Terms and Israel Entry Protocol

Terms and Conditions:

Reservations and deposits:  A non-refundable deposit of 15% per person is required at time of registration; either by check or credit card.

Final balance:  Final balance is due NO LATER than 65 days prior to departure. If paying by check, please make checks payable to: “Trips Israel LLC”.

Travel document required:  To travel to Israel, Europe and the Middle East, you must be in possession of a valid passport and it must be valid for a minimum of 6 months or more from the day of your return flight home or the airline may refuse you boarding. Citizens of some nations may require a visa (please contact Trips Israel or the Israel Consulate General for more information). It is the responsibility of the passenger/s to understand the Visa regulations for entry to all countries around the world, via air or land. You can find available websites or by contacting them directly on the telephone.

Cancellation:  Cancellations of tours and/or hotels must be received in writing by the client, unless the client is under 18 years of age.

• Cancellation received from time of booking to 65 days prior to departure have a penalty of 15% (fifteen percent) per person from the total land package and/or hotel reservation per person.
• Cancellation received from 64 – 45 days prior to departure have a penalty of 50% (fifty percent) from the total land package and/or hotel reservation per person.
• Cancellation received from 44 – 15 days prior to departure have a penalty of 75% (seventy five percent) from the total land package and/or hotel reservation per person.
• Cancellation received from 14 – 0 days prior to departure have a penalty of 100% (one hundred percent) from the total land package and/or hotel reservation per person

Please note: Cancellation refunds take approximately 60 days to process.

Baggage:  To travel to Israel from North America with most airlines, you are allowed 1 checked luggage totaling (no more) 50lbs. each, plus one piece of hand luggage on board with you. Some airlines have different luggage restrictions. It is the responsibility of the passenger/s to understand the baggage allowance, restrictions based on the terms used on the airlines website or by contacting them directly on the telephone prior to your flight departure. Luggage is the sole responsibility of the passenger and of the airlines. For lost luggage claims, the passenger is responsible for notifying the airlines directly.

Responsibility:  “Trips Israel LLC; act only as agents for the various companies supplying the services of this tour and shall not be held liable in any way for injury; damage; loss; death; accident; delay or irregularity to any person, place or property, including air transportation or changes in itinerary due to circumstances beyond our control.

It is the responsibility of all passengers to have travel insurance for full travel protection.

Understanding:  It is understood and agreed to abide by the Security Notice and Directives to the Tour. Passengers agree to accept any and all risks to safety and security during the course of participating in the package tour and hereby release “Trips Israel LLC and any of its suppliers, trustees, officers, agents and employees from any claims which may accordingly arise during the course of participation in the tour.

Medical condition/s:  “Trips Israel LLC and their suppliers are not responsible for any medical conditions that may occur during or prior to the tour.

Understanding the itinerary: From time to time, the sites during the tour can change in sequence and or can be missed, due to; delays, traffic, weather, security and or other causes, which cannot be avoided. There are no refunds given for site/s missed.

Updated – as of November 5, 2021

Protocol for Incoming Individuals & Groups to Israel

Welcome back!

We are glad to share with you the updates regarding the final protocol for

bringing inbound tourism to Israel, which will be for the Individuals & Groups starting from 1^st. November 2021.

The requirements are:

• Entry to Israel will be allowed from all countries all over the world.
• Entrance should be through Ben Gurion Airport only.
• No Entry via all land borders.
• Can Leave Israel through land borders to Jordan or Egypt without any problem -Leave not Enter.
• Did not stay in a red country during the 14 days before entering Israel.
• Vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the WHO or applicable (see list of approved vaccinesand dose requirements below)
• There is no other impediment for them to enter into Israel.

A foreign national who does not meet the above conditions will not be allowed to enter Israel through this outline, not even under full isolation conditions (for this case, a new protocol will be published shortly).

The vaccines approved for entering Israel are:

• Moderna
• Pfizer
• Johnson & Johnson – Janssen
• AstraZeneca
• Sinopharm
• Sinovac
• Covishield
• SputniK-V, Following the reservations indicated below

Vaccination and recovery protocol approved by the Israeli Ministry of Health

• Foreign nationals vaccinated with Pfizer /Moderna /AstraZeneca /Sinovac/Covishieldor Sinopharm who have:

– Received two vaccine shots; and 14 days or more passed since their second vaccine upon entry to Israel (but no more than 180 days upon leaving Israel).

