All travelers need to complete an ETA-IL application in advance of their planned travel dates to Israel. You can apply and find further details at: https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/
Israel is implementing the ETA-IL online pre-entry application system similar to USA’s ESTA and EU’s ETIAS. This new requirement will help facilitate faster and smoother entry into the country for visitors.
Key points:
To complete the form, you will need:
You will need to complete your application in one sitting – you cannot save your progress and continue later.
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ISRAEL BROCHURE – Dr. Ed & Lisa Young and Matt & Laurie Crouch
Day 1 ~ DEPARTURE: Depart US to Tel Aviv.
Meal: D
Meal: B, L, D
Meal: B, L, D
Meal: B, L, D
Meal: B, L, D
Meal: B, L, D
Meal: B, L, D
Meal: B, L, D
TOURIST CLASS FROM NEWARK
Newark $5599
* Additional departure cities available – Contact us for assistance.
DEPARTURE CITY & PRICE OPTIONS – DELUXE CLASS
Atlanta $6489
Dallas/Fort Worth $6629
Houston $6795
Los Angeles $6599
Miami $6299
Newark $6055
+1=Next Day
Flight schedule subject to change until tickets are issued
Departure & Return Location: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Departure Time: 3 hours before flight time
Group Travel and Seat Assignment Information
All group seating is assigned by the airline and are under airport control. Group seats assigned by the airline cannot be changed through Discovery Cruises and Tours. However, you may address your seating at the airport on check-in. (Please note that if you contact the airline prior to your departure date, they will refer you back to DCT. As previously stated, we cannot make any changes to the group seats assigned by the airline.)
Your airline ticket receipt will be issued electronically by the airline and then emailed to you by DCT. When you arrive to the airport, please be prepared to present a passport to an airline representative to receive your boarding pass.
+1=Next Day
Flight schedule subject to change until tickets are issued
Departure Location: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Return Location: Dallas Love Field
Departure Time: 3 hours before flight time
Group Travel and Seat Assignment Information
All group seating is assigned by the airline and are under airport control. Group seats assigned by the airline cannot be changed through Discovery Cruises and Tours. However, you may address your seating at the airport on check-in. (Please note that if you contact the airline prior to your departure date, they will refer you back to DCT. As previously stated, we cannot make any changes to the group seats assigned by the airline.)
Your airline ticket receipt will be issued electronically by the airline and then emailed to you by DCT. When you arrive to the airport, please be prepared to present a passport to an airline representative to receive your boarding pass.
+1=Next Day
Flight schedule subject to change until tickets are issued
Departure & Return Location: George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Departure Time: 3 hours before flight time
Group Travel and Seat Assignment Information
All group seating is assigned by the airline and are under airport control. Group seats assigned by the airline cannot be changed through Discovery Cruises and Tours. However, you may address your seating at the airport on check-in. (Please note that if you contact the airline prior to your departure date, they will refer you back to DCT. As previously stated, we cannot make any changes to the group seats assigned by the airline.)
Your airline ticket receipt will be issued electronically by the airline and then emailed to you by DCT. When you arrive to the airport, please be prepared to present a passport to an airline representative to receive your boarding pass.
Updated 5/22/25
+1=Next Day
Flight schedule subject to change until tickets are issued
Departure & Return Location: Los Angeles International Airport
Departure Time: 3 hours before flight time
Group Travel and Seat Assignment Information
All group seating is assigned by the airline and are under airport control. Group seats assigned by the airline cannot be changed through Discovery Cruises and Tours. However, you may address your seating at the airport on check-in. (Please note that if you contact the airline prior to your departure date, they will refer you back to DCT. As previously stated, we cannot make any changes to the group seats assigned by the airline.)
Your airline ticket receipt will be issued electronically by the airline and then emailed to you by DCT. When you arrive to the airport, please be prepared to present a passport to an airline representative to receive your boarding pass.
Updated 5/21/2025
+1=Next Day
Flight schedule subject to change until tickets are issued
Departure & Return Location: Miami International Airport
Departure Time: 3 hours before flight time
Group Travel and Seat Assignment Information
All group seating is assigned by the airline and are under airport control. Group seats assigned by the airline cannot be changed through Discovery Cruises and Tours. However, you may address your seating at the airport on check-in. (Please note that if you contact the airline prior to your departure date, they will refer you back to DCT. As previously stated, we cannot make any changes to the group seats assigned by the airline.)
Your airline ticket receipt will be issued electronically by the airline and then emailed to you by DCT. When you arrive to the airport, please be prepared to present a passport to an airline representative to receive your boarding pass.
