Nechemiah's Trip

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• Yirmiyahu 33 Hotel Map
• Savyon View Isrentals 1BR Airbnb 1BR Marriott 2BR Booking.com
• Jerusalem Estates Photos Book on WhatsApp

1. Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport, Terminal 3 Map
2. Pick up the rental car - Shuvox WhatsApp Shuvox
3. Breakfast at Deli Garden (at the Botanical Gardens) Map
4. Jerusalem Botanical Gardens Map
5. The apartment - check in and nap not chosen yet See the Apartment section above
6. Old City tour - Star Car (small cars tour, First Station) Map
7. Dinner at David16 Map

1. Breakfast at Kadosh Cafe Sun-Thu 7:00-midnight · dairy, Jerusalem Rabbinate · walk-ins only Map
2. Ancient Shiloh (Mishkan Shilo) About 1 hr drive each way · Sun-Thu 8:30-17:00, last entry 1.5 hrs before closing · self-guided visit 1.5-2 hrs · 39 NIS · info 02-5789111 Map
3. Lunch at Halo Teiman (Yemenite) Sun-Thu 11:00-24:00 · meat, Rabbi Machpud · 02-6522525 Map
4. Mamilla promenade + Jaffa Gate stroll Mamilla Jaffa Gate
5. Dinner at Chulent & Mood - Chef Eli Davis Thursdays only, 14:00-02:30 · meat, Rabbanut Mehadrin · busiest 21:00-24:00 · 052-600-4087 Map

1. Shacharis at the Kotel Map
2. Breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria Friday breakfast served 6:30-10:30 Map
3. Old City tour with Rabbi Kraus start time - confirm with the Rabbi Call WhatsApp
4. Machane Yehuda market Friday 8:00 to about 15:00; stalls start closing around 14:00 · busiest day of the week Map
5. Back to the apartment - Shabbos prep Park the car for Shabbat by about 15:15
6. Friday night meal at the David Citadel Reserve a table for the meal Hotel website Map

• Shabbos morning meal at Yoyli Kraus details to confirm
• Rest at the apartment
• After Havdalah (17:23) - Motzaei Shabbos kevarim: Kever Dovid (King David's Tomb, Mt Zion) - open all night on Motzaei Shabbos Kever Dovid Kever Rochel (Rachel's Tomb, Bethlehem) - open 24 hours except during Shabbos; private cars pass through Checkpoint 300 directly to the tomb, about 15-20 min from Mt Zion; confirm access on the day Kever Rochel

• On the way down - Genesis Land (Eretz Bereshit), Alon, about 30-45 min from Jerusalem Biblical experience: camel ride to Abraham's tent, pita baking, desert views · Sun-Thu 8:30-17:00 · about 110 NIS per person, camel rides 35-60 NIS · book ahead 02-9974477 Map
• Beach option 1 - Kalia Beach (north Dead Sea, closest - about 45-55 min from Jerusalem) Open every day, winter 8:00-17:00 · paid entry · natural mud, lifeguard, showers Map
• Beach option 2 - Ein Bokek / Hamei Zohar free beaches (south, about 2 hrs) Free · lifeguard winter 7:00-16:00 · includes a separated beach for men and women (near Hamei Zohar) Ein Bokek Separated beach

Activity option - Netanel Dead Sea Tourism, Avnat (about 20 min south of Kalia)

• Electric "easy rider" tours, e-bikes, salt-cakes walk - the pin Ari sent Rider tours among the salt formations from 250 NIS per person (about 1.25 hrs, drive from age 16) · e-bike rides (easy family route about 1.5 hrs) · gentle guided walk to the salt cakes and turquoise sinkholes (2 hrs, easy walking) · kosher Asado meat meals by advance arrangement (from 100 NIS pp), Cafe Barkai mehadrin kosher · gentle note: pregnant women cannot drive the rider - the 5-seat electric Club Car (15 km/h) is the gentle way to join, and skip the bikes deadsearider.com WhatsApp 054-331-6613 Map

Dinner options (your pins in Kfar Adumim - 15-20 min from Kalia, on the way to Genesis Land)

• Pizza Moshe - dairy, wood-tabun pizza Kosher, Rabbanut Maale Adumim · 15:00-23:00 · 076-8615227 Map
• HaMa'ashanah shel Yoel (Yoel's Smokehouse) - smoked meat, Kfar Adumim industrial zone Kosher meat, Rabbanut Binyamin · Sundays 14:00-22:30 · 073-8013187 Map
• HaKnaanit (Canaanite) - kosher desert chef restaurant, meat, Kfar Adumim junction Kosher meat · Sun-Thu 13:00-23:00 · about 15 min from Jerusalem Map

