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Kosher Surfing Camp
Kosher Summer Vacation
Sirmione, Italy
Starting
July 10 through October 31, 2011
Sukkot in Crete
October 11-23, 2011
Sukkot in Fort Myers, FL
October 11-23, 2011
Japan & Korea
October 23, 2011
Singapore, Vietnam & Thailand
October 23, 2011
China: In the Footsteps of the Jews
October 25, 2011
Australia, New Zealand & Fiji
October 25, 2011
Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru
October 27, 2011
Japan: Tradition & Modernity
October 30, 2011
Iberian Fiesta
October 30, 2011
Moroccan Encounter
October 30, 2011
Panoramic Portugal
October 30, 2011
India & the Pushkar Camel Festival
October 30, 2011
Guatamala & Belize
October 31, 2011
Kosher Cuisine of Provence
October 31, 2011
China & Hong Kong
November 2, 2011
Ecuador, Galapagos & Peru
November 8, 2011
Andalucia, Spain
November 10, 2011
Peru
November 10, 2011
Exotic India
The Golden Triangle
November 13, 2011
Tunisia & Rome
November 13, 2011
Australia & New Zealand
November 14, 2011
Morocco Magic of the Orient
November 14, 2011
Panama Thanksgiving Retreat
November 21, 2011
California Wine Tour
December 4, 2011
Ethiopia
December 11, 2011
Mystical Morocco
December 22, 2011
India & Nepal
December 22, 2011
Morocco
January 6, 2012
Vietnam & Cambodia
January 16, 2012
Portugal
January 22, 2012
Costa Rica Volcano & Rainforest Adventure
January 22, 2012
Thailand, Vietnam & Angor Wat
February 5, 2012
Australia & New Zealand
February 6, 2012
Columbia
February 12, 2012
Peru
February 19, 2012
Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam
March 11, 2012
India
March 18, 2012
Japan & Korea
April 29, 2012
California Wine Tour
June 3, 2012
Spain
July 9, 2012
Slavic States
August 5, 2012
New Zealand Ski Tour
August 19, 2012
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The Lands Down Under: Australia & New Zealand
Glatt Kosher Tour
November 14 - December 5, 2011
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Come and say "G'day!" and get to know the Lands Down Under. Founded by ancient Polynesian (Maori) navigators, developed by European settlers and attractive to Pacific Rim immigrants, the lands of "no worries" may be home to the happiest people on earth. They have it all: cosmopolitan cities like Sydney and Auckland, the Blue Mountains and many of the world‘s best beaches; the Great Barrier Reef, the most extensive collection of coral on earth, and a selection of native animals such as the cute koalas, bounding kangaroos, curious emus and diminutive kiwis. The soaring craggy mountains of New Zealand’s southern Island with its crystal clear fjords, gurgling volcanic pools and glacier-fed lakes, all beneath a brilliant blue sky.
We recommend that passengers NOT traveling from Israel/Europe arrive to Sydney the day before the start of the tour. Special hotel rates are available for tour participants choosing to benefit from this extra night.
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Day 1, Monday: Sydney
Arrival to Sydney, meeting and orientation at the hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Sydney.
