This Festival trip will be led by Ronald and Norva Kelly. The Kellys have coordinated Festival sites in the United States and Greece with tours to Europe, Turkey and Israel. They have served in the ministry more than 37 years and now work at headquarters.
This itinerary contains activities planned for the Festival in Israel. Hotel availability may alter some schedules, but all major sightseeing will be included, with additional sites added as time permits. The final schedule will be made after applications are in and space secured.
Optional post-Festival tours to Jordan, Egypt, Turkey or Greece can be arranged. These will be discussed in correspondence with those who apply for Israel.
Itinerary
Oct. 1: Overnight flight from New York to Tel Aviv, Israel.
Oct. 2: Arrive in Tel Aviv and transfer by motor coach to Tiberias on Sea of Galilee. Afternoon free. Evening--orientation. Hotel--Tiberias.
Oct. 3: Morning services. Afternoon--Tour Capernaum and biblical sites of Galilee. Hotel--Tiberias.
Oct. 4: Travel to Megiddo, then to Nazareth. Stop for lunch, then journey to Banias Springs. Continue to Golan Heights and archaeological museum at Katzrin. Travel to ruins at Gamla (time permitting). Return to hotel for dinner and evening services. Hotel--Tiberias.
Oct. 5: Morning free. Afternoon services at hotel. Free for evening and dinner. Hotel-- Tiberias.
Oct. 6: Check out of hotel. Drive to Mediterranean visiting Haifa and Mt. Carmel. Continue south on coast to Caesarea. Stop for box lunches before boarding buses to Tel Aviv. After a tour at Tel Aviv, travel to Jerusalem. Check into hotel and have dinner. Hotel-- Jerusalem.
Oct. 7: Walk through streets of Old City through the Jaffa Gate. Explore Christian Quarter. Visit Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Tour excavations of southern Temple Mount and City of David. Walk through Hezekiah's Tunnel. Enter Jewish Quarter by way of the Cardo and see uncovered wall of King Hezekiah.
After lunch, tour Jewish Quarter, visit Herodian House complex and continue by coach to Yad Vashem. Return to hotel where the evening is free. Hotel--Jerusalem.
Note: Day trip from Jerusalem to Petra in Jordan is considered. If this can be arranged, itineraries for Oct. 7 to 9 will be adjusted.
Oct. 8: Drive to Qumran, site of Dead Sea Scroll excavations. Follow Dead Sea to Masada and ascend by cable car to fortress palace of Herod. Travel back to spas of the Dead Sea for lunch and to float in Dead Sea. Return to Jerusalem for dinner and evening at leisure. Hotel--Jerusalem.
Oct. 9: See model of first-century Jerusalem at Holyland Hotel. Drive by Knesset (congress) and president's house. Visit Museum of the Book and view Dead Sea Scrolls. Return to hotel for lunch. Drive to Wailing Wall and tour excavations of tunnel. Rest of afternoon free. Hotel--Jerusalem.
Oct. 10: Drive to Mt. Scopus. Drive to Mount of Olives for view of Jerusalem. Visit Garden of Gethsemane. Enter city at Dung Gate to visit Temple Mount, Dome of the Rock and El Aksa Mosque. Return to hotel for lunch and afternoon worship services. Hotel--Jerusalem.
Oct. 11: Journey to Jericho and visit the ruins. Travel back to Bethlehem. After lunch, visit Church of the Nativity and Tomb of Rachel. Return to hotel for free late afternoon and evening. Hotel--Jerusalem.
Oct. 12: Morning services to conclude Festival. Afternoon leisure. Farewell dinner. Hotel--Jerusalem.
Note: Depending on airline departure time, it may be necessary to check out of the hotel late in the afternoon of Oct. 12 for motor coach to Tel Aviv and midnight departure for New York. If so, the farewell dinner will be the previous evening.
Oct. 13: Check out of hotel. Motor coach from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. Fly to New York and home.
13 days and 11 nights in Israel, Oct. 1-13, 1998
Estimated cost--$2,585 per person
Package price includes: Airfare: Round trip from New York. Land rates: 11 nights hotel accommodations in Israel. Meals: Full Israeli breakfasts daily, six lunches and eight dinners. Also includes: Airport transfers in Israel, daily sightseeing in deluxe air-conditioned motor coaches, government licensed English-speaking guides, entrance fees, tips, service charges and Festival administrative fees.
Not Included: Airfare to and from your home to New York, lunches and dinners not listed above, personal shopping.
Single Supplement: If space is available at the hotel, singles not wishing to share a room will have a supplement of about $600 for the tour.
Children's Fares: At the time of this printing, we do not have accurate fares for children. However, children younger than 12 have a reduced rate based on lower airfare and a lower tour rate if they share a room with parents. Children older than 12 will have a slightly lower rate based on sharing a room with parents, but airfares are the same for this age group.
Note: The quoted price is for payment by personal check. Payment by credit card will be available with a three percent surcharge of about $75.
Aug. 19, 1997, WN, page 7
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