Expenses

Your expenses are covered during volunteer periods on the IDF base. Weekend expenses (Thursday afternoon-Sunday morning) are not.

Expenses covered by the Sar-El Program include:

• accommodation and meals during the volunteer work week
• ground transportation from the airport to base at approved arrival times and to a central location at the end of each program
• work clothes on army bases
• transportation for Sar-El sponsored excursions
• evening lectures and cultural programs on base
• Shabbat hospitality with host families (when available)
• weekend accommodation in the Sar-El hostel in Jaffa, space permitting

Expenses paid by the volunteer:

• application fee: $US90 in cash ($US55 for returning volunteers and people 25 and under) payable in Israel. No fees payable in Australia.
  
• round-trip airfare to Israel
• ground transportation on weekends and for final departure from Ben Gurion airport
  
• possible weekend accommodation, meals and entertainment expenses
• medical and travel insurance (required)

At hotels, museums, shops and on public transportation, always ask if a Sar-El discount is available.