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Early Spring Adventure in the Holy Land |
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Embark on an unforgettable journey through the Holy land in the beautiful spring time! Your visit will include: Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Caesarea, Masada,the Dead Sea and many other wonderful areas. This experience will provide special and enduring memories. You will have the opportunity to create some lasting friendships while you enjoy the wonder of the Holy land on this once in a lifetime trip.
Enhance your experience with the option to visit Jordan and Egypt!
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$2225
per-person for 10 days |
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March 15-24, 2013 |
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Notes: JORDAN OPTION - Mar.24-26/ $870 each (based on double)
EGYPT OPTION - Mar.25-29/ $1900 each (based on double)
Cash discount for Israel only - $75 per person
Cash discount for Jordan & Egypt - $60 per person
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Tour ID: TS3C36 |
Graph Definitions(?)
Religious Focus:
Sightseeing:
Activity Level:
DELUXE TOUR Includes:
• Deluxe motor coach transportation
• Local guides
• Experienced educator lecturer
• Holy Land book
• Hotel accommodations in 4/5 star hotels
• Customized sightseeing tour designed by the direcor with extra sites
• Entrance fees
• Gratuities
• Medical coverage and emergency medical evacuation coverage
• All breakfast and dinner meals
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Not Included:
• Round-trip air from Salt Lake City–Tel Aviv–Salt Lake City at $1550 (lower fare may become available
• Additional possible airfare from cities other than Salt Lake City
• Sightseeing not included on the itinerary
• Additional hotel accommodations
• Items of a personal nature (e.g., phone calls, room service, internet, etc.)
• Additional travel insurance and cancellation waiver
• Lunches
• Single supplement $705
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Optional Pricing:
JORDAN OPTION
Mar.24-27/ $870 each (based on double)
Package includes:
Hotel, sightseeing (as indicated), entrance fees, breakfast and dinner daily, border crossing fees and visa
EGYPT OPTION
Mar.27-31/ $1900 each (based on double)
Package includes:
Flight Amman to Cairo, sightseeing (as indicated), entrance fees, breakfast and dinner daily, round-trip flight Cairo to Luxor and visa
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Payment Terms:
• $500 deposit at the time of booking
• Final payment is due 14 December, 2012
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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, March 15–16
U.S.A. • Transatlantic flight to Tel Aviv, Israel
We will take flights from our various home cities, make transfers, and arrive the following day at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, and travel to Haifa to check in to the Leonardo Haifa Hotel for the night.
Day 3:Sunday, March 17
Mount Tabor • Nazareth • Megiddo • Caesarea • Haifa
We will begin the day by visiting the German Templar Cemetery, where two early LDS missionaries and the first Latter-day Saint convert in Israel are buried in Haifa. After a view of the Baha’i gardens, we will travel down the Mediterranean coast and visit Caesarea Maritima to discuss important events mentioned in the New Testament. Our next stop will be Tel Megiddo to review the history and geography of biblical events there. From there we will drive through the hills of Galilee as we journey to Nazareth, where we will visit the Nazareth Village and discuss the early life of Jesus. If time allows, we will then cross the historic Jezreel Valley on our way to visit Mount Tabor, where we will take taxis to the top for a discussion of the Transfiguration. We will then drive to the Ein Gev Holiday Village for a two night stay.
Day 4: Monday, March 18
Sea of Galilee • Capernaum • Banias
Our day will begin with a morning boat ride on the Sea of Galilee from Nof Ginosar, after which we will see the Galilee boat. We will next visit Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ Galilean ministry, and the Mount of Beatitudes, where we will discuss the Sermon on the Mount. We will go on to Kiryat Shemona for lunch and then drive to the beautiful area of Banias, where the Savior discussed the promising of keys to Peter. In the afternoon, we will return to Ein Gev and enjoy swimming and relaxing on the beach of the Sea of Galilee.
Day 5:Tuesday, March 19
Qumran • Masada • Dead Sea • Jerusalem
Today we will depart early and travel south down the Jordan River Valley. We will drive near the Jericho area and discuss the important biblical events that occurred there. Our next stop is at Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. From there we will travel to the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus, travel on to Masada to see the museum, and take the tram up to the fortress, where we will recall a tragic event in Jewish history. At the Dead Sea we will enjoy a swim (float) and lunch at Ein Gedi. We will drive through the Judean wilderness and along the Wadi Kelt on our way to Jerusalem. We will check in to the Olive Tree Hotel in Jerusalem, for the rest of our tour.
Day 6:Wednesday, March 20
Jerusalem
We will stop on the Mount of Olives for an orientation view of this historic city, Jerusalem. We will then visit the Old City for a tour of the Rabbinic Tunnel and the Holy (Temple) Mount or Mount Moriah, ancient site of the temples of Solomon and Herod, now occupied by the magnificent Dome of the Rock and El Aksa mosques. This is where Gabriel opened the New Testament and where the Savior did most of His teaching when He was in Jerusalem. We will view Lion’s Gate and the Pool of Bethesda to recall the events recorded in John 5. We’ll also see the Sisters of Zion Convent, built on the site of the Antonia Fortress, where Pilate may have questioned Jesus. Walking along the Via Dolorosa, we will visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and then end our day by walking through Hezekiah’s Tunnel, a water system dating back to the time of Isaiah. After dinner, those who choose to may spend time shopping.
