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Nov 1, Brochure The Quest Travel Group, Inc THE QUEST TRAVEL GROUP PRESENTS 11 DAYS THE HOLY LAND YOUR INVITATION AND JORDAN See what only your eye of faith has been able to reveal to you. From the Sea of Galilee – To the Dead Sea Your – From the Invitation place of Jesus’ birth – To the place He ascended – Where He walked – Where He prayed – Where He lived – Where He died - Where He was buried – Where He gloriously arose. SEE IT – TOUCH IT – EXPERIENCE IT! An 11-day trip, including Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee, Capernaum and this Sme we will be visiSng Jordan – Petra "The Rose Red City - Half as Old as Time". Relax with experienced Hosts and a ChrisSan Guide, who will make your pilgrimage come alive as Scripture and Reality 10 Days become one. Space is limited – so register early. For more information, please contact: The Quest Travel Group Inc. PHONE: (404)467-8041 questgroup@ques;ravelgroup.com Pa!or A.H. Your Journey Features: Please Read This Important Informa4on: • RounDtrip air transportaon from Charlo_e, NC (CLT) Deposit - $300 (payable on booking) • Deluxe anD first class hotels Second Payment due - June 4, 2017 - 50% of balance Full Balance due - August 18, 2017 Departing • Breakfast anD Dinner Daily Hosted by: Each tour member must holD a U.S. passport that is valiD • Professional English-speaking guiDe November 1, 2017 up to 6 months aer the scheDuleD return. Your passport from Charlotte, NC (CLT) • Entrance fees to all sites on iLnerary must be valiD unLl May 30, 2018. Applicaon forms are available at your local Passport Office or U.S. Postal • Boat riDe on The Sea of Galilee, Tabernacle Replica, Service. If you sLll neeD to obtain a passport, please senD UnDerwater Observatory, Rabbinical Tunnel, St. your enrollment form NOW anD follow up with a copy of Peters fish lunch, Nazareth Village, Abraham’s your passport upon receipt. 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Just inside The Holy Land & Jordan Horseback journey back to El Ji Post. This aernoon we drive the mosaics in the Church of the Loaves and Fishes and then the Dung Gate, we examine the ruins near the south side of along the Exodus route north along the famed historical King’s we ascend to the Mount of Beatudes. Stop for a St. Peter’s the Temple complex, including steps where Jesus and the Day 1, WED NOV 1: DEPARTURE from North America. This Highway passing by the conserved Crusader castle of Shobak. Fish luncheon (included). On an ancient trade route, we pass disciples walked. We walk up to the Western Wall, Judaism’s morning we meet at the airport for our trans-AtlanSc flight to From there we go to Amman - Philadephia, the capital of Hazor and then go on to Tel Dan. Here we take a nature walk holiest site. Visit the Rabbinical Tunnel (by appointment only). Israel. Jordan, for dinner and overnight. and visit the high place where Jeroboam, son of Nebat, set up We view the El Aksa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock that a golden calf. We conSnue along the east side of the sea to the was built on the ancient site of Solomon's Temple (Genesis Day 5, SUN NOV 5: MADABA - MT. NEBO - BAPTISMAL SITE - Day 2, THU NOV 2: ISRAEL - TEL AVIV - BEERSHEBA. Upon our BapSsm site on the Jordan River. (OpSonal service is available) 22:9-14) and over the Rock of Sacrifice where Abraham offered JERICHO - JORDAN VALLEY - SEA OF GALILEE. This morning we arrival we meet our guide and board our bus. We begin our Dinner and overnight. Isaac (Genesis 22) and the ceremonial sacrifice of animals took take a short drive to Madaba, with its mosaic floor from the tour of the Holy Land by first driving south through the place. Just to the north we find the Pools of Bethesda and St. 6th century showing a map of the Holy Land as ChrisSan PhilisSne ciSes on our way to Beersheba. We stop in the Valley Anne’s Church preserved from the Crusader period. We follow pilgrims knew it in that period. Then to Mt. Nebo, from which of Elah for a view where David encountered Goliath. Then the Way of the Cross (Via Dolorosa) back as far as the Holy God showed Moses the Promised Land. ConSnue