• Arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport at 9:25am. 
• Welcome by our representative and assistance with arrival formalities.
• Opening orientation at Neot Kedumim, a large interactive nature reserve dedicated to the flora and fauna of the Bible, with a Biblical breakfast followed by tree planting.
• Drive along the Trans-Israel Highway for a close up view of the ‘Security Barrier' along the seam zone between Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
• Guided visit to Caesarea, one of the Land of Israel's most important cities during the Roman Period; visit the Herodian Theater and new excavations along the Mediterranean shore concluding with a visit to the 900-year-old crusader city built on the same site.
• Lunch on own en route. 
• Drive to the kibbutz guesthouse and check in.
• Dinner at the guesthouse.
• Optional evening swim.

Overnight:  Upper Galilee

• Breakfast at the guesthouse.

Bus Aleph:

• Jeep Tour climbing to the Golan Heights in the footsteps of IDF soldiers and their battles in the Six Day War, to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and gain an insight into the strategic complexity of the Golan.
• Walk through the Tel Dan Nature Reserve located on the largest tributary of the Jordan River and the Biblical settlement of Dan.

Bus Bet:

• Depart the guesthouse.
• Walk through the Tel Dan Nature Reserve located on the largest tributary of the Jordan River and the Biblical settlement of Dan.
• Jeep Tour climbing to the Golan Heights in the footsteps of IDF soldiers and their battles in the Six Day War, to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and gain an insight into the strategic complexity of the Golan.

All:

• Lunch on own at Katzrin, the ‘Capital of the Golan.'

Youth:

• Take part in a Chocolate Making Workshop at Kibbutz Ein Zivan.

Adults:

• Visit the award winning Golan Winery, located in Katzrin on the Golan Heights, which launched its first wines in 1984, which were recognized as Israel's first world-class wines, with wine tasting.

All:

• Enjoy Rafting or Kayaking on the Jordan River.
• Return to the kibbutz guesthouse for dinner.
• Evening at leisure.
• Optional evening swim.

Overnight:  Upper Galilee

• Breakfast at the guesthouse.
• Optional kibbutz tour.

All

• Depart the guesthouse.
• LaDa'at Families in Safed - Using stories and synagogues, mystics and alleyways, take part in a family exploration of Safed, where yesterday becomes tomorrow and the treasure's never too far away.
• Stroll through the quaint Art Galleries and shop in the artists' colony.
• Lunch on own en route.
• Visit the ancient synagogue at Arbel and Ride a Donkey through the Arbel cliffs.
• Visit the tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal Haness in Tiberias for a glimpse at the world of “Holy Graves” and the people that “make” them holy.

Or

• LaDa'at  Kinneret Cemetery - Enter the world of the early Zionist pioneers, their hopes and dreams, their trials and tribulations and the vision of their ultimate success through visits to the graves of great Zionist personalities such as Rachel the Poet, Ber Borochov and Noami Shemer.
• Dinner on own in Tiberias.
• Enjoy a Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee while participating in a Drum Workshop.

Overnight:  Upper Galilee

• Breakfast at the guesthouse.
• Check out of the guesthouse and depart the Upper Galilee for Tel Aviv.
• Upon arrival in Tel Aviv begin with a visit to Independence Hall, site of David Ben Gurion's monumental proclamation of the State of Israel in May 1948.
• Visit Rabin Square, named for assassinated Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the center of Tel Aviv's cultural and political life, including a visit to the Rabin Memorial.
• Visit the Nachalat Binyamin pedestrian mall, with its restored buildings and sidewalk artists, and continue onto the colorful Carmel Market and then to Shenkin, one of Israel's most avant-garde streets with lunch on own.
• Ascend to Jerusalem via the Judean Hills.
• Check into the hotel.
• Shabbat Candle lighting at the hotel lobby.
• Walk to Yemin Moshe to say the traditional “shehechiyanu” blessing.
• Shabbat services at the Kotel.
• Walk back to the hotel.
• Shabbat dinner at the hotel.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem
 

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Optional Shabbat services at a local synagogue, on own.
• Shabbat Lunch at the hotel.
• Free Shabbat in Jerusalem with optional visits on own to:
  • The Old City Ramparts for a walk along the ancient walls of the city.
  • The Tower of David Museum of the History of Jerusalem, for a walk through the city's history from the time of Abraham to the end of the British Mandate over Palestine.
  • The renewed Israel Museum, one of the most creative and innovative museums in the world with a wide and eclectic collection, ranging from Judaica and archaeology to Renaissance and contemporary Israeli art, concluding with a visit to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Shrine of the Book and the Second Temple Period Model of Jerusalem.
  • The Tisch Family Zoological Gardens, a beautifully landscaped habitat with a special focus on preserving Biblical fauna, geared to children of all ages (2-80)
• Ben Kodesh Lechol Havdallah overlooking the Old City.
• Free Evening in Jerusalem on Ben Yehuda Pedestrian Mall or on Emek Refaim Street in the German Colony.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Walk to the Fuchsberg Center.
• Short visit at the Fuchsberg Center.