Day 7:Thursday, March 21
Bethlehem • Jerusalem
We begin the day by driving to Bethlehem to see the Church of the Nativity, including St. Jerome’s Grotto and Shepherds’ Field, to review the biblical events that occurred in this area. Our next stop is at the Yad Vashem (Holocaust) Museum to review the impact of the Holocaust on the history of this land and the Jewish people. We will drive by the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) on our way to visit the Israel Museum, including the Shrine of the Book (Dead Sea Scrolls display) and the model city of Jerusalem to see how it looked near the time of Jesus. We will then drive through the Jewish ultraorthodox section of Mea Shearim on our way to Bethany—the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus—where we will see the traditional Tomb of Lazarus.
Day 8:Friday, March 22
Jerusalem
We will visit the traditional Upper Room—scene of the Last Supper, washing of feet, and the last teachings of Jesus to His disciples—and then visit St. Peter’s in Gallicantu, possible site of the cock’s crowing and the palace of Caiaphas. We will visit Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, and see the Garden Tomb to sense and discuss the sacredness of the Resurrection. We will end the day at the Western Wall as we watch the Jewish people welcome in the Sabbath.
Day 9:Saturday, March 23
Jerusalem
We will begin this special day with an early morning visit to the Orson Hyde Memorial Garden to review the history of the Church in Jerusalem and to have a group testimony meeting. We will walk to Gethsemane, where the great atoning sacrifice took place. We will go the BYU Jerusalem Center to attend sacrament meeting with the Jerusalem Branch. You will have the remainder of the day to visit previous sites in Jerusalem, explore new sites around the Old City, or just shop and rest.
Day 10:Sunday, March 24
Jerusalem, Israel • Transatlantic flight to the U.S.A.
In the very early morning, we will depart Jerusalem for Tel Aviv for our return flight to the U.S.A.
JORDAN OPTION/ MARCH 24-26
March 24
Amman • Jerash • Petra
This morning we will drive to the border crossing to enter the country of Jordan. We begin our touring by traveling along the highlands of Gilead, first arriving at the Jabbok River that crosses the territory of Gilead. It was here that Jacob wrestled with the angel and was given the name Israel. We will continue northward until we arrive at the ancient Greek–Roman city of Jerash. Jerash was a part of the Decapolis, was second in size to Damascus, and is known as the “City of a Thousand: Pillars.” It is one of the most complete ruins of any Greek–Roman city in the world. After visiting Jerash, we travel south through the ancient land of Moab and Petra to the region of Petra. We will check in to the Taybet Zaman Hotel for the night.
March 25
Petra • Mount Nebo • Amman
This morning we will drive to the entrance of the ruins of Petra, where we will either take horses (half the distance) or walk to the ruins of this “rose red city half as old as time.” This unique city, built out of sandstone by the Nabataeans, has beautiful temples and amphitheaters carved out of the cliffs which surround the hidden valley. We will visit the Treasury and other sites as time will allow. After leaving Petra, we will drive to Mount Nebo from which Moses first viewed the “promised land.” We will then travel through the ancient region of Moab and arrive in Amman, an ancient city of Old and New Testament times known as Philadelphia. If you do an Egypt option, we will board a flight to Egypt and land at Cairo International Airport in Heliopolis, Egypt, to check in for the evening at the International Stars Hotel. For those of us returning to the U.S.A., we will depart for the U.S. around 2:30 am March 26.
EGYPT OPTION/ MARCH 26-30
March 26
Cairo • Giza • Memphis • Luxor
Following an American breakfast, we will begin our day with a visit to the sites of Egypt’s ancient splendor, beginning with the Giza Pyramids. We will go inside the Cheops or Chephren pyramid and then visit the 5,000 year old Sphinx. We will stop at the pharaonic capital of Memphis on our way to lunch. Then we will see the Step Pyramid of Zoser, the Pyramid of Unas, and the Mastaba of Ti (or Mereruka) at Saqqara. On our way to the airport for an evening flight to Luxor, we will visit a papyrus factory for a demonstration and shopping. After arriving in Luxor, we will check in to the Sonesta St. George Hotel for the night.
March 27
Valley of Kings • Temple of Karnak • Cairo
We will visit the west bank of the Nile, where the tombs and mortuary temples of the famous kings and queens of the New Kingdom (when Egypt ruled the East) are located. In the Valley of the Kings we will see King Tut’s Tomb and others, view Pit Tomb 33 (believed by some to be the place from which Joseph Smith’s Abraham papyri came), and the Rameseum. We will visit an alabaster factory for a demonstration and shopping and then enjoy a felucca (sailboat) ride and a provided lunch. In the afternoon we will visit the largest temple complex in the world, the famous Temple of Karnak, and the Temple of Luxor. We will take an evening flight back to Cairo and check back into the International Stars Hotel for the night.
March 28
Cairo Museum • Citadel of Saladin
This morning, if conditions permit, we will first visit the exhibits from throughout Egypt’s history at the world-famous Cairo Museum, including the discoveries from King Tut’s Tomb. Then we will stop at the Citadel of Saladin and the Mohammed Ali Mosque (Alabaster Mosque) and discuss Islam. If time permits we will shop in the Khan El Khalili Bazaar for some middle-east shopping. We will return to the hotel to pack, have dinner, and go to the airport for our flight to the U.S.A.
March 29
Cairo • U.S.A.
We will say a very early farewell to the city of Cairo as we depart from the International Airport for the U.S.A.—taking with us never-to-be-forgotten memories. We will arrive home in the afternoon to evening.
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