Sydney, established in 1788 is built around Port Jackson, the largest natural harbor in the world. There are numerous small inlets creating small harbors and enchanting beaches. The sea plays an important part in the lives of the residents and sea sports are enjoyed by a large part of the population. The two most famous beaches are Bondi Beach and Manly Beach. The port, from which the ferries sail in addition, is located nearby the famous Sydney Opera House. |
Day 2, Tuesday: Sydney
After breakfast we will begin our day by taking a cruise along the Sydney Harbor. During the course of the cruise we will see several sights and the opera house in all its glory, as it appears today. This building looks very different from different angles and combined with the cruise itself, it is an interesting experience to see it from various angles. After the cruise, we will continue our visit of the city of Sydney, Darling Harbor, Hyde Park, The Cathedral of Saint Mary, and the Parliament House. Dinner and overnight in Sydney. |
Day 3, Wednesday: Sydney – The Blue Mountains
In the morning we will set for a wonderful day in the Blue Mountains. It is a beautiful reserve with magnificent forests of eucalyptus. The name “Blue Mountains” was given to this place because of the thin blue fog that seems to pervade, thought by some to come from a reflection of light on the vapor Eucalyptus leaves. The forests are gigantic and they include tens of varieties of eucalyptus trees. We will visit the village of Katoomba in the valley by Katoomba scenic railway and return by cable car. We will conclude our day with a visit to the Olympic Village and return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. |
Day 4, Thursday: Sydney - Melbourne
After breakfast we will transfer to the airport for our flight to Melbourne, the second largest city in Australia. After we land, we will tour the green city that is situated on the shores of the Yarra River. The center of the city is made up of a grid of roads. The center of the city contains: Flinders Street Station that has recently been refurbished, Parliament House, Fitzroy Gardens, and Captain Cook’s Cottage. We will visit the Botanical Gardens and will return to the center of the city to visit the Great Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, and the Anzac monument. At the end of the tour we will return to our hotel, Kimberley Gardens for dinner and overnight. |
Day 5, Friday: - Melbourne
Today we will visit Phillip Island. On the way we will stop at “Warook Cattle Farm.” When we arrive on the island, we will visit a park where one can see the animals that are associated with Australia such as the koala and the kangaroo and more. We will continue on Phillip Island and stop to see Nobbies Center and enjoy seeing the seals and we will view the exquisite shoreline. What a fabulous sight! At the conclusion of our visit, we will return to the hotel to prepare for Shabbat, Shabbat services, and to enjoy our Shabbat meal. |
Day 6, Shabbat: Melbourne
After Shabbat morning services and our Shabbat meal we will take a walking tour of the sites close to the hotel. |
Day 7, Sunday: Melbourne
After breakfast, we will go by bus for an exciting day of touring along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The road we are taking, the Great Ocean Road, runs along the entire southeast coast of Victoria and is one of the most spectacular roads in the world. It winds through forested mountains, sheer cliffs and breathtaking rock formations and passes through thick rainforest filled with tall Eucalyptus trees. The most impressive part of the landscape we will visit is Otway National Park. After the tour, we will return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. |
Day 8, Monday: Melbourne – Auckland (New Zealand)
After breakfast, we will leave for the airport for our flight to Auckland, New Zealand. After we land, we will have a guided tour of the city. We will ascend to see the city from the Sky Tower, the tallest tower in the Southern Hemisphere with a height of 328 meters. From it we will see the city and its surroundings. We will also visit the botanical gardens and the city museum. We will return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. |
Day 9, Tuesday: Auckland – Waitomo Caves - Rotorua
In the morning, we will drive south to the Waikato region. There we will visit the famous Glow Worm Caves. The Waitomo Caves are well known particularly for the hundreds of thousands of bright worms that live in them and create an impression of a star-filled sky. They glow worms are not really worms, but insects that resemble mosquitoes. The tour includes an underground boat ride in the cave. We will end the day in Rotorua. We will return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. |
Day 10, Wednesday: Rotorua
In the morning we will visit the Agrodome in order to look at the difference types of sheep that are the prominent agricultural product of New Zealand. During the visit, we will see a demonstration of sheep shearing and of the use of dogs to aid the shepherds. Rotorua, which has been called the “Sulphur City” is located in an area that has an abundance of geothermal activity. We will tour Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, a preserve of geothermal activity that has made this area and the Maori village, Te Puia, adjacent to it famous. In this geothermal reserve, we will see hot bubbling mud and eruptions of geysers. The land here moves and bubbles and boils and steam rises from it. The people of the Te Arawa came to New Zealand in the middle of the 14th century from the birthplace of the Maori, Hawaiki and settled in Rotorua.
