Saturday April 10 • Arrive in Israel
- Transport to Hotel in Tel Aviv
- Group orientation and dinner
Sunday April 11 • Yom Hasho’ah
- drive north to Nahariya
- Visit Rosh HaNikra
- Equipment "check out" ride
Day 1 Monday April 12 • Bike from Nahariya to Safed
- Commemorate Yom HaShoah along the route
- Wine tasting at the Dalton Winery
- Stop in Arab Christian village of Jish
Day 2 Tuesday April 13 • Bike from Safed to Beit She'an
- Explore the eastern shore of the Kineret
- Stop in Kibbutz Dganya, the first Kibbutz in Israel and have a chocolate factory tour
- Finish the day with a swim in the natural springs at Beit She’an
Day 3 Wednesday April 14 • Bike from Beit She'an to Zihron Ya'akov
- Lunch in the Druze village of Isfiya
Day 4 Thursday April 15 • Bike from Zihron Ya'akov to Central Israel
Day 5 Friday April 16 • Bike from Central Israel to Jerusalem
- Stop in Latrun to learn about the battle for the roads to Jerusalem
- Picnic lunch along the way
- Spend time with SDJA and Sha'ar HaNegev seniors with Kabbalat Shabbat at the Kotel and Shabbat dinner.
Day 6 Saturday April 17 • Rest day in Jerusalem
- Opportunity to go to the Jerusalem synagogue of choice
- Walking tour and free day in Jerusalem
Day 7 Sunday April 18 • Bike from Jerusalem to Sha’ar HaNegev
- Stop at Bet Burvin and tour an amazing cave system and an ancient gladiatorial ampetheater
Day 8 Monday April 19 • Yom Ha’atzmaut
- Commemorate Yom Ha'Zikaron with our friends in Sha'ar HaNegev
Day 9 Tuesday April 20 • Celebration Day
- Victory Lap of Sha'ar HaNegev
- Celebrate Ha’atzmaut
- transfer to Ben Gurion Airport
• The itinerary is subject to change
Program Highlights
- Stop at significant sites along the way with an experienced educator/guide
- Watch and participate with the entire country as they observe Yom HaShoah – Day of Holocaust Remembrance
- Memorialize Yom HaZikaron (Day of Remembrance) for all of the fallen Israeli soldiers together with the Sha'ar HaNegev community at their very special and moving ceremony
- Celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day) with a Sha'ar HaNegev community-wide party
- Victory bike ride/parade throughout Sha'ar HaNegev along with senior class from SDJA and Sha'ar HaNegev High School
- Spend an incredibly meaningful and moving Shabbat in Jerusalem with SDJA and Sha'ar HaNegev seniors who will have just returned from a one week trip to Poland
- Develop incredibly deep and strong new relationships with other San Diegans
