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Steele Luxury Travel invites you to experience a destination of rich history, beautiful landscape, gorgeous men and extreme nightlife. "Milk & Honey 2012" is a one of a kind experience offering you the history and adventure to one of the globe's most stimulating destinations.
In June of 2012, a group of Steele Travelers will set off on a 10-day adventure through the state of Israel. We will begin our journey in Jerusalem exploring its various religions and cultures of the monotheistic capital. Our home base will be the Mamilla Hotel, Israel's first and only modern design hotel. Indulge in the rejuvenating waters at the Dead Sea. Climb to the ancient community of Masada. Rappel down a mountain in the Negev desert. Hike to the lush oasis of Ein Gedi. Investigate massive underground caves. Ride a camel through the Negev Desert. While in Israel, satisfy your palette with the most authentic Middle Eastern and modern cuisine including a Jewish Shabbat meal.

The next four days of our Israeli travel experience will take place in Tel Aviv, one of the world's most vibrant and gay friendly cities. Celebrate Israel's notorious gay pride with VIP access to the hottest events and parties throughout the city! Considered "The New Ibiza" we have inside access to the hottest parties, a 24-hour nightlife concierge and partnerships with Tel Aviv's most important promoters.
Steele Luxury Travel is pleased to present our exclusive partnership with Israeli nightlife guru, Shirazi. Shirazi is well known throughout Tel Aviv and the world to produce the highest quality nightlife events and dance parties with his company, the FFF Group. All Steele travelers will receive unique VIP access to all of the events produced by Shirazi and the FFF Group during our gay pride celebration in Tel Aviv.

Flights Steele Luxury Travel and Continental Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance, are pleased to offer exclusive business class and economy class airfare from New York to Tel Aviv! Business Class pricing starts at $3,300 roundtrip from New York and we can connect you from any North American city! Economy class tickets start at $950 roundtrip. Taxes and fees are additional. Steele Travel will assist you in securing the best airfare from your home city! Be sure to contact us for your flight arrangements.

Your Israel Experience Includes:
• Roundtrip airport transfers in Israel (group flight only)
• Four nights at the luxurious 5-star Mamilla Jerusalem Hotel
• One night at the Isrotel Breishit Hotel in Mitzpeh Ramon
• Four nights at the Dan Hotel Tel Aviv
• All meals as noted on the itinerary
• Transportation on a first class luxury motor coach to destinations noted on the itinerary
• Services of a professional Israeli gay tour guide
• A 24-hour nightlife manager and concierge
• Entrance fees to all sites noted on itinerary

Friday, June 1, 2012
A representative will meet our group as you pass through passport control and greet each guest. A luxury transfer will be provided to the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem.
• Evening welcome and rooftop cocktails at Mamilla Hotel
• Shabbat Dinner at Mamilla
• Overnight in Jerusalem - Mamilla Hotel - Executive Room
Saturday, June 2, 2012
After breakfast start the day with a tour to the Old City of Jerusalem.
• Visit Mount Scopus and Mount Olives for a magnificent view of Jerusalem
• Descend to Kidron Valley and Garden of Gethsemane and then to Mount Zion
• Visit the room of the last supper and the nearby King David's Tomb
• Enter the Old City through the Zion Gate towards the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sephulcher
• Falafel lunch on your own
• Visit the Garden Tomb, Arab Market, and Jerusalem's colorful bazaars
• Dinner at Zuni Restaurant
• Overnight in Jerusalem - Mamilla Hotel - Executive Rooms

Sunday, June 3, 2012
• Return to the Old City for a tour of the underground Western Wall Tunnels.
• Visit the Western Wall, and the Temple Mount, one of the holiest Muslim sites
• Walk through the Jewish Quarter through the Roman Cardo.
• Lunch en route
• Visit an Israeli military base
• 1-hour ATV self driving tour at Motza
• Dinner on your own
• Overnight in Jerusalem - Mamilla Hotel - Executive Rooms
Monday, June 4, 2012
• Early check out from the Mamilla
• Visit the lush Oasis of Ein Gedi in the center of the desert for a hike to natural waterfalls
• Drive to Masada for a tour of the famed archaeological site including King Herod's Palace.
• After lunch on your own, visit the undiscovered part of the Dead Sea where you can indulge in a natural in-ground mud pool and float in the healing Dead Sea waters
• Stop by the Ahava Dead Sea Factory en-route to Mitzpeh Ramon
• Enjoy the thrill of rappelling into the Ramon Crater -one of the world's largest natural geological craters
• Arrive at Mitzpeh Ramon and check into the brand new deluxe Breishit Hotel
• Evening desert bash including dinner, drinks, and dancing!
• Overnight in Mitzpeh Ramon - Isrotel Breishit Hotel

Tuesday, June 5, 2012
• After breakfast, drive to a nearby Bedouin village to meet the residents and to learn about Bedouin life in the Negev desert
• Camel Ride
• Drive to Tel-Aviv
• Check into the Dan Tel Aviv
• Overnight in Tel Aviv - Dan Hotel Tel Aviv - Deluxe Sea View Rooms
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
• Optional tour to the ancient port city of Jaffa, believed to be the oldest city in the world (additional cost)
• Free time/ Gay Beach
• Gay Pride events and parties TBD
• Overnight in Tel Aviv - Dan Hotel Tel Aviv - Deluxe Sea View Rooms

