PRESTIGE ISRAEL TOUR 201212 Days | 10 Nights | 8 Touring DaysFrom $2,328 (land only) TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR COMPETITIVE AIRFARE RATES TO ISRAEL!
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The Prestige Israel Tour is am exciting and unique opportunity to tour Israel. Highlights of the Prestige Israel Tour include special visits to Jerusalem's Old City and New City. Visit the Western Wall and Yad Vashem for Holocaust Memorial. Enjoy kayaking down the Jordan River. Take a cable car ride up to the top of Massada and enjoy yourself as you float on the Dead Sea.
Prestige Israel Tour 2012-2013: Itinerary
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MONDAY Arrival  On arrival at Ben Gurion airport, a Kenes representative will meet you and provide you with a private transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv
TUESDAY Tel Aviv and surrounding area Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel. Touring will start with a visit to the Ayalon Institute; there is no doubt that the efforts of the Haganah members who worked in the secret factory under harsh conditions played a crucial role in the success of the War of Independence. Drive to Glilot Junction and visit the "Better Place" where Israeli electric cars are being developed. Tour the new Visitors Center and enjoy a multimedia show. Drive past Rabin Square - memorial to the late Prime Minister Itzhak Rabin who was assassinated during a peace rally in November 1995 and Rothschild Boulevard. The Boulevard is full of examples of Bauhaus architecture, which has earned Tel Aviv the title of the "White City". Drive and walk through one of the first neighborhoods established outside of the old city of Jaffa - Neve Tzedek and see the impressive restored houses, in this trendy quarter of Tel Aviv. End the day with a visit to the open arts and crafts fair at Nachlat Binyamin (open every Tuesday and Friday), enjoy their colorful displays and walk through the fruit and vegetable Carmel Market. Return to your hotel. Overnight, Tel Aviv WEDNESDAY Negev Desert  Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel. Check-out of the hotel this morning and drive to Beer Sheva - the capital of the Negev. At Hazerim we will visit the Air Force Museum and then continue to a local winery for a wine tasting tour. Visit a goat cheese farm and enjoy a picnic lunch. After lunch visit Ben Gurion's grave at Sde Boker before arriving at your Dead Sea Resort and Spa Hotel. Float in the therapeutic waters of the Dead Sea or enjoy spa treatments. All treatments should be reserved in advance (a list of available treatments will be supplied on request).Dinner and overnight, Dead Sea THURSDAY Masada | Ein Gedi | Camel Ride  After breakfast in the hotel, check-out and visit the mountain top fortress of Masada - ascend by cable car and explore the ruins of the fortress built by King Herod, and the advanced water cistern. This site is where the Zealots chose mass suicide rather than surrender to Roman capture. Descend by cable car and continue to Ein Gedi - a lush oasis set between the harsh Judean Desert and the sterile Dead Sea, and where King David hid in the cave while King Saul's 3,000 soldiers searched for him. The area is filled with gushing waterfalls and dense growth. The hike is approximately 30 minutes each way (through water). En route to Jerusalem stop at Genesis Land (Eretz Beresheet) for hospitality in Abraham's Tent and enjoy a short camel ride. Continue to Jerusalem and enjoy a panoramic view of the city from Mt Scopus and partake in the Shecheyanu ceremony, the blessing on our arrival to the Holy City of Jerusalem.Overnight, Jerusalem FRIDAY Jerusalem: Old City  Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel. Enter the Old City and walk along the outer walls of the old city known as the Ramparts and look in to the different quarters: Muslim, Christian, Armenian and Jewish. Walk along the Cardo, once the Roman market place and view the Western Wall, last remnant of the 2nd Temple. Continue to the Davidson Center and explore the Herodian Temple as displayed in this modern Visitors Center, visit the wide steps and other relics found in excavations here from the time when the Second Temple stood in its full glory, 2000 years ago! Early afternoon visit to the colorful Shuk Machane Yehuda, to experience the smells and tastes of the country and see the locals doing their last minute shopping prior to the start of the Sabbath. Participate in the "Shabbat of a life time" program. Meet our host who will take us on a unique tour of the Old City and introduce the Sabbath to your (no cameras will be allowed). After this short tour you will be taken to a private home to join the Shabbat celebration. Learn about the Jewish tradition and enjoy the Shabbat meal with the family. Return to your hotel at the end of the evening.Overnight, Jerusalem SATURDAY Day at Leisure Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel. Today is a free day to enjoy at your leisure. Overnight, Jerusalem SUNDAY Jerusalem: New City  Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel. Today will be spent visiting the new city of Jerusalem. Drive by the Israeli Parliament and the Menorah, emblem of the state of Israel. Continue to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Visit the new Museum and Children's Memorial. Proceed to the Kennedy Memorial for a tree planting ceremony in the forest nearby. End the day with a visit to Ammunition