Registration & Trip Dates

Thanks for your interest in Taglit-Birthright Israel with Tlalim-Israel Outdoors. We love our trips and are thrilled to share the once-in-a-lifetime experience with you! Learn about how registration works below, and get on the official registration update list.

Summer 2012 Registration is Closed

Already registered for a summer trip? Log in to your primary or secondary application to make updates and learn more about May, June, July, and August trip placements.

Missed registration? Sign-up below to learn about future trips.

 

How Registration Works...
Trips are offered in two separate seasons. Winter trips are scheduled throughout December, January, February and  March (registration opens in mid-September). Summer trips are offered in May, June, July, August & September (registration opens in mid-February). Registration usually stays open for about a week each season. Registrations do not carry over from season to season, but returning applicants do receive priority status for future rounds with Israel Outdoors. We highly encourage you to sign-up for our official registration update list to receive valuable alerts about upcoming trips and application steps.

All About Trip Dates... 

According to Taglit-Birthright Israel rules, we can not post trip dates in advance of registration. We can tell you that Israel Outdoors offers a wide selection of trip date choices -- typically with more than one departure date per week and flights departing from New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and occassionally from Chicago, Miami and Boston. To get a sense of what we offer, check out trip dates from prior seasons: Winter 2011-12 Trips / Summer 2011 Trips / Winter 2010-11 Trips / Summer 2010 Trips

Below is a short summary of the registration process. Read it carefully. We also posted more detailed registration instructions so that you can be fully prepared once registration opens.

STEP #1: Primary Application & Deposit

Once registration opens, fill out the online Primary Application. Be sure to choose Tlalim-Israel Outdoors as your official Taglit-Birthright Israel trip organizer (Why Israel Outdoors?). As part of the Primary Application, you will only be able to select your preferred trip type and travel month (Quest, Foot, Bike, Special Groups?). Finally, you will be asked to submit a $250 refundable trip deposit. Your application will only be considered complete once you submit the refundable deposit (Trip Deposit?). 
 

We recommend completing your entire Primary Application on the first day of registration to significantly improve your chance of being selected.

STEP #2: Secondary Application & Dates

Once the Primary Application closes (typically within a week of it opening), you will receive an email invite from Israel Outdoors to fill out Secondary Application. On the Secondary Application you will be able to view actual trip dates, and you will be asked to submit your top-10 trip choices. You can also let us know if you wish to travel with any friends or family members.

STEP #3: Phone-Based Interview

Before we can offer trip spots, we will conduct a telephone-based interview. The purpose of the interview is to make sure that you are eligible and to answer your questions. Do not panic if you do not hear from us right away. The order that we contact you for your phone-based interview has no relationship to how we assign trips.

STEP #4: Accept Your Trip Spot

Within 3-5 weeks of the start of registration we will begin to send out actual trip confirmations via email. To make your spot on the trip official, you will need to respond to our trip offer message and formally accept your trip assignment. For much more about how registration works: Detailed Registration Instructions.
 

Who Gets Selected for What Trips?

Israel Outdoors assigns applicants to trips according to when you complete your application. We consider your application to be complete after you have fully finished the Primary Application, including submitting the refundable trip deposit (Trip Deposit?). We recommend completing the Primary Application with Israel Outdoors on the first day of registration to give yourself the best chance of getting on the trip you want. All applications received on the first day will be treated the same no matter what time of day they are received. In addition to honoring a first-come-first-served registration policy, priority trip selection status is granted to applicants who have applied in the past as well as applicants who are about to turn 27 and age out of the program.