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Fall Holy Land Scripture Discovery Tour |
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Visit the Bible lands during the cooler time of the year. More than a trip or a vacation, this Travel Study program will enlighten and inspire all who participate. You will discover that there is a special spirit in the Bible lands, and you will come home with a new appreciation for the many sacred events recorded in the Bible.
The focus of the program will be the life and ministry of the Savior. This experience the Holy Land will visit such sites as Caesarea, Haifa, Nazareth Village, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tel Dan, Mount Tabor, Beth Shean, Jericho, Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea, Bethlehem, model city, Yad Vashem, Bethlehem, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Orson Hyde Memorial Garden, the BYU Jerusalem Center, Gethsemane, the Upper Room, the Garden Tomb, and other sites. Afterward, you have the option of visiting the exciting major sites in Jordan, including Petra.
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$2695
per-person for 12 days |
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Oct.12-23, 2012 |
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Tour ID: TS2J49 |
Graph Definitions(?)
Religious Focus:
Sightseeing:
Activity Level:
Included:
• Deluxe motor coach transportation
• Local guide
• Hotel accommodations in moderate-class hotels
• Sightseeing tours as outlined on the itinerary
• Entrance fees and gratuities
• Group Visa (Jordan option)
• Group medical and emergency medical evacuation coverage
• All breakfasts and dinners in country
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Not Included:
Price does not include:
• Round-trip air from Salt Lake City–Tel Aviv–Salt Lake City @ $1643
• Additional possible airfare from cities other than Salt Lake City
• Sightseeing not included on the itinerary
• Additional hotel accommodations
• Items of a personal nature (i.e., phone calls, room service, e-mails, etc.)
• Additional travel insurance and cancellation waiver
• Lunches
• Single supplement for Israel $865; Jordan option $150
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Optional Pricing:
• Jordan optional tour:
• $1120.00 per person, double occupancy
• $1270.00 single occupancy
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Payment Terms:
• $500 deposit is due at the time of booking
• Final payment is due 90 days prior to departure
• If paying by cash or check - discount of $70 off per person
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Contact Information:
Questions on air and payments:
Karen Gerlach
Toll Free 866-277-0900 or 801-363-4497
Fax 801-364-4330
Questions related to land itinerary:
Haws Marble, 801-815-1387
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Days 1–2: Friday and Saturday, October 12 and 13
U.S.A. • Transatlantic Flight • Tel Aviv, Israel
We will take a morning flight from our various U.S.A. homes and change planes at the JFK International Airport in New York. We will arrive in Israel the following afternoon at the Ben Gurion Airport—which is near New Testament Lydda, where Peter healed Aeneas. We will visit Jaffa, where Peter received the important revelation about taking the gospel to the Gentiles. We will check in to the Grand Beach Hotel, where we will have our group meeting before retiring for the night.
Day 3: Sunday, October 14
Tel Aviv • Caesarea • Haifa • Muhraka • Nazareth
We will drive through Tel Aviv, the largest Jewish metropolitan area in the world, and then north along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the Roman New Testament seaside capital, Caesarea. Here in the ancient Roman theater, we will study the biblical events that happened in this place. We will then drive to Haifa (modern port of Israel and center of the Baha’i faith), stop for a view, and recount some LDS Church history related to this area. We will drive along the top of Mount Carmel to Muhraka, the traditional site of Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal, to enjoy a view of the Jezreel Valley and talk about the importance of this valley both anciently and now. At the lovely city of Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus, we will visit the Nazareth Village (developed to show life as it existed at the time of Jesus) and briefly reflect on His early life. We will then drive past ancient Cana toward the Sea of Galilee and check in to the Nof Ginosar for two nights.
