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PRE- AND POST-CONFERENCE TOURS
The following tours are offered exclusively to Conference participants and
accompanying persons. Kenes Tours will be happy to arrange additional pre- or
post-Conference tours or hotel extensions for Conference delegates as per
special request. Please contact Kenes Tours directly by fax or apply to the
Hospitality Desk during the Conference.
PRE-CONFERENCE TOURS
 TOUR
A MASSADA, DEAD SEA, EIN GEDI
Saturday, March 25, 2000, 08.00 - 17.00
Full day tour
Travel to a land of mesmerizing beauty and contrast: The Judean Desert and Dead
Sea Valley, fertile and ever-changing, remote desert canyons, immense and still.
This unique landscape, where one can find monuments from every age of humanity,
is crowned by the rock fortress Massada. Built by King Herod the Great, King of
Judea during the Roman period, and founder of the Herodian Dynasty, this
fortress served as the last place of refuge for 965 men, women and children,
survivors of the "Great Revolt". Besieged by the Romans and losing all
hope, they chose death rather than surrender. Follow history into the oasis of
Ein Gedi, the caves to which King David fled from the wrath of aging Saul and
where the last of the Bar-Kochba warriors found refuge. Enjoy the beauty of the
Judean Desert and experience the unique sensation of "swimming" in the
Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth (420 m below sea level).
Return to Jerusalem
Price per person: US$ 70
 TOUR
B OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM, YAD VASHEM
Sunday, March 26, 2000, 08.00 - 17.00
Full day tour
Jerusalem is truly unique. It is certainly one of the world's great cities,
evoking such intensity of feeling in so many different corners of the world.
Step back in time as you travel along the beautiful stone walls built by "Suliman
the Magnificent". Enter the Old City along the route traveled by
generations of pilgrims. Walk through the oriental market, passing jewelry,
textile, souvenir, spice and sweet stores through to the Cardo, with its
colonnaded Roman city streets and reconstructed Jewish Quarter. Follow the route
taken by the upper city dwellers to the Temple, via the "Western
Wall", the site of both the first and second Temples, the place where
Abraham was called to sacrifice Isaac. Walk the route taken by Jesus as he
carried the cross to Calvary, and the Holy Sepulchre. Following the road
traveled by Mary and Joseph, you will reach Bethlehem and the beautiful church
built by Emperor Constantine on the site where Mary gave birth to Jesus. You
will also visit Yad Vashem, the International Holocaust Memorial for the 6
million Jews killed during the Second World War. Pass by the "Knesset"
(Israel's parliament), and Benno Elkin's famous "Menorah", returning
to your hotel.
Price per person: US$ 46
POST-CONFERENCE TOURS
 TOUR
C JORDAN
Friday - Sunday, March 31 - April 2, 2000
(2½ days / 3 nights)
Friday, March 31, 2000
14:00 (after sessions) Depart from your hotel, and drive through the
Jordan Valley to "Sheik Hussein" border crossing. After completing the
border formalities you will enter the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. A short drive
will take you to the imposing Arab Castle of Qalaat el Rabad - better known as
Ajlun Castle, where the forces of Salah Eddin launched their campaigns against
the Crusaders. Continue south to Jordan's capital, Amman.
Dinner and overnight in Amman.
Saturday, April 1, 2000
Drive south along the desert highway, passing towns and villages to the
Bedouin village of Wadi Mousa. After a short horse ride, or walk, proceed into
the chasm, or siq, that ripped through the rock in a prehistoric quake. The siq
dramatically ends opposite Petra's most famous monument, the Treasury, only the
first of Petra's secrets. A little exploration reveals literally hundreds of
buildings, facades, tombs, baths and rock drawings. Walk through the 7000 seat
theatre, the Palace Tomb and the monastery. Following the visit to the red city
of the Nabateans, drive back to Amman.
Dinner and overnight in Amman.
