
Itinerary
Please note **
This is a draft and there will certainly be changes over the next 6 months. It is intended to provide you with some idea of what the program comprises and although most of these highlights, speakers and culinary events will take place it is possible that the order will change.
Day 1
Tuesday 26th December
Caesarea & Galilee - beginnings
7:30 Pick up at Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem
9:00 Pick up at Dan Panorama Tel Aviv
10:00 Opening ceremony in Caesarea
12:30 pm - Donkey riding, goat milking & Lunch in Kfar Kedem
14:30 Either Nazareth or Tzippori
16:00 Travel to Tzfat Dinner at Hotel
Eve: Adults with Avi, Kids with Madricha
Overnight: Ruth Dan Hotel Tzfat
Day 2
Wednesday 27th December
Mysticism
Breakfast Tour of Tzfat Sheva Haya
Time in the market
Lunch on own
Hike on Har Meron
Dinner at hotel
Free night and/or Eli Cohen escape room or possible speaker
Overnight: Ruth Dan Hotel Tzfat
Day 3
Thursday 28th December
Golan - sacrifice
Breakfast at the hotel and check out
Load the bus
Leave Tzfat for the Golan Heights Church of Loaves and Fish
Tel Saki
Pizza lunch in Ein Zivan
A mouthwatering workshop at the De Karina Chocolate factory
Travel to Jerusalem
Musical welcome to Jerusalem
Free night
Overnight: Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem
Day 4
Friday 29th December
Where it all began
Hear stories about King David while visiting the City of David through the dry tunnel (from 2700 years ago)
Southern Wall Excavations Visit the Kotel
Lunch
Lookout from Aish Hatorah building Optional Jewish Quarter Tour
Kabbalat Shabbat at the Kotel Shabbat dinner at the hotel
Oneg Shabbat with political analyst/journalist
Overnight: Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem
Day 5
Shabbat / Saturday 30th December
Jerusalem - center of the world
Sunrise service at the Kotel (optional) Breakfast at the hotel
Shacharit at one of Jerusalem's many synagogues - on your own Christian Quarter tour (optional)
Shabbat lunch at the hotel
Walking tour through the neighborhoods of Yemin Moshe and Machane Yisrael
19:00 Sound and light show at the Tower of David (Jerusalem)
*Dinner on your own
Overnight: Leonardo Boutique, Jerusalem
Day 6
Sunday 31st December
Challenges
Yad Vashem - 2 tours (Children & Adults) of the national Holocaust Museum including the Children's Memorial & Valley of communities. (Children under the age of 9 visit the Biblical Zoo)
Lunch at Yad Vashem cafeteria
Volunteer at Pantry Packers- packaging food for the needy
Culinary experience for New Years Eve
Overnight: Leonardo Boutique, Jerusalem
Day 7
Monday 1st January
Israel Today
Breakfast at the hotel
9:00 - 12:00 Tour of the Security Fence with Neil Lazarus, Meet with Arab residents in Beit Safafa
Lunch
Hear the stories of our heroes who changed the state of Israel at Mount Herzl
16:00 Celebrate the boys’ Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel (if needed)
17:30 Tastes tour at Machane Yehuda (dinner)
Rest of the night free
Overnight: Leonardo Boutique, Jerusalem
Day 8
Tuesday 2nd January
Dead Sea and Judean Desert
6:30 Breakfast
7:00 Depart Hotel
9:00 Climb Masada where the Jewish rebels fought the famous battle against the Romans
Celebrate girls’ Bat Mitzvah (if applicable)
(Up - cable car /Down - snake road)
Lunch
Float and swim at the Dead Sea
Hike (depends on time)
16:00 Depart to Jerusalem
Dinner in Jerusalem
Overnight: Leonardo Boutique, Jerusalem
Day 9
Wednesday 3rd January
Different sorts of Underground
Breakfast at the hotel
9:30 Visit the underground bullet factory at Machon Ayalon Packed lunch
13:00-15:30 Participate in a real - life archaeological excavation at Tel Maresha Spelunking in ancient caves
Dinner at hotel
Guest Speaker / program for kids
Overnight: Dan Panorama, Tel Aviv
Day 10
Sunday 31st December
NEW BEGINNINGS
Breakfast at the hotel
8:30 - Depart Hotel 8:45-9:45 Jaffa
9:45 - 10:15- Walk from Jaffa to Neve Tzedek 10:15 - 11:15- Tour of Neve Tzedek
11:30 -13:00- Graffiti Tour
Lunch on your own in Carmel Market 10:00-12:30 Separate activity for kids Peres Centre
Meet with Australian Olim involved in High Tech startups in Israel Final dinner with special music performance
Overnight: Dan Panorama, Tel Aviv
Day 6
Sunday 31st December
Goodbye
Walk along Tel Aviv Promenade Rabin Square
Ben Gurion House Closing ceremony
Walk through Carmel Market and Nachalat Binyamin artist Market
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