A View Across the Divides: Healing Across the Divides in Israel and the West Bank

11 days
From $331/day
$3,640
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Trip last updated: 1/1/2018
Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule
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Overview

Highlights

    • Visit in South Tel Aviv
    • Enjoy a walking tour of Tel Aviv including the historic Bauhaus and a visit to Rabin Square
    • Visit to the Bahai Gardens in Haifa
    • Head to Safed, the 4th holiest Jewish city to explore its ancient mystical traditions
    • Visit the Temple Mount
    • Visit to a Palestinian Refugee Camp
    • Travel to Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum

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Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age range65+, 50 - 64, 36 - 49, 18 - 35, 12 - 17, 6 - 11, 5 and under
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityTel Aviv
End CityAmman

Travel Themes

Activities

Trip includes

    • 10 nights’ accommodations based on double occupancy in the following hotels or similar: Market House (Tel Aviv), Bay Club Hotel (Haifa), Harmony Hotel (Jerusa-lem)
    • 2 Full-time MEJDI-trained guides (1 Israeli & 1 Palestinian) for 9 days
    • All entrances, sites mentioned in the itinerary
    • Meals listed per the itinerary
    • Local wine and beer included at 9 meals
    • Water on the bus
    • Dedicated customer service representatives in USA and Jerusalem
    • Customary tips to drivers, guides, and hotel staff Day

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Itinerary

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Day 1: Arrival

Accommodation: Market House, Tel Aviv

Arrive at Ben Gurion airport and transfer to Tel Aviv for check-in. Have the day free to relax. Dinner on your own.

Day 2: Jaffa

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Market House, Tel Aviv

Orientation and introductions followed by a walking tour of Jaffa, Grantee visits in South Tel Aviv, Group lunch with our guides, Afternoon at leisure to discover Tel Aviv’s neighborhoods, a walk on the beach, shopping or relaxing. Have a welcome dinner this evening with the group and with speaker.

Day 3: Tel Aviv

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Market House, Tel Aviv

Grantee meeting, Walking tour of Tel Aviv including the historic Bauhaus district and a visit to Rabin Square. Lunch with speaker, Optional choices for exploring Tel Aviv, Dinner on your own

Day 4: Tel Aviv to Haifa

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Bay Club, Haifa

Begin the day with a grantee visit. Head to a Druze village on the outskirts of Haifa. Learn about Druze traditions and lifestyle over lunch. Grantee meeting in the afternoon, Dinner on your own

Day 5: Thursday, March 15 – Safed

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Accommodation: Bay Club, Haifa

Morning visit to the Bahai Gardens in Haifa, Grantee visit and lunch on your own in Safed, Head to Safed, the 4th holiest Jewish city to explore its ancient mystical traditions and recent political past. Group dinner.

Day 6: Haifa to Jerusalem

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Harmony Hotel, Jerusalem

Transfer to Jerusalem in the morning. Geopolitical dual narrative tour of the Old City where we will enjoy a group lunch, Overview of the city’s religious history from atop the panoramic Mount of Olives, Pre-Shabbat (Kabbalat Shabbat) visit to the Western Wall, Group dinner.

Day 7: East Jerusalem

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Harmony Hotel, Jerusalem

Visit to HATD grantee, Dual narrative tour of East Jerusalem, Lunch with speaker, End the day with a festive dinner at a Palestinian home with a musical performance by an Arab-Israeli band.

Day 8: Hebron and the South

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Harmony Hotel Jerusalem

Grantee visit in the village of Susiya and lunch in Hebron, Travel south for a grantee visit in an  unrecognized village near Beersheba. Return to Jerusalem for dinner on your own.

Day 9: West Bank

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Accommodation: Harmony Hotel Jerusalem

First thing this morning, visit the Temple Mount, Afterwards, head to the town of Nablus for a visit to an HATD grantee, Visit to a Palestinian Refugee Camp, Have an included group lunch today. Return to Jerusalem, Pre-dinner guest speaker, Dinner on your own in Jerusalem

Day 10: Yad Vashem and Abu Ghosh

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Accommodation: Harmony Hotel, Jerusalem

Travel to Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum. Lunch in the town of Abu Ghosh for dialogue with a displaced local resident and tour of the former village of Imwas in what is now the Canada Forest.  Farewell dinner in Jerusalem.

Day 11: Departure

Meals: Breakfast

Depart Ben Gurion Airport for the United States, or for those participating on the Petra extension a transfer (by land) to Amman, Jordan.

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Group size:

Private - your group only

Cancellation policy:

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation in writing or email must be received by MEJDI LLC for appropriate refund minus the following fees.

  • 120+ Days Prior: 50% group deposit
  • 120-46 Days Prior: $300 per person deposit
  • 45-21 Days Prior: 80% of tour cost
  • 20 Days Prior or Less: 100% of tour cost

Trip Excludes:

  • Airfare
  • Travel Medical or Cancellation Insurance STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
  • Airport transfers
  • Meals not listed on the itinerary
  • Single Supplement ($858)
  • Anything not explicitly mentioned in the included section

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