RED TENT TOUR TO ISRAEL

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1 RED TENT TOUR TO ISRAEL MARCH 26- APRIL 9, 2019 Day 1 (Tuesday, March 26) TORONTO Flight details to follow 2:30 PM Depart on overnight flight for Tel Aviv. Day 2 (Wednesday, March27) TEL AVIV 6:30 AM Arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport. Once you have cleared Customs; we will be met by our guide, who will join us for the transfer from the airport to the Hotel. Once you let s discover Old Jaffa and the flea market. Brunch in the flea market. Bus tour of Tel Aviv. Discover the White City, designated UNESCO World Heritage. Return to hotel at check-in time to relax. Dinner together at the hotel. Overnight: Tel Aviv, Dan Panorama LD Day 3 (Thursday, March 28) TEL AVIV

2 Breakfast at the hotel. Following breakfast we are off to visit the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Lunch in the Sarona Market. Visit African Refugee Centre, programme for women s empowerment. Meet speaker at hotel. We ll walk along the promenade to Jaffa for dinner with a view of the sea Overnight: Dan Panorama, Tel Aviv BD Day 4 (Friday, March 29) TEL AVIV After breakfast, visit Carmel Market and Nahalat Binyamin, an outdoor craft market. Relax in hotel, prepare for shabbat. Meet our speaker before dinner. Dinner: Dinner in Neve Tzedek, a beautiful, revitalized neighbourhood near the hotel. Overnight Dan Panorama, Tel Aviv BD Day 5 (Saturday, March 30) TEL AVIV/CAESAREA/KEREN MAHARAL/HAIFA After breakfast we leave Tel Aviv and travel north to visit the ancient city of Caesarea built under Herod the Great. Visit the Ralli Museum of Art. Next is the Amphora Winery where we will stop for lunch and a wine tasting tour. Visit Nazareth and tour Church of the Annunciation. Head towards the port city of Haifa. Overnight: Colony Hotel, HAIFA BL Day 6 (Sunday, March 31) HAIFA/SAFED /GALILEE

3 This morning visit the Baha i Temple, a World Heritage Site. Have a tour and enjoy the view and the inner gardens. Leaving Haifa we travel to the Galilee for a cooking workshop. After feasting on the fruits of our labour we head to the ancient city of Tzfat for a tour and some free time to wander about. Visit Kibbutz Neot Mordecai where Naot sandals are produced. Check in at beautiful Kibbutz HaGoshrim Hotel and have dinner there. Overnight: Upper Galilee Kibbutz HaGoshrim BLD Day 7 (Monday, April 1) GALILEE/GOLAN HEIGHTS

4 Start the day at Banyias National Park at the foot of Mt. Hermon where we will walk to see the roaring waterfall. Moving on we come to Tel Dan. We stop for lunch in the Druze town of Majdal Shams Visit the Mt. of Beatitudes and Capernaum, a 2000 year old site. Return to hotel for the balance of the afternoon free to relax or swim in indoor pool. Dinner in kibbutz, followed by speaker from Women Wage Peace. Overnight: Kibbutz HaGoshrim BLD Day 8 (Tuesday April 2) GALILEE/ BEIT SHE'AN/JERUSALEM We are now on our way south to the historic Beit She'an Archeological National Park. We ll enjoy a special, homemade Ethiopian lunch. Afterwards we are on our way to the Holy City of Jerusalem pausing at historic Mount Scopus. From here we proceed to our hotel for check in. Our hotel has a Happy Hour! Dinner at a lovely bistro enriched by an interesting speaker Overnight: Arthur Hotel, Jerusalem BLD

5 Day 9 (Wednesday, April 3) JERUSALEM After breakfast we begin our day at the Old City of Jerusalem. We ll walk along the historic Via Dolorosa, visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Kotel also known as the Western Wall and the market. Lunch in the Old City too. We ll visit a social justice project in the afternoon. Overnight: Jerusalem Day 10 (Thursday, April 4) We start with a visit to Yad Vashem Memorial Complex dedicated to the Victims of the Holocaust. We ll wander through Machane Yehuda to pick up some lunch. Afterwards, a visit the Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book that houses the priceless Dead Sea Scrolls. Return to the hotel to relax or use time to explore. BD Overnight: Jerusalem, Arthur Hotel