Now the Maori people are trying to preserve their heritage and share it at every opportunity with tourists with warmth and good humor. Dinner and overnight in Rotorua. |
Day 11, Thursday: Tongariro
We will go out for a visit to the Tongariro National Park. The volcanic mountain, Tongariro which reaches a height of 1970 meters is considered an active volcano despite that fact that the last eruption was in 1926. In the park there are a number of craters that from time to time erupt with steam and hot air. Of course one can find there plants of many varieties that are typical of rainforests, forests of beech trees, pastures, and plants typical of high desert. We will visit Lake Aupo, and at the end of the tour we will go to dinner and overnight in Tongariro. |
Day 12, Friday: Wellington
This morning we will travel to Wellington along the west coast of the North Island. On the way we will stop and visit the city of Wanganui which is also known as “River City”. We will proceed to Wellington and prepare there for Shabbat, Shabbat services and Shabbat dinner. |
Day 13, Shabbat: Wellington
After Shabbat services and our Shabbat meal, we will take a walking tour of the area around the hotel. |
Day 14, Sunday: Wellington - Picton
After breakfast, we will go by cable car to Victoria Peak for a panoramic view of Wellington and its port. We will visit sights in the city such as the Old Parliament, the port, and the botanical gardens. At the end of the tour, we will board the "Interislander Ferry" for a cruise to the south island and to Picton. We will go to the hotel for dinner and overnight. |
Day 15, Monday: Kaikoura – Christchurch
Today we will drive along the east shore of South Island to the town of Kaikoura. We will sail to the southernmost point of the town and there you will be given the opportunity to watch tens of seals sunning themselves and also large whales who live with dolphins and more-- an unforgettable experience. At the end of the cruise, we will continue on to Christchurch and go to our hotel for dinner and overnight. |
Day 16, Tuesday: Christchurch – Franz Josef
Today we can look forward to a very special experience—we will travel on the TranzAlpine train across the southern alps of New Zealand that travels from Christchurch to Greymouth which is on the shore of the Tasman Sea on a route that passes through the fields of the Canterbury Plains and farmland, followed by the spectacular gorges and river valleys of the Waimakariri River beneath the snow-capped peaks of the western alps to Arthur Pass, the city of Otira, and Brunner Lake, through rainforests, and even through tunnels. This trip crosses the Southern Island from one end to the other and gives one a perfect view of the landscape and a wonderful travel experience. When we arrive at the city of Greymouth, we will continue by bus to the town of Franz Josef and we will visit Hokitika, the capital of the Jade industry. We will continue on to the land of glaciers and will with see huge glaciers in the midst of the rainforest. Dinner and overnight in our hotel. |
Day 17, Wednesday: Queenstown
We are at the beginning of a day of breathtaking and changing landscapes. We will visit Fox Glacier and we will cross the Alps at Haast Pass and enter Mount Aspiring National Park. We will pass through the vacation town of Wanaka, for a visit to the wooden maze at the puzzle center “Stuart Landsborough‘s Puzzling World and its Great Maze." We will end the day in Queenstown where we will go to our hotel for dinner and overnight. |
Day 18, Thursday: Te Anau - Milford Sound
Today we will travel by way of Ellington and Hollyford Valleys and drive via Homer Tunnel to the majestic fjord, Milford Sound. We will take a cruise for about two and a half hours on one of the most beautiful fjords in New Zealand. They become, as one travels along the water, more and more impressive. The curves and the depths of the fjord allow boats to pass only a few meters from the cliffs that surround it and so it is possible to actually get wet from the mist of the waterfalls that enter the sea along the length of the fjord. , and also, of course, to enjoy the dramatic views on the cliffs shrouded in fog, water birds, sea lions, and seals. We will return to Te Anau for dinner and overnight. |
Day 19, Friday: Queenstown
Today we will travel north to the gold mining town of Arrowtown and on to Bungy Bridge. From there we will travel to Queenstown, a resort city where people vacation and ski on the shores of Lake Wakatipo. We will go up by Skyline Gondola to Bob‘s Peak for a view of the city on the lake and the surrounding area. We will return to the hotel for preparations for Shabbat, Shabbat services, Shabbat dinner, and overnight. |
Day 20, Shabbat: Queenstown
After Shabbat services and our Shabbat meal, we will take a walking tour of the area surrounding the hotel. |
Day 21, Sunday: Queenstown - Mt .Cook
We will leave the city of Queenstown and we will travel to the foothills of the New Zealand Alps and we will enjoy walking on the Mount Cook Reserve where is found the tallest of the mountains of New Zealand, visible from the west coast and also from the east coast. The park is a huge and important reserve. Twenty –two of the twenty-seven mountains in New Zealand that are higher than 3000 meters are found in this park. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. |
Day 22, Monday: Christchurch – Home Gateway
Today our visit to New Zealand has ended. We travel from Mount Cook to the airport in Christchurch and from there we fly to our home gateway. |
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Land Only No Transfers |
$8,140* |
Air & Land |
$8,890 |
Single Supplement |
$2,150 |
Pre/Post Hotel Night |
$65 per person sharing
$110 per single |
*Prices Are per person, based on double occupancy and are subject to change. Taxes and fuel surcharges are not included.
