Instructions:
- Please fill in the online registration form https://forms.gle/online-registration-form (one per person must be filled in – i.e. couples would fill in 2 online registrations) (If you are struggling to complete the form, then you can download a version from here https://icej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-ICEJ-Tour-Registration.docx)
- Please also email the following to Judy at office@icej.org.za:
- Proof of payment of a non-refundable booking deposit of R5,800 per person should be paid within 7 days of registration
- a copy of your passport details page (SA & Eswatini citizens do not need a VISA – other countries should check and make arrangements if you need one) https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/publications/reports/tourist-visa-table)
- if you are not part of our group flight booking, then we need a copy of your booked plane ticket
- Please call Judy 021 879 1788 or email office@icej.org.za if you need any assistance
- NB Please be aware that you will need to be walking fit to participate and enjoy the tour.
Payment:
- Cost is R62,800 at an exchange rate of R 18.50 / US$ including flights & ICEJ Feast Registration.
- The payment in US$ by ICEJ SA to Israel will be allocated to your SARB Single Discretionary Allowance (R1m/year) using the details provided in the registration form
- Single room supplement is R19,900
- Payment schedule:
- R 5,800 non-refundable deposit within 7 days of registration
- R 10,000 by 30 June 2025 (R15,800 in total)
- R 15,000 by 30 July 2025 (R30,800 in total)
- R 15,000 by 30 August 2025 (R45,800 in total)
- R 17,000 by 30 September 2025 (R62,800 in total) + Exchange Rate Adjustment if applicable
- Full payment must be received by no later than 30 September 2025 in our bank account to ensure access to the tour
- Banking Details:
- FNB, Friends of the Embassy, 7-day notice investment savings acc. 74767599763 and branch code 250655 – please use your name as reference.
- Some banks seem to struggle to transfer to the investment account – if you do, you can use the normal FNB cheque account 62730234672 and branch code 250655, please let Judy at the office know
Passport
- Standard SA, Eswatini and UK passports don’t need visa’s – they get a 90-day tourism visa at the airport
- Passports must be valid for at least 6 months after the tour dates (i.e. after 30 April 2025)
- You must have at least 2 blank pages in your passport
Booking Flights
Unless otherwise confirmed, all tour members will be part of our group booking with Ethiopian Airlines from Johannesburg to Amman and then to return to Johannesburg from Tel Aviv.
Please note, if you are joining from another country. Please check the date and time carefully of both the departure and arrival times when booking online or through a travel agent. You need to ensure that you arrive at the same time or sooner and leave at the same time or later.
Also please ensure that the names on the ticket is the same as the ones in your passport.
Travel Insurance
- Group Travel insurance is included in the tour price for 69 years and younger – if you are older than 69 years, then we can quote you on Travel Insurance via Joy Travel.
- Israel requires that each tourist has a health insurance policy with coverage for the treatment of Covid19 virus. You must have a printed version of your policy reflecting the cover for COVID isolation/quarantine and medical expense cover. Please check with your medical aid on your international claim procedure.
- If you are older than 69, then you may purchase 3rd party insurance from other providers like: https://www.allianz-assistance.co.za/ or https://www.tic.co.za/ or any other, please check the policy for COVID terms.
Local connecting flights in South Africa
- For connecting flight after return in Johannesburg, please give at least 2hrs (immigration, luggage, customs & any minor delay) – preferably 3hrs for a connecting flight. Also, please ensure that you have someone in SA that you can sms to change your flight if there are any serious delays as the local carriers are not sympathetic to change flights if you arrive after the flight has left. Alternatively book the flights through a travel agent to ensure the connecting flights are linked.
Israel Entry Requirements
https://corona.health.gov.il/en/abroad/arriving-by-air/
- As of today, it is not required to present a certificate of recovery or vaccination, and it is not required to take a COVID test upon entry to Israel.
- Israel requires that each tourist has a health insurance policy with coverage for the treatment of Covid19 virus (see Travel Insurance point above).
- Like many other countries, Israel is now implementing an online application system to be filled out at least 72 hours before boarding the flight. A 25 NIS ($7) entry fee is associated with this. https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/learn-about/