Inspirations Travel & Tours

Tel: +27 (0)31266 0030

www.inspirations-travel.co.za

9 Kensington Drive, Westville 3629,

Durban, South Africa

BIBLELAND TOUR

Type of Tour: / Escorted Coach Tour
Operates: / Departs Thursdays all year round (not on Yom Kippur 17 – 23 Sep or 4 Jun or 30 Jul 2015)
Duration: / 7 Nights / 8 Days
Visit: / Tel-Aviv – Caesarea – Megiddo – Golan Heights – Capernaum – Galilee region – Nazareth – Beit Shean – Dead Sea – Massada – Qumran – Jerusalem – Ein Karem – Bethlehem
Includes: / Arrival and departure transfers
7 nights’ accommodation as per itinerary
Touring in luxury, air-conditioned coach tours as per itinerary
Entrance fees as per itinerary
Meals as listed in itinerary (B=breakfast)
Excludes: / Airfare and airport taxes
Extras at hotels and meals not mentioned
Travel insurance, visa cost and tips
Notes: / The tour operates with minimum 2 persons.
* Bethlehem is within the control of the Palestinian Authority and visits are subject to possible restrictions.
A Dinner Supplement is available (for 6 dinners, no dinner on Day 1).
The sequence of the tour, hotels used and sites visited may be amended due to circumstances beyond our control.
Accommodation: / 3* (Tourist class) accommodation (or similar):
Tel-Aviv: Sea Net Hotel
Tiberias: Prima Hotel Tiberias
Jerusalem: Jerusalem Gate Hotel
4* (First class) accommodation (or similar):
Tel-Aviv: Metropolitan Hotel Tel-Aviv
Tiberias: Leonardo Hotel Tiberias
Jerusalem: Grand Court Jerusalem Hotel
4* Superior (Superior First class) accommodation (or similar):
Tel-Aviv: Dan Panorama Hotel Tel-Aviv
Tiberias: Ron Beach Hotel
Jerusalem: Dan Panorama Jerusalem
5* (Deluxe class) accommodation (or similar):
Tel-Aviv: Sheraton Tel-Aviv Hotel
Tiberias: Galei Kinneret Hotel
Jerusalem: David Citadel Hotel

ITINERARY

Thursday: Arrival

Arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Tel Aviv.

Overnight: Tel Aviv

Friday: Tel Aviv - Caesarea - Megiddo

You will be collected at your hotel. Drive to Jaffa (Joppa) for a short visit, and take a walking tour in picturesque alleys of the old, fortified town. Pass by the house of Simon the Tanner and marvel at the views from the hill top. Proceed along the coast to Caesarea, capital of Judea under the Romans, to visit the Roman Theatre and aqueduct. Continue to Megiddo, identified in the book of Revelations as the site of Armageddon. Visit the archaeological excavations including the well-preserved water supply system. Drive towards the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias.

Overnight: Tiberias (B)

Saturday: Golan Heights – Capernaum – Sea of Galilee

Drive onto the Golan Heights to view the panoramic view of the peaks of Mt. Hermon and the rugged plateau of the Golan Heights. Continue to Capernaum which was the centre of Jesus’ ministry. Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue. Proceed to Tabgha, the site of the Miracle of Fish and Loaves. Visit the Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor. Drive on to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus preached the “Sermon on the Mount” and it is believed that Jesus picked his 12 apostles here. Return to Tiberias.

Overnight: Tiberias (B)

Sunday: Cana – Nazareth – Beit Shean

This morning, start with a visit to Cana. Visit the Wedding Church where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine. Proceed to Nazareth where Jesus spent his childhood, and visit the Church of Annunciation, built on the site where archaeologists believe the Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary. You’ll also see Mary’s Well and Joseph’s Church. Drive along the Jordan Valley to Beit Shean with its recently excavated amphitheatre. Visit the excavations of this beautiful preserved Roman City which was destroyed in an earthquake centuries ago, and then onward, along the Jordan Valley, to Jerusalem.

Overnight: Jerusalem (B)

Monday: Dead Sea – Massada – Qumran

Through remarkable scenery of the Dead Sea we'll drive to Massada, which is situated on an isolated cliff in the Judean Desert. The site was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, King Herod’s palace, the synagogue, bathhouse and much more. Enjoy the breath-taking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. See the site of the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Nearly 1,300 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface. Bring your swimsuit as if weather permits it’s possible to “float” on the salty, mineral rich water.