Youth:

• Depart the Fuchsberg Center. 
•  Guided visit through the City of David's new excavations, which have redefined the origins of Jerusalem and wade through the 2,600 year old Hezekiah's Water Tunnel in the Kidron Valley. 

Adults:

• Depart the Fuchsberg Center. 
• Living as a Jew in the Modern World Special study program at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, with a leading scholar.

All:

• Lunch on your own in the Jewish Quarter.
• Walking tour through the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, for guided visits to some of the sites excavated over the past 30 years:
  • The Cardo, a Byzantine street that is now the world's oldest shopping arcade.
  • The Hurva Square, the central square of the Jewish Quarter
  • Guided visit through the 2,000-year old Herodian Mansions in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City
  • The Kotel (Western Wall)
  • The Western Wall Tunnels, the underground continuation of the Western Wall along the Temple Mount
• Enjoy dinner on your own in Jerusalem, at a choice of a wide array of restaurants. 

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart the hotel.
• B'nai Mitzvah Ceremony at Robinson's Arch, the Conservative Kotel.
• Guided visit to the Davidson Archaeological Park with a special visit to the Davidson Center followed by a guided visit to the Southern Wall Excavations.
• Lunch in a restaurant en route.
• Visit the Ayalon Institute, near Rehovot, for an eye opening tour of a clandestine munitions factory used during the British Mandate.  
• Free time to enjoy and explore Tel Aviv, on own.
• Dinner on own in Tel Aviv. 
• Return to Jerusalem.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart the hotel.
• Zedek Project at Hazon Yeshiya & Yad LaKashish.

Adults:

• Guided visit through the newly renovated Yad Vashem complex, the Jewish National Memorial to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including:
  • The Avenue of the Righteous
  • The new Historical Museum
  • The Children's Memorial
  • A concluding Memorial Service

Youth:

• Visit Ein Yael, an active, live museum, located on a 2,000 year old. archaeological site, with a possibility to take part in weaving, ceramics, painting and many other activities as performed in ancient times.

All:

• Lunch on your own.
• Visit Mt. Herzl, including the new center dedicated to the life and achievements of the founder of Political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, followed by a visit to his grave and the graves of Yitzhak Rabin and other leaders of the nation.
• Experience the sites, smells and tastes of Jerusalem while walking through the Machaneh Yehuda Market.
• Enjoy dinner on your own in Jerusalem, at a choice of a wide array of restaurants and then stroll through the Ben Yehuda and Nachalat Shiva Pedestrian Mall, joining the many Israelis out on the town.
• Walk back to the hotel.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem 

Option I:

• Early breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart the hotel and descend to the Dead Sea Basin.
• Climb up Masada via the snake path, Herod's mountain palace and site of the Jewish Zealots' last stand against the Roman Legionnaires.  Discuss Masada's role as a symbol of Jewish defence and its current significance in modern Israel.

Option II:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart the hotel and descend to the Dead Sea Basin.
• Ascend Masada by cable car to visit Masada, Herod's mountain palace and site of the Jewish Zealots' last stand against the Roman Legionnaires.  Explore the many archaeological remains from the Roman and Byzantine Eras.

All:

• Bathe in the relaxing and healthy sulphur springs at the Ein Gedi Spa and float in the Dead Sea, followed by lunch on own.
• Optional short hike to Nahal David the freshwater spring at the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, a lush oasis in the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea.
• Visit Genesis Land, a Biblical style encampment in the Judean Desert, delve into the Bible, experience Biblical Hospitality, enjoy a ‘Hafla' feast and take a Camel Ride through the desert.

Overnight: Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Morning dialogue with Danny Gordis.
• Depart the hotel.
• Take part in an active dig at the Beit Guvrin Caves, and prepare to get your hands dirty as you uncover pottery from the Hellenistic period, 2,300 years ago, followed by a crawl through the Maresha Cave Labyrinth.  
• Lunch on your own en route.
• Return to the hotel. 
• Check out of the hotel.
• Enjoy a farewell dinner at local restaurant.
• Transfer to Ben Gurion International Airport.
• Depart at 11:50pm on United Airlines flight #91.

• Arrive at Newark International Airport at 4:45am.