Tribe Israel Tour has been run successfully for many years through our partnership with UJIA Israel Experience and Tour Providers in Israel (the Organisers).

Tribe is responsible for the educational content, delivery and ethos of the programme, all parent and participant communication, the welfare and safeguarding of your child and the recruitment and training of Madrichim.

UJIA Israel Experience (organised by The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) and supported by UJIA) takes on a number of administrative roles including helping manage the application process and being responsible for crisis management. UJIA Israel Experience provides support to Youth Movements/Organisations and Tour Providers in Israel to help ensure Israel Tours run smoothly and to high standards. 

The Tour Provider in Israel is responsible for all the day-to-day arrangements on the ground, for example food, transportation and accommodation. 

UJIA and Tribe provide financial assistance on a means tested basis to participants to ensure Israel Tour remains accessible for all.

More information about this and all of the topics covered in these FAQs are set out in the Tribe Important Information Booklet including the Terms and Conditions.

Applications will open on Monday 24th November 2025, and links to apply online will be available via the Tribe website homepage.

The application process involves an Initial Application (Form I) where basic information is taken and you pay a deposit. Your application will then be processed and you’ll be sent the Full Application Form (Form II). This includes detailed medical questions, contact details and more. You will have 4 weeks to complete this form. 

The deadline for applications is Monday 26th January 2026. (All dates are subject to change. On occasion, late applicants can be accommodated. Please contact us if the deadline has passed to check availability.) 

Yes, we want to ensure that nobody misses out – if you would like to discuss bursaries, please email chesed@theus.org.uk.

Click here for an overview of the application process from UJIA. Additional information about this will be available when you complete our application forms.

Yes, we are delighted to offer a subsidy through Mosaic Teens, which will provide up to £2200 to applicants who have had limited engagement with Jewish and/or Israel experiences in the past. Criteria for this subsidy are based on a number of factors including your previous involvement in Youth Movements, Jewish Community involvement, and previous trips to Israel. You can find out more details at www.ujia.org/israel-tour-subsidy. If applying for the subsidy, please do so as soon as possible after applying for Israel Tour. Applications for the subsidy will not be considered without an existing Israel Tour application.

Travel and medical insurance policies are included in the cost of Israel Tour. These policies will be made available to you by Tribe. Medical Insurance is taken out on your behalf by the Tour Provider in Israel. Travel Insurance is taken out on your behalf by Tribe. Please make sure to spend some time reading these policies to know exactly what is and what isn’t covered.

There may be some pre-existing medical conditions that are not covered in the general policy, and additional cover may need to be provided. Please speak to Tribe about arranging this cover with the providers in Israel. Medical costs in the event of ‘hostile action’ are covered by the Israeli State, and include a number of additional benefits, including, transportation costs for families, mental health support, and ongoing grants and support where required.

The travel insurance policy covers you for cancellation, curtailment and disruption in a number of scenarios, as well as covering lost, delayed or damaged luggage. Despite this cover, we encourage all participants not to bring expensive or valuable items with them on Israel Tour to avoid unnecessary upset. The policy does cover you during times of war and if FCDO guidance is against travel to Israel. It does not cover claims brought about as a direct result of war (as mentioned, many medical costs in the event of ‘hostile action’ are covered by the Israeli State).

Flight deviations are offered as part of the application process to accommodate extending your stay in Israel, with a small flight change administrative charge. During the initial application form you will be asked if you are interested in a Flight Deviation. This will only apply to your return journey – every Tribe participant is expected to travel to Israel with the group from London. If you click yes, you will be sent further details nearer the time. Please note – all deviations must remain Tel Aviv-London flights.

Visiting Israel at this time has taken on a special significance and our experiences over the past two years show these trips are more important than ever. As such, this summer there will be ample opportunities to engage with a country that is in need of our support, and there will of course be a strong emphasis on volunteering and social action projects with the programmes.

Tribe have been running Israel Tour for many years and our amazing Madrichim excel at managing the balance between creating an educational experience that is both meaningful and enjoyable. There will of course be opportunities to experience water sports, beaches, coral reefs, culture, deserts, mountains and more. We will only go to areas approved by Cheder Matzav (Israeli Government situation room) on the day and itineraries may change even at the last minute, but Israel Tours will continue to strengthen the Jewish identity of our youth and deepen their connection to Israel. Be in touch with us for more details about what we are planning, and our ideological and educational outlook for Tour. We would love to speak to you about this!

It is clear that continuing to arrange and support trips to Israel is more important than it has ever been. We continue to have an educational responsibility towards our youth to provide them with meaningful educational Israel experiences, but this summer’s Israel programming will also bring a vital and much needed boost to local communities who are deeply appreciative of diaspora Jewry’s solidarity at this time.

See our sample itinerary here for an idea of how Israel Tour works

If the Applicant wishes to withdraw from a Programme for any reason, they must inform Tribe in writing immediately.

