Tony Krvaric & Jannica Krvaric's Celebration

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Airfare
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Days 1-5: Hotel- Dan Boutique Hotel
Pay for the Krvarics stay at the Dan Boutique Hotel. Dan Boutique in Jerusalem places you in the heart of Jerusalem, a 2-minute drive from St. Andrew's Church and 6 minutes from Jaffa Gate. This 4-star hotel is walking distance from the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock.One room is $260/night
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Day 2: Transportation in Jerusalem
JLM CityPass Plus for 3 days
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Day 3: Western Wall & Old City Private Tour Guide
The Krvarics will depart the hotel and drive 30 minutes to the maze of chambers and cisterns underneath the Western Wall, part of the ancient city wall that is of great spiritual significance in the Jewish and Islamic traditions, revered by Jews as the last standing remnant of ancient Jerusalem's Second Temple. Although the wall is nearly 1,600 feet in length, only about 230 feet are visible above ground. The remainder was hidden when King Herod raised the landscape surrounding the Temple Mount in the year 19 BCE. They will see portions of the wall that have been perfectly preserved, and head underground to explore the parts that were sealed off until excavations began in 1967, and had been hidden for almost 2,000 years.
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Day 3: Museum for Islamic Art
The Krvarics will be going to a museum that opened in 1974 by Vera Bryce Salomons. This museum was created in memory of her professor, Leo Aryeh Mayer, who was a scholar of Islamic art and rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. They will learn more about Islamic civilization and Arab culture by exploring nine extensive galleries filled with Islamic pottery, textiles, jewelry, and ceremonial objects from countries ranging from India to Spain. There are also temporary exhibitions that can be found throughout the museum's three floors. A highlight of the museum is its diverse collection of Islamic carpets, which was added to the museum in 1999.
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Day 3: Lunch
The Krvarics will be dining between the Arches Restaurant. A kosher lemehadrin restaurant by the Western Wall. High-quality food with an authentic Jerusalem atmosphere.
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Day 3: Chagall Windows
The Krvarics will have a chance to view the 12 decorated windows that Russian artist Marc Chagall installed in the Abbell Synagogue of the Hadassah Medical Center in 1962. Taking about two years to make, the stained-glass windows represent the 12 tribes of Israel referenced in Genesis 49 and Deuteronomy 33. Each window is infused with colorful, vivid images that were inspired by the Bible, particularly Jacob's blessings to his twelve sons and Moses' words to the twelve tribes.
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Day 3: Dinner- Monteifore Restaurant
The Krvarics will visit the first neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City, to enjoy a wine tasting accompanied by a dinner at the historic Montefiore Windmill.
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Day 3: Evening: Tower of David Sound and Light Show
The Krvarics will have a chance to see the marvelous images, original soundtrack, and breathtaking video are woven together to create a unique experience, which takes viewers on a historical journey through thousands of years. Using a sophisticated, innovative laser projection system, the performance brings to life the reigns of kings and queens who rose and fell holy buildings, armies that fought for Jerusalem, and cultures, religions, and myths that flourished here.
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Day 2: JLM CityPass Culture
Pass for the city for the Krvaric family.
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Days 1-5: Hotel- Dan Boutique Hotel
Pay for all three of the Krvarics stay at the Dan Boutique Hotel. Dan Boutique in Jerusalem places you in the heart of Jerusalem, a 2-minute drive from St. Andrew's Church and 6 minutes from Jaffa Gate. This 4-star hotel is walking distance from the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock.The three rooms are $780/night
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Days 6 and 7: Hotel- Herods Tel Aviv
Pay for the Krvarics stay at the award-winning Herods Tel Aviv Hotel is one of Tel Aviv’s finest hotels, exuding a charming old-world style that you won’t find anywhere else. Nestled in the buzzing heart of Tel Aviv, just minutes’ walk from its most famous neighborhoods and the white sand and emerald waters of the Mediterranean, Herods Tel Aviv Hotel affords them a perfect way to experience authentic Tel Aviv.
