BAR/BAT MITZVAH CELEBRATION TOUR

• Group arrival to Ben Gurion International Airport
• Upon arrival, you will be met by our airport representative (after Passport Control) who will assist you through baggage, customs and to your transfer vehicle. You will be met by your Guide who will accompany you through your tour
• If morning arrival, We’ll begin our tour with a visit to the Latrun Battle Site & Tank Museum) We will then go to Beit Shemesh and visit the Nature reserves Stalacite Caves
• Our next stop will be at Ammunition Hill, where we’ll learn another incredible story of Israel’s struggle for Independence and the Battle for Jerusalem.
• Next, we’ll make our way “up” to Jerusalem, where we’ll look out over the Old City from Mt. Scopus and say Sh’hechiyanu together.
• For lunch, you’ll have the chance to enjoy many of the outdoor bars, cafes and restaurants in New Jerusalem, along Ben Yehuda street.
• At around 14:00, we’ll check in to our hotel and you can enjoy the rest of the day resting up from your journey.
• Overnight: Jerusalem with Dinner and overnight.

• This morning we’ll enter the Old City of Jerusalem through Jaffa Gate, along the David Street Market. Along the way, we’ll take a short stop along the rooftops of the city to experience its many incredible landscapes. We’ll walk about through the Christian Quarter, and those that want may visit the Church of the Sepulcher.
• We’ll make our way through the Jewish Quarter to visit the Hurva Synagogue
• Next, we’ll take a tour of the Western Wall Tunnels -New Bridge or Classical Tunnel, which ever will be available. Then you will experience a Virtual reality tour “Look into the Past”
• Around lunchtime, we’ll head over to the Ben Yehuda Street area where you can have lunch out on your own, and enjoy the many New Jerusalem highlights like the Jerusalem Time Elevator (for kids). Anyone who wants to participate in a live terrorism training experience or the basics of Krav Maga can optionally join an afternoon adventure into the Gush Etzion Block to experience Caliber 3.
• We’ll join back together at Zion Square and then walk down Jaffa Street together to visit the famous Machane Yehuda Market.
• Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem hotel

• If this day falls on Saturday,
  those that want, can walk to the Kotel and have study sessions along the way, through some unique locations like in the Valley of Hinnom, Mt. Zion, Schindler’s Tomb and then to King David’s Tomb on Mt. Zion.
• In the afternoon, you have the option to visit the Israel Museum or the Jerusalem Zoo.
• In the evening, we’ll enjoy the Sound & Light Show
• together at the Tower of David – The Night Spectacular (included). After that you can continue the party at the Tachana, the old Turkish train station that’s full of restaurants and bars or just enjoy a stroll through the German Colony to one of the many restaurants out on your own.
• Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem hotel 

• Early departure from the hotel for those who want to go up to the Temple Mount to see the former site of the Temple and today’s Al Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock.
• Visit the Southern Wall Excavations & the Davidson Center and see the former Temple (Virtal 3D is closed for renovations. Virtual is at the Western Wall Tunnels
• Experience the City of David and have the option to walk through Hezekiah’s water tunnel (Reminder: bring a backpack with shorts, sandals, and a small flashlight).
• Optional activity – Those with the Caliber 3 activity, will be taken to Gush Etzion for this activity 2 HOUR ACTIVITY
• End the day at Begin Center to see the life of Menachem Begin
• Dinner and Overnight: Jerusalem hotel

• This morning, we’ll depart Jerusalem and head towards the Galilee.
• Our first stop is Tzfat (Safed), the city of Kabbalah. We’ll tour the Old City and have plenty of time for perusing the galleries.
• Next, we’ll drive to the Golan Heights to visit Mt. Bental, an ancient volcano that sits along the Syrian border with Israel controlled Golan.
• Next, we’ll take jeeps and/or 4-wheelers through the apple orchards of the Golan through ruins of war and conflict ATV’s Self driving 4-5 persons per ATV
• Next, we’ll visit an army base to visit with the soldiers and learn about their day to day life. In Katzrin around
• We’ll return to the Sea of Galilee where we’ll have the opportunity for a swim at our seaside hotel with a private beach.
• Dinner and Overnight: Tiberias hotel or Enjoy dinner out on your own at one of the many restaurants in Tiberias.