+1=Next Day
Flight schedule subject to change until tickets are issued
Departure & Return Location: Newark Liberty International Airport
Departure Time: 3 hours before flight time
Group Travel and Seat Assignment Information
All group seating is assigned by the airline and are under airport control. Group seats assigned by the airline cannot be changed through Discovery Cruises and Tours. However, you may address your seating at the airport on check-in. (Please note that if you contact the airline prior to your departure date, they will refer you back to DCT. As previously stated, we cannot make any changes to the group seats assigned by the airline.)
Your airline ticket receipt will be issued electronically by the airline and then emailed to you by DCT. When you arrive to the airport, please be prepared to present a passport to an airline representative to receive your boarding pass.
If preferred, travelers may select the ground only option and arrange their own air travel. When choosing this option, the inbound flight must arrive in time to take the prearranged group ground transfer from the airport to the hotel. Otherwise, the traveler will need to arrange their own ground transfer from the airport to the hotel. The same is true of the group ground transfer from the hotel to the airport on the return flight.
Discovery Cruises and Tours recommends Welcome Pickups for all individual ground transfers. Travelers may schedule necessary ground transfers at their own expense at WelcomePickups.
ISRAEL/JORDAN ITINERARY FROM HOUSTON (IAH) $5999
ITINERARY – TOURIST CLASS
Wednesday- Nov. 19: Day 1 -Depart from any Turkish Air gateway city to Amman, Jordan via Istanbul.
Thursday- Nov 20: Day 2-Arrival from Istanbul to Amman at 3:55pm. Transfer to Dead Sea Marriott hotel. D
Friday- Nov 21: Day 3-Morning transfer to Northern Bridge crossing into Israel and continue to David’s Harp hotel in Galilee. B/L/D
Saturday- Nov 22: Day 4-Relaxing day overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Join main group. David’s Harp hotel in Galilee. B/L/D.
Sunday- Nov 23: Day 5-Today begin your exciting journey “Walking Where Jesus Walked”. David’s Harp hotel in Galilee. B/L/D
Monday- Nov 24: Day 6-Touring Galilee. David’s Harp hotel in Galilee. B/L/D
Tuesday- Nov 25: Day 7-Jerusalem. Overnight Dan Jerusalem hotel. B/L/D
Wednesday- Nov 26: Day 8-Jerusalem. Overnight Dan Jerusalem hotel. B/L/D
Thursday- Nov 27: Day 9-Jerusalem. Overnight Dan Jerusalem hotel. B/L/D
Friday- Nov 28: Day 10-Jerusalem. Overnight Dan Jerusalem hotel. B/L/D
Saturday- Nov 29: Day 11- Jerusalem. Overnight Dan Jerusalem hotel. B/L/D
Sunday- Nov 30: Day 12- Transfer to Amman for overnight. (Hotel to be named). B/L/D
Monday- Dec 1: Day 13- Morning flight home via Istanbul
FLIGHT SCHEDULE OPTION
DELUXE CLASS HOTELS
Prices quoted are per person and in US dollars and are based upon fares and costs in effect at the time of publication.
Whenever possible, DCT obtains price guarantees from suppliers; however, depending upon the strength of the US dollar and price fluctuations of oil, gas and other costs, published rates are subject to change without notice.
AIR TRANSPORTATION
Jet economy class on Lufthansa Airlines from ATL, Lufthansa/Swiss Air from LAX, Lufthansa Airlines from MIA, Austrian/Lufthansa Airlines from EWR
42 seats confirmed from ATL (On a first-come, first-served basis. Additional seats may be at a higher airfare)
50 seats confirmed from LAX (On a first-come, first-served basis. Additional seats may be at a higher airfare)
50 seats confirmed from MIA (On a first-come, first-served basis. Additional seats may be at a higher airfare)
42 seats confirmed from EWR (On a first-come, first-served basis. Additional seats may be at a higher airfare)
Tickets must be finalized 45 days prior to departure
Tickets cannot be changed once issued
Travelers may arrange their own air and pay the ground only price – see the Ground Only Option tab
AIRPORT TAXES AND FUEL
Taxes/fuel surcharges may change without notice; any increase will be billed to the traveler and must be paid prior to departure.
HOTELS
Four & five star hotels throughout
Prices based upon two persons sharing a two-bed room
Single rooms are subject to availability for an additional cost of $1200 in Tourist Class and $1800 in Deluxe Class hotels.
Single rooms for Tourist Class with Jordan subject to availability for an additional cost of $1650.
If a traveler doesn’t designate a roommate and Discovery Cruises and Tours is unable to do so, or if a roommate cancels before departure, the passenger will be required to pay the supplemental charge; the traveler may be billed after the final payment date if necessary
MEALS
Three meals daily: breakfast, lunch and dinner upon arrival in Israel.

SIGHTSEEING
Local transportation via deluxe, air-conditioned motor coach
The services of an English-speaking Israeli guide
Entrance to sites on the itinerary are included in the tour price
TIPS
TIPS: $160 for personal tips to guides, drivers and others rendering special services.
