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The
Land
of the
Book
an 11 day tour of Israel and Palestine based in
Galilee, Bethlehem and Jerusalem
led by Revd Mike Fuller
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Monday 17th August
Morning flight from Heathrow On to Hotel in
Tiberias, overlooking the Sea of Galilee Evening
free!
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Tuesday 18th August
The Galilee Experience multimedia presentation
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Tuesday 18th August
The Galilee Experience multimedia
presentation View Jesus boat
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Tuesday 18th August
The Galilee Experience multimedia
presentation View Jesus boat
Sail over lake
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Tuesday 18th August
The Galilee Experience multimedia
presentation View Jesus boat
Sail over lake to Capernaum (Peters house,
synagogue)
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Tuesday 18th August
The Galilee Experience multimedia
presentation View Jesus boat Sail over lake to
Capernaum (Peters house, synagogue)
Visit Tabgha (site of
feeding of 5000)
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Tuesday 18th August
The Galilee Experience multimedia
presentation View Jesus boat Sail over lake to
Capernaum (Peters house, synagogue) Visit Tabgha
(site of feeding of 5000)
Visit Mount of Beatitudes (site of Sermon on
Mount)
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Wednesday 19th August
Visit Bethsaida (home of
Peter, Andrew and Philip)
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Wednesday 19th August
Visit Bethsaida (home of
Peter, Andrew and Philip)
Visit Qasrin (an ancient
restored Talmudic village)
The remainder of the day is free to relax
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Thursday 20th August
Visit to Mount Tabor (site of
Transfiguration)
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Thursday 20th August
Visit to Mount Tabor (site of
Transfiguration)
Through Cana, then on to
Nazareth
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Thursday 20th August
Visit to Mount Tabor (site of
Transfiguration)
Through Cana, then on to
Nazareth
Visit the Nazareth village,
showing life in the time of Jesus
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Thursday 20th August
Visit to Mount Tabor (site of
Transfiguration)
Through Cana, then on to
Nazareth
Visit the Nazareth village,
showing life in the time of Jesus
and then to a baptismal site on the river Jordan
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Friday 21st August
Drive south, and along the Dead Sea, to Masada
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Friday 21st August
Drive south, and along the Dead Sea, to Masada
On to the oasis of Ein Gedi
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Friday 21st August
Drive south, and along the Dead Sea, to Masada
On to the oasis of Ein Gedi
A visit to Qumran (where the Dead
Sea Scrolls were found)
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Friday 21st August
Drive south, and along the Dead Sea, to Masada
On to the oasis of Ein Gedi
A visit to Qumran (where the Dead
Sea Scrolls were found)
A chance to swim in the Dead Sea!
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Friday 21st August
Drive south, and along the Dead Sea, to Masada
On to the oasis of Ein Gedi
A visit to Qumran (where the Dead
Sea Scrolls were found)
A chance to swim in the Dead Sea!
Then, passing through the Wadi Qelt (the valley
of the shadow of death) to our new hotel in
Bethlehem
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Saturday 22nd August
We start the day with a visit to
the Church of the Nativity
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Saturday 22nd August
We start the day with a visit to
the Church of the Nativity
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Saturday 22nd August
We start the day with a visit to
the Church of the Nativity and
continue to see the Shepherds Fields
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Saturday 22nd August
We start the day with a visit to
the Church of the Nativity and
continue to see the Shepherds Fields The
remainder of the day is free to meet
local Arab Christians, visit the
Bethlehem Bible College, the House of Hope,
and a local school
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Sunday 23rd August
In the morning, we go into Jerusalem to share in
worship with local believers
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Sunday 23rd August
In the morning, we go into Jerusalem to share in
worship with local believers
and in the afternoon, visit one of Herods
palaces - Herodion
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Monday 24th August
Leaving Bethlehem, we approach Jerusalem to view
the city from the top of the Mount of Olives
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Monday 24th August
Leaving Bethlehem, we approach Jerusalem to view
the city from the top of the Mount of Olives
and walk down to the city following the route
used by Jesus on Palm Sunday
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Monday 24th August
Leaving Bethlehem, we approach Jerusalem to view
the city from the top of the Mount of Olives
and walk down to the city following the route
used by Jesus on Palm Sunday visiting the
Dominus Flavit church, marking the
site where Jesus wept over Jerusalem
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Monday 24th August
We continue to see the excavations of Davids city
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Monday 24th August
We continue to see the excavations of Davids
city and, for those who want to, walk through
Hezekiahs tunnel, emerging at the Pool of Siloam
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Monday 24th August
We continue to see the excavations of Davids
city and, for those who want to, walk through
Hezekiahs tunnel, emerging at the Pool of
Siloam We arrive at our Jerusalem hotel the
remainder of the day is free to wander and shop
in the Old City, a short walk away
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Tuesday 25th August
In the morning, we go to the top of the
Temple Mount, where we see the Al Aqsa mosque
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Tuesday 25th August
In the morning, we go to the top of the
Temple Mount, where we see the Al Aqsa mosque We
see the Western Wall
and (probably) a Bar Mitzvah
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Tuesday 25th August
In the morning, we go to the top of the
Temple Mount, where we see the Al Aqsa mosque We
see the Western Wall
and (probably) a Bar
Mitzvah We visit the tunnels under the Temple
Mount
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Tuesday 25th August
In the morning, we go to the top of the
Temple Mount, where we see the Al Aqsa mosque We
see the Western Wall
and (probably) a Bar
Mitzvah We visit the tunnels under the Temple
Mount,
and the extensive Temple excavations
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Monday 20th August
In the morning, we go to the top of the
Temple Mount, where we see the Al Aqsa mosque We
see the Western Wall
and (probably) a Bar
Mitzvah We visit the tunnels under the Temple
Mount,
and the extensive Temple excavations
In the afternoon, we visit the Yad Hashmona
Biblical Gardens
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Wednesday 26th August
We trace the footsteps of Jesus at Gethsemane
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Wednesday 26th August
We trace the footsteps of Jesus at Gethsemane
through the Kidron valley
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Wednesday 26th August
We trace the footsteps of Jesus at Gethsemane
through the Kidron valley to Caiaphas house
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Wednesday 26th August
We trace the footsteps of Jesus at Gethsemane
through the Kidron valley to Caiaphas
house along the Via Dolorosa
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Wednesday 26th August
We trace the footsteps of Jesus at Gethsemane
through the Kidron valley to Caiaphas
house along the Via Dolorosa seeing the
Lithostratus
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Wednesday 26th August
We trace the footsteps of Jesus at Gethsemane
through the Kidron valley to Caiaphas
house along the Via Dolorosa seeing the
Lithostratus and coming to the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre
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Wednesday 26th August
We trace the footsteps of Jesus at Gethsemane
through the Kidron valley to Caiaphas
house along the Via Dolorosa seeing the
Lithostratus and coming to the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre We also
visit a possible site for the Upper Room
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Wednesday 26th August
We end the day with quiet reflection at
Gordons Calvary
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Wednesday 26th August
We end the day with quiet reflection at
Gordons Calvary and the Garden Tomb
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Thursday 23rd August
We spend the morning at the newly extended
Yad Vashem museum
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Wednesday 26th August
We spend the morning at the newly extended
Yad Vashem museum and then travel on to
Tel Aviv for our flight home

• includes half board, ensuite, licensed guide, all
  entrance fees and gratuities
• possible fuel surcharge
• plus lunches, insurance

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