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Bus leaves from King David at 9AM

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Bus leaves from King David at 9AM 〰️

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We will be checking out of the hotel on Sunday morning before departure.

Remember to bring: passports, a driver’s license, water shoes, a bathing suit, your overnight bags

Please wear your JOEY T-shirts

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ATVs!!!
Get ready for a challenging desert ATV excursion. The harsh terrain of the Judean Desert was a refuge for Jewish rebels, religious sects, and Christian monastics over the centuries. The route combines challenging off-road driving, breathtaking views, and an amazing spring in the heart of the desert. Afterwards, we will have lunch at HaCnaanit restaurant.

Drivers, please make sure to bring your driver’s license.

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Ein Perat
In the afternoon, we will hike through Ein Perat, also known as Wadi Quelt. Wadi Qelt is a deep ravine (wadi) which cuts through the Judean Desert between Jerusalem and Jericho, descending over 1,000 feet in elevation. A road running through the wadi was an ancient trade route between Jericho and Jerusalem. The sides of the wadi feature ancient monasteries carved into the cliffs. The Ein Perat stream runs through part of the wadi, creating lush vegetation in the otherwise dry desert.

Ein Perat is identified by some as the biblical "Nachal Cherith" where Elijah hid after announcing a drought to Ahab and was miraculously fed by ravens in 1 Kings 17, although this is likely not correct as the location is described as being “before” or “east” of the Jordan. The area is most likely in the Gilead in the north of Israel, where Elijah would already be familiar with.

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• What to wear

  *Joey T-shirt*

  Outdoor activity (you will get dirty)
  Closed-toe shoes
  Bathing suit

• What to bring

  *Driver’s license for ATV*
  *Passports for hotel check-in*

  Watershoes
  Bathing suits

  Sunglasses
  Hat
  Sunscreen

  Overnight bags

• Schedule

  8:30am: Check-out

  9am: Bus departs

  10am: ATVs!!!

  12:30pm: Lunch at Ha’Cnaanite

  2pm: Hike Ein Perat

  4:30pm: Surprise!

  6pm: Dinner, music and dancing

• Sunday Night Bag

  Pack a bag for Sunday evening - the bag should have whatever is needed for Sunday evening and Monday morning.

  
  - Clothes for Sunday evening
  - Pajamas
  - Toiletries
  - Clothes for Monday (outdoor activity)

• Monday Bus Bag

  Pack a bus bag for Monday that can be left on the bus overnight.

  Bathing suit and water-shoes/flip flops for rafting

  Change of clothes for dinner

• North Bag

  Pack a bag for the days up north that will stay on the bus until Monday evening when we arrive at the hotel.
  
  Clothes for Tuesday
  - Clothes and appropriate shoes for Black Canyon // Jeeps
  - Optional change of clothes for bus home
  - Clothes for soldier BBQ
  - Pajamas
  
  Clothes for Wednesday
  - Bathing suit and flip flops for Aquakef
  - Clothes and closed-toe shoes for Via Feratta // clothes for chocolate factory

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