Sunday, April 2, 2000
Begin the day with a tour of Amman. Visit the ancient Citadel, situated
high above the city. Pass by the many mosques and churches of the city. Drive
along the King's Highway as it winds its way south to the town of Madaba, the
City of Mosaics. Enter the church of St. George, with its amazing sixth-century
mosaic map depicting the entire Middle East, with Jerusalem at its center. A
short ride west brings us to Mount Nebo, where Moses climbed to view the
Promised Land, but could not enter. From the plateau in front of the church at
Mount Nebo you have a breathtaking view across the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea
and on a clear day even to Jerusalem. Cross the Allenby Bridge and return to
Israel. Return to Tel Aviv for overnight and breakfast at a superior class
hotel.
Price (prices are based on a minimum of 15 participants per tour):
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First Class Hotel |
| Double room (2 persons) |
US $ 890 |
| Single room (1 person) |
US $ 556 |
Price includes:
Group transfer to/from Jordan
2½ days of touring in an air-conditioned bus with the services of an English
speaking guide
1 overnight in a superior class hotel in Tel Aviv, including breakfast
2 overnights in a deluxe hotel in Amman, including dinner and
breakfast
Entrance fees as per itinerary and porterage
Price does not include: Lunches
Israeli and Jordanian border taxes
Visa to Jordan
Important note for your travel to Jordan:
A valid entry visa to Jordan should be obtained at the Jordanian
Embassy/Consulate in your home country prior to arrival to Israel. It is
your responsibility to obtain this Jordanian visa and re-entry visa to
Israel if required.
In order to speed up border facilities please send a photocopy of your
passport including the visa obtained for Jordan. Please ensure that this
copy is legible. The following information is essential: Family name and
first name (as appears in passport), date of birth, nationality, passport
number, date of issue of expiry. Dates should be day/month/year. |
TOUR D GALILEE
 Friday
- Saturday, March 31 - April 1, 2000
(1½ days / 2 nights)
Friday, March 31, 2000
14:00 (after sessions) Depart from the lobby of the hotel.
Descend the eastern slopes of the Judean Desert along the path traveled by
generations of pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem. Pass the Inn of the Good
Samaritan, Jericho, and the Jordan Valley on your way to Tiberias on the shore
of the Sea of Galilee. Short boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
Dinner and overnight: Kibbutz Guesthouse, Galilee
Saturday, April 1, 2000
Travel along the shores of the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum where Jesus
called upon Peter and Andrew to be "Fishers of Man", and cured Peter's
mother-in-law. Continue to Tabgha, the site where Jesus performed the miracle of
the Multiplication of Loaves and Fishes before ascending the winding road to
Cana. Here during the wedding ceremony Jesus performed his first miracle
changing water into wine. Travel to Nazareth in the Galilee to the place where
the Archangel Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus to Mary.
Continue to Tel Aviv via Caesarea where you will have a short time to take in
the remains of the ancient city and its once bustling harbor.
Overnight and breakfast: Superior Class Hotel, Tel Aviv
Price: Double room (2 persons) US $470
Single room (1 person) US $299
Price includes:
1 overnight with dinner and breakfast at a kibbutz guesthouse, Galilee
1 overnight with breakfast at a superior class hotel, Tel Aviv
1½ days touring in an air-conditioned coach with the services of a licensed
English speaking guide
All entrance fees and porterage, boat ride on the Sea of Galilee
TOUR E MASSADA, DEAD SEA, EIN
GEDI
Saturday, April 1, 2000, 08:00 - 17:00
Full day tour
For itinerary please refer to Tour A
Price per person: US$ 70
NOTE FOR ALL TOURS
Prices for all tours are based on a minimum of 15 participants per
tour.
Prices for all tours include entrance fees as per itinerary.
Pick-up and drop-off for all tours will be from Conference hotels,
departure and return times are approximate and are subject to change.
Please bring comfortable walking shoes and sun hats. (Modest attire is
requested for visits to holy sites in Jerusalem and the Galilee tours. Men
should wear long pants and women should bring a shoulder covering.) |
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