Pick-up and drop off will be from Congress Hotels. All tours include entrance fees as per itinerary and touring in an air-conditioned bus with the service of an English-speaking guide. Rates for all tours are based on minimum 15 participants per tour. Changes in routes, departure/arrival times may occur for reasons beyond our control. Please bring comfortable walking shoes and sun hats. Modest attire is requested to holy sites during the Jerusalem and Galilee tours. Men should wear long pants and women should keep their shoulders covered. Tours throughout Israel will be offered at the congress excursion desk to give participants an opportunity to explore the country.

PRE CONGRESS TOURS

A. MASSADA, THE DEAD SEA AND
EIN GEDI SPA
Sunday April 9 and Saturday April 15, 2000 08:00-17:00
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 you can find monuments from every age of humanity is crowned by the rock fortress Massada. Built by King Herod the Great, King of Judea in the Roman period, the 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. Enjoy the beauty of the Judean Desert and experience the unique sensation of "swimming" in the Dead Sea, the world's lowest point (390 m below sea level).Price per person: US$ 70

B. Jerusalem Old and New City
Sunday April 9 and Saturday April 15, 2000 08:00-17:00
Drive to the picturesque neighborhood of Ein Kerem, birthplace of John the Baptist. Continue to Mount Herzl, burial site of the late Prime Minister Rabin before reaching modern Jerusalem and the new Supreme Court building, famous for its magnificent architecture. You will also pass the Knesset - Israel's parliament where you will see Benno Elkin's famous "Menorah". Driving through the Valley of the Cross you will arrive at the Haas Promenade, which affords a magnificent view of Jerusalem, continuing to Mount Scopus Observation Point where the Old City appears in all its glory. Drive around the ancient Old City walls built by Sultan Suliman the Magnificent in 1517, with its centuries old seven open gates and the sealed golden gate, which will, according to legend, be opened by the Messiah when he comes.
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem by the Dung Gate where the tour will continue on foot. See the splendid Temple Mount of the Dome of the Rock and El Aksa Mosque. Proceed on to the "Western Wall", the site of both the first and second Temples and the most holy Jewish site in Jerusalem. It was here that Abraham was called to sacrifice Isaac. Continue by foot through the reconstructed Jewish Quarter and onto the Cardo with its colonnaded Roman city streets. Experience the oriental market's exotic sounds and smells as you continue on to the Via Dolorosa. Follow Jesus' route to Calvary as he carried the cross all the way to the magnificent Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Exit the old city through Jaffa Gate where you will find yourself back in the 20th century!
Price per person: US$ 56

POST CONGRESS TOUR

C. JORDAN
Friday-Sunday, April 14-16, 2000 2 Nights/2 Days

Friday, April 14, 2000
After sessions depart from your hotel and drive through the Jordan Valley to the Sheik Hussein Border crossing following border formalities you will enter Jordan.
Take a short drive to the impressive Arab Castle, where the forces of Salah Eddin launched their campaigns against the Crusaders. Proceed to the ancient city of Jerash, known as Pompeii of the East, where you can see the triple arched gate, the huge hippodrome, the theater and the Roman Forum which is surrounded by 63 impressive lonic columns.
Dinner and overnight in Amman

Saturday, April 15, 2000
After breakfast drive south along the desert highway, to Petra, the "must see" of Jordan, you will experience the wonders of this magnificent city, which is hewn in the red sandstone.
Part of the tour of this renowned capital of the Nabatean kingdom is on horseback; continue on foot to the great Treasury, the small Temple and the Roman theater, nesting between magnificent obelisks and cabves out of the imposing rock.
Dinner and overnight in Amman

Sunday, April 16, 2000
Following breakfast a short city tour of the modern capital Amman.
Early afternoon: arrival to Sheik Hussein Border crossing and transfer to your hotel
in Tel Aviv
Deluxe Hotel in Amman Superior Class Hotel in Amman
Rates: Single US$ 450 Single US$ 395
Double US$ 930 Single US$ 830

Included in this package are the following services:
1. Hotel reservations as indicated in itinerary
2. Breakfasts and dinners as indicated in itinerary
3. Transfer from and to your hotel in Tel Aviv to Sheik Hussein Border
4. All entrance fees in above itinerary
5. Touring English speaking full time licensed guide
6. Meeting and assistance at all borders crossing by Kenes representative