ICEJ Tour Important Registration Information

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 Word document version from here https://icej.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2025-ICEJ-Tour-Registration.docx – to be completed and emailed by to Gina at office@icej.org.za)
• Please also email the following to Gina at office@icej.org.za:
  • Proof of payment of a non-refundable booking deposit of R5,000 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 Gina 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 R52,800 at an exchange rate of R 17.00 / 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 R15,600
• Payment schedule:
  • R 5,000 non-refundable deposit within 7 days of registration
  • R 7,800 by 30 May 2026 (R12,800 in total)
  • R 10,000 by 30 June 2025 (R22,800 in total)
  • R 15,000 by 30 July 2025 (R37,800 in total)
  • R 15,000 by 30 August 2025 (R52,800 in total) + Exchange Rate Adjustment if applicable
  • Full payment must be received by no later than 30 August 2026 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 Tour & “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 Gina 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 2027)
  • 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 Tel Aviv (at 23h00 on 23 Sep 2026) and then to return to Johannesburg (and an option for some to Cape town) 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

• We suggest you purchase Travel Insurance as part of our Group Travel insurance that Joy Travel arranges for us – this is the cheapest health insurance that you will be able to get for 69 years and younger.
• If you are older than 69, then you may purchase 3^rd party insurance from other providers like: https://www.allianz-assistance.co.za/ or https://www.tic.co.za/ or any other like Joy Travel.
• Please make sure that we have a copy of your insurance on record (if you are not part of the group cover).
• Please check with your medical aid on your international claim procedure. It is recommended that you have a printed version of your policy VISA letter available when you enter Israel. 

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

• 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/
• Please do not use any other site – you will just end up paying a lot of money for the exact same thing. This is a direct link to the application process https://israel-entry.piba.gov.il/apply-for-an-eta-il-1
• To complete the form, you will need:
  • A valid email address
  • Your travel information (The date you arrive in Israel, staying for less than 14 days)
  • Your personal information (Both your parents names)
  • A valid passport (A photo/scan to upload as a jpg image – please note, SA does NOT have a biometric passport)
• You will need to complete your application in one go – you cannot save your progress and continue later.