Accompanying Persons

Accompanying Persons are most welcomed to our symposium as may be seen by the rich and caring program prepared for them.

Accompanying participant packet includes:
• AP bag
• Admission to opening and closing ceremonies
• Admission to the ice breaker reception (Monday, September 4th, 18:00)
• Lunches at the University throughout the Symposium (4/5/6/7 September)
• All accompanying persons will enjoy the 3 half day tours ST1, ST2 and ST3, for FREE

Tours During the Symposium

• ST1 : Half Day Tour in Haifa (Monday, September 4th 14:00)
• ST2 : Half Day Tour Druze Villages (Tuesday, 5th September 9:00)
• ST3 : Half Day Tour Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve and Carmel Wildlife Preserve Nature Reserve (Wednesday, 6th September 9:00)

Tours During the Symposium

ST1 : Half Day Tour in Haifa (Monday, September 4th 14:00)
	The tour sets out from the University and proceeds to the Louis Promenade located in the central Carmel overlooking the panoramic view of Haifa, which will give us an understanding of Haifa and its geography. We continue to the Bahai Gardens and Shrine (this requires minimum fitness as there are approximately 200 steps to descend.) From there we walk through Wadi Nisnas to see the art presentations of Jewish and Arab artists. Haifa is a city of mixed populations where Jews and Arabs of all religions and ethnic groups live together in mutual respect and tolerance.
The Wadi Nisnas neighborhood is characterized by its originality, the beauty of its alleys and houses, the Mediterranean aroma and the connection amongst its inhabitants. From Wadi Nisnas we will walk to the German Colony built by the Templars who came from South Germany in 1860. We return to the University for the Ice Breaker Reception.
Free for Accompanying persons. Extra tickets for $20

ST2 : Half Day Tour Druze Villages (Tuesday, 5th September 9:00)
	Departs from the hotels, Visit Stella Maris Monastry and view point and see the smallest Basilica in the world, at the northern tip of Mt. Carmel. From there drive to the Muhraka, a small Carmelite monastery on the highest summit of the Carmel Range the place where the prophet Elijah is said to have challenged the priest of Baal. Free time to browse through the Druze Village Dalya after a visit to an oil press. Return to the University for lunch
Free for Accompanying persons. Extra tickets for $20

ST3 : Half Day Tour Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve and Carmel Wildlife Preserve Nature Reserve (Wednesday, 6th September 9:00)
	Departs from the hotels to Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve These caves contain evidence of inhabitation by prehistoric human beings. They are particularly significant because the articles discovered in them indicate that the caves were settled continuously for 200 thousand years, something almost unheard of. The tour of the reserve begins with a visit to the large Oven Cave, where archeologists have identified three different prehistoric cultures, and continues to the smaller Camel Cave, which has an exhibition of tools used during the Mousterian culture period. The third cave, the 70-meter-deep Stream Cave, has an audiovisual presentation about life during prehistoric times.
From here we take a scenic drive up the mountain to Carmel Hai-Bar (Wildlife Preserve) Nature Reserve. By the turn of the twentieth century, many of larger animals who had once made their homes in the land of Israel disappeared from the landscape, largely because of large-scale hunting. These animals had been an important link in the ecosystem. The Hai-Bar (wildlife preserve) was established so that the animals that are suited to life in the Mediterranean scrub forest can return to this region. We will hear and see how this re-acclimation was done.
Free for Accompanying persons. Extra tickets for $30