Passover Tour Package Includes
- Round trip airfare, JFK/Tel Aviv/JFK on an Israeli airline
- Hotel accommodations
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Meeting and assistance at Ben Gurion airport in Israel upon
arrival & departure
- Transfer airport - hotel - airport with the group
- Touring in a deluxe air-conditioned motor-coach per itinerary
- English-speaking guide throughout
- Sightseeing per itinerary below
- Entrance fees to all included sites
- Baggage handling, hotel taxes & service charges
- Farewell Dinner
This Israel Tour Package Does NOT include:
- Airline taxes
- Extra meals
- Tips to guide and driver
- Personal Expenses
- Travel Insurance - highly recommended available at an additional cost
- Anything not mentioned as included
Israel Tour Day One - Thursday - NYC/Tel Aviv
Non stop overnight flight via Israeli airline.
Israel Tour Day Two - Friday - Tel Aviv/Jerusalem
Upon arrival, meet your guide and driver and transfer up to Jerusalem, the Holy City.
Visit Rappaport's sculpture of the "Scrolls of Fire" located on the way to Jerusalem. Upon entering Jerusalem, honor your religious heritage by reciting the "Shehechayanu" blessing. Continue to Machane Yehuda, Jerusalem's marketplace, to share in the spirit of preparation for Passover.
Check in to hotel and after dressing for Shabbat, visit the Western Wall and participate in our unique ITAS Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Southern Wall. Shabbat Get-Together Dinner.
Overnight - Jerusalem.
Overnight - Jerusalem
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Jerusalem Old City
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Israel Tour Day Three - Shabbat - Jerusalem
Full day at leisure to enjoy the Sabbath or participate in a walking tour of the Old City.
Begin the day walking via the Italian Synagogue, a unique building dating from the 16th century that was transported from Florence to the Holy City.
The tour enters via the Jaffa Gate and winds through the narrow cobblestone alleys of the Christian, Moslem and Armenian Quarters. See part of the Via Dolorosa, the "way of sorrows", an on to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
End the walk at the Tower of David where the Museum of the History of Jerusalem beautifully explains the 3000-year story of the city.
Seder Dinner at hotel. Overnight - Jerusalem.
Israel Tour Day Four -Sunday - Jerusalem |
From the top of Mount Scopus, enjoy a panoramic overview of Jerusalem.
Enter the Old City via the Zion Gate; walk through the restored Jewish Quarter,
passing the excavated Roman Cardo and Herodian Mansions and the Burnt House
en route to the Western Wall. Visit the Rabbinical Tunnel.
Reboard your motor coach outside the Dung Gate and drive to Yad Vashem, Israel's memorial to the Holocaust, for a Yizkor service and visit to the Children's Pavilion
and the Valley of Destroyed Communities. Visit the Menorah, symbol of Israel located next to the Knesset.
Become part of this land by planting your own tree in the ITAS Forest. Drive through the Ayalon Valley to Latrun,
the famous Independence War staging area; tour its Armour Corps. Bar/Bat Mitzvah rehearsal with Rabbi at hotel.
Dinner and overnight - Hotel in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem Jewish Quarter
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Israel Tour Day Five - Monday - Jerusalem - Massada - Dead Sea - Jerusalem
Dead Sea
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Begin your special Bar/Bat Mitzvah day descending through the Judean Wilderness and along the shores of the Dead Sea to Massada. Ascend by cable car to view the excavations of the Herodian palace, storerooms, bathhouse and waterworks.
At the remains of ancient Massada, witness the joy of your child's coming of age! Continue your Dead Sea adventure with a visit to Ein Gedi, the oasis of the Judean desert. Take a short hike to the waterfalls. |
Enjoy the unique sensation of a "float" in the unsinkable Dead Sea. On the way back to Jerusalem, pass the caves of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
End your special day with a Bar/Bat Mitzvah dinner at the hotel.
Overnight - Jerusalem
| Israel Tour Day Six - Tuesday - Jerusalem - Latrun - Jerusalem |
Drive to Ein Karem to view Chagall's famed stained glass windows at the synagogue of the Hadassah Hospital. Drive to an archeological site at Tel Maresha, where you have the opportunity to get "down and dirty" as you personally dig for artifacts! On to Mount Herzel, Israel's military cemetery, to pay respects at the tomb of Yitzhak Rabin. On to the Israel Museum; visit the Shrine of the Book, housing the Dead Sea Scrolls, and stroll through the magnificent Billy Rose Sculpture Garden.
Visit the Scale Model of Jerusalem from the second temple time in its new location.
Dinner and overnight - Hotel in Jerusalem. |
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Jerusalem Jewish Quarter
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Israel Tour Day Seven - Wednesday - Jerusalem - Haifa - Druze - Tiberias
Depart Jerusalem. Visit the Museum of the Diaspora on the campus of the Tel Aviv University. It is here that the complete record of the history of the Jewish people is maintained for all to cherish. Proceed to Haifa; ascend Mount Carmel to appreciate the spectacular view of the coastline and the magnificent terraced gardens of the Bahai Center. Continue to Bet Alpha. See an exquisite mosaic floor in an ancient synagogue set in a pomegranate orchard. Tour the extensive, ongoing archaeological excavations at Bet She'an, a Roman decapolis city built on ancient remains which figured prominently during the reign of King Saul. End the day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
Dinner and overnight - Tiberias. |
| Israel Tour Day Eight - Thursday - Tiberias - Golan - Galillee - Tiberias |
This morning you'll explore the geo-politically vital Golan Heights by jeep! Continue by motor coach to Mt. Bental for an observation over Kuneitra and Syria. Enjoy fun-filled river rafting on the mighty Jordan. On to Safed, home to the Kabbala. This charming town with cobblestone streets, lined with ancient synagogues and artist galleries, offers breathtaking views of the entire Galilee. End this day with our special Kibbutz home hospitality, sharing conversation and dinner with the Kibbutz members.
Overnight - Tiberias. |
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Bahai Temple
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Israel Tour Day Nine - Friday - Tiberias - Acre - Megiddo - Tel Aviv |
Depart Tiberias and drive northwest to the shores of the Mediterranean to Rosh HaNikra for a cable car ride to the beautiful grottos. On to Acre, a former Crusader stronghold. Roam through the remains including the knights' center and dining hall. Walk along the underground complex. Drive to Megiddo, the ancient tel where excavations unearthed 26 layers of civilization - the inspiration for Mitchener's The Source. Continue to Tel Aviv. End your touring day with a visit to the Friday special Arts and Crafts Fair at Nachalat Binyamin. Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
Overnight - Tel Aviv.
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Safed
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Israel Tour Day Ten - Saturday - Tel Aviv
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Today is yours - to explore, shop, stroll along the seafront promenade or swim in the Mediterranean Sea! Farewell Dinner. Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport via the old city of Jaffa, where Jonah began his adventure with the "great fish." Check in for your return flight.
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Israel Tour Day Eleven - Sunday-Tel Aviv/NYC
Your flight back to the states departs after midnight. Return home filled with a treasury of family-shared memories for a lifetime! Arrive USA the same day.
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
To book your Passover Israel Tour package contact one of our agents via email at info@itastours.com or by telephone at 800-326-4827.
Please note: The iterinary may be subject to change
ISRAEL TRAVEL ADVISORY SERVICE (ITAS), LLC
215 Millburn Ave., Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone: 800-326-4827
Fax: 973-376-9598
Email: info@itastours.com
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