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Dr. Gisela Kreglinger

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FOOD & WINE in / August 31 - September 6, 2020 ISRAEL and the spirituality of wine and food Tishbi Winery August 31 - September 6, 2020 Tour Itinerary:

Aug 31 Mon Arrive Airport, a TUTKU representative Tour Host: will meet you & transfer to your hotel for overnight. Welcome dinner at the Kitchen Market, a contemporary gourmet restaurant on the upper Dr. Gisela Kreglinger floor of Shuk HaNamal farmer’s market in the Tel Aviv port, one of the city’s most beautiful spots. Renowned chef Yossi Shitrit has carefully Gisela Kreglinger grew up on a family- designed a menu intended to stimulate all the senses, created with the owned winery in Franconia, highest-quality ingredients and the most advanced cooking techniques. where her family has been crafting Dinner will be a tasting menu. http://www.kitchen-market.co.il/ (D) wine for many generations. This unique Sep 1 Tue Sea of Galilee Drive to : the center of early Christians, the experience has inspired her to write a capital of Judea under the Romans, and once a proud book about the spirituality of wine. Roman port city dating back to the time of . Visit the amphitheater and the aqueduct. She holds a PhD in historical theology from the University Continue via Binyamina to visit the Tishbi Winery of St. Andrews and in this book Gisela has woven together http://www.tishbi.com/en/on-the-farm/vineyards/ her passions for Christian spiritualty and the wonderful and then Drive to the Sea of Galilee , take a boat ride on the Sea and then to Kibbutz Genosar visit the mysterious world of wine. fisherman’s boat discovered in 1986 and dating back to the days of Jesus. Visit The contemporary at Tabga which celebrates the Miracle of the Multiplication – Drive to the Hotel Freshen up and go out for Dinner, meeting Chef Zuzu Hana at his chef’s Restaurant Magdalena. Chef Zuzu is the most prominent Arab Chef in Israel introducing modern gourmet Arab Cuisine. Gisela Kreglinger is the author of ( https://www.magdalena.co.il/magdalena-en/ ) (B,D) “The Spirituality of Wine” Sep 2 Wed Sea of Galilee Drive to the Mount of the Beatitudes, site of the Sermon on the Mount and the Miracle of the Multiplication (Matt. 05). Continue to Caesarea Philippi to see the source of the River and the site of Peter’s confession. Continue to the Golan Wineries, one of Israel’s top wineries. Drive to Mt. Bental for an outstanding view of the Upper Galilee and the . End our day at the small family owned Asaf boutique winery for wine tasting and snacks, return to the hotel for overnight. (B,D) Sep 3 Thu Drive to Cana, the site of Jesus’ first miracle,converting water into wine at the wedding. Visit the Church of the Wedding. Continue Gisela Kreglinger is also author to visit the Church of the Annunciation, drive via Yizrael of “The Soul of Wine” Valley to Jerusalem and on to Bethlehem. Enjoy lunch at the WijAlamar Restaurant in Bethlehem. Meet a chef, Sari Handal and Ragda Mousa coming up on December 3, that serves the traditional Arab Cuisine. Then, visit the Church of 2019 with publisher IVP. the Nativity, the oldest church in the holy land still in use. Continue for overnight in Jerusalem. (B,L,D)

FOOD & WINE in ISRAEL / August 31 - September 6, 2020 LAND ONLY

$3,090 Per Person in Double Occupancy $550 Single Room Supplement

TOUR INCLUDES

• 1 Night at Tal by the Beach Hotel in Tel Aviv • 2 Nights at The Sea of Galilee Hotel • 3 Nights at Jerusalem (Deluxe Rooms)

Temple Mount, Jerusalem • Meals as in the itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner) • Dailyopen buffet breakfasts Sep 4 Fri Jerusalem Aug 31 – Arrival Dinner at Kitchen Market Drive to Mt. of Olives for a panoramic view of Jerusalem. Walk down the Mt. of Olives and see the site where Jesus predicted the future destruction Sep 1 – Dinner at Magdalena Chef Zuzu of Jerusalem, the Church of Dominus Flevit (The Lord Wept). Then Sep 2 – Dinner at hotel to the Garden of Gethsemane. Enter the Christian Quarter of the Old City through St. Stephen’s Gate. See the Pool of Bethesda, where Sep 3 – Lunch in Bethlehem (Chef Sari) Dinner at hotel Jesus healed the lame man, and St. Anne Church, with extraordinary Sep 4 – Dinner at Hotel acoustics. Visit the Monastery of the Sisters of Zion and see the Floor of the Lithostrotos, the Ecce Homo Arch (Behold the Man) Sep 5 – Dinner at or at Anna Ticho and the Church of the Flagellation. Walk the Way of the Cross, the • Airport assistance at arrival and departure Via Dolorosa, to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight. This evening, we will enjoy the sound and • Sightseeing as per the itinerary light show located on the walls of the Old City . (B,D) • English Speaking, bible-oriented tour guide during all sightseeing Sep 5 Sat Jerusalem • Entry fees to the sites and museums in Israel Drive to visit the Barkan Winery ( http://www.barkan-winery.co.il/en ) outside of Jerusalem. They produce over 10 million bottles annually and • Service charges and local taxes have won many awards around the world. In 2000, a new sophisticated winery was established at Hulda kibbutz located in the Judean plain. The winery was designed with 21st century in mind. It boasts the most advanced TOUR EXCLUDES production technologies in the world. The winery includes laboratories, • Flights farms, the packaging center, and the marketing & logistics center. Drive to a biblical landscape reserve demonstrating the • Lunches – dinners other than the tour includes indicates. vegetation and farming since the biblical period – in the Park they display • Tips to guide & driver wine pressing techniques in few areas covering the First and Second and Byzantine era. We will do a tour in the park including in depth • All Personal Expenses, Travel and Health Insurance, any other item explanations concerning wine pressing and its significance in the biblical not listed above times. End our day at the Garden Tomb and our farewell dinner will be a treat: Drive to Ein Karem, a picturesque neighborhood of Jerusalem PAYMENT PROCEDURE and meet chef/artist Atalia Ein Mor. At her home/gallery she combines a workshop on trendy local modern Israeli cuisine and art. (B,D) DEPOSIT PAYMENT: $100 per person Sep 6 Sun Transfer to the Tel Aviv airport for departure. End. on or before October 1 (refundable up to full payment) FULL PAYMENT: June 1, 2020 Church of the Holy Sepulcher For payment, you can click and fill-in the secure form at our website (Visa or Mastercard only) https://secure.tutkutours.com/tours/200831IL

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