Trip Prices and Air Information

Trip prices:

Tunisia and its Jewish Communities: Past and Present
$3,600 based upon double occupancy
Single supplement: $875

Sip, Savor and Celebrate: A Culinary Adventure in Israel
$2,150 based upon double occupancy
Single supplement: $420

Included:
All accommodations (most nights in luxury five-star properties) and hotel taxes

Most meals as indicated on the itinerary with (B, L, D)

All group land transportation by private motor coach and round-trip domestic flight Tunis-Djerba for the Tunisa tour

Bottled/purified water on the bus

Arrival/departure transfers and baggage handling for those arriving/departing on the tour start/end dates

Special meetings with individuals, cultural events and extensive sightseeing, including entrance fees

Gratuities to guides, drivers and porters at the airport and hotels

AABGU and professional tour leaders

Educational enrichment from BGU faculty members

Not Included:
Roundtrip international airfare, fuel surcharges and taxes to/from your home city

Meals and beverages other than those specified in the itineraries

Passport and visa fees

Medical immunizations

Trip cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance

Video/photography fees

Arrival/departure transfers for those not arriving/ departing on the tour start/end dates

Personal items such as laundry, alcoholic beverages (with the exception of alcohol included in specific parts of the culinary tour), telephone calls/faxes, mini-bar, in-room movies, tips to chambermaids, excess baggage fees, fuel surcharges.

Neither the Tunisa tour nor the culinary tour is kosher. Vegetarian options will be available for those who request such on the reservation form. A kosher option is available in Tunisa for a $350 supplement.

Air Arrangements:
Program rates do not include international airfare. Because there are a number of flight options available, there is no required group flight for either tour.

Tunisia tour: AABGU has negotiated a group rate on Alitalia for the New York-Tunis (via Rome) and Tunis-Tel Aviv (via Rome) legs of the tour, with the possibility of adding on Tel Aviv-New York. While you are welcome to book your own flights on other carriers, you cannot utilize the group rate for only the Tunis-Tel Aviv leg because the negotiated rate requires flying Alitalia New York-Tunis. Please also be advised that although there are other carriers with routing from Tunis to Tel Aviv, Alitalia is the only one with a flight schedule that is appropriate for the AABGU tours. To learn more about the group rate and other options, contact Jeanne Darbouze at Gil Travel in Philadelphia: jeanned@giltravel.com or 1-800-223-3855 x369.

If you wish to book your own flights, be advised that on Thursday, April 29 the main program will begin in Tunis with dinner at approximately 7:00 p.m. Optional light touring will be available in the afternoon for those who have already arrived. It is therefore recommended you land in Tunis on the morning of April 29. Private pick-up at the Tunis airport by an English-speaking driver will be provided regardless of your flight arrangements. Similarly, private drop-off at the Tunis airport will be provided for those not continuing to Israel at the end of the tour. Flights on Wednesday, May 5 can depart from Tunis at whatever hour you like.

Culinary tour: If you are not arriving to Israel with the group from Tunisia it is recommended that you arrive to Tel Aviv no later than 2:30 p.m. The welcome program preceding dinner will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. at the hotel in Tel Aviv. For those departing Israel on Sunday, May 9, you can make your flight at whatever time you like since the formal tour programming ends on the night of Saturday, May 8. The hotel on the night of May 8 and breakfast the next morning are included in the tour cost.

Payment Schedule:
The following deposits are required to secure your reservation:

For both tours: $2,150
For Tunisia only: $1,200
For culinary tour only: $950

Registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Because hotel space in Tunisia cannot be held after December 15 without a deposit, registration prior to December 15 is strongly recommended.

Balance due: February 12, 2010

Cancellation and refunds:
The following per person penalties will be assessed for cancellations:

Until December 15, 2009:
Both tours- $850
Tunisia tour only- $550
Culinary tour only- $500

December 16 - February 12, 2010:
Both tours- $1,200
Tunisia tour only- $900
Culinary tour only- $500

February 13, 2010 - Departure:
No refunds

Requests for cancellations must be made in writing. No refunds will be made for any part of the program in which you choose not to participate.

Contact Information:
For questions regarding the tours
please contact:

AABGU Travel
1430 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10018
travel@aabgu.org
Phone: 1-800-962-2248, ext. 112
Fax: 212-302-6443