Saturday, September 10, 2005, Highlights:

Depart from USA

Sunday, September 11, 2005, Highlights:

Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. VIP Customs Service and Transfer to King David Hotel in Jerusalem.
Depart for a private Moroccan style dinner at Darna in the New City of Jerusalem. You will be joined by Ehud Olmert, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry & Trade.

Monday, September 12, 2005, Highlights:

Breakfast
All Day Touring

Fly via private planes to the Galilee Region in Northern Israel where you will be met by General Effie Eitam, the former General of Lebanon, as well as the former Minister of Infrastructure in the Knesset.
Visit the Golan Heights which are located along the border of Israel and Syria. The strip of territory
known as the Golan Heights has been a source of contention between the two countries since 1948.
During the six day war in 1967, the IDF climbed the Golan and freed the Israeli residents of the North
from the Syrian military presence on the Golan. For the 19 years that Syria ruled the Golan, the area was
used as a military platform for continuous attacks against the settlements in the Hula, Galilee and
Jordan Valley. Only after taking over the Golan, was it found how vital the area is for the security of Israel
and for maintaining the water sources. Gain a deeper understanding of the Galilee and the Golan’s
essential role to Israel’s security from General Eitam.
Visit a military base and have lunch with the officers and soldiers.
Continue to the city of The Kabbalah - Safed located in Northern Israel in the mountains of the Upper Galilee. It commands magnificent views east to the Golan, north to the Hermon and Lebanon, west to Mt. Meron and the Amud Valley, and south to Tiberias and the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). Walk through the old part of town where narrow cobblestone alleys reveal artists' galleries, synagogues, private homes and small guest houses. Visit the ancient synagogue and artist’s colony as you feel Safed's enchanted atmosphere, its fascinating history and the vibrations of Jewish Mysticism engulfing the surrounding landscape.
  Enjoy dinner at the lovely home of the Bar El Family. Their home is a beautiful and historic 150 year old Arab house located in the heart of the artist colony of Safed. In this intimate private setting, you will be served a sumptuous buffet of unique vegetarian dishes.
  You will enjoy the relaxing atmosphere in the enclosed courtyards, shaded by canopies of grape vines and take in a fantastic view from the roof overlooking Mount Meron and the Galillean Hills. Enjoy the lively Klezmer music with your dinner.
  Return via light planes to Jerusalem.
  You will enjoy dinner at the Land of Genesis. You will have a typical "Abraham and Sara" dinner in the Judean Desert. You will be welcomed into the encampment of our forefathers for a typical dinner in tents with traditional music and customs. You will be joined by: Gil Schwaid - founder of Check Point; Yossi Vardi - founder of ICQ (sold to AOL for $440MM); Isarel Mazin - founder of Memco (sold to CA for $550MM); and Amnon Landman - CEO of Mercuty (all pending).
  Enjoy a Late Night Cigar & Single Malt Bar with top Israeli leaders at the King David Hotel.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005, Highlights:

Breakfast
Presentations by pre-screened Israeli venture backed start-up companies with networking coffee breaks.
Lunch
Travel for a special visit through the Old City of Jerusalem. Visit the Cardo and the subterranean Western Wall Tunnels. Even if you've been through the tunnels before, this time you will experience the power of the site like never before. Then take a stroll through the City of David for an amazing experience.
Enjoy cocktails and dinner at the Museum of Biblical Sources, Ein Karem, Jerusalem. You will be joined by Former Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu (pending).
Sponsored by Giza Venture Capital
Enjoy a Late Night Cigar & Single Malt Bar while networking with different VC’s in the field at the King David Hotel.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005, Highlights:

Breakfast at the King David Hotel
Presentations by pre-screened Israeli venture backed start-up companies with networking coffee breaks.
Lunch
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, is the Jewish people’s memorial to the murdered Six Million and symbolizes the ongoing confrontation with the rupture engendered by the Holocaust. Containing the world’s largest repository of information on the Holocaust, Yad Vashem is a leader in Shoah education, commemoration, research and documentation.
Continue to the Machane Yehuda outdoor market, which is a must for any person visiting Jerusalem because of the ethnic and traditional character of the market, as well as the array of colors and aromas from the various fruits, vegetables and spices. Continue down to “The midrahov”, a festive outdoor pedestrian mall located on Ben Yehuda Street which holds the key center city attraction for decades.
A special presentation will award our honored guests with the Theodor Herzl and Albert Einstein Awards. Honorees will receive their award from Jerusalem’s Mayor. Special guests will include the Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and the US Ambassador to Israel.
Enjoy a Late Night Cigar & Single Malt Bar while networking with top executives and VC’s in the field at the King David Hotel.

Thursday, September 15, 2005, Highlights:

Enjoy breakfast on your own in the main hotel dining room.
Check out of King David Hotel
Depart hotel to Tel Aviv
Journeys Conference hosted by Ernst & Young Israel
Executives will have the opportunity to give special presentations and participate in panel discussions. Participants have the option of joining the touring in the afternoon or attending the rest of the conference. Lunch will be served as part of the conference.
Check into Dan Panorama hotel in Tel Aviv to shower and freshen-up.
Dinner at Maganda – Middle Eastern Restaurant in the Yemenite Quarter of Tel Aviv.
Late evening departure to the airport for return flights.