The cancellation will take effect from the date the written notification is received by Tribe, and the following cancellation charges will apply;

• An Applicant who cancels a place within 48 hours of submitting their initial application will be entitled to a full refund of the deposit.
• An applicant who cancels their place after 48 hours, but prior to the 26^th January 2026 will be entitled to a full refund, less the administration fee (£150).
• If the Youth Movement/Organisation (on behalf of JAFI) informs an Applicant that their application has been unsuccessful or that their place has been withdrawn prior to the 26^th January 2026, the Applicant will be entitled to a full refund.
• A full refund less the deposit and administration fee will be given when written cancellation is sent to Tribe – 6 months prior to departure of the trip.
• A 50% refund of the ticket cost less the deposit and administration fee will be given when written cancellation is sent to Tribe – between 3 and 5 months prior to departure of the trip.
• No refund will be given within 2 months of departure.

Please contact Tribe on info@tribeuk.com for full details of our cancellation policy.

The safety and security of Tribe participants and staff is our number one priority.

For the summer 2024 and 2025, we took significant steps to strengthen security measures and enhance the support available to participants on Israel Tour. We continuously monitor the situation on the ground and adapt our plans as needed, guided by the advice of the Israeli security organisations we work closely with.

On Tribe Israel Tour, the following security protocols will be in place:

• Our group will have an armed security guard at all times.
• Our group will have knowledge of the location of shelters at each place of accommodation and upon arrival Participants will be made aware of all safety protocols.
• All Tour Providers will have an emergency protocol in place for locating all participants immediately in the event of an emergency situation.
• There will be increased provision of mental health support on call, should a group or individual be affected by a siren or serious incident. There is provision for this through the Tour Providers, Medical Insurance, UJIA Israel Experience support infrastructure, and often also through your Youth Movement.
• Additional training will be given to UK Madrichim on safety and security best practice.
• If Participants are given free time, it will always be within specific geographical boundaries. They will be split into sub-groups of no less than three. Participants and will have to report to their Israel Tour Madrichim/ot (Leaders) at regular intervals.

Our Tour Providers check in daily with the Cheder Matzav (Israeli Government situation room) to discuss the daily itinerary and to ensure the safety and security of all staff and Participants. If necessary, itineraries can be changed at short notice to ensure the safety and security of our group.

Israel Tours under UJIA Israel Experience have been run for decades through periods of conflict and unrest, including running safely in the summers of 2024 and 2025. There are a number of local, national, and global, government and non-governmental support systems we are able to call upon in an emergency situation. There is a detailed crisis management protocol that can be enacted at a moment’s notice.

In the event that certain areas of the country become unsafe, itineraries and accommodation can be changed immediately, and participants moved to a safe location. This has happened in the past, and we work with partners experienced in this field. Tours ran successfully with geographic restrictions the last two summers and in previous periods of unrest.

In the very unlikely event that circumstances require a curtailment of the programme and participants to return to the UK, our core partnerships would come into play. All UJIA Israel Experience Tours are under the auspices of the Jewish Agency for Israel with direct access to Israeli Government officials in emergency situations. There is also a longstanding and very close partnership with ELAL backing up Israel Tours that ensures all participants would have a flight home in an emergency. In addition to this, our community infrastructures include close working relationships with both the Israeli Embassy in the UK, and the British Embassy in Israel. Whilst participants on Israel Tour enjoy a unique and formative experience with their young leaders and Youth Movements, the UJIA Israel Experience network supporting those groups is vast and provides an extensive level of support in crisis situations.

We are constantly assessing advice from Pikud HaOref (Home Front Command), Cheder Matzav (Israeli Government situation room), and speaking with partners at ELAL, The Jewish Agency, and Tour Providers on the ground. Tribe does not make its own assessment of the security situation – we rely on our working relationships with close partners including UJIA Israel Experience and institutions who have vast expertise in this area. Should the UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Home Front Command, Moked Teva, or Israeli Government advise us against coming to Israel or curtailing Tour, this would be cause for cancellation. Likewise, should ELAL not be able to fly and travel therefore became impossible, this would be a cause for cancellation. We keep the situation under constant review and cancellation is always a last resort.

Before this step is taken there are many other options available which we can utilise to ensure safe passage and experience in Israel. These may include itinerary changes, geographical restrictions, additional security measures, or the possibility of a truncated shortened programme. More information about this is contained in our Terms and Conditions.

If Israel Tour has to be cancelled, we will endeavour to recover as many costs as possible. There may be some incidental costs that cannot be recovered – for example insurance costs, GP certificate costs, some unrecoverable land costs – but the Organisers will endeavour to protect funds and then recover as much as possible for you.

Should Israel Tour have to be curtailed during the programme, the Organisers would endeavour to return as much possible to you, with an adjustment made for how much of the programme had already elapsed, and any additional costs incurred in repatriating participants.