water in the world, nine times saltier than the ocean, but the weightless feeling of floating is great fun.
- Hike in Nahal David, part of the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve. This is a desert oasis with springs, waterfalls, and freshwater pools, so don't forget your swimsuits. Featured are the ibex, hyraxes, and other desert mammals that live in this area. Nahal David is named after the biblical David, who fled here to escape from the murderous King Saul.
- Return to Jerusalem and to the hotel.
- Participate in a Kabbalat Shabbat Yerushalmit with hundreds of Jerusalemites at the Old Train Station.
- Festive Shabbat Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Jerusalem
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 11
SHABBAT
Sat. Jul 6, 2024
- Take part in an interactive archeological dig geared to all ages at the Beit Guvrin Caves.
- Stop in the town of Abu Gosh, the hummus mecca of Israel, for an authentic meal on own.
- Return to the hotel for some free time.
- Late check out of the hotel.
- Farewell dinner at a local restaurant.
- Group departure transfer to Ben Gurion airport, check in to your flight back to the USA.
Overnight: Flight
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 12
HOME AGAIN
Sun. Jul 7, 2024
- Until we meet again.
RATES & LODGING
participants
20+
Cost p/p in double room
$5,890
Cost p/p in single room
$7,360
Child As 3rd (Reduction)
- ($650)
Tel Aviv: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 3
- Room Category: Deluxe Plus
- Hotel Website
Upper Galilee: Pastoral Kfar Blum Hotel
- Nights: 2
- Room Category: Classic
- Hotel Website
Jerusalem: Dan Panorama
- Nights: 4 + LCO
- Room Category: Deluxe New City
- Hotel Website
What to expect
- 9 nights' accommodations. Late check out on the day of departure is included.
- 10 days of touring with a tour educator (guide), in a luxury, air-conditioned bus.
- Daily breakfast, 2 lunches & 6 dinners.
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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:
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- 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 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].
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