Add-Ons

Add-On Experiences

Make the most of your time in Israel by adding a program extension. Our 10-day itinerary can be extended by 2 days/2 nights in Eilat with an optional day tour to Petra. An optional day tour to Rosh Hanikrah is available on the final Saturday in Tel Aviv (Day #10) in lieu of our regular programming this day.

EILAT EXTENSION

Take a vacation from your vacation at the resort city of Eilat on Israel's Red Sea coast! The package includes your round-trip domestic flights, all airport transfers, and two nights at the Herods Palace Hotel with breakfast daily. In most cases, the Eilat Extension is not chaperoned. Should you wish to stay longer, your booking at the Herods Palace Hotel can be extended based on our group rates.

The Eilat Extension begins with a 50-minute domestic flight from Tel Aviv on Saturday in the early evening. In most cases, domestic flights departing from Tel Aviv for Eilat on Saturday are scheduled to fly during Shabbat hours. Contact us to make alternate arrangements if applicable

The Eilat Extension concludes with a return domestic flight on Monday. If you are flying home from Ben Gurion Airport immediately after the Eilat Extension, we encourage you to book an international flight that departs sometime between 10:30pm on Monday and 1:00am on Tuesday. If you are considering an international return flight that departs Ben Gurion Airport before 1:00pm on Monday, keep in mind that early morning flights from Eilat to Tel Aviv are very limited, and we strongly recommend you secure overnight accommodations for the night before departure in a Tel Aviv hotel or a hotel near the airport (Sadot Hotel is a convenient option with a complimentary airport transfer in one direction). Ground transportation is not provided by the program in such scenarios.

NOTE: Check-out on Monday is at 11:00am, however, guests will retain access to hotel facilities all day

Unless otherwise requested, your domestic flight will be selected by our office according to our best judgment and will have you arriving at Ben Gurion Airport's International Terminal 3-5 hours ahead of your scheduled international flight. If no such domestic flight exists, we will contact you with alternate options. Domestic flight delays and airport transfer delays are infrequent but can occur. Any such delay that results in a missed international flight is the sole responsibility of the traveler, and we recommend obtaining travel insurance in advance to cover you in case of such events.

If you have any questions about coordinating your international flights, please do not hesitate to contact us. Shortly before the start of the program. we will provide you with a logistics plan based on your personal travel arrangements to and from Eilat.

We can only book your domestic flights after we have received confirmation of your connecting travel plans. Since domestic flight availability is limited, we encourage you to send us your post-Eilat travel plans as early as possible.

PETRA DAY TOUR

If you have included the Eilat Extension, you may also opt to include the Petra Day Tour for an additional fee. Pick up will be in the early morning at our Eilat hotel on Sunday (Day 11). Your Jordanian visa, all border crossing fees and gratuities will have already been pre-arranged and pre-paid. On the Jordan side, you will be met by a Jordanian guide who will be with you throughout the day and will return you to the border in the early evening. Lunch is included (not kosher). Upon crossing back into Israel, you will be greeted by a driver and returned to the Eilat hotel.

The tour of Petra is entirely on foot and involves several miles of walking. Horse-drawn carriages are available on site for an extra fee. Get ready for a long AND an entirely amazing day!

If you arrange for a local Israeli SIM card or rental phone, you will incur roaming fees when using this service in Jordan. If you arranged for local medical insurance through us, it will not apply within Jordan.

ACCO (ACRE) & ROSH HANIKRAH DAY TOUR

If you're participating in the 10-day tour, you can opt for a day tour of Acco and Rosh Hanikrah as an alternative to the planned final Saturday in Tel Aviv. The cost covers all touring costs (lunch not included). You'll tour the Rosh Hanikrah ocean caves and the ancient seaport of Acco, including the Templar Tunnels and Crusader-era castle there. A separate guide/driver will lead this tour, which starts in the morning and returns to Tel Aviv in time for connecting flights home (or to Eilat if added). Although this is a rewarding day tour option, be sure to consider that you will have limited time to explore and enjoy Tel Aviv unless you extend your stay there.

DID YOU KNOW...
...that Israel is the only country in the world that entered the 21st century with a net gain of trees, made more remarkable by the fact that it is 60% desert.