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Hibba InTouch Sample Itinerary

Day 1:

Welcome to Israel 
Arrive at Ben-Gurion airport, meet the IDF soldiers

• "Shehechiyanu" at Hass Promenade
• Visit the Western Wall (Kotel)
• Dinner at the hotel
• Opening session
• Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 2:

The Negev, Climbing Masada, and Floating in the Dead Sea

• 9:00 - Morning of Chessed at Yad Sara
• A visit Masada, Herod's mountain palace and the site of the Jewish zealot's last stand against the Roman legionnaires. Discuss its significance to the Jewish people today. Visit the excavations, including Herod the Great's bathhouse, synagogue and fortifications.
• Hike through Nahal David in Ein Gedi and stop to relax in the beautiful waterfalls 
• 12:00 - Lunch, then floating in the Dead Sea and bathing in mud at the Ein Gedi Spa
• Travel to Chan- HaShayarot Bedouin camp
• Enjoy camel riding and Bedouin hospitality
• A Bedouin style dinner at Chan-HaShayarot.
• Overnight: Bedouin Tents in The Negev

Day 3:

The Ramon Crater and a Free Night Out on the Town In Eilat

• Travel South through the Negev Desert
• Hike Ein Ovdat
• Visit the Ramon Crater
• Travel to Eilat
• Dinner at the hotel
• Tie in Session
• Free time out on the town to experience Eilat's vibrant Nightlife!
• Overnight: Eilat

Day 4: 

Day in Eilat 

• Overlook the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea from Mount Hizkiyahu
• Hike the Red Canyon
• Lunch on your own in Eilat
• 13:00 - Snorkel in the beautiful Red Sea
• Travel back towards Jerusalem
• Dinner the hotel
• 21:00 - Preparatory session for Yad Vashem
• Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 5:

Yad Vashem and Mifgash - Meet Your Israeli Peers 

• 9:00 - Visit Yad Vashem, the museum and memorial of the holocaust. Includes: Presentation by a holocaust survivor, a visit to the children's memorial and a memorial ceremony
• Visit the graves of Theodore Herzl and Yitzhak Rabin on Mt. Herzl;
• Lunch on your own
• Your Israeli Peers join you for the rest of the trip!
• Travel to Tel Aviv
• 17:00 - Visit  Independence Hall where Ben Gurion declared Israel a State
• Visit Rabin Square , the site where Prime Minister Rabin was assassinated
• Free time at the Azrieli Mall
• Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 6: 

Jerusalem and The Shuk 

• 9:30 - Visit Ammunition Hill a main battle sight of the 1967 Six Day War
• Eat falafel at the Mahane Yehuda market and see how Israelis prepare for Shabbat including a special "SHUK HUNT" with your Israeli peers to find the hidden treasures of the Shuk
• Light Shabbat candles at the hotel
• Kabbalat Shabbat at the Kotel
• Traditional Shabbat dinner at the hotel
• Overnight: Jerusalem  

Day 7:

Shabbat in Jerusalem 

• Coffee, cake and Shabbat prayers in the various Jerusalem synagogues
• Kiddush and a Shabbat activity (tie in session)
• Shabbat lunch at the hotel
• Walk through the Old City of Jerusalem using the Bible, Talmud and contemporary Jewish literature.
• Dinner at the hotel
• Drama seminar - Israeli Comedia DeArte
• Free time at a local Pub
• Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 8:  

Contemporary Israel 

• Visit Israel's Supreme Court
• Depart Jerusalem and travel to the North
• 14:00- - Visit the Tefen industrial park
• Travel to Tiberias and visit the burial site of the Ramabam and Rabbi Meir
• 19:00 - Disco cruise on the Kinneret
• Overnight: Kinneret

Day 9:  

The Golan and the Bashan 

• Visit the Bental lookout
• 10:00 - Visit the award winning Golan winery
• Lunch on your own in Katzrin
• Visit Safed, a center of Jewish mysticism and a contemporary artists' colony
• Visit the unique synagogues of Safed and take part in a special open air Yoga class 
• Shopping in the contemporary artists' colony in Safed
• Return to Jerusalem for Dinner at the hotel and closing session
• Overnight: Jerusalem

Day 10:

Farewell 

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure to the U.S.