Updates from Israel

After two long flights, Vancouver Birthright group has finally made it to Israel! The flight arrived 30 minutes early, everyone got changed into their summer clothes, and the adventure began! The first stop after the airport was lunch – everyone’s choice was, of course, hummus and falafel! After checking that box, we headed straight to…

Bus 226 participants arrived in Israel excited and ready to go! After arriving at 8 am, the group boarded the bus, met the tour guide, and drove to the beautiful Zikhron Ya’akov for a brief walking tour and lunch. Then, we drove the group to Tzipori for ATV/ranger driving in the northern fields. We then…

After a long flight we finally arrived in Israel this morning bright and early and were welcomed by our amazing tour guide Dima! Our group headed to Caesarea, an ancient Roman site on the Mediterranean coast where we learned about the history of the area and got to know each other. Next we grabbed falafel…

Family and friends of our wonderful Birthright group, After much waiting in line for security and a 10-hour flight, Birthright Bus 225 made it safely to Israel! Below you can find some of the highlights of our first two days- We’re fortunate to be led by our always-spirited tour guide, Amir, who is serving as…

Hi There! Our group is SO excited to be in Israel. Despite a long day of travel and arriving in Israel early this morning, we have had an amazing first day together! We started the day with breakfast at Ben Gurion, then made our way to Caesarea, where we were able to learn more about…

Our group has been off to an amazing start with camaraderie instantly at the airport. The group is very passionate and eager to learn more about Israeli culture. We’ve welcomed two amazing Israeli peers who met us for a fabulous lunch in the German Colony. Today we visited the Old City learning about the history…

Hi! My name is Jesse, and I am a staff leader from Boston University Hillel’s Birthright Trip, TL-46-228. We have arrived to relaxing hotel in Tiberias, right next to the Sea of Galilee. After arriving in Israel this morning, we had a lunch pitstop in Alonim. Most of our students enjoyed delicious hummus plates at Hummus…

Here’s an update of our trip. We started arriving to the airport at 10pm all the way until 4am. While all of us were really hyped up, some were also significantly late, which made it officially a group trip (being early and on time is almost always impossible when you have a bunch of people…

Hello! We have officially been in Israel for almost 24 hours and are having THE best time! A few participants  are waiting for their bags to catch up, but all have a positive attitude, and after the airport we had an opening ceremony at Caesarea National Park and did some ice breakers at the hotel…

Had a great first day in Israel. Definitely tiring dealing with jet lag but we pushed through. Spent some time in Caesarea and got to see the famous aqueduct. Then we journeyed to Zikhron Ya’akov and walked along the street of the pioneers who founded the city, and some participants stopped to taste the famous…