$190
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Extension Days 1 and 2: Hotel- Saint Gabriel Hotel
Pay for the Krvarics room at the Saint Gabriel Hotel. Located just a short walk away from the Nativity Church and the Old City, the Saint Gabriel Hotel features on-site amenities including a restaurant and bar, wireless Internet, and a fitness room. Each of the hotel's 134 air-conditioned rooms features a TV, in-room safe, coffee- and tea-making facilities, a minibar, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer.
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Extension Days 1 and 2: Hotel- Saint Gabriel Hotel
Pay for all three Krvarics stay at the Saint Gabriel Hotel. Located just a short walk away from the Nativity Church and the Old City, the Saint Gabriel Hotel features on-site amenities including a restaurant and bar, wireless Internet, and a fitness room. Each of the hotel's 134 air-conditioned rooms features a TV, in-room safe, coffee- and tea-making facilities, a minibar, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer.
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Extension Days 3-5 : Hotel- Jericho Resort Village Hotel
Pay for the Krvarics rooms at the Jericho Resort Village Hotel. Residing in Palestine- Jericho, the world’s oldest city with more that 10,000 years of continuous civilization, and the worlds lowest city; ” Around 400″ meters below sea level, Jericho Resorts Village is the place for you to check-in, hosted in the site of historic Hisham’s palace, with a beautiful resort complex and all the comforts of modern hospitality.
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Extension Days 3-5: Hotel- Jericho Resort Village Hotel
Pay for all 3 of the Krvarics rooms at the Jericho Resort Village Hotel. Residing in Palestine- Jericho, the world’s oldest city with more than 10,000 years of continuous civilization, and the worlds lowest city; ” Around 400″ meters below sea level, Jericho Resorts Village is the place for you to check-in, hosted in the site of historic Hisham’s palace, with a beautiful resort complex and all the comforts of modern hospitality.
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Day 4: Yad Vashem
The stirring “everlasting memorial” to the more than 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem, founded in 1953, started as an organization aimed at preserving and documenting the memory and history of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. The museum’s doors opened in 2005 and are now home to the world's largest archives of material relating to the Holocaust—more than 50 million documents and artifacts. This museum and memorial complex, while built on the Mount of Remembrance, aims not only to remember but to educate. Its nine chilling galleries feature interactive and historical displays ranging from photographs, films, documents, letters, works of art, and personal items found in the camps and ghettos.
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Day 4: Lunch
Azura Restaurant. Casual local cuisine
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Day 4: Dinner
The Krvarics will sit down to a traditional Jewish Shabbat meal in the home of a local Jewish family. They will have a conversation with the mother of the family to gain a deeper understanding of life as a Jewish ultra-Orthodox woman. This is also a unique opportunity to learn about their family dynamics, cultural norms, professions, and daily life as you personally connect with this family.
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Day 5 Transportation for the day
The Krvarics will depart their hotel for a 30-minute drive to the ancient fortress of Masada, located on a massive plateau in the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. When they arrive, they will walk to a cable car to ascend to an isolated plateau and walk among the 20-acre ruins of this secluded fortress. While here, they will learn how from 70-73 CE Jewish defenders made the last stand of the Judean revolt against Rome.
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Day 5: Lunch
Masada National Park Restaurant. Causal local cuisine.
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Day 5 Dinner
Machneyuda Restaurant in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Market. Machneyuda serves up vibrant Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine made with ingredients plucked from nearby Mahane Yehuda Market. Launched a decade ago by a trio of Israeli chefs, the concept has since grown into a multinational hospitality group. Crates of vegetables line the rustic space, while the open kitchen allows diners to watch the preparation of artful, produce-led dishes, from sirloin tartare with green almonds to chicken livers with mash and ‘pistachio hash cake’ dessert.
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Day 6 Lunch
Falafel Rambam in Carmel Market, Tel Aviv. Causal local cuisine.
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Day 7 Lunch
At the dining room of Kibbutz Sdot Yam around 1pm, featuring a buffet and a chance to interact with some members.