– Individual transfers for Ground Only Travelers: Discovery Cruises and Tours recommends Welcome Pickups for all individual ground transfers. WelcomePickups.
– Passport costs
– Accident and baggage insurance
– Transporting and handling excess luggage
– Optional tours and excursions not mentioned in this itinerary
*In the event it becomes necessary to overnight material due to late receipt of registration or final payments, traveler will be billed for these charges.
REGISTRATION & DEPOSIT: A deposit of $500 per person is required at the time of registration. The deposit may be charged to your VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover Card. Registrations received inside ninety (90) days must be accompanied by full payment. A late registration may result in an additional fee for airfare depending on the airline and seat availability.
PAYMENTS: All payments after the initial deposit may be made in one of the following two ways:
If you make the payment by check, make your check payable to Discovery Cruises and Tours, and include the pastor’s name in the memo field. Please mail your check to:
Discovery Cruises and Tours
P.O. Box 2148
Hurst, TX 76053
FINAL PAYMENT: The final payment is due August 23, 2025, ninety (90) days prior to departure.
Payments received inside ninety (90) days will be assessed an $80 late payment fee. NOTE: All reservations not fully paid by the ninety-day deadline are subject to cancellation, for which Tour Operator is not to be held responsible.
Discovery Cruises and Tours (Tour Operator) agrees to arrange for the tour described in this brochure. This represents the entire agreement between the passenger and his agent, the Tour Host, the Tour Operator and its agents. Except as stated herein, no person is authorized to cancel, modify, or vary the tour arrangements or to make any representation of warranty concerning the tour. Except for the willful negligence of its direct employees, the Tour Operator assumes no liability or responsibility for any injuries, damages occasioned by circumstances beyond the control of Tour Operator, or by any person for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to default or omission of and by any third party providing services or facilities related to or included in this tour or any part thereof, or in arranging for the same, or the acts or omissions of the Tour Host. Tour Operator reserves the right to refuse or revoke travel to anyone who is deemed incapable of group travel per the sole judgment of Tour Operator. Due to circumstances beyond the Tour Operator’s control, the sequence of touring sites may occasionally need to be altered. The airlines or cruise lines are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time the passengers are not on board planes, ships or conveyances. The passenger contracts, in use by the airlines and cruise lines, and the passenger or purchaser of this tour and/or passage and Tour Operator assume no liability or responsibility in connection therewith. Also, the Tour Operator WILL NOT BE responsible for: (a) flight schedule changes, mechanical breakdowns, government actions, weather, acts of God, acts of war or aggression, whether declared or undeclared, hijackings, or other circumstances beyond its control, including any connecting flights that may be missed as a result thereof (participants should consider the possibility of delays when arranging connecting flights); (b) the failure to follow instructions, including but not limited to check-in and check-out times and baggage handling; and, (c) charges incurred relating to single room/stateroom requirements either by the passengers themselves or their assigned roommates. Payment of the deposit or any partial or full payment for a reservation constitutes consent to all provisions listed in this brochure.
PASSPORT: A valid passport is required to leave the USA and must be obtained in person by each tour member. It should be valid for a minimum of six months after your return date or you will be denied boarding. The tour participant is responsible for checking their own passport expiration date. No visas are required for Israel.
INSURANCE: Acting only as agents for suppliers, Discovery Cruises and Tours is not responsible for damage, loss, or theft of luggage and/or personal belongings, or for personal injury, accident and/or illness. For your own protection, it is important that you have adequate insurance to cover these possibilities. You should carry proof of insurance in the event you need medical attention while in Israel. For optional insurance please contact MissionSafe here to go directly to their website.
AIRLINE SEATS: Seats without a deposit must be released 100 days from departure. If you cancel your seat with DCT in writing within the 100 days there is a penalty of $100 per person.
If your Israel tour is cancelled due to unsafe travel conditions, your deposit and any payments you’ve made to Discovery Cruises and Tours will be refunded (minus the 2.25% processing fee paid to your provider if you used a credit card) UNLESS the airlines, at their discretion, choose to withhold a nominal cancellation penalty.
If the tour has not been cancelled and you cancel personally for any reason, our standard cancellation policy below will apply.
TIMEFRAME
CANCELLATION FEE PER PERSON
Day of Registration – August 22, 2025
$200
August 23, 2025 – September 7, 2025
$500
September 8, 2025 – September 23, 2025
25% of tour cost
September 24, 2025 – October 22, 2025
50% of tour cost
On or after October 23, 2025
NO REFUND
All cancellation requests must be sent in an email to contact@dcttravel.com.
NOTE: Trip cancellation and interruption insurance is available throughMisson Safe, and other vendors, and is highly recommended.
