NCSY ICE - SUMMER 2008


WEDNESDAY / 2 JULY
Greeting at airport & transfer to Jerusalem
Program orientation & dinner
Evening visit to the Kotel
Overnight: Lev Yerushalayim -or- Jerusalem Gate Hotel

THURSDAY / 3 JULY
Nahal Ktlalav - Hike through the Jerusalem foothills
Group lunch - Mevatzeret Mall (Kosher McDonalds!)
Jewish Quarter – Old City walking tour
Bonfire & BBQ - Outdoor feast in the Ben Shemen Forest
Overnight: Lev Yerushalayim -or- Jerusalem Gate Hotel

FRIDAY / 4 JULY
City of David - 1st Temple site & water tunnel
Mahane Yehuda - Colorful Jerusalem marketplace
Return to hotel & prepare for Shabbat

Overnight: Lev Yerushalayim -or- Jerusalem Gate Hotel

SHABBAT / 5 JULY
Shabbat lunch at hotel
Seuda Shlishit & Havdallah
Motzei Shabbat: Kotel Tunnels

Overnight: Lev Yerushalayim -or- Jerusalem Gate Hotel

SUNDAY / 6 JULY
Valley of Ellah - Biblical story of David & Goliath
Bar Cochva caves crawel
Camel trekking - Travel the Negev desert in style!
Bedouin hafla - Desert tent feast & bonfire

Overnight: Chan HaShayarot Bedouin Tent, Negev Desert

MONDAY / 7 JULY
Ein Avdat - Nabatean era archeological park
Sde Boker - Desert outpost & home of Ben Gurion
Colored sand project - Create art with naturally colored sand
Desert orienteering - Learn skills of desert navigation & survival

Overnight: Ramon Crater outdoor sleeping

TUESDAY / 8 JULY
Travel southwards to Eilat
Watersports - Banana boaing, speed boats, & parasailing
Red Sea - Relax along the beaches of Eilat
Bonfire & BBQ - Red Sea beach party

Overnight: Eilat youth Hostel, Eilat

WEDNESDAY / 9 JULY
Mt. Zephachot - Sunrise hike overlooking the Red Sea
Red Sea - Guided snorkeling coral tour
Transfer to the Dead Sea
Dead Sea - Floating at Ein Bokek Beach

Overnight: ARAD youth Hostel

THURSDAY / 10 JULY
Ascend Masada - Via the Snake Path
Ein Gedi - Nature walk to the desert waterfalls
Return to Jerusalem

Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel / givat washington

FRIDAY / 11 JULY
Jerusalem Scavenger Hunt - Uncover the secrets of Jerusalem
Neighborhood tour - Geula & Mea Shearim
Ben Yehua St. - Pedestrian shopping center
Home hospitality Shabbat

SHABBAT / 12 JULY
Davening at local shuls
Shabbat lunch as a group
Afternoon program in the Yishuv
Bowling Night - Test your skills in Jerusalem’s Talpiyot neighborhood

Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel/ Home hospitality Shabbat/ G.washington

SUNDAY / 13 JULY
Travel to Tel Aviv
Independence Hall - Declaration of the modern State of Israel
Rabin Square – Memorial to Yitzhak Rabin
Azrieli Tower - View of Tel Aviv from Israel’s highest tower
Palmach Museum – Interactive story of early Zionist resistance
Jaffa - Ancient seaport & artist colony

Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel/ G.washington

MONDAY / 14 JULY
Kfar Etzion - Tour of the Gush
Visit to Alon HaMidbar (Lonely Tree)
Zip-Lining - Race down the hills of the Gush
Lunch at Burger Bar - Efrat
Amat HaBiyar - Mud Caves

Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel/ G.washington

TUESDAY / 15 JULY
Ayalon Institute - Secret Haganah era ammunition factory
Goat Cheese Farm - Learn how organic goat cheese is made
Preparation for Chesed Day

Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel/ G.washington

WEDNESDAY / 16 JULY

Chesed Day at an Ethiopian school in Bet Shemesh
Free time for shopping at Malkha Mall

Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel/ G.washington

THURSDAY / 17 JULY
Har Herzl - National memorial
Split up for: Yad LaKashoah & Womens Project
Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel/ G.washington

FRIDAY / 18 JULY
Drop-off for Home Hospitality Shabbat (Jerusalem {OU} & Tel Aviv)

