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Heneni®
Tours -
Tour Israel
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Prices
Group Tours of the Holy Land begin (hopefully) in
May
of 2010
Old City of Jerusalem: The Old City market (the
"sook"), the
Western Wall (a.k.a. the
Wailing Wall and/or Kotel),
the Mount of Olives, David's Tower,
Temple Mount
and
Dome of the
Rock, tour of the 1000 yr. old wall around the city and its 12
gates, the City of David archeological site, Hezekiah's tunnel, the
Ancient Synagogue (also called the Great Synagogue), and more.
Old City tours into the Arab quarter will be escorted by Mark and
Steve's close friend, Ismael Obydat,
a long-time Old City resident and native Arabic speaker.
This will be a rare opportunity to experience the Old City through
the eyes of those who have lived and worked there for many decades!
Experience an authentic Passover Celebration Dinner.
For Christian tour groups, this will be a chance to experience the
ceremony Jesus celebrated with his disciples the night before he was
tried and crucified. Also included are visits to sites thought
to be the Biblical site of
Golgotha and the
Garden of Gethsemane.
Modern
Jerusalem:
Yad V' Shem Holocaust
Memorial, Israeli Knesset Building,
Independence Park, Jaffa Street
and Jerusalem Mall shopping opportunities,
Biblical zoo
and more.
(Those wishing to do
so may take a side trip and view some of the Dead Sea Scrolls which
are on display in and around Jerusalem).
Sea of
Galilee: Mount of Beatitudes
Jordan
River It's a one-of-a-kind baptismal
site for Christian visitors to the Holy Land! Even if you have
already been baptized, you can always partake in a re-dedicated
baptism here. It's an opportunity you may not want to pass up
on.
Ein Gedi,
the beautiful wilderness spring area where David and
his men hid from King Saul
Qumran, home of the Dead Sea Scrolls archeological find
Masada, the famous high plateau fortress overlooking the Dead
Sea where all small band of Jewish zealots and their families
defiantly held out against the Roman legions shortly after Jerusalem
was destroyed by the Titus and the Romans in 70 A.D.
Beersheva, a southern city with its weekly Bedouin "farmers"
market
Bethlehem and other Biblical cities (Optional:
Megiddo
and the Biblical site of
Armageddon)
Eilat, Israel's southernmost city on the Red Sea. Eilat
is a popular resort town featuring one of the top three best salt
water reef snorkeling sites in the world (if you've seen the cartoon
Finding Nemo, you'll know
some of the beauty to expect here). Optional side trips
to Petra, the city of Rose-colored stone (in Jordan), available
depending on availability.
Negev
Desert Here participants will have
the option of visiting a kibbutz, one of Israel's pioneering,
communal farming settlements.
Tel Aviv, featuring world-famous Mediterranean beaches, night
life and tourist attractions.
Haifa and Mount Carmel
where Elijah had his prophetic "duel" of fire with
the 450 prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18).
Acco, one of the ancient northern Crusader
towns along the scenic Mediterranean coast.
The Golan Heights in northeast Israel.
And
more!
Trips
to Israel from America can optionally feature a stop-over in a
major European city,
Steve with Mark, his wife Katya, and their oldest son in 2000
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