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PO Box 969
Fremont, NE 68026-0969
Ph: 402.721.7944
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10 Wonderful Days
March 18 - 27, 2011

Regular Price:
$2970 per person, double occupancy       

 $3455 per person, single occupancy
 

With Special $100 Discount for those bookings made before December 3, 2010!

Only $350 Deposit Per Person Required to Reserve Your Space!

Featured Attractions on the Holy Land Vacation Tour Include:

Tel Aviv Galilee Sea of Galilee Golan Heights Jerusalem Mount of Olives, Old City & Bethlehem Mt. Zion & New City Masada & Dead Sea

The Holy Land Vacation  includes:

Fri., March 18 - Omaha/En Route

We depart Omaha this afternoon in preparation for the overnight transatlantic flight to Tel Aviv, Israel.

Sat., March 19 - Tel Aviv

On arrival in Tel Aviv this afternoon, we will meet our Tour Escort who will accompany us throughout our exploration of the Holy Land.  A short drive will take us to our hotel in this Mediterranean resort city representing the modern face of the Jewish state for an evening at leisure.

 Sun., March 20 - Tel Aviv/Galilee

This morning we depart Tel Aviv and travel north along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea where we'll stop to visit Caesarea.  Build by Herod the Great over the site of an ancient Phoenician port, we'll see the magnificent ruins of the Roman theatre, the Crusader walls and the impressive Roman aqueduct, making Caesarea one of Israel's major archaeological sites.  Then we'll continue our journey north to the slopes of Mount Carmel to visit the pilgrimage site of Elijah's Cave, where Elijah lived and meditated before defeating the pagan prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:17-46).  Afterwards, we'll travel inland across the Jezreel Valley to the town of Nazareth, the childhood home of Jesus.  We'll visit the Basilica of the Annunciation where Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel and told of her forthcoming child (Luke 1:26-38).  Leaving Nazareth, we'll stop in the village of Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle (John 2:1-11) at a wedding, where he turned water into wine, before ending our day on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

Mon., March 21 - Galilee (Sea of Galilee)

The public life of Jesus Christ, where he preached, narrated parables and worked miracles played out in a relatively small geographical area around the shores of the Sea of Galilee.  Our day will begin as we sail across the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus walked on water (Matthew 14:22-36), to visit the ruins at Capernaum, a fascinating archeological precinct where we'll find surviving houses from the period, as well as a church built over the ruins of what is believed to have been the home of Disciple Simon Peter.  Next, we'll travel to Tabkha to visit the church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes, the spot from which Christ fed 5,000 followers with five loaves of bread and two fish, known as the "feeding of the 5,000" (Matthew 14:13-21).  Nearby, we'll visit the Church of the Primacy of Peter, a Franciscan chapel built on a site where Jesus Christ appeared to the Apostles after his Resurrection, and the Church of the Beatitudes, overlooking the lake from where Christ gave his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:29), which began with his "beatitudes".

Tues., March 22 - Galilee (Golan Heights)

A leisurely day on tour will take us north to the Golan Heights, a great combination of natural beauty and rich history from where we can see the Road to Damascus.  At the foot of Mount Hermon, we'll explore the remains of the ancient city of Caesarea Philippi where the Apostle Peter made his great confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God (Matthew 16:13-20).  Leaving present day Banias, we'll travel by way of Kuneitra to the ancient Jewish farming village of Katzrin where we'll enjoy an unforgettable visit to the famous Golan Heights Winery.  Then we'll travel to Mitzpe Shalon for a magnificent panoramic view overlooking the Sea of Galilee, before stopping to visit Yardenit, the sacred Baptismal site on the Jordan River that attracts pilgrims from all over the world.

Wed., March 23 - Galilee/Jerusalem

Today we depart Galilee and travel to the ancient city of Jerusalem, the core of the Holy Land.  Our travels will take us through the Jezreel Valley to Mount Tabor where Jesus was transfigured before his disciples (Matthew 17:1 - 13), to visit the beautiful Franciscan Church of the Transfiguration, built within the ruins of a 12th century Muslim fortress. Afterwards, we'll travel to Beth Shean where we'll stop to view the excavations of the best-preserved Roman-Byzantine town in Israel.  Then we'll travel through the Jordan Valley as we make our way to the heights of Mount Scopus  from where there are ever-changing views of the deep depression of the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the Old City of Jerusalem.

Thurs., March 24 - Jerusalem

(Mount of Olives, Old City & Bethlehem)

Or exploration of Jerusalem will begin at the Mount of Olives, from where there are magnificent views of the Dome of the Rock, one of the oldest and most beautiful of all mosques, and the walled Old City of Jerusalem.  We'll visit the Mosque of the Ascension, where the first medieval chapel was built to commemorate Christ's Ascension (Luke 24:50-53).  Then we'll visit the Church of the Paternoster where Christ taught the Lord's Prayer (Luke 19:1-4).  Afterward, we'll walk the Palm Sunday Road, commemorating the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Luke 19:28-44), and visit the Chapel of Dominus Flevit, where medieval pilgrims identified a rock as the one which Jesus sat when he wept over the fate of Jerusalem.  Reaching the Valley of Jehoshaphat, we'll visit the Church of All Nations in the Garden of Gethsemane where Christ prayed the night before he was arrested.  We'll also visit the Tomb of the Virgin, an underground sanctuary where the Disciples entombed the Virgin Mary, one of the most intimate and holy places in Jerusalem.  Next, we'll enter the tightly walled Old City of Jerusalem and visit the Church of St. Anne, the spot where the parents of the Virgin Mary lived, and the site of the healing Pool of Bethesda (John 5:1-15).  then we'll walk in the footsteps of Jesus Christ as he bore the burden of our sins to the Cross at Golgotha.  We'll follow the Via Dolorosa following the 14 Stations of the Cross from Pontius Pilate's Judgment Hall to the last five Stations all located in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.  Built around the site of Christ's Crucifixion, burial and Resurrection, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the most important in Christendom.

Following lunch, we will visit the Jerusalem Archaeological Park where ongoing excavations have uncovered  remains dating back to the First and Second temple periods.  The park is also home to the Western Wall Plaza, which functions as a large open-air synagogue and is home to the Waiting Wall, Judaism's holiest site.  Later this afternoon, we'll travel to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus Christ.  On our return to Jerusalem, we'll visit the Shepard's Field where the angel of the Lord appeared to the Shepherds on that first Christmas Eve to announce the birth of the Savior (Luke 2:8-20).

Fri., March 25 - Jerusalem (Mt. Zion & New City)

We begin our day by traveling to Mount Zion, synonymous with biblical Jerusalem and the Promised Land, where we'll visit the white-stone Neo-Romanesque Church of the Dormition.  We'll tour the Hall of the Last Supper, the site of Christ's last meal with his Disciples, and the Tomb of King David, associated with