“A trip to Israel is worth ten years of Sunday School.” —Zola

Fall Tour Itinerary

2026: October 19–November 7
13–2020–29(tentative dates)
GreeceIsrael

Greece Extension

Day 1: Tue, October 13NYCGrand Athens and Ultra Grand airport meet-up and departure (usually from JFK in NYC) for Greece.
Day 2: Wed, October 14AthensArrive in Athens and have a short orientation drive through tour and lunch before hotel check-in (Athens Marriott Hotel).
Day 3: Thu, October 15AthensAthens, the Acropolis and the Agora. Lunch in Athens.
Day 4: Fri, October 16
Shabbat		CruiseCheck out of hotel.
Included in this packet are our five shore excursions. Timing of each excursion will be announced on board.
Embark the cruise ship and set sail for the Greek Island of Mykonos.
Day 5: Sat, October 17
Shabbat		CruiseKusadasi (Turkey), Ephesus, Patmos
Day 6: Sun, October 18CruiseCrete, Santorini
Day 7: Mon, October 19AthensShip arrives back at Athens. Corinth and Kechries. Lunch in Corinth. Check in to hotel (Athens Marriott Hotel).
Day 8: Tue, October 20Tel AvivCheck out of hotel. Head to the airport for the flight to Tel Aviv.

Israel

Day 1: Tue, October 20NYCDeluxe and Grand Petra airport meet-up and departure (usually from JFK in NYC) for Israel.
Day 2: Wed, October 21Tel AvivArrive at Ben Gurion Airport. Drive through Old Jaffa and Tel Aviv.  Check into hotel (Vert Lagoon, Netanya). Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Thu, October 22TiberiasCheck out of hotel.
Caesarea by the Sea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo-Armageddon, Nazareth Village. Check into hotel (Sofia Hotel, Tiberias).  Moderate-heavy walking.
Day 4: Fri, October 23
Shabbat		TiberiasSea of Galilee boat ride, Ginosar, Jesus Boat, Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha, Capernaum, Magdala, Jordan River – baptism. Light-moderate walking.
Day 5: Sat, October 24
Shabbat		TiberiasChorazin, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights – Mount Bental, Bethsaida overlook. Shabbat dinner. Moderate-heavy walking.
Day 6: Sun, October 25JerusalemCheck out of hotel.
SHABBAT – Beit She’an, up to Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Shepherd’s Field), Mount Scopus overlook. Check into hotel (Dan Jerusalem). Moderate-heavy walking.
Day 7: Mon, October 26JerusalemMount of Olives, Palm Sunday Road, Garden of Gethsemane, Pool of Bethesda (Church of Saint Anne), Antonio Fortress, Via Dolorosa – Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jewish Quarter. Heavy walking.
Day 8: Tue, October 27Dead SeaMasada, Qumran, Dead Sea. Moderate-heavy walking.
Day 9: Wed, October 28JerusalemShiloh, Gallicantu – house of Caiaphas, Cardo, Israel Museum, Yad Vashem. Heavy walking. Farewell Dinner.
Day 10: Thu, October 29JerusalemDeluxe group checks out of hotel. City of David – Davidson Center, Pool of Siloam, South Wall Archaeological Park, Southern Steps, Western Wall, Mount Zion – Upper Room, Garden Tomb. Heavy walking. Deluxe group departs at 7:15pm after dinner.
Day 11: Fri, October 30
Shabbat		JFKDeluxe group arrives back at JFK.