SHABBAT / 19 JULY
Home Hospitality Shabbat
Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel

SUNDAY / 20 JULY (17th of Tamuz)
Pick-up from Home Hospitality Shabbat (Jerusalem & Tel Aviv)
Yad Vashem - Holocaust Memorial & Museum
Travel northwards to the Galilee
Night Activity: Yad L’Yad
Overnight: Shlomi Guest House

MONDAY / 21 JULY
Chesed project in the Galilee
Acco – Historic British prison for the Irgun
Acco seaport market
Bahai Gardens - View of Haifa from Mt. Carmel gardens
Haifa Tour - Walking tour of historic Haifa
Traditional Druze dinner - Village of Daliyat HaCarmel
Overnight: Shlomi Guest House

TUESDAY / 22 JULY
Hike to the Keshet Caves
Keshet Caves - Rappel down the natural stone arch
Rosh Hanikra - Ocean swept caves on the Mediterranean
Overnight: Shlomi Guest House

WEDNESDAY / 23 JULY
Tzippori - Talmudic era archeological park
Kfar Kedem - Donkey riding, pita baking, & olive press
Overnight: Shlomi Guest House

THURSDAY / 24 JULY
Little Switzerland Trail - Nature walk in the Carmel Mountains
Rambam Hospital - Bikur Cholim service project
Overnight: Ron Hotel, Tzfat or Merkazi hotel tzfat

FRIDAY / 25 JULY
Mount Meiron - Nature walk & tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai
Walking tour of Tsfat
Ari Mikvah & Amouka
Overnight: Ron Hotel, Tzfat or Merkazi hotel tzfat

SHABBAT / 26 JULY
Walking tour of Tsfat’s old city
Meet with Kabbalistic artist
Overnight: Ron Hotel, Tzfat or Merkazi hotel tzfat

SUNDAY / 27 JULY
Mt. Arbel - Hike down the mountainside overlooking the Kinneret
Swimming in the Kinneret - Kinar Beach
Kinneret Cruise - Boat ride on the Sea of Galilee
Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

MONDAY / 28 JULY
Mitzpe Gadot - Story of the Golan and the 6-Day Way
Nahal Jilaboun - Canyon hike
Mt. Bental - Observation point & former Syrian bunkers
Oz ‘77 - Film about Yom Kippur War on the Golan
Meet with Golan residents at Merom Golan
Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

TUESDAY / 29 JULY
Mountain biking on the Golan
Naot Factory Store - Shop for handmade Israeli sandals
Ein Tina - Nature walk in the Upper Galilee
Merkaz Canada - Ice skating, bowling & sports
Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

WEDNESDAY / 30 JULY
Misgav Am - Regional view of Israel, Lebanon & Syria
Nimrod’s Castle - Hike from the Crusader castle to Banias
Jordan River rafting - Relaxed rafting on the upper Jordan River
Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

THURSDAY / 31 JULY
Early wake-up
Nahal Yehudia - Canyon hike
Gamla - Site of Jewish resistance during Roman era
Golan multimedia program
Katzrin - Ancient synagogue & Talmudic village
Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

FRIDAY / 1 AUGUST
Chesed project
Ayun nature hike
Return to hotel & prepare for Shabbat
Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

SHABBAT / 2 AUGUST
Shabbat activity in Hispin
Shabbat lunch at hotel
Relaxed afternoon on the Golan
Seuda Shlishit & Havdallah
Evening: Rosh Hosdesh bonifre party
Overnight: Hispin Guest House, Golan Heights

SUNDAY / 3 AUGUST
Nahal Kziv - Nature hike to the Montfort Castle
BBQ dinner & bonfire in the hills of the Galilee
Overnight: Camping under the stars at Nahal Amud

MONDAY / 4 AUGUST
Nahal Amud - Canyon hike in the Galilee mountains
Ptil Tchelet - Swim in the Mediteranean & find techelet dye for tzizit
Return to Jerusalem in the evening
Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel

TUESDAY / 5 AUGUST
Ein Tayasim - Nature hike
Paintball competition at Ein Karem
Closing dinner party
Final farwell at the Kotel
Overnight: Jerusalem Gate Hotel

WEDNESDAY / 6 AUGUST
Final shopping time in Jerusalem
Return to airport for late night flight

THURSDAY / 7 AUGUST
Arrive back to JFK Airport