itenerary update
Wednesday the 7th
11 am arrival in NYC
3 pm check in
museum of Jewish heritage Free admission from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m
dinner (Chinatown and teabag variety show 8-10pm?)
Thursday the 8th
Lower east side
11 am the Elbridge street synagogue
2:40 pm Lower east side tenement museum (2 hours)
Katz Deli
Walk through central park
5 pm The Jewish Museum cost free open till 8
Friday the 9th
South side seaport
1:45 Ellis Island/statue of liberty tour
4 pm MoMa cost free open until 8
dinner???
Saturday the 10th
Hang out with Cousin Fran
From the kind folks that planned my trip...
Sunday, June 11 - Departure
Depart from JFK Airport at 2:30 pm
Arrive at airport four hours early
Monday, June 12 - Arrival
Landing at Ben Gurion Airport at 07:50 am
Transfer to Jerusalem
Welcoming ceremony
Haas Promenade observation point
Davidson Center - Southern Wall excavations
Walking tour of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City
Kotel - The Western Wall
Opening session
Overnight: Yehuda Guest House Tel: 011-972-2-6322777
Tuesday, June 13 - Yad Vashem
Welcome Israeli soldiers for ‘mifgash’ experience
Mt. Herzl - National Memorial
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial - seminar
Evening activity: Taglit-birthright-israel Mega Event
Overnight: Yehuda Guest House Tel: 011-972-2-6322777
Wednesday, June 14 - Negev
Beit Guvrin - ‘Dig for a Day’ archeological seminar
Sde Boker - Ben-Gurion’s grave and desert canyon
Day Hike: Ein Avdat
Desert camel trek
Bedouin hospitality and traditional hafla dinner feast
Evening activity: Bedouin tent bonfire (kumsitz)
Overnight: Mamshit Bedouin Tent (Negev Desert) / Tel: 011-972-8-655-0965
Thursday, June 15 - Massada, Dead Sea
Climb Massada - Ancient desert mountain fortress
Shopping time
Day hike: Nachal Arugot - desert springs
Floating in the Dead Sea - lowest point on Earth
Transfer to Tel Aviv
Overnight: Mercure Hotel (Bat Yam) Tel: 011-972-3-5550555
Friday, June 16 - Tel Aviv
Rabin Square
Israel’s Independence Hall
Nachalat Binyamin- arts and crafts market
Beach time at the Mediterranean
Walking tour of Old Jaffa port
Kabbalat Shabbat program
Overnight: Mercure Hotel (Bat Yam) Tel: 011-972-3-5550555
Saturday, June 17 - Shabbat in Tel Aviv
Shabbat program
Beach time at the Mediterranean
Farewell to Israeli soldiers
Havdala ceremony - end of Shabbat
Evening activity: Israel - The Situation Today
Free time in Tel Aviv
Overnight: Mercure Hotel (Bat Yam) Tel:011-972-3-5550555
Sunday, June 18 - North
Walking tour of mystical Tzfat
Kayaking on the Upper Jordan River
Evening activity: Sailing on the Sea of Galilee
Overnight: Poria Guest House Tel: 011-972-4-6750050
Monday, June 19 - North
Day Hike: Nachal Yehudia
Golan Wineries - tasting and tour
Mt. Bental observation point
Overnight: Poria Guest House Tel: 011-972-4-6750050
Tuesday, June 20 - Galilee
Day Hike: Mt. Meron
Peki’in - Druze hospitality
Tour of ancient Akko seaport
Evening of culture in Galilee / Theater
Overnight: Shlomi Guest House Tel: 011-972-4-9808975
Wednesday, June 21 - Tel Aviv
Rosh Hanikra - Explore the ocean caves
Day Hike: Nachal Kziv
Haifa observation point
Transfer to Tel Aviv
Final tie-in session and farewell party
Transfer to airport
Thursday, June 22 - Departure
Departure from Ben Gurion Airport at 12:10 am
Land at JFK at 5:10am
7pm something arrive at metro. Or stay in israel a few more days?