• Before departing Tiberias this morning, we’ll stop by the tomb of the great Rabbi Maimonides.
• Tour of Kibbutz Magal where we’ll learn about the Netafim drip system, Israeli greenhouses, and the kibbutz life.
• We continue to Caesarea National Park, the site of the remarkable ruins of this ancient Roman city.
• Optional activity: Snorkeling, will be taken to the Diving Center for Snorkeling
• Overnight: Tel Aviv hotel – Dinner on own.

▪ Late morning start at around 9:30

Visit Jaffa, the oldest port city in the world.

▪ We’ll continue by exploring Rothschild Street and visit Independence Hall, (Under renovations) where the Declaration of Independence was signed on May 14, 1948

Will be seen from the outside, since is undergoing renovations.

BAR/BAT MITZVAH CELEBRATION TOUR
AYALON BULLET FACTORY

We will then continue to Rehovot to the Ayalon Center-Bullet FactoryBAR/BAT MITZVAH CELEBRATION TOUR

We will then continue to Ashkelon National Park and then to Sderot Overlook towards Gaza.

And the area such as Netive Haasara, Nahal Oz all bordering Gaza.

**Possilble Self cooking activity at the Israel Cuisine – Reservation must be made in advance

▪ Overnight: Tel Aviv – Dinner optional outside or in hotel

▪ This morning, we’ll drive to the ancient town of the Maccabees to visit the nature reserve known as Neot Kedumim.

In the afternoon, you’ll have option to visit the Rabin Museum and the Israel Olympics Museum

▪ In the evening, we’ll have an optional dinner and experience together at Nalagaat Dinner Theatre show. (Need prior reservation)

▪ Overnight: Royal Beach Tel Aviv or similar

This morning, we’ll head into the Shephelah Region to join an actual archaeological dig at Beit Guvrin (Tel Maresha), the hometown of the prophet Micah and the site of a large Hasmonean city during the time of the Maccabees. Note: Must have closed-toed shoes for the archaeological dig.

▪ We’ll make our way to Beersheva where we’ll meet with local Bedouin in a very authentic Bedouin hospitality experience.

▪ We’ll then continue to the Dead Sea where we’ll be staying the next few nights

▪ Enjoy your private Dead Sea beach and spa time (spa services not included).

▪ ▪ Dinner and overnight Dead Sea hotel 

08:00AM – Masada, Herod the Great’s desert fortress and the last battle of the Jewish Revolt. You will have the option to hike up or take the cable car.

▪ Here, we’ll take out the Torah Scrolls to experience a never-forgetting opportunity for Bar and Bat Mitzva Ceremony

Free afternoon on your own and an optional desert hike through Ein Bokek

▪ Dinner and overnight Dead Sea hotel 

This morning, we’ll have a relaxed breakfast with late departure

▪ Drive to Eilat via the Aravah Valley, seeing ancient terrain along the way such as Mt. Sodom and the Wilderness of Zin

▪ Continuing on towards Eilat, we’ll stop for a quick visit to Kibbutz Yodfata where you can taste some delicious ice cream in the desert

▪ Check-in early to our hotel

▪ Enjoy dinner out on your own and a fun time out on Eilat’s boardwalk by the Sea

▪ Overnight: Eilat

▪ Today, you have the option to enjoy an optional tour of Petra, Jordan or enjoying a free day on your own in Eilat. Anyone, remaining in Eilat may have an optional, morning hike with Rabbi Goldstein (Nahal Tzefahot)

Note: you must choose the Petra option from the Add-ons section of your My Account area and pay at least 2 months prior to departure to guarantee your space.

▪ 07:00 – For those who have selected Petra, you will be picked up at the hotel to cross the Aravah Border Crossing and make your way on a professionally guided tour to the Nabataean city of Petra. Have lunch at Basin Restaurant in Petra (MUST BRING PASSPORTS, SUNSCREEN & HATS. Recommended: Change of Clothes. Lunch on your own.) Approximate return time to the hotel will be 7pm. ▪ Enjoy dinner out on your own

▪ Overnight: Eilat

Optional tour in Eilat per choice

▪ Check out at 11:00AM

▪ In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the Eilat airport for your domestic flight (included) to Ben Gurion International Airport where you will connect with your international flight home.

Changes to the itinerary may occur during the tour