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Be a part of history in the making in the UAE. Explore the future of Jewish travel in the UAE, where new peace agreements are leading to increasing stability in the region and an opportunity to explore a new and growing Jewish community in the country. Tour the presidential palace or visit the iconic Louvre. Explore the new Museum for Future Innovation or the Crossroads to Civilization’s museum.
Gil Travel is honored to be chosen as the preferred Travel Management Company showcasing culture, opulence, history, and Jewish life in the Gulf. Through people to people experiences, we are excited to share this unique destination with you. Meet members of the three different sects of the Jewish community in Dubai and the Senior Rabbi of the UAE, as well as the Jewish Agency Emissaries.
This is a trip about the present and future of the Jewish people. This is a trip for those who want to be part of history in the making.
Highlights*
*Some experiences are subject to minimum group size
Meet, assist and transfer to the hotel.
Met by a member of the Mahbara team who will guide and assist you through the formalities, making your journey much easier and more relaxing including visas, porterage, and group arrival.
Check into the hotel.
Overnight: Dubai
Breakfast at the hotel and
Visit The Frame – Rising 150 meters from Dubai’s Zabeel Park, the “World’s Largest Picture Frame” offering up panoramic views of the skyline while framing views of iconic buildings such as the Burj Khalifa.
Visit the Crossroads to Civilizations Museum – a museum dedicated to the importance of universal values, such as tolerance and respect.
Visit the first ever Holocaust exhibit in the Arab world hosted by Ahmed Obaid Al Mansoori, a former member of the UAE Federal National Council and Founder of the museum.
Lunch at the Sheik Muhammad Center for Cultural Understanding along with an Emirate: ‘Ask any Emirate you happen to see what’s the best……’
Refresh for dinner at Armani Kaf. Located in the iconic Armani Hotel and the world’s tallest structure Burj Khalifa, it is the very first Kosher restaurant in the UAE. Inspired by classic flavors from around the world, Armani Kaf delivers a standalone culinary gourmet experience. Invited guests: Members of the Jewish Community
Overnight: Dubai
Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a private tour of the iconic museum Louvre– the first universal museum in the Arab world that translates the spirit of openness of cultures.
Lunch in Abu Dhabi
Stop at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. This is one of the world’s largest mosques and an architectural masterpiece that beautifully combines Islamic architecture and design. It stands over 100 meters tall at its highest point.
Arrive at Qasr Al Watan and take a Private tour of the presidential palace with a visit to the grand hall, the collection of presidential gifts and the library.
Dinner is on our own
Overnight: Dubai
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit to Mini Miracles Kindergarten hosted by Rabbi Levy Duchman, the first Rabbi in the UAE.
Following is a meeting with Rabbi Ellie and Estie Abadie, Senior Rabbi, UAE at their residency.
Kosher lunch with a modern – Mediterranean flare is at Ellie’s café in the heart of the Palm Jumeirah, on the Golden Mile, one of Dubai’s most sought after destinations.
Ascend way up high at ‘The View’ to see stunning 360-degree views 240 meters above the world-famous palm Jumeirah on the 52nd floor of the iconic Palm Tower offering views of the Arabian Gulf and beyond.
Refresh back at the hotel followed by an evening at leisure.
Tour of the new Museum for Future Innovation, where you will see, touch, and shape our shared future. It’s a chance to go on a journey through possible futures and bring hope and knowledge back to the present.
Emirati cooking class and learn how to make machboos (popular rice dish from the Arabian Gulf made with either lamb or chicken,), regag bread (type of bread that is made with waterless dough,) and luqaimat (a kind of Arabic sweet dumpling made with yeast and fried to a beautiful golden-brown color).
Take an Abra – traditional boat, to cross the Creek towards the Spice Market and discover new flavors as we learn about the traditional use of aroma to fend off anything from stress to insomnia. Next take a plunge into the Gold Souk where the trade has been passed down from generation to generation.
Refresh back at the hotel followed by farewell dinner.
Transfer to the airport for departure flight back to the USA.
Accommodation
A City Oasis Stay: From plush rooms to the majestic views of the Burj Khalifa, you will find that there is quite simply no place that compares to Address Downtown. Welcome to ‘Where life happens’.
A panoramic city viewpoint gracing Dubai’s skyline with two resplendent towers conjoined at the summit by an architecturally marvellous Sky Bridge, in the heart of Downtown Dubai.
The St. Regis Abu Dhabi effortlessly combines authentic Arabian hospitality with over a hundred years of bespoke St. Regis tradition. Our luxury beach hotel offers direct access to the private Nation Riviera Beach Club, inclusive of a health and fitness center, kids club and a wonderful, renovated swimming pool in addition to its’ sandy beach. Adjacent to Nation Galleria Mall with more than 60 retail shops, a cinema and a variety of entertainment options, The St. Regis Abu Dhabi is also in close proximity to the trendy and sophisticated district of Al Bateen, Qasr Al Watan, Emirates Palace and many of the Embassies, Oil and Gas Companies or business institutions of the city. Being a 5-star hotel, yet crafting boutique experiences, The St. Regis Abu Dhabi is the social epicenter for royalty and luminaries in the art of residential living at West Corniche.
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