for a view of arriving in Beersheba, we visit Abraham’s Well. The rest of the Sepulcher and from there we walk through the ChrisSan the Dead Sea and then to the recently discovered bapSsmal day is at leisure at our hotel for relaxaon before dinner. Quarter through the Arab Souks past the Armenian Quarter site of “Bethany beyond the Jordan.” For ChrisSans, the most and exit the Old City. Outside the Mt Zion Gate we visit the Day 3, FRI NOV 3: WILDERNESS OF ZIN - TIMNA - EILAT - significant event associated with the River Jordan is Upper Room and King David’s Tomb. Our day concludes at the PETRA. This morning we drive to view the stupendous undoubtedly the bapSsm of our Lord Jesus Christ by John the Garden Tomb for a special visit and private communion. wilderness of Zin. We conSnue south through the Negev, the BapSst. We then proceed to the Allenby Bridge to return back Dinner and overnight. desert region of southern Israel to visit the Tabernacle in the to Israel. We again rejoin our bus and guide from the Holy Wilderness, a life-size replica of the biblical tabernacle located Land. We drive to Jericho and view the tradiSonal mountain of Day 10, FRI NOV 10: NEW JERUSALEM - JOPPA - Airport. This in Timna Valley. ConSnue to Eilat, a busy port and resort city. Jesus’ temptaon. Driving through the Jordan Valley we enter morning we have some Sme at leisure before check-out at the See the Red Sea and visit the Underwater Observatory. Then Harod’s Valley. Jesus healed the 10 lepers here somewhere in hotel. Then we visit New Jerusalem: the Israel Museum, the we arrive at the Arava Border and cross into Jordan. ConSnue this valley. We conSnue on the Ein Harod where Gideon Shrine of the Book that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls and the to Petra for dinner and overnight. thinned out his army as he brought them to the spring and Day 7, TUE NOV 7: NAZARETH - MT. CARMEL - ABRAHAM’S Model City of Jerusalem which depicts in miniature the Holy sorted them on the basis of how they drank from the water. TENT - JERUSALEM. This morning we depart Tiberias and view City as it appeared in the first century. A[er lunch conSnue to We drive through the Jezreel Valley back towards Beth Shean Mt. Tabor on the way to Nazareth, visiSng the ancient village. Emmaus where Jesus appeared aer ResurrecSon (Luke to view the seng for the death of Saul, surveying the Our day conSnues as we ascend Mt. Carmel, site of Elijah’s 24:30-31). Our aernoon drive will take us to Ancient Joppa on magnificent Roman and ByzanSne ruins: theatre, bathhouses, confrontaon with the prophets of Baal with a beauSful view the Sea where Jonah set sail and where Peter raised Dorcas ancient rest rooms, market areas, colonnaded streets. Dinner of the valley. A[er descending the mountain, we drive toward from the dead. Joppa was also the home of Simon the Tanner. and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias. the south to Abraham’s Tent to re-live the old customs. Enjoy Then to a local restaurant for a Farewell Dinner. We conSnue to the airport for our late evening flight to the U.S. Day 6, MON NOV 6: SEA OF GALILEE. This morning we take a the acSviSes here before an early dinner at the tent. ConSnue replica boat ride on the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, where on to the Holy City of Jerusalem for overnight. Day 11, SAT NOV 11: TEL AVIV - USA. Early morning arrival in we visit the synagogue and the place where early ChrisSans Day 8, WED NOV 8: JERUSALEM - MT OF OLIVES - the U.S. The end of a most enjoyable journey. GETHSEMANE - BETHLEHEM. We begin our day on the Mt. of Olives and a panoramic view of the Old City. We will descend the tradional Palm Sunday road to Dominus Flevit, remembering Jesus’ entry. We conSnue to Gethsemane to visit the garden and the church. Then we drive to Mt. Zion to the Day 4, SAT NOV 4: PETRA – SHOBAK - AMMAN. This morning grounds of a church called Peter in Gallicantu, affording us the aer breakfast, we visit Petra. This ancient Edomite and best view of early Jerusalem. Traveling south, we drive by Nabatean capital is an amazing city of prophecy.
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