Day 4: Monday, October 15
Sea of Galilee • Capernaum • Mount of Beatitudes • Tel Dan • Banias • Golan Heights
Our day will begin with an exhilarating boat ride across the Sea of Galilee. Then we will visit Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ Galilean ministry, where He performed many miracles and gave many teachings, including His “Bread of Life” sermon. We will pass St. Peter’s Primacy on our way to the Mount of Beatitudes, where the important Sermon on the Mount will be discussed. We will pass Hazor on our way to Tel Dan, the ancient northern limits of Israel (“from Dan to Beersheba”), to enjoy a beautiful nature walk and to see this historic tel. We’ll continue on to Banias at the foot of Mount Hermon, which is ancient Caesarea Philippi, the site of Peter’s testimony of the Savior. This is where one of the sources of the Jordan River emerges from the foothills of Mount Hermon. We will then drive up on the Golan Heights—home of many Druze people as well as the scene of fierce fighting between Israel and Syria in 1967 and again in 1973—to enjoy a view of Mount Hermon near Har Bental. We will return to Nof Ginosar to enjoy dinner and an evening on the lakeshore.
Day 5: Tuesday, October 16
Galilee • Mount Tabor • Beth Shean • Jericho
Today begins with our first stop at Mount Tabor. From this high point we will discuss biblical events associated with Gideon, Deborah, King Saul, and the Savior’s Transfiguration and His visit to the village of Nain at the foot of Mount Moreh. Next we will see the impressive ruins of Beth Shean and experience the splendor of Roman life and Hellenistic culture. We will then continue south down the Jordan Valley and view the meandering Jordan River and the Jordan Plateau to the east with its interesting biblical history. We will stop at Qasr El Yehud, the possible site of Jesus’ baptism, and review some important scriptural events that took place in this area. Next we will visit Old Testament Jericho before we check into the International Jericho Hotel for dinner and the night. Following dinner at the hotel, we will have an evening lecture.
Day 6: Wednesday, October 17
Dead Sea • Masada • Ein Gedi • Qumran • Bethany • Jerusalem
An early morning drive will take us through the wilderness of Judea to the Jordan Valley and then south along the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth’s surface. Here we will take the cable car to the top of Masada to see the ruins of the palace-fortress built by King Herod and to recall the story of the Zealots’ last stand against the Romans. Before leaving this desert fortress, we will visit the museum at Masada’s base. As we drive north, we will stop for a quick float in the Dead Sea and lunch at Ein Gedi, one of the areas where David hid from King Saul. Then we’ll drive on to Qumran, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and discuss their importance on the way to Jerusalem. We will next enjoy a brief stop in the historic Judean Wilderness, where we will discuss the Savior’s forty-day experience and temptations. We will make a brief stop in Bethany and talk of events related to Jesus’ raising Lazarus from the dead. We will check into the Olive Tree Hotel for our nights in Jerusalem.
Day 7: Thursday, October 18
Jerusalem
Our first full day in Jerusalem will begin on the Mount of Olives, where we can view and discuss the history of the Old City of Jerusalem. Then we will begin a walking tour of the Old City through the Dung Gate to visit the Holy Mount and to see the outside of the Dome of the Rock, built to honor Mohammed, Islam’s founder. Later we will stop at the Western Wall, where we will observe Jews as they participate in morning prayers and bar mitzvahs at Judaism’s holiest shrine. We will visit the Ophel to examine how it looked at the time of the Savior. In the afternoon we will visit the Jewish Quarter to see the Broad Wall and the Cardo. There will also be time spent in the Christian Quarter as we visit the major shrine of Christendom, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Leaving the Old City through the Damascus Gate, we will make our first visit to Golgotha and the Garden Tomb.
Day 8: Friday, October 19
Jerusalem
As the morning begins, we visit the Yad Vashem Memorial, the Holocaust museum, in West Jerusalem. We will drive by the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) on our way to visit the Israel Museum, including the famous Model City of Jerusalem and the Shrine of the Book (Dead Sea Scrolls display). The afternoon will be free for shopping. We will return to the Western Wall in the late afternoon to watch the religious Jews welcome in the Sabbath. Following our experience at the Western Wall, we will return to the hotel for dinner and an evening lecture.
Day 9: Saturday, October 20
Jerusalem • Bethlehem
We will begin our Sabbath by going early to the BYU Jerusalem Center and having sacrament meeting with the Jerusalem Branch in the center’s beautiful auditorium, with its spectacular view of the Holy City. Following the meetings, we will travel to nearby Bethlehem, site of the Savior’s birth, and visit the Church of the Nativity. We will then visit Shepherds’ Field, overlooking Bethlehem, and review the biblical events connected with this area in a special late afternoon program before returning to the hotel for dinner.
