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April 30-May 1, 2003, Tel Aviv, Israel


Itineraries A La Carte
Israel has so much to offer, that no matter how thorough, no mere booklet or list will encompass the endless variety of this amazing land. But we do want to whet your appetite with a few possibilities. 

Tel Aviv

Jerusalem

The Galilee & Tiberias

The Dead Sea

Eilat

 


Tel Aviv

Israel's business and commercial center on the Mediterranean, throbbing center of the country's culture, nightlife and artistic life, where the amalgamation of business and pleasure is a way of life. For an experience emphasizing fun and relaxation, come during the "summer" months - and in Tel Aviv this means just about any time from April through October - and enjoy one of the world's few urban resort destinations: sun, sand and celebration in "the city that never sleeps." VIP lounge cocktail reception at Ben Gurion International Airport. Special immigration, luggage and customs clearance procedures. Cocktails and fish dinner experience at the Old Jaffa Port. Walking tour of Old Jaffa. A day in Tel Aviv (according to interest, with private driver guides): the Diaspora, Eretz Israel and Tel Aviv Museums; Carmel Outdoor Market; Dizengoff Street & Dizengoff Center; Gordon Street Area Art Galleries; local Bauhaus architecture; local jewelry & diamond workshops; a day at the beach and along the Tel Aviv-Jaffa beach promenade. Shopping. Evening Yemenite Quarter experience: Yemenite full-dress "hina" engagement ceremony and dinner at a local Yemenite restaurant, with ethnic entertainment. Trip to Caesarea - the Roman and Crusader antiquities.

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Jerusalem

Capital of Israel, seat of its government and eternal city of the Jewish soul. For an extra bonus, bring your achievers during May or June and become a part of the annual Israel Festival, where the finest theater groups, music ensembles and dance troupes from around the world perform.
Local welcome sign with your company name and logo at the entrance to the city. "Key" to the city of Jerusalem, illustrated with company logo. The model of the city of Jerusalem as it looked 2000 years ago. The "City of David." The Old City: the Via Dolorosa, leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; the Western Wall and Temple Mount excavation site; Temple Mount (Mosque of Omar, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic Museum); the Old City "suq" (market); Roman Toga theme dinner, with entertainment at the Cardo, (the site of the ancient Roman main street), now a part of the Jewish Quarter of Old Jerusalem. After-dinner Sound & Light Show at the Museum of the History of the City of Jerusalem, located in the 2000-year-old Citadel, David's Tower; a walk on the ramparts of the Old City walls. Illuminated Jerusalem by night. Tour of Mount Scopus and the Mount of Olives. Exploring Jerusalem's neighborhood by foot. (One sample route can include Mount Zion, the Vale of Hinnom [the biblical Gehenna], Sultan's Pool, the Yemin Moshe district with its landmark windmill [now a small museum] and the nearby tomb of the members of Herod's household, the Official Residence of the President of the State of Israel, the L.A. Meyer Museum of Islamic Art). Israel's new Supreme Court building and the nearby Knesset (Israel's Parliament): views of the Knesset "Menorah" and Marc Chagall tapestries, meeting with an Israeli government leader. The Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are housed. The Mea Shearim quarter, for a glimpse of traditional Orthodox Jewish life as it was lived in pre-World-War-II Eastern Europe. Trip to nearby Bethlehem - the Church of the Nativity and the Grotto, and Manger Square.

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The Galilee & Tiberias

A tourism destination 3000 years old: Active Holidays; Nature; Pilgrimage; Archeology; Sunshine, the Sea of Galilee and the beauties of Israel's North. A different Israel 365 days a year: biblical history and miracles; nature and ecology; Jewish mysticism and renewal; Arab and Druze culture; Roman boats and Israeli alligators; Crusader & Byzantine ruins; birdwatching; spas; kibbutz visits; Cocktail reception and welcome ceremony in Tiberias, featuring free-fall parachutists over the Sea of Galilee, carrying company banner. The Roman ruins at Beit Shean. St. Peter's fish dinner (with alternative menu choices) and entertainment on a ship sailing the Sea of Galilee. Distribution of rental cars for an Around the Sea of Galilee treasure hunt. (Two couples in each car, clues, guide book and a map provided, for a route that covers all the major Sea of Galilee vicinity sights and sites: Tiberias; ostrich farm; alligator farm, etc.). Use of the Tiberias Hot Springs Spa facilities. Kibbutz Experience dinner and kibbutz tour. The Upper Galilee & the Golan: Hula Valley Nature Reserve; Mt. Hermon; Banias; Qatzrin; Gamla. Tour of Galilee Christian sites: Mt. of the Beatitudes; Capernaum; Tabgha; Bethsaida; Kursi; Kafr Cana; Nazareth - Church of the Annunciation and Marys Well. Safed - the Old City artists 'colony and/or a horseback’ riding interlude in the area. Acre - Old City and a Crusader theme party in the subterranean vaults. Haifa - the Bahai Temple & Gardens, the Technion.

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The Dead Sea

Stark beauty, splendid isolation; desert oases; Masada; rock climbing; cave exploration. Take your successful winners here any time of the year, for the pampering wonders of the Dead Sea spas. Mineral baths, mud packs and massage. They'll feel in heaven, at the lowest spot on earth.
Traditional "bread and salt" welcome (pita bread baked on an outdoor oven on the spot, by local Bedouins, along with salt from the Dead Sea). Dead Sea spa treatments -mud packs, massages, baths, beauty and cosmetic treatments with natural Dead Sea products. Bedouin "coach high-jacking" scenario, leading to nearby village for Bedouin Fantasy dinner. A "float" or a cruise on the Dead Sea. Dead Sea adventure tour: rock climbing, cave exploration, etc. Visit to a Dead Sea cosmetics factory. (Gift of Dead Sea cosmetics for all). Up to Masada by cable car for a Sound & Light Show, followed by the sunrise and a Roman breakfast atop Masada and a tour of the site. "White Gloves" dinner in the desert, accompanied by a chamber music ensemble. Ein Gedi: Nahal David & Nahal Arugoth. The Qumeran Caves. Jericho; Mar Saba & St. George Monasteries; Wadi Qelt.

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Eilat

Israel's Red Sea playground. A world of its own. Gateway to watersports, desert adventure and just plain lazy fun. For some memorable moments, come down during late August for a day or two, when Eilat's annual Jazz Festival takes place - showcasing both local artists and some of the top names on the international circuit.
Attractions include: Red Sea champagne cocktail cruise; Coral World Underwater Observatory; Unique underwater restaurant-dine with the fish; Seasonal birdwatching in one of Israel birdwatching venues; Submarine trips to view the underwater corals and fish.Watersports - lessons for beginners, action for the more experienced; All-terrain vehicles; Desert jeep tour (drive your own, or come along); Sunset camel trek and cocktail reception in the hills south of Eilat; ATV's; The Dolphin Reef; Eilot Desert Experience: Mt. Hezekiah, for a quick view of four countries - Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Timna Park and King Solomon's Mines; Hai Bar Nature Reserve; Day trip to the Mitzpe Ramon area: the Ramon Craters and their wondrous geological formations, and the unique Alpaca Farm. Day trip to Santa Catherina (Mt. Sinai) in Egypt's Sinai Desert. Coach ride to the Nabatean rose-red city of Petra in Jordan.

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