Join us for our 28th Annual Mission to Israel!
Click here to read about this year's trip in the current issue of The Jewish Veteran.
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Itinerary
Day 1-Sunday, Jan 26: Enjoy a non-stop flight on EL AL Israel Airlines. Dinner, movies and breakfast on board.
Day 2-Monday, Jan 27: Arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport. Aviatours staff will assist you and transfer you to Crowne Plaza beach-front hotel in Tel Aviv. Meet your guide Ronit and hostess Dalia. We take a rest and meet for dinner
Day 3-Tuesday, Jan 28: After our daily delicious Israeli breakfast, meeting with US Military Attaché and Tzevet (IDF veterans' organization). Visit Azrieli Roof Top - to have a birds view of Tel Aviv and beyond. (On a clear day you can see Beirut, Lebanon). Visit the emergency Underground Hospital and the mysterious Underground passages in Dizengoff Street. Continue with a panoramic tour of Tel Aviv as time permits. At this time you feel the jet-lag, so let's return to the hotel for a rest and meet for dinner.
Day 4-Wednesday, Jan 29: Check out from hotel. Visit Palmach Museum in Tel Aviv (The pre IDF military organization). Proceed to visit the Military Academy in Haifa, where high-school cadets are educated to become the future IDF commanders. Meet cadets. We proceed to Akko on the Mediterranean shore for dinner and overnight.
Day 5-Thursday, Jan 30: Today we visit the Crusader underground city in Akko, Rosh Hanikra Grottos, and the IDF base there (Lebanese border). Our last visit is to Zippori mosaic floors. Zippori was the capital of the Galilee after the destruction of the Second Temple. Overnight at Kibbutz Lavi.
Day 6-Friday, Jan 31: Tree planting at Golani Junction. Drive to Jerusalem through the Jordan Valley. Stop at an observation point and hear from a settler about Jewish settlements in this strategic area. Ascend to Jerusalem, check-in and enjoy dinner and a peaceful night.
Day 7-Saturday, Feb 1: After breakfast we return to the Judean Desert to visit heroic Masada. Have a dip in the Dead Sea - nature's gift to your skin. (The best minerals in the world at the lowest point on earth).
Day 8-Sunday, Feb 2: Jerusalem – After breakfast we visit the Davidson Center, telling the story of life during the Second Temple time. Continue to the Western Wall (prepare your written request to God), Jewish Quarter and Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum). Dinner and overnight.
Day 9-Monday, Feb 3: Jerusalem – Visit Mt. Herzl Center, 9/11 Memorial, and visit Yad Sara and participate in building medical equipment for people in need. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 10-Tuesday, Feb 4: Flight home. Arrival on the same day.
Welcome home! You have just returned from a lifetime experience!
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