Thursday, June 7, 2012
• Day at the gay beach
• Dinner at Social Club
• Gay Pride events and parties TBD
• Overnight in Tel Aviv - Dan Hotel Tel Aviv - Deluxe Sea View Rooms
Friday, June 8, 2012
• Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade
• Shirazzi Pride Event
• Overnight in Tel Aviv - Dan Hotel Tel Aviv - Deluxe Sea View Rooms
Saturday, June 9, 2012
• Gay Pride events and parties TBD
• Overnight in Tel Aviv - Dan Hotel Tel Aviv - Deluxe Sea View Rooms
Sunday, June 10, 2012
• Final day in Israel. Check out of the Dan Hotel by 11:00am

With a gay scene that competes with all gay capitals around the globe, an amazing beach, good weather, great food and other attactions in the country like Jerusalem and the Dead sea, Tel Aviv is definately a place you should check out for your next trip.
The pride parade takes place on Friday, June 8th. With over 50 gay events throughout Pride Week, not to mention all the regular attractions the city has to offer, coming to Tel Aviv will be a vacation you will never forget!

A few reasons why you should come:
• HOT GUYS
• Magnificent gay beach
• Neverending 24 hour nightlife
• Shop till you drop
• The food just tastes GOOD
• No gay area because the WHOLE CITY is GAY
• Jerusalem, the Dead sea and more are just 1 - 1.5 hours away
And that is just the tip of the iceberg...
Tel Aviv is great, Is Gay, Happy , Fun a non stop "city that never sleeps". In the last few years the city became one of the biggest Gay community not only of Israel, not only in the middle east, also one of the biggest at the mediterenean. The Gay Pride and the Gay week happening are most lovely bis, fun and known, as well as the other like in Berlin, Amsterdam, New York or Sydney.Tel Aviv is quiet smaller but when it happends it is big, loud, gay and funny. After 10 years of the pride in Tel Aviv and the Parade that began with few hundreds of people in 1998 had in the last year over 100,000 of participants having fun, dancing, singing, gettin wett and..........upsss. Just come over and will know all about....

Jerusalem:
Situated in Jerusalem, Mamilla Hotel is close to New Gate, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Garden Tomb. Also nearby are Western Wall and Temple Mount.
There are 3 restaurants as well as a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a poolside bar. Guests are served a complimentary breakfast each morning. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Event space measuring 900 square meters consists of a ballroom, exhibit space, conference/meeting rooms, and banquet facilities. Additional amenities include a nightclub, valet parking, and multilingual staff. This is a smoke-free property.
Mamilla Hotel has 194 guestrooms. 29-cm LCD televisions are equipped with cable channels. Wireless and wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge), direct-dial phones, voice mail, and in-room safes are available. Bathrooms offer separate bathtubs and showers. Additional amenities include minibars.
Mamilla Hotel has a full-service spa, an indoor pool, a fitness facility, and a children's pool. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas (surcharges apply). Business amenities at this 5-star property include a business center, small meeting rooms, and secretarial services.

Mitzpeh Ramon:
In the Negev (Southern part of Israel), on the tip of a cliff, overlooking Ramon crater, within breathtaking desert scenery, an exceptional holiday awaits you at Isrotel Ramon-Inn. Enjoy tracks in the desert, up-sailing, jeep tours, bike rides, or a camel and at the end of the day return to a relaxing hotel with warm hospitality in the midst of desert tranquility. Nature and desert lovers, families and bikers alike, are all enchanted by the desert's natural magic.
Isrotel Ramon Inn guests can enjoy superb home-made cooking with middle-eastern hints, a choice of body care treatments at the hotel's treatment rooms, wet and dry saunas, heated and covered all-year-around pool. To your attention, the Ramon In is a four-floors building without an elevator.
The Ramon-Inn Restaurant, oasis in the desert, famous for its authenticity and warm hospitality serves an abundance of middle eastern style casseroles with a North African touch. The original meticulous dishes and the professional staff turn each meal in the restaurant to a welcoming cooking experience of delicious tastes and herbal scents. There's no better way to end an action-packed day in the desert than sitting around a table with family and friends eating delicious home-made style food.

Tel Aviv:
The Dan Tel Aviv Hotel reflects Tel Aviv's dynamic lifestyle. The first luxury Tel Aviv hotel in Israel's first Jewish city, the Dan Tel Aviv has always been a prime venue for statesmen, politicians and artists who gathered here from the earliest years of the State of Israel. Considered the Tel Aviv hotel of choice, the Dan Tel Aviv is justly renowned for its prime location overlooking the Mediterranean and splendid beaches edged by the city's famous seafront promenade bustling with happy strollers. Designer stores, commercial centers and the city's famed after-dark attractions are all on the doorstep.
Stay at the Dan Hotel and any major attraction in the city is a walk away. Tel Aviv's famous nightlife is literally across the road. Follow the curve of the promenade and you're in romantic Jaffa filled with bobbing fishing boats in an ancient harbor, with a romantic artists' quarter and bargain-filled flea market waiting to be explored. Sea-facing or city view, Dan Tel Aviv guestrooms and suites embody the highest standards of luxury and service. Skillful design enhanced by thoughtful details and cutting-edge technology make this the premium Tel Aviv hotel for discerning vacationers and corporate guests alike. The Dan Tel Aviv - more than ever - at the center of life in Israel's most dynamic city.
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