Day 10: Sunday, October 21
Jerusalem
Our day in Jerusalem will begin as we enter the Old City through Lion’s Gate and go to the site of the Pool of Bethesda and the Church of St. Anne to discuss John 5. We will also visit the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden, where we will discuss the symbolism of Gethsemane and enjoy a view of Old Jerusalem. We will then proceed to the City of David to see the Jerusalem of Nephi’s time and walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel, a hydrological wonder of Isaiah’s time. We will also visit the true Pool of Siloam mentioned in John 9. We will change out of our wet clothes, and the remainder of the day will be free to walk the Old City walls, visit local museums, and visit other places of interest.
Day 11: Monday, October 22
Jerusalem • Footsteps of Jesus
Today we will walk from the Mount of Olives down to Bethphage as we focus on the events of the last week of the Savior’s life, beginning with His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. We will proceed down the west side of the Mount of Olives and stop at a view point to discuss more of the Savior’s final week. We will continue down the Mount of Olives to Gethsemane on the way to Mount Zion and the location of the Upper Room, a reminder of the Last Supper and the ordinance of the sacrament. At St. Peter’s in Gallicantu, the possible site of the palace of Caiaphas, we will discuss Peter and the trials of Jesus. Our day will conclude at Golgotha, the place of the Crucifixion, and the Garden Tomb—where we will consider the final mortal events in Jesus’ life and His Atonement. We will have our farewell meeting before the non-Jordan group leaves for the Ben Gurion airport for their flight home.
Day 12: Tuesday, October 23
Transatlantic Flight • U.S.A.
Those not going on the Jordan option will fly all night and arrive in New York to change planes in the early morning. This will involve going through customs. We will arrive home in the early afternoon.
(itinerary is subject to change)
JORDAN OPTION
Day 1: Tuesday, October 23
Israel • Jordan—Petra
We will begin our Jordan experience by traveling east, down through the Judean Wilderness, past Jericho to the King Hussein Bridge where we will cross the border into the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. We will turn south along the general route of the Old Testament King’s Highway through the areas of Moab and Edom. We will check in to the Taybet Zaman Hotel at Petra for two nights.
Day 2: Wednesday, October 24
Petra
We will begin our day by riding carriages through a one kilometer-long fissure in the “rose red” cliffs over three hundred feet high. Petra is a unique city carved out of sandstone by the nomadic Nabatean Arabs. We will visit its beautiful temples, tombs, dwellings, banquet halls, water channels, monumental staircases, and a theater carved out of the cliffs which surround the hidden valley. Following our tour of Petra we will return to the hotel for dinner.
Day 3: Thursday, October 25
Petra • Amman
As we drive north toward Amman, the capital of the Kingdom of Jordan, we will trace the route of Moses and ancient Israel from the Sinai wilderness. Along the way we will visit Medaba with its interesting mosaic map of the area from the sixth century. We will also make a stop at Mount Nebo to discuss the view that Moses had of the “Promised Land.” In Amman we will visit the Citadel and the Roman theater and then check in to the Geneva Hotel for the night.
Day 4: Friday, October 26
Amman • Ben Gurion Airport
We will begin our day with a visit to the New Testament site of Jerash, one of the ten cities of the Decapolis, and explore its spectacular ruins. We will continue north for a stop at Umm Qais or ancient Gadara, which boasts more examples of the Roman/Byzantine influence in this area. We will stop at Pella, the Christian refuge from the Roman attack on Jerusalem in AD70. We will then cross the Jabbok River, near where Jacob wrestled with the angel, on our way back into Israel to catch our flight to the U.S.A. and our homes.
Day 5:Saturday, October 27
Ben Gurion Airport • U.S.A.
Our flight to the U.S.A. will begin near midnight, and we will arrive home sometime in the morning.
(itinerary is subject to change)
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All pricing and information is subject to change for any reason at any time. |
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