Rubenstein Family itinerary June 2017
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Saturday June 10th 2017
Arriving in Ben Gurion Airport
Transfer to Alexander Hotel in Tel Aviv
The beach is less than one block away
Sunday June 11th 2017
0900 Meet Erez at the Hotel to drive to Palmach Museum
10:00 Visit Palmach Museum a great way to dive into the Israeli Story
The pamach museum is an adventure where you enter the time tunnel and “Joining” 10 young Israelis
in Tel Aviv in the 1930’s
they are all high Scholl students who volunteered to join the secret forces of the soon to be Israeli Army
Fighting for Jewish independence
12:00 Lunch in Jaffa
Tour of Jaffa and Nave Tzedek the first neighborhood of Tel Aviv
interesting facts about Jaffa
The story of Jonah and the fish takes place in Jaffa.
Jaffa was the main port of Israel for 3000 years.
Napoleon Bonaparte was here
In England they sell Jaffa Cakes
Andromeda from the Greek mythology was saved in Jaffa
Jaffa is the gateway to the east
Old Jaffa nowadays is an Artist Colony
Jaffa gained fame from a fruit… !!!
Dinner at Yakki’s Home with the whole family
Monday June 12 2017
0900 Meet Eyal Your guide at the Hotel
load the Midibus
And start making your way to the Galilee – northern Israel
Visit Caesarea . Haifa and Acre on your Way
End Your day at Kibbutz Hagoshrim hotel
Caesarea was built by King Herod the great as a flattery to Emperor Augustus
Caesarea has the only real golf course in Israel
The Roman theater still serves a stage for the best Israeli musicians
Caesarea has one of the best sandy beaches in Israel decorated with a 2000 years old Aqueduct.
You can run in the Hippodrome like the man on a chariot from the movie Ben Hur
Caesarea is a performance started 2000 years ago
You can “talk” and ask questions historical figures in a new and amazing multimedia facility
Caesarea has a great combination of archeology, great shopping and fine cuisine
One of the best places in Israel to feel how the reach and the famous lived back then
Haifa is the main Israeli port city
It is also the holiest place for the Baha’i faith
Baha’i doctrine emphasizes the unity of mankind, despite differences such as race and class or economic status, the unity of the world’s religions, and the progressive revelation of God to humanity.
We will be overlooking the amazing Baha’i Gardens (see video )
In Acre – Akko, we will meet David Josef for late lunch
And visit the colorful markets and the old port of this ancient city
Teusday June 13 2017
Today you will explore the Golan Heights
The nature, history and the political conflicts
You will begin the day with the beautiful BANIAS hike to the “hanging bridge” and the beanies waterfall
Continue to the highest community Israel it’s a Druze village name Majdal Shams
(Tower of the san)
You will be hosted in a family home for getting to know the story of the Druze people in Israel and a great home cooked meal by Fauzia the mother of the house and an amazing self empowered lady that created this business on her own and serves as a model of success to other women in the village
In the afternoon you will visit an Israeli Army outpost looking in to Syria
That was turned into a touristic site
Understanding the geopolitical issues of the area
And in the evening you will Join our friend Roee for a night Jeep safari ride to “meet” the wild life of this region
Wednesday June 14 2017
This morning we are going to be active
Starting the day with one of the verity of adventures of Manara Cliff
See video
Overlooking to the marvelous Hula valley
Afternoon we will get to Kibbutz Afikkim to meet the family and visit the Dog kennel facility
And End the day in the beautiful city of JERUSALEM
Thursday June 15 2017
Good morning Jerusalem
Today we will be visiting the Old City of Jerusalem
Starting at mount Scopus overlooking at the historical site getting the feel of what makes this city such a unique place
Continue to explore the 4 quarters, the church of Holy sepulcher, the western wall, the Cardo and the Arab Bazaar.
We also will go underground to the western wall excavations one of the most fascinating archeological digs that where ever done in Israel
Fariday June 16 2017
This day will be dedicated to the modern state of Israel
We will start early (need to leave hotel by 8:30) at the Herzl Museum when we will get to meet Theodor Herzl the visionary almost in person
This museum is set in a unique way that engages young and less young people all together in the Zionist story
Some of us will go to the Yad Vashem the holocaust museum
The young crowd will go to the Monster of Jerusalem
Afternoon at the most colorful place in Jerusalem
The Machne Yehuda Market feel prepartions for Shabbat
Evening at the western wall Kabalt Shabbat festival
Saturdy June 17 2017
Free day for family visits
Going to the Israel museum
Stroll the allies of the old city
Sunday June 18 2017
Early weak up
Check out
Load the Minibus
By 8:00 we need leave the hotel to go to genesis land
Do the camel ride and be hosted by “Abraham”
Our forefather
Visit the springs of Ein Gedi
Take a cable car to the Top of Masada to be fascinated by the ruins of this 2000 years old fortress
Monday June 19 2017
Happy BD Maggie
Today we will be floating in the magical water of the Dead Sea
drive to Ein Yahav to visit the family and their amazing agricultural projects
We will and our day in TEL AVIV
Teusday June 20 2017
Volunteering with refugee kids
Help them get some day light escorting them to the nearby playground
Most of the day they are in a ” kindergartner” located in a basement
Colorful Carmel market
Arts and craft fair in Nahlat Biyamin street
Wednesday June 21 2017
Option for a free day
or
going to cave land
In the Beit Goverin area
5000 manmade caves carved into the white rock are a great adventure for anyone who likes to explore the undergrounds
The inhabitances of this town some 2200 years ago lest the place in a rush
We don’t know why.
There cloture remains are still scattered in the ancient storages
We can also visit the Ayalon institute – 1945 bullet factory
Near the city of Raehovt
See the video
Thursaday June 22 2017
Thank you for visiting our homeland
Hope to see soon again
Yakki Erez Iris your Israel team
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