TRIP ITINERARY
Please note that the itinerary is not final and is subject to change based on time, weather,
security and other considerations.
DAY 1 - ARRIVAL Monday, May 5th 2025
• Welcome to Israel!!! Land at Ben Gurion Airport on Flight # where you will be met by our VIP service
representative once you exit the plane & escorted through passport control, baggage claim & customs. Please keep your blue slip from Passport Control throughout the trip.
• Meet your guide at the airport
• Breakfast on own
• Meet with wounded IDF soldiers in Tel Hashomer Hospital
• Meet families of hostages at Kikar HaHatufim (Kidnap Crisis Center) in Tel Aviv
• Lunch on own
• Experience this meeting point between craft and science at the Milk and Honey Distillery tour which takes you through the past, present, and future of the magical process of whisky-making
• Dinner at Lechem Basar in the Tel Aviv Port - included
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel - Jerusalem
DAY 2 - GAZA ENVELOPE Tuesday, May 6th 2025
• Full Israeli breakfast at hotel
• Tour of Sderot with Rabbi Pizem including the Chabad House, Police Station, city center and more
• Visit the Tkuma site with over 800 burned and damaged cars from the October 7th Hamas terror attacks and
hear the story of some of those who perished on that day with IDF representative
• Lunch in Sderot - on own
• Meet with members of the First Response Team at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom who battled the Hamas infiltrators on
7.10
• BBQ with soldiers at an IDF base (location TBD)
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel - Jerusalem
DAY 3 - GUSH ETZION / HEVRON Wednesday, May 7th 2025
• Full Israeli breakfast at hotel
• Engage in anti-terrorism training under the expert guidance of former IDF commandos at the Caliber 3 Shooting Range (Bring your passport & wear closed-toe shoes)
• Visit the Pinah Chamah - Soldiers Corner in Gush Etzion where soldiers stop for a rest, food and drink
• Enjoy lunch & wine tasting at the award-winning Gush Etzion Winery on own
• Experience the Biblical City of Hevron, including the Cave of Machpela, Avraham Avinu neighborhood, Bet Hadassah & more
• Meet with local residents Rabbi Danny & Batsheva Cohen at their home in the Avraham Avinu neighborhood
• Pitmaster is the culinary experience of a lifetime! Enjoy a sumptuous meal of dishes that have carefully prepared by your pitmaster in a live show accompanied by music and an electric atmosphere
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel - Jerusalem
DAY 4 - JUDEAN DESERT Thursday, May 8th 2025
• Full Israeli Breakfast at the hotel
• Depart for the Judean Desert. (Don't forget protection against the sun, comfortable walking shoes, bathing suit, water shoes & towel)
• Rapelling Adventure in the Dead Sea area
• Experience the incredible sensation of floating in the Dead Sea - the lowest place on Earth
• Kayak along the Dead Sea - the lowest place on Earth - and discover the unique salt & crystal formations that can be seen only from this vantage-point
• Return to Jerusalem
• Dinner at Andalucia Tapas and Cocktail Bar in Music Square - on own
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel - Jerusalem
DAY 5 - JERUSALEM Friday, May 9th 2025
• Full Israeli breakfast at hotel
• Walk in the footsteps of Prophets & Kings in the City of David & feel the Bible come to life. Wade through
Hezekiah’s Water Tunnel dug some 2700 years ago (prepare to get wet; maximum height of water is around 30 inches; bring flashlight & water-shoes)
• Explore the fascinating Western Wall Tunnels that unlock the secrets of Jerusalem's glorious past
• Lunch and shopping time - on own at the Machaneh Yehuda Market
• Get ready for Shabbat
• Candle lighting at the hotel
• Join thousands of Jews from around the globe in joyous celebration of Shabbat at the Western Wall
• Dinner at the hotel - included
• Tisch in Meah Shearim
Overnight: David Citadel Hotel - Jerusalem
DAY 6 - SHABBAT Saturday, May 10th 2025
• Full Israeli breakfast at hotel
• Shacharit at local synagogue
• Shabbat Lunch with Jeremy Pressman. Originally from Bucks County Jeremy is an Israeli venture capitalist and professional basketball player.
• Afternoon at leisure
• Musical Havdala and Farewell Session
• Checkout and depart for the airport on Flight #
• Hope you had a great time! Next Year in Jerusalem!!