Hill, where one of the most fierce and famous battles of the Six Day War (1967) took place and now a public park and museum. Ammunition Hill is dedicated to the memory of the Three Brigades, the Air Force and the Central Command who liberated Jerusalem and its183 soldiers who fell in the 6 days of fighting. Overnight, Jerusalem MONDAY Road to the Galilee Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel before checking out. Depart Jerusalem and drive via the Jordan Valley to Old Gesher which provides a glimpse into the pre-state era of the Israeli State and the transformation of the Jewish settlements in this part of the country. A 15 minute audio visual program does an excellent job of relating the story of the settlements of the area. Visit the natural springs of Sachne (bathing suits optional). Ascend the Upper Galilee and visit Agmon Hula, an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water and a paradise for bird watchers. Enjoy a family activity at this beautiful bird sanctuary. Check-in to Kibbutz Hagoshrim hotel in the Galilee. Dinner and overnight, Galilee TUESDAY Upper Galilee  Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel. Start your touring with a visit to Tel Dan National Park and continue to Metulla where we will stop at the Dado lookout point - see the neighboring Lebanon village and hear about the geopolitical situation of the area. We will meet our jeeps and tour the Golan before heading to Safed. Safed is where the study of the Kabala began 400 years ago.Dinner and overnight, Galilee WEDNESDAY Mediterranean Coastal Plane 
Begin your day with a delicious breakfast in the hotel before checking out. Drive towards the Western Galilee and arrive at Acre designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The waves from the Mediterranean Sea crash against the walls of Acre's old city, washing the steep, thick sandstone walls that have survived the centuries. The walls, fortresses and strongholds of the city bear the marks of many nations that left impressive buildings behind them, beautifying Acre to this day. Continue to Haifa and enjoy the panoramic view of the Baha'i Gardens. Drive to Atlit, the detention camp constructed during the British Mandate towards the end of the 1930's as a military camp on the Mediterranean coast. From 1939 to 1948 it was a detention camp for "illegal immigrants" who found themselves yet again incarcerated behind barbed wire. A recently purchased ship, similar in size and appearance to those used to transport immigrants to Israel is on display now. Continue to Tel Aviv and check in to your hotel.Overnight, Tel Aviv THURSDAY LE HIT TRA’OT / Jerusalem / Ben-Gurion Airport Transfer to Ben-Gurion airport for departure. Your driver will pick you up from your hotel 4 hours prior to departure. |
* Visit subject to availability; please bring with you a valid driver's license
All Tours are subject to availability and should be confirmed within 72 business hours.
Tour Highlights
Monday departure from North America for Tour of Israel12 Days | 10 Nights | 8 Touring Days
- Small Group guaranteed (up to 30 persons) - no overcrowded bus
- Shabbat of a Lifetime program
- Picnic lunch in the Negev
- Dinner at the Dead Sea Hotel
- Jeep tour in the Galilee
- Experienced, knowledgeable and friendly guide
Included services in our tour rates:
- Private transfers from Ben Gurion Airport to your Hotel in Tel Aviv on arrival and Tel Aviv Hotel to Ben Gurion Airport on departure
- Meeting point on arrival at the Steimatzky bookstore at the Main Arrival Hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport.
- 8 Comprehensive days of touring in deluxe air conditioned motor coach
- All entrance fees and attractions as per the above itinerary
- Touring with a professional Israel Government licensed guide
- 10 nights' at Superior First Class accommodations on bed and breakfast basis at the hotels as mentioned above
- . 15 meals (10 Israeli buffet breakfast at hotels, 1 Friday night dinner in Jerusalem, 1 dinner at the hotel in the Dead Sea, 2 dinners at the Kibbutz in the Galilee, Picnic lunch in the Negev)
Not Included in our tour rates:
- Tips to guide/driver and Hotel staff
- Meals not mentioned above itinerary
- Treatments at the Dead Sea Spa
- Travel Insurance (Strongly Recommended)
- Stay connected with a Cell Phone for your trip to Israel!
Note: No credit/refund for any unused services
Tour Dates
| OPERATES ON THE FOLLOWING ARRIVAL DATES IN 2012: | |||
| February 13 | March 12 | April 23 | May 7 |
| June 18 | July 16 | August 13 | October 15,22 |
| December 24 | |||
Tour Hotels
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| HOTEL | HOTEL | NIGHTS |
| TEL AVIV | Dan Panorama | 2 |
| DEAD SEA | Daniel | 1 |
| JERUSALEM | Dan Panorama | 4 |
| GALILEE | Hagoshrim deluxe rooms | 2 |
| TEL AVIV | Dan Panorama | 1 |
* If the above hotels are not available, comparable hotels will be confirmed.
Tour Rates
| Arrival Date | Rate per person sharing double room | Single Supplement | Child under 18 sharing parents room supplement |
| February 13 | $2,328 | $975 | $1,721 |
| March 12 | $2,541 | $1,140 | $1,721 |
| April 23 | $2,541 | $1,140 | $1,721 |
| May 7 | $2,541 | $1,140 | $1,721 |
| June 18 | $2,541 | $1,140 | $1,721 |
| July 16 | $2,600 | $1,170 | $1,721 |
| August 13 | $2,725 | $1,310 | $1,721 |
| October 15 | $2,541 | $1,140 | $1,721 |
| October 22 | $2,541 | $1,140 | $1,721 |
| December 24 | $2,556 | $1,155 | $1,721 |
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