DTS Biblical Geography | Israel Study Tour March 2023

C. TERMS AND CONDITIONS

BOOKINGS AND RATES

• Arrival & departure transfers from the airport as a group. (Please choose a flight that arrives at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv before 3pm of March 12, and departs from Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv after 10pm of March 19 (flights that leave just after midnight – on March 20 – are also good choices..).
• Seven nights’ accommodation in double rooms (additional payment for those requesting single rooms). Israeli breakfast and dinner daily (no dinner on the last day)
• Seven touring days with a professional and licensed English-speaking guide
• Four optional evening lectures
• Air-conditioned luxury tourist bus as per program
• Entrance fees to sites mentioned in the itinerary
• Luggage loaders at hotels
• Tips and gratuities for guide, driver, hotel staff

• Flights to or from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv
• Travel Cancellation Insurance for tour package and flights
• Medical insurance (mandatory), valid in Israel
• Passport and visa fees if applicable (US citizens do not need to pay for Israeli visas, which are given upon entrance to Israel)
• Lunches
• Sodas and alcohol at the hotels
• All expenses of a personal nature, including COVID19-related tests that may be required before flights, or when entering Israel or returning to your home country (currently no tests are required for entering Israel).

• This tour is now guaranteed departure.
• Changes can occur in hotels. Changes in price may also be necessary, due to exchange rate fluctuations, up to 60 days before departure.
• If a roommate cannot be assigned or is not wanted, single-room rates will apply.
• Registration should be done online at this link: https://college.oneforisrael.org/biblical-geography-israel-study-tour-dts-2023/
• Registration closes January 12, 2022 (or earlier, if the tour is full).
• A non-refundable deposit of $200 per person, paid online to Israel College of the Bible is required to secure registration. You will be directed to the payment site at the end of registration. In the case that the tour needs to be cancelled due to lack of minimum participants on the day that registration closes, your deposit will be fully refunded.

PAYMENT AND CANCELLATION PENALTIES

• Final Payment should be made by December 24, 2022 at this link https://app.icount.co.il/m/39e38.
• 25% of total tour cost will be charged if you cancel after January 24, 2022
• 50 % of total tour cost will be charged if you cancel after February 10, 2022.
• 100 % of total tour cost will be charged if cancellation occurs after February 24, 2022.

DOCUMENTS

A passport valid for at least six months after returning home is required. It is the passenger’s responsibility to obtain, at their own expense, the documents required to enter Israel according to citizenship. In addition, the Israeli government may require a health declaration, proof of vaccination/recovery and a COVID19 PCR test taken within 72 hours of your flights, upon arrival in Israel and before departure from Israel (exact requirements to be updated closer to the date of departure).

TRAVEL AND MEDICAL INSURANCE

We strongly advise you to purchase travel cancellation insurance for your trip to Israel. Travel insurance usually covers your expenses in case of cancellation due to unforeseen health and other issues (depending on the type of policy purchased). In addition, please check that your medical insurance covers you while you are in Israel, and specifically includes all COVID19-related treatments. ICB Tours shall not be liable or responsible for any injury, sickness, loss or damage to any person or property as a consequence of natural disasters, pandemics, strikes, civil disturbances or other factors over which the company has no control and cannot influence to change them. ICB Tours offers no coverage or compensation of any kind in cases stated above, nor for cancellations or inability to travel.

Travelling in Israel requires each participant to be in good health and able to walk, as many sites are unfortunately not accessible to people in wheelchairs or those who have difficulty walking. If there are any issues pertaining to your health or physical fitness, we ask that you consult with us prior to registration. 

• Israel College of the Bible Study Tours (a department of DERECH EL, Israeli Association for Awareness of Biblical Roots, Registration Number 580-241-438) acts as agent for independent suppliers of services which are not directly provided by Derech-El, such as hotel accommodations, ground transportation, meals, tours, cruises and other related services. Derech-El cannot assume any liability for any actions taken on the part of the suppliers, or the government of Israel or other countries, which results in any loss, accident, delay, irregularity, damage, or injury to you or your traveling companions or group members for any reason whatsoever, including measures taken to contain the spreading of the COVID-19 virus. Furthermore, Derech-El cannot assume any liability for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity which is caused directly or indirectly by the COVID-19 virus, or any foreseen or unforeseen developments.   

• Derech-El recommends that each participant of the tour frequent the Israel Ministry of Health website (English) for relevant updates concerning health and travel information: https://govextra.gov.il/ministry-of-health/corona/corona-virus-en 
• By embarking on the tour, you assume all risks involved in such travel, whether foreseen or unforeseen. Derech-El will not be liable to perform obligations under this trip agreement or liable for any loss or hardship arising from the delay or cancelation of scheduled tours resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, national disasters, embargoes, national closures, pandemics, epidemics, or other viral outbreak, shortage of supply, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, labor difficulties, wars or terrorist acts. Derech-El will provide trip participants with reasonable notice of delays or failure to perform that occurs by reason of force majeure.
• Derech-El reserves the right to cancel tours, or make changes to the itineraries, as it deems necessary or desirable – in accordance with Israeli government regulations, instructions, and recommendations. Derech-El will honor any refunds pending under its existing agreements with above-mentioned suppliers. It is recommended that each member of the tour purchase appropriate insurance coverage to the extent available with respect to risks associated with your travel to Israel at this time. Your registration shall constitute an acceptance of and consent to the above terms and conditions of this disclaimer. 
• Derech-El will not be liable to perform obligations under this trip agreement or liable for any loss or hardship arising from the delay or cancelation of scheduled tours resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, national disasters, embargoes, national closures, pandemics, epidemics, or other viral outbreak, shortage of supply, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, labor difficulties, wars or terrorist acts.  Derech-El will provide trip participants with reasonable notice of delays or failure to perform that occurs by reason of force majeure.
• I hereby dismiss, release, and waive Derech-El, (Israeli Association for Awareness of Biblical Roots, Registration Number 580-241-438) from all responsibility and/or liability and/or any legal action and/or demands of any kind for cancellations or any kind of additional expenses related to the flights to Israel and/or the tour and/or infection of the coronavirus and/or any costs associated thereby.