Mostly Final Itinerary - Really!

Tuesday – December 23
Dinner & o/n at Gai Beach Hotel (04-6700700)

Wednesday – December 24
Breakfast at Hotel
Tzfat
Golan… Mt. Benthal
Katzrin…
16:00 Golan Winery (04-6968409)
Dinner & o/n at Gai Beach Hotel

Thursday – December 25
Breakfast & check out at Hotel
Beit Shean
Pass Qumran
Ein-Gedi (?)
Check in at Le’Meridien Hotel Dead Sea
Dead Sea at leisure / SPA…
Dinner & o/n at Le’Meridien Hotel (08-6591234)

Friday – December 26
Breakfast & check out at hotel
Masada
Drive to Kibbutz Yahel
Check in at Yahel Guest House
Shabbat Dinner & o/n at Kibbutz Yahel (08-6357967)

Saturday – December 27
Breakfast at Kibbutz
10:00 Agricultural tour (arranged by Kibbutz Yahel)
Hai Bar (?)
Dinner & o/n at Kibbutz Yahel

Sunday – December 28
Early breakfast at Kibbutz
Drive to Eilat / Arava border
7:15 Arava - Day tour to Petra with Yambateva Company (Dorte, 8-6323002)
Please be sure that people remember to have $ 45 in cash for dep. taxes at both borders and tip to Jordanian guide & security
Dinner & o/n at Kibbutz Yahel

Monday – December 29
Breakfast at Kibbutz
Timna – Solomon Mines
Eilat - Underwater Observatory
Free time in Eilat
Dinner & o/n at Kibbutz Yahel
Tuesday – December 30
Breakfast & check out
Drive to Mitzpe Ramon
10:00 Jeep Tour / Crater (Iris, 02-9999857)
Sde Boker – Ben-Gurion grave & study center
Dinner & o/n at Crown Plaza Hotel JRM (02-6588888)

Wednesday – December 31
Breakfast at hotel
View Ir David… Warren Shaft (no need to pre-book for 8 pax)
Mt. Zion – King David Tomb / Last Supper room
Jewish Quarter – Cardo – Burnt House
Kotel…
16:30 W.W. Tunnels (as FITs, in English)
Dinner & o/n at Crown Plaza Hotel JRM

Thursday – January 1
Breakfast at hotel
8:30 Knesset (pls. be at the doors at 8:10 with passports)
12:00 Ayalon Institute (08-9406552)
Israel Museum – Shrine of the Book / Temple Model
Dinner & o/n at Crown Plaza Hotel JRM

Friday – January 2
Breakfast at hotel
9:00 Yad Vashem
Mt. Herzl…
Machane Yehuda…
Dinner & o/n at Crown Plaza Hotel JRM

Shabbat – January 3
Breakfast at hotel
Enter Old City from Lion’s Gate
Bethesda Pools – Via Dolorosa – Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Jaffa Gate – David Citadel Museum
Dinner & o/n at Crown Plaza Hotel JRM