Kosher food near the beaches

• Kalia: the kibbutz dining room is kosher (Jordan Valley Rabbinate) - breakfast only midweek; the Sulti restaurant and beach bar at Kalia beach are not kosher
• Ein Bokek: hotel dining rooms are kosher; Ranch House (Isrotel Nevo) - kosher steakhouse, Sun-Thu 18:30-22:00, book ahead through Isrotel

Then sleep - two options

• Genesis Land (Eretz Bereshit), Alon Suggested Desert zimmer about 25 min from Kalia · Israeli breakfast served to the zimmer in the morning · about 800-1,200 NIS per couple · Nechemiah to book: 02-9974477 Zimmer page Map
• Netanel's units at Avnat (by the activities) Couples only: two caravans in a date grove (one with a jacuzzi, one with an outdoor bath and wading pool) or a private rooftop unit with open jacuzzi · price varies by date - the calendar shows the exact nightly rate · check-in 17:00, check-out 10:00 · kosher Asado meals by advance arrangement, Cafe Barkai mehadrin · book on WhatsApp deadsea.fun WhatsApp Map

1. Breakfast at Beit HaUgot (the place you sent), Montefiore 20, Tzfat Dairy cafe, kosher mehadrin (Tzfat Religious Council) · opens 9:00 AM · about 50-100 NIS per person · 077-466-7806 Map
2. Mikveh HaAri, Tzfat The organized mikveh opens about half an hour before sunset for 3 hours (about 16:15 in November); the men's spring mikveh by the old cemetery is open during the day - cold spring water, bring a towel · 35 NIS · confirm 054-8457552 Map
3. Tour of Tzfat Old City Options: self-guided - Ari Ashkenazi synagogue, Abuhav synagogue, artists' quarter, old cemetery · or book a private guide Old City Ari shul
4. Meron - Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's tomb (about 15 min from Tzfat) Visitor compound winter 8:00-16:00, last entry 15:00 · the tomb itself is accessible around the clock Map
5. Dinner in Tiberias - Decks or Pearls (about 30 min from the hotel) Decks (the pin you sent): mehadrin kosher meat, on the water at the Lido · Sun-Thu 12:00 until the last customer · 072-3932108 Decks Pearls (Pearls Flame), Baratz 3, Upper Tiberias: grill, kosher mehadrin Badatz Eida Haredit · Sun-Thu 13:00-23:00 · 04-673-3555 Pearls Or eat at the hotel: Setai restaurant dinner 19:00-21:00 · kosher, Rabbanut Ramat HaGolan · higher kashrut (glatt meat) by advance request · hotel 04-8432222
6. Then the hotel - The Setai Sea of Galilee, Ramot (Monday night) Breakfast included, 7:30-11:00 · Nechemiah to book (see Before you leave) Hotel website Map

1. Breakfast in the hotel Served 7:30-11:00
2. Morning options open - pick Olam HaMayim ("World of Water") beach, Gdud Barak Rd next to the Lido, Tiberias: water sports on the Kinneret - boat sails, tubes, banana boats, jet skis, tornado boats, seating areas · open 24 hours, closed Shabbat · prices by activity, book 050-4015355 · with a pregnant wife, a gentle boat sail fits - skip jet skis and banana boats Olam HaMayim Ya'ar Shveitz (Switzerland Forest), above Tiberias: KKL scenic forest drive (6 km, fine for any car) with lookouts over the Kinneret, Golan and Hermon · free entry · picnic areas and playgrounds · easy and gentle - lookouts by the car · no food in the forest Ya'ar Shveitz Tabor Winery, Kfar Tavor - on the way south: kosher · tastings with a cheese board · Sun-Thu 9:00-17:00 · book ahead 04-6760444 · about 25 min from Tiberias Tabor Winery Dalton Winery, Dalton (near Tzfat): kosher · Sun-Thu 9:00-16:30 · 04-9527107 Dalton Winery Gentle alternatives: Hamat Tiberias hot springs or a Kinneret boat ride from the Tiberias promenade Hamat Tiberias Boats
3. Dinner - Oved BaKfar, Or Yehuda (the pin you sent) Kosher meat shipudiya, Or Yehuda Religious Council · Sun-Thu 12:00-midnight · about 10 min from Ben Gurion Airport Map
4. Ben Gurion Airport flight time to confirm About 1.5 hrs from the hotel Map