– Received the booster vaccine dose and 14 days or more passed since their booster shot upon entry to Israel.

• Foreign nationals vaccinated with Janssen’s vaccine can enter if:

– 14 days or more have passed since the vaccination date upon entry to Israel (but no more than 180 days upon leaving Israel).

– Received a booster dose, and 14 days or more have passed since their booster shot upon entry to Israel.

• Foreign nationals (at this stage –applicable for passengers from Europe only) who have recovered from Covid, and not fully vaccinated, can enter upon presenting a recovery certificate that the Israeli Ministry of Healthsystems can digitally authenticate, in form of a positive result in a NAAT (Molecular test resembling PCR), under the following conditions:

– 11 days or more have passed since the test upon entry to Israel (but no more than 180 days upon leaving Israel).

– Received in addition at least one dose of the vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (in this case, time span and sequence of events is inconsequential).

• Foreign nationals vaccinated with Sputnik, as of 15.11.21, and subject to a positive Serology test result in Israel (will remain in isolation until a positive result is obtained), under the following conditions:

– Received two vaccine shots and 14 days or more passed since their second vaccine upon entry to Israel (but no more than 180 days upon leaving Israel).

– Received the booster vaccine dose and 14 days or more passed since their booster shot upon entry to Israel (7 days in the case of Pfizer).

Entering Israel process:

Pre Flight requirements:

• Perform a PCR test up to 72 hours before an outbound flight.
• PCR test (aprox. 25$ per person) Upon arrival
• PCR test must be paid online by the client through this link
  https://www.iaa.gov.il/en/airports/ben-gurion/test-go
• Declaration form must apply by the client no more than 24 hours before the schedule time of departure through the following link https://www.gov.il/en/service/request-entry-to-israel-covid19
• Passengers with a verifiable digital certificate will scan or upload their immunization or recovery certificate to the incoming passenger form and receive a green pass before boarding the plane.
• Passengers who do not have a verifiable digital certificate will declare their vaccination status in the incoming passenger form and fill out an application to shorten the isolation period. Then, they will attach the relevant documents to receive a green pass before boarding the plane.

Once at the boarding gate requirements:

• Presenting documentation to a negative PCR test result performed up to 72 hours before the flight.
• Presenting proof of filling out the incoming passenger declaration.
• Certificate of immunization attesting to the performance of vaccinations in accordance with the provisions detailed above
• For Covid recoverees, not fully vaccinated – Certificate of recovery that the Israeli Ministry of Health systems can digitally authenticate, indicating a recovery in accordance with the requirements above.
• Exceptional entry permit from the Israeli Ministry of the Interior (Exceptions’ Outline, Groups)

Entering Israel Requirements:

• Performing a PCR test upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport and remaining in isolation until a negative result is obtained, or 24 hours, the earlier of the two.
• For those vaccinated with Sputnik vaccines only – performing a serological test at Ben Gurion Airport; isolation until a positive test result is obtained (In addition to isolation until a negative result is obtained for the PCR test taken upon landing).
• A tourist who is verified with Covid-19 during their stay in Israel shall be transferred to a designated hotel, on behalf of the Ministry of Health, for the recovery period. All expenses will be paid by the tourists.
• A tourist must have a valid insurance that covers COVID-19 and cover for Isolation if required.

Individual travelers will be allowed to enter Israel ONLY as per this protocol.

A separate  protocol for Groups(will be published within few days)-that will cover groups where the tourists are vaccinated as above but there are more than 180 days since the second dose (or since the first dose in the case of Johnson & Johnson).

For the list of countries that issue certificates that, the Israeli Ministry of Health systems can digitally authenticate. Click here for the list of countries that issue certificates that the Israeli Ministry of Health systems can digitally authenticate:

For the detailed guidelines and links to all documents and form required-visit:

https://corona.health.gov.il/en/directives/air-travel-covid19-green/?tab=by-air

See you soon!