Overnight: Jerusalem (B)

Tuesday: Jerusalem – Old City

Start the day at Mt. Scopus. Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem. Your tour includes the Mount of Olives, a stop at the site where Jesus first gave the Lord’s Prayer, and the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus. Enter the Old City from the Cardo and you’ll see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount. Walk the Way of the Cross - the Via Dolorosa - to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection. Then at Mount Zion, enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.

Overnight: Jerusalem (B)

Wednesday: Jerusalem (New City) – Ein Karem – Bethlehem

Today’s tour includes Yad Vashem, the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, located on the foot of Mt. Herzl. Enjoy Ein Karem - a picturesque village on the south-western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where - according to the tradition - John the Baptist was born. Visit the Israel Museum with a detailed model of Jerusalem from the time of the Second Temple and the Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls. Drive by the Knesset (House of Parliament) and the campus of Hebrew University. Continue to Bethlehem to see Rachel’s Tomb and the Church of the Nativity.

Overnight: Jerusalem (B)

Thursday: Departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Ben-Gurion airport for departure. (B)

BIBLELAND TOUR (Escorted Coach Tour) / Currency / Per person sharing / Single room supplement
3* (Tourist class):
1 Mar – 1 Apr; 16 Apr – 20 May; 28 May – 3 Jun; 5 Jun – 29 Jul; 31 Jul – 5 Aug; 27 Aug – 16 Sep; 8 Oct – 23 Dec; 31 Dec – 29 Feb 2016 from: / USD / 1 280 / 470
9 – 15 Apr; 21 – 27 May; 6 – 26 Aug; 24 Sep – 7 Oct & 24 – 30 Dec 2015 from: / USD / 1 404 / 497
2 – 8 Apr 2015 from: / USD / 1 533 / 519
Optional supplement for 6 dinners (excluding arrival night) – per person / USD / 114
4* (First class):
1 Mar – 1 Apr; 16 Apr – 20 May; 28 May – 3 Jun; 5 Jun – 29 Jul; 31 Jul – 5 Aug; 27 Aug – 16 Sep; 8 Oct – 23 Dec; 31 Dec – 29 Feb 2016 from: / USD / 1 544 / 637
9 – 15 Apr; 21 – 27 May; 6 – 26 Aug; 24 Sep – 7 Oct & 24 – 30 Dec 2015 from: / USD / 1 668 / 681
2 – 8 Apr 2015 from: / USD / 1 798 / 691
Optional supplement for 6 dinners (excluding arrival night) – per person / USD / 114
4* Superior (Superior First class):
1 Mar – 1 Apr; 16 Apr – 20 May; 28 May – 3 Jun; 5 Jun – 29 Jul; 31 Jul – 5 Aug; 27 Aug – 16 Sep; 8 Oct – 23 Dec; 31 Dec – 29 Feb 2016 from: / USD / 1 846 / 869
9 – 15 Apr; 21 – 27 May; 6 – 26 Aug; 24 Sep – 7 Oct & 24 – 30 Dec 2015 from: / USD / 1 976 / 913
2 – 8 Apr 2015 from: / USD / 2 159 / 923
Optional supplement for 6 dinners (excluding arrival night) – per person / USD / 233
5* (Deluxe class):
1 Mar – 1 Apr; 16 Apr – 20 May; 28 May – 5 Aug; 27 Aug – 16 Sep; 8 Oct – 23 Dec; 31 Dec – 29 Feb 2016 from: / USD / 2 591 / 1 431
Includes: Arrival and departure airport transfers, 7 nights’ accommodation on bed and breakfast basis. Sightseeing and entrance fees as per itinerary.
Tour does not operate during Yom Kippur 17 – 23 September 2015 or on 4 June or 30 July

All rates will be converted at time of final payment according to ITT’s bank selling rates. Please double check the final ZAR amount with us on day of payment. All services are subject to availability at time of booking and subject to the General Terms and Conditions of ITT Inspirations Travel & Tours (PTY) LTD.

Inspirations Travel & Tours

Tel: +27(0)31266 0030

www.inspirations-travel.co.za

9 Kensington Drive, Westville 3629,

Durban, South Africa