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BIBLICAL TOUR OF OF TOUR BIBLICAL 8th—18th March 2020

Experience the wonder and beauty of Israel

Join Mike & Marion Kerry on an amazing Biblical Tour of Israel! Explore authentic sites of the with a professional Israeli tour guide and biblical insights from Mike and Marion along the way.

Jerusalem Nazareth Tiberius Caesarea Megiddo Mt Tabor Tel Hula Valley Reserve ...and much more!

Your tour hosts Mike & Marion Kerry have a wealth of experience having visited Israel around 20 times. This will be the 6th Biblical Tour they have led as well as several trips to the ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles; they have also been on several tours independently. Your Israeli guide will be Gadi Chelouche and comes highly recommended. He is a sixth generation Israeli with extensive professional experience in tourism and travel. With any questions, and for further details please contact Mike: Email: [email protected] // Tel: 07435 646905

All photos courtesy of Mike Kerry and taken during previous tours. Mike & Marion at the Feast of Tabernacles 2014 Full Itinerary

Day 1 Sunday 8th March: UK - ISRAEL Depart UK for Israel – the Holy Land. Arrive in the evening, where our local representatives, Diesenhaus – Unitours, will help you with the formalities at Ben Gurion Airport. After passing through customs you will be introduced to your guide and driver, who will be with you throughout your pilgrimage. Transfer to your hotel on the shores of the Mediterranean.

Day 2 Monday 9th March: NAZARETH - TIBERIAS Drive on to Caesarea; see the excavations of the Crusader City, the Herodian Port. Visit Megiddo then continue to Nazareth where Jesus spent his early years and visit Nazareth Village . Just north of Nazareth is the village of Cana, the site of Jesus’ first miracle. Drive to Tiberias for dinner and over night stay.

Day 3 Tuesday 10th March: Start the day with a visit to Magdala then onwards to . Continue to Kursi (The Land of the Geraseenes) where Jesus healed the two demon possessed men. Onwards to Capernaum, centre of Jesus' Ministry, - located here are the ruins of an ancient synagogue and the site of Peter's House. Visit Mensa Christi in the afternoon. We will visit the Mount of Beatitudes- the site of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’. Drive to Nof Ginossar and see the ancient Jesus boat and end the day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.

Day 4 Wednesday 11th March: We head north we visit the Hula Valley then take the high road to . Tel Dan has lots of surprises and we have time to visit before taking in a few other sights on our way home.

Day 5 Thursday 12th March: TIBERIAS - JERUSALEM After checking out of the hotel, drive to Mt Tabor, the traditional site of the Transfiguration. Proceed through the rift valley, visit the city of Beit Shean, a Roman city of the Decapolis. Visit Kasr El Yehud, the Baptismal site on the shores of the . Continue passing Jericho, the oldest inhabited city in the world Climb the Judean Hills towards Jerusalem. Con- tinue to your hotel in Jerusalem for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6 Friday 13th March: CITY TOUR JERUSALEM & BETHLEHEM Begin the day’s tour on the Mount of Olives for a breath-taking view of the entire city. Walk down the traditional Palm Sunday route to the Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane. Proceed to Yad Veshem – the Museum of the Holocaust. In the Afternoon we drive to Herodian & Shepherd’s Fields in Bethlehem

Day 7 Saturday 14th March: OLD JERUSALEM We will start our day with visit of the excavations at the City of David, Proceed to the Davidson Centre- The Jerusalem Archaeo- logical Park - that reveals the most amazing discoveries of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. At the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount, in the area known as the Ophel, the visitor can climb up the original steps of the Hulda Gates that led to the Temple Mount. Visit the Western Wall Tunnels. Continue our visit in the Christian Quarter; visit: Pool of Bethesda, St Ann’s Crusader Church, Ecce Homo, Antonia Fortress and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Day 8 Sunday 15th March: JERUSALEM Morning at leisure – Afternoon Communion at the Garden Tomb.

Day 9 Monday 16th March: DEAD SEA Depart Jerusalem and descend the Judean Wilderness, to the lowest place on earth-the Dead Sea. Drive along the shore to Masada and ascend by cable car. Tour this mountain top fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jews against the Ro- mans. Drive to a nearby oasis and relax and enjoy an opportunity to “float” in the Dead Sea. Before returning to Jerusalem, visit the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered

Day 10 Tuesday 17th March: JERUSALEM Visit the Friends of Zion interactive museum & the Biblelands Museum then onto to Shiloh. Overnight Jerusalem

Day 11 Wednesday 18th March: ISRAEL—UK Transfer to Airport Prices The costs per person:  Price pp sharing a double room: £2,254.00

 Price in a single room: £3,028.00

Prices include: Not included: Half board accommodation at the following 4* hotels: Transfers to airport in UK*  Netanya - King Solomon Hotel Tips and gratuities  Tiberias - Caesar Premier Lunches  Jerusalem - Leonardo Jerusalem Insurance Scheduled flights with El Al departing from Heathrow and *Coach available from Wigan to Heathrow for our departure returning to Heathrow or Manchester, meeting and assistance at Ben Gurion. A full passport is required and valid for at least 6 months Transfers within Israel on arrival and departure. from the time of travel. If you do not hold a UK passport Admission to all sites as per itinerary and air conditioned please contact the travel agent regarding entry visa coach with driver and guide. requirements.

Please complete the booking form attached and return to Travelink. Cheques payable to Travelink Group LTD or see form for bank transfer and card payment details.

Terms & Conditions

Tour Operator: Tours for Christians Sightseeing & Programme Travelink Group Ltd, 50 Vivian Avenue These are subject to conditions at the time of the tour and Hendon, London NW4 3XH subject to change as necessary due to safety and/or benefit ABTA NO: 60919 to the group. ATOL No: 1886 Travel Insurance TEL: 020 8931 8811 Please ensure you have suitable medical insurance prior to travelling. Cancellation and personal belongings insurance is EMAIL: [email protected] also recommended. The travel agent can help with this if Tour prices required. Hotel prices are based on two people sharing a room. Tips Single rooms are subject to availability and are subject to an It is customary to tip the guide and driver. We recommend additional charge. £5 per person per sightseeing day to be split between the A non-refundable deposit of £200 per person (plus any appli- two as we want to bless them with a generous gift at the cable insurance premium) is required on booking. end of the week. Prices are subject to seasonal increase and currency fluctua- Other tips at your own discretion. tions both in the UK and Israel. Photographs and Videos Prices and viability of this tour are subject to a minimum ICEJ representatives will take photographs and videos for number of 15 participants. personal use and possible future promotional use by ICEJ UK. Cancellations & Booking Conditions Please inform the tour leaders if you do not wish to be Cancellation charges are subject to the terms and conditions included in any photographs or videos. of the tour operator and contain certain exclusions. Data Protection Copies are available on request or see: A copy of our Privacy Policy is available on request. https://toursforchristians.com/booking-conditions/

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