All is good on the Bus 273 front. We’ve sent the last two nights in the North and have gotten to explore Mt. Meron, Tzfat, and the Golan Heights (the Syrian border and Banias) . Here are some pics:
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Update! We arrived on Monday, Feb 3rd and went straight from the airport to our hotel in Tiberias. The next morning we went on a tour in the Galilee, seeing Mt. Bental and a winery. That night we went to a hot spring spa in Tiberias! The next morning, we toured Tzfat, visiting the candle [...]
Hello, Another update from the group. We had a great time in the Bedouin tents and experienced a traditional dinner. From there we climbed Masada and went to ride camels and have an informative feeding camel experience. At the Dead Sea we got to float and enjoy the salt water. The next update will about [...]
Hi! We arrived in Israel at 2pm on Monday afternoon, and spent the next few hours traveling to Tiberias. Even though everyone was tired from the long journey, the group was in great spirits. We had our second ice breaker of the day, where each of the participants told an unbelievable fact about themselves. After [...]
Hello, We had a rainy but fun first few days here. The following pictures show meeting at the airport, Jaffa, and the Bedouin tent. We also did a LGBTQ tour in Tel Aviv and went to the Yitzhak Rabin Museum. Also pictured are flags next to Yad Vashem. This week over 40 world leaders will [...]
This trip so far has been amazing and the group has had a great time; from hiking Masada to Shabbat in the old City, the participants have been having an incredible time exploring all that Israel has to offer. Everywhere they‘ve gone, they‘ve learned something new. During our stay in the Negev, a number of [...]
Greetings (or Shalom) from Israel! We just finished our first day of touring and now we’re back at our Kibbutz getting ready for dinner, but we wanted to share a little about the trip so far. Even though it’s only been a couple days together, it’s great to see the connections people are making and [...]
The last few days we got to experience Israel the way the Israelis do between Memorial and Independence days. The group opened up and shared personal stories and also how they felt visiting Yad Vashem (the Holocaust memorial and museum) and Har Herzl (the national military cemetery). It was a very moving and very challenging [...]
We made it safely to Israel yesterday and hopped on the bus to Kibbutz Malkiya. Everyone got a good nights rest and after breakfast and our morning ice breakers we’re heading to the Golan Heights for a beautiful hike and wine tasting in the afternoon.
The group is having a blast! Today we hiked Masada after a beautiful evening under the stars sleeping at the Bedouin tents in the desert (pics to come)! Jerusalem was mystical and full of history, and modern nightlife and colorful markets! We separated Shabbat from the week with havdallah and got to venture into the [...]