Airfare is based on Tel Aviv as the tour's gateway. Please call for airfare from other gateways. |
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A $500 USD Deposit per person must be received at the time of booking in order to confirm your reservation.
Payment in full is due 90 days before departure.
A minimum number of participants are required to operate tour dates. If a minimum number has not been reached prior to tour departure and the tour is cancelled you will receive a FULL refund. |
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Price Includes:
- Domestic Flights
- Domestic Airport, security taxes and fuel surcharges
- Kosher half-board + supplies for preparing sandwiches for lunch
- First and/or good Tourist Class hotels
- Comfortable air-conditioned touring coach
- Tours and entrance fees according to the tour plan
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Price Does Not Include:
- International Flights
- Tips for local service providers ($130) to be paid abroad
- Visa $120
- Personal expenses
- Travel Insurance
- Shows and nights out not included in the tour plan
- Tip for our tour guide (Recommended: $3 per person per day)
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Important to Know:
There may be changes to the order of places visited. We will make every effort to visit every place mentioned in the itinerary.
The tour organizers have no control over airline services such as seating, special meal requests, changes in departure times or delays. These remain the sole responsibility of the airline company.
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Kashrut on Tours
Kosher food is provided to our travelers on all our tours. We work with the local Rabbinate to provide Hashgacha for all local ingredients and fresh meat and poultry. In some cases, we fly in kosher food from Israel and other sources, depending on the destination of the tour. We do not guarantee Pat Israel and Chalav Israel for all destinations.
In many destinations we have our own crockery and cutlery. Where we don't, we provide disposables at the meals. When we cook in Hotel kitchens, we ensure proper Kashering and we use our own kitchenware on kashered and covered surfaces. All this is done under the strict supervision of our trained staff/guides who function as our Mashgichim. Our travelers enjoy gourmet meals prepared by our team including fresh local fish, fruit, and vegetables. This is an integral part of Jewish travel. We make great efforts to assure that our travelers will experience local foods first-hand, while maintaining stringent observance of Kashrut laws on all occasions.
Rabbi Menahem Fogel
A native of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Menahem Fogel served as a pulpit rabbi in South Africa and Canada before returning to Israel in 1984 to take up the position of spokesman of Yad Vashem, in Jerusalem, a position he held for six years. Since that time he has held senior positions in both the public and private sectors developing interactive computer systems for museums around the world. He also lived and worked in the USA, Netherlands, Austria, UK and India. A lifelong yearning for travel led to his becoming a Tour Manager in 2000 and developed expertise in tourism to Japan & China, Alaska, Canadian Rockies and Africa. Recently he took on the added role of Rav Hamachshir for The Kosher Travel Club to ensure the highest standards of Kashrut are implemented on all our Kosher Tours.
For any questions about Kashrut please feel free to email menahemf@netvision.net.il |
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