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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh it was me. Let me get the receipts. I haven’t even told my husband how much the trip cost. Family of 5 - 2 adults 3 kids 
Winter break

It was very expensive. 
Flights- slightly above $1K pp direct IAD to TLV so $6K total 
Tour planned for us with private guide who drove us plus entry everywhere and 4 nights of lodging -$14K 
I did 5 nights of Airbnb in Jerusalem myself - about $300/night 
4 breakfasts were included and maybe one dinner, airport transfers both ways. And we bought the rest of the food I think.

We didn’t go to fancy restaurants - in the Airbnb we went to the grocery store and basically every time we ate out we had hummus falafel and shawarma. Fwiw.

I don’t usually pay that much for a trip. I usually moonlight as our own travel agent. I did get what I paid for - I had a call with the company and said what I was looking for and they made the whole schedule and booked everything and we just showed up at the airport and they took care of everything. But I paid for it!! My husband is Israeli (but moved here when he was 6, and he hadn’t been been back since 2003 or so) & his family told us we should do a tour for our first trip.

Next time - now that I know the country a bit more - I would maybe do a tour guide for a day or two for a certain specific thing but otherwise do more on our own.

Our oldest son said he wanted a not over the top bar mitzvah and then a family trip to Israel. 
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Honestly, this sounds very inexpensive compared to most other options. You basically traded 4-5 private tour days for 10-12 group tour days.  [/quote]

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