What's Included: 

• Thursday or Friday check-in (your choice) 

• Healthy kosher meals for your entire stay

• Guided sunset kayaking tour in the Cache Wetlands

• British breakfasts & Shakshuka Sunday

• Full gourmet Shabbos experience (see below) 

• Visit a local Alpaca farm and feed the animals

• Late Tuesday checkout available 

All weekends include the Yidz Inn Shabbos Special: 

Candle lighting and kiddush, home-baked challah and full gourmet kosher Shabbos meals prepared by Israeli chefs Yogev Levy & Keren Yaari, using locally sourced organic produce and fresh frozen kosher meats. 

Shabbos breakfast includes oatmeal yogurt parfait with fresh fruit in season, frittata and pastries. A Shabbos hot water urn is available for tea and coffee, and there is a guest refrigerator in the Tea Room.

Guests are invited to a mid-day fish and meat cholent lunch, a light seudah shlishit, and a melave malka kumzitz with hand-baked cholov yisroel pizza from our outdoor wood-fired oven. 

Thursday (optional early check-in): 

• Arrive early and unwind with tea and cake, a book, nature stroll or even a massage (booked in advance) 

• Guided sunset kayaking tour through the Cache Wetlands

 

Friday: 

• Full British cooked breakfast with kosher beef bacon, Jerusalem sausage, fresh farm eggs, grilled tomatoes, sauteed mushrooms from a local mushroom farm, baked beans, and roasted potatoes. With pastries

• Choose from several local nature walks or forest hikes

• Candlelighting at 7:12PM, followed by kiddush and evening meal

Shabbos (Saturday): 

• Guided nature trail walk and quiet time for davening, to spend with family, friends, with books, magazines, puzzles and divrei Torah

• Traditional lunch with fish, cholent, salads, and home-baked challah

• Light seudah shlishit (fruits, cakes, cookies) before sunset

• Melave Malka kumzitz with hand-baked cholov yisroel pizza from the wood-fired outdoor oven

Sunday: 

• Shakshuka breakfast with fresh homemade bread and veggie sides 

• Visit mother/daughter owned Alpaca Farm in Makanda – feed and meet the alpacas, learn about fiber production, and browse the shop stocked with hand-dyed yarns and cozy goods. Private tour and interactive experience arranged exclusively for Yidz Inn guests

Monday & Tuesday:

• Relaxed breakfast and woodland views

• Choose from ziplining, horseriding, kayaking and more

• Optional late checkout Monday or Tuesday

🚗 Travel Info:

The Yidz Inn is within five hours driving distance from five neighboring states:

📍 2 hrs from St Louis, MO 

📍 2.5 hrs from Nashville, TN 

📍 3.5 hrs from central Missouri 

📍 5 hrs from Alabama, Arkansas, or Chicago 

✈️ 1-hr flight from Chicago O’Hare to Marion, IL (pickup available) 

🚆 Amtrak to Carbondale station (pickup available) 

🛻 STL Airport pickup/drop-off may be arranged upon request 

❗Cancellation Policy: 

Cancel 7+ days before: ✅ Full refund 

Cancel 3–6 days before: 🔁 50% refund Cancel 

<3 days before: ❌ Non-refundable