6 Day 11 (Friday, April 5) JERUSALEM/DEAD SEA/MASADA/EILAT After breakfast we are off on an adventure beginning in Ein Gedi, an oasis in the desert. Not far away is the historical landmark known as Masada, the isolated mountaintop fortress of King Herod. A cable car will whisk you to the where you can explore the ruins of this fascinating fortress. Descend by cable car and continue to the Dead Sea where it s time for lunch and a swim in the lowest place on Earth. Afterwards we continue travelling south until we reach Eilat Shabbat Dinner in Hotel. Overnight: EILAT Rimonim Hotel BLD

7 Day 12 (Saturday, April 6) EILAT/PETRA/EILAT Early this morning we leave Eilat travelling to the border with Jordan. Once completing border formalities, we drive until we reach the Rose city of Petra. There will be time to see some of the stunning sites found in Petra After our tour, we leave Petra and have lunch in Jordan. We drive back to the border crossing. We will be met in Eilat and returned to the hotel. BL Overnight: Eilat, Rimonim Hotel Day 13 (Sunday April 7) EILAT/TEL AVIV The morning is at leisure. Around noon, we check out of the hotel and drive north to Tel Aviv. Lunch at a kibbutz, desert artist colony. A stop will be made en route at the Ramon Crater located in the Negev Visit to Bedouin women s empowerment project. BL Overnight: TEL AVIV. Market House Day 14(Monday April 8) TEL AVIV The day is yours to relax or do last minute shopping, stroll along the promenade or spend some time at the beach. Tonight we gather for a Farewell dinner. Overnight: Market House Hotel BD Day 15 (Tuesday April 9) TEL AVIV/TORONTO 9:00 Your bus and driver will be waiting to provide the transfer to Ben Gurion Airport. On arrival please proceed to the El Al Airlines check in counter and check your luggage to Toronto. Termination of services on arrival at the airport. 1:15 PM Depart Tel Aviv on EL AL Israel Airlines LY 31. Shalom Israel! Hello Canada!

8 Your land tour includes: Meeting and assistance on arrival and departure at Ben-Gurion Airport arrival and departure transfers Licensed English speaking tour guide through the entire tour with the exception of April 8 and the departure transfer on April 9 Luxury air-conditioned transportation for touring and airport group transfers including transportation to evening activities and dinners where mentioned + include free WIFI 13 nights accommodation based on double occupancy in hotels indicated or similar Israeli buffet breakfast daily 8 lunches 10 dinners March 27No lunch, Dinner: Hotel Mar 28 Lunch: own Dinner together Mar 29 Lunch Sarona on own, Dinner together Mar 30 Lunch at winery Dinner together Mar 31 Lunch: Cooking Experience, Dinner at HaGoshrim April 1 Lunch in Majdal Shams Dinner in kibbutz April 2 Ethiopian lunch, Dinner together April 3 lunch on own, Dinner together April 4 lunch own, dinner together Apr 5 Dead Sea lunch, dinner on own in Eilat Apr 6 Petra lunch, dinner Eilat on own Apr 7 Neot Smadar lunch, dinner on own Apr 8 lunch on own, Farewell Dinner Sightseeing as per the itinerary including entrance fees to sights listed Water on the bus throughout the tour (3 bottles per person per day) Full day Petra excursion on including lunch (beverages and tips excluded) Applicable departure taxes and Jordanian visa fee Your land tour does not include: International flights Departure taxes, fuel surcharge and airport improvement fees (subject to change due to fluctuation of gas prices) Insurance: cancellation and health - premium is non- refundable Bus and guide on Lunches en route except for the above mentioned under included services Dinners at restaurants and transportation and escort to dinner locations and back except for the above mentioned under included Early check in before 14:00 Late check out after 11:00 Soft and alcoholic beverages in some restaurants Entrances and services not mentioned Transfers and assistance other than with the group Expenses of a personal nature E. & O.E.