Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem!
We started our day at the Harel Overlook in Har Adar. As it was the first sighting of Jerusalem, we said Shehechianu and a l’chaim. Then we headed to the Old City. We walked down the Cardo (the heart of the city) and toured the Jewish Quarter. We left notes in the Kotel and had…
Read MoreExploring “ultra-modern” Tel Aviv
TL-31-288 woke up to a gorgeous view of the Mediterranean Sea from their hotel in Netanya (25km north of Tel Aviv). They were all really excited to explore Tel Aviv. After getting a taste of Rothschild Blvd at an outdoor cafe called Polly last night, they couldn’t wait to see more. They began their day at Rabin…
Read MoreGuide to Guides – Batsheva Miller
Israel Outdoors is proud to have some of the best Israeli tour guides that Israel has to offer. We asked tour guide Batsheva Miller to tell us a little more about herself. See below for more information about Batsheva and don’t forget to check out the rest of our fantastic tour guides and our Israel…
Read MoreFrom the Hula Valley to Tzfat to Tel Aviv!
After a few great days in the north, Israel Outdoors’ TL-31-288 left Kibbutz Gonen and the Golan Heights. On their drive to Tzfat, they stopped at the Agamon Hula lookout. The Golan Heights was to the left, the Hula Valley straight ahead, and the upper galilee on the right. This valley was formerly filled with water (plus malaria…
Read MoreDay 2 of #IsraelOutdoors #Bus288’s Israel Adventures
Today’s TL-31-288 update is written by trip staff Dana Sabghir: Today really put the “outdoors” in Israel Outdoors. We started our day at Gadot, a memorial overlooking Lebanon. We learned about Israel’s northern borders with Syria and Lebanon. Then we drove to Yehudia Park, where we hiked the Zavitan Stream, which runs to the Kinneret…
Read MoreFollow My Footprints
Rachel Cerrotti is a 4 time veteran staff with Israel Outdoors who has been working on a year long project called Follow My Footprints. Follow My Footprints is a long-term project that documents the cultural landscape of Rachel’s grandmother’s displacement as a result of the Holocaust. In 1939, at the age of 14, Hana Dubova…
Read More#IsraelOutdoors #Bus288 has arrived in Israel!
For Israel Outdoors, the winter Birthright Israel season has begun! TL-31-288 landed in Tel Aviv today. Please see an update written by trip staff Dana Sabghir: “Everyone was excited to meet our guide, Maxi, our medic/security guard, Yosef, and our bus driver, Lazar. We drove 3.5 hours north to a beautiful kibbutz in the Golan.…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates – September 11, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-447: The group toured the city of Tel Aviv today. They began with a visit to Independence Hall where they learned about the creation of the Jewish State of Israel. Then, they stopped at Rabin…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates – September 10, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-445 and TL-30-446: Today the group spent their final day in Israel touring Tel Aviv. They began with a visit to Rabin Square, a memorial to former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Then, they toured…
Read MoreLive Trip Updates – September 9, 2014
Every day we will post live trip updates. Check for the group code (starting with TL-30-) for a specific group… TL-30-445 and TL-30-446: The group started their morning today with a camel ride through the Negev. Then, they headed out for a desert hike on the Nahal Chavarim trail. Next, they visited Sde Boker, a…
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