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Day 7: Palmach Museum
The Krvarics will have a chance to visit the Palmach Museum treasures and cherishes the Palmach's heritage, members and set of values. There is an interactive, immersive experience telling the story of the Striking Forces of the 'Hagana' Organization, through an audio-visual exhibition. Go back in time with the typical Palmach squad and become one of them for a day! All tours are guided and a reservation must be made in advance.
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Day 7 Dinner
Fortuna del Mar. As befits a beach restaurant, the menu of Fortuna del Mar corresponds with its surroundings, offering Mediterranean dishes with different variations of seafood, mazats, pasta, and meats. The restaurant's stone oven bakes fragrant and stimulating focaccia. Among the dishes on the Fortuna del Mar menu, they will find a Spanish breakfast with a zucchini frittata, roasted peppers, and scallions; Matias with purple onion; Fresh mussels in marinade sauce; and fish brought directly from the sea.
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Extension Day 1: Transportation
The Krvarics will check out of our hotel around 8:30 am and drive about 2 hours to one of the region's most impressive sites: the desert monastery of Mar Saba—one of the world's oldest monasteries. Founded in 478 CE by Saint Sabas of Cappadocia, this Greek Orthodox monastery remains active today, with about 20 monks in residence. Upon arrival around 10:30 am, they will spend about an hour hiking around the monastery, then depart for a 45-minute drive to Bethlehem. Like Jerusalem, which lies just six miles to the north, Bethlehem holds a special place in the hearts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike. An important Palestinian stronghold and cultural center, it is also believed by Christians to have been the birthplace of Jesus, and the Jewish faith holds that it was David's childhood home and site of his coronation as King of Israel.
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Extension Day 1: Lunch
Peace Center Restaurant. Authentic Palestinian and middle eastern dishes within walking distance of the Church of the Nativity.
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Saint Gabriel Hotel
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Extension Day 2: Transportation
The Krvarics have an one hour to the divided West Bank town of Hebron. Hebron is referred to in Judaism as the City of the Patriarchs because it is here that Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, Rebecca, and Leah are buried. Hebron is also one of the Four Holy Cities of the Jewish faith (along with Jerusalem, Tiberias, and Safed). Today, it is the most populous city on the West Bank. They will first visit the Tomb of the Patriarchs, a shrine complex that is Judaism's second-most sacred site, after the Western Wall of Jerusalem. Muslims and Christians also revere this holy pilgrimage destination, built over a cave where Abraham and his descendants Isaac and Jacob are buried. First built under Herod in the first century BCE, the complex was later added to by the Crusaders in the twelfth century. They will also dive into daily, modern life in Hebron with a visit to a local market.
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Extension Day 2: Lunch
Al-Aaam Saleeh Restaurant. A local restaurant in Ma’ale Amos, featuring regional specialties.
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Extension Day 2: Palestinian Heritage Center
The Krvarics will have a chance to visit the Palestinian Heritage Center. Which was established to promote, revive, and preserve Palestinian culture, the center provides lectures, workshops, and shows. It is also known for its selection of handicrafts, made by women from villages and refugee camps around Bethlehem. Here, you can find handmade embroidery, as well as posters and postcards celebrating the Palestinian heritage.
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Extension Day 2: Noor Women’s Empowerment Group
Give a chance for the Krvarics to help support the members of this grassroots organization begun by and for Palestinian refugee women who have children with disabilities. They will share their experiences during a walking tour of their refugee camp near Bethlehem, and then lead a cooking class to show you how to prepare some traditional Palestinian dishes.
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Extension Day 2: Dinner
Afteem Al Yafawi. Afteem Restaurant is one of the famous restaurants in the middle East, it is the only restaurant that makes the Real Oriented Meal like Falafel, Humous, Foul. Since 1948, Afteem Al Yafawi Restaurant has been the symbol of authenticity.
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Extension Day 3: Transportation
The Krvarics will make about a 1-hour drive by bus to Ramallah, literally “God’s Hill.” A vibrant West Bank cultural center, as well as the administrative headquarters of the Palestinian Authority, Ramallah is a harmonious city set on a major crossroads of the West Bank. When we arrive, around 10 am, your Trip Experience Leader will lead about a 2-hour walking tour of the city that includes the old section of Ramallah, its colorful food market, and a stop at Yasser Arafat’s memorial, commemorating the life of the leader of the Palestinian National Movement. Then they will travel to Jericho, about a 45-minute drive. The oldest known continuously inhabited city in the world and—at 853 feet below sea level—the lowest town on Earth, Jericho was a military fortress built on the route to Canaan in biblical times. According to legend, Joshua, an apprentice of Moses and leader of the Israelites, conquered the city around 1400 BCE in his quest to lead his people into the Promised Land. Now dominated by its Arab population, Jericho is a quiet and verdant city, with refreshing natural springs and an abundance of outdoor cafés and garden restaurants.
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Serving authenticity Bedouin food at the base of the wadi Quelt trek to the St. George Monastery. You can eat and drink coffee and tea like Beduins in a tent.
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The restaurant at the Jericho Resort Village Hotel.
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Extension Day 4: Transportation Mount Temptation
The Krvarics will depart the hotel for a 30-minute drive to Mount Temptation, so-named because it is believed to be the site where the devil tempted Jesus. Here, they will enjoy a cable car ride. They will visit the nearby Muslim pilgrimage site of Nabi Musa, where popular Palestinian folklore has it that the prophet Moses is buried.
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Extension Day 4: Lunch
Al Madinah Restaurant and Coffee Shop Jericho
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Limona Restaurant. A charming restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere in front of the historic Hisham’s Palace.
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Extension Day 5: Transportation
The Krvarics will depart Jericho to drive a 1.5-hour drive to Nablus, one of the largest Palestinian cities. Ruled by many empires over its 2,000-year history, Nablus is also known as the biblical city of Shechem, where Abraham traveled on his way to Canaan. They will stop to visit the ruins of a Samaritan temple and citadel on Mount Gerizim, where each year Samaritans come to make an annual Passover sacrifice. They will make a 45-minute drive to Sabastia, an ancient royal city in the Samarian hills, which contains the ruins of six successive cultures stretching back 10,000 years.
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Veranda Cafe & Cultural Space. A local restaurant featuring musakhan, a traditional Palestinian dish of chicken and onions.
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Al-Rawdah Park and Restaurant. A local middle eastern restaurant known for its chicken and lamb kebabs.
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Day 4: Bible Lands Museum
The Krvarics will have a chance to visit the Bible Lands Museum is an archaeological museum that tells the story of some of the great civilizations of the region, including those of Egypt, Babylon, Canaan, Persia, and Assyria.
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Day 6 Transportation
Overland to Tel Aviv and explore Tel Aviv. Around 9:30 am, they will depart their hotel to tar transfer to Tel Aviv, Israel's cultural and commercial hub. They will arrive in Tel Aviv around 11 am, and then set off on a guided walking tour. They will see several of Tel Aviv’s popular sites, including the UNESCO, designated \"White City.\" This is one of the world's largest collection of Bauhaus style buildings. This area has grown into an area with boutiques, art galleries, cafés, restaurants, and bars—all of which have helped shape this complex into Tel Aviv’s most lively areas. They will also stop at Neve Tzedek, one of Tel Aviv's oldest districts. The narrow lanes are still lined with original buildings—strongly accented with features from the Art Nouveau and Bauhaus art movements.
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Day 7- Caesarea National Park
The Krvarics will take a 1-hour drive to Caesarea, where Herod the Great built a remarkable artificial port—an engineering marvel in its time, now a National Park. Here they will explore Roman ruins, many of which were transformed into a walled Crusader's city in later times. The ruins of this archaeological site include a hippodrome, a sporting venue mainly used for chariot racing, and a recently restored Roman amphitheater. Just outside the walls of the old city lies a white sand beach trimmed by the ruins of an old aqueduct system. Then, around noon, they will visit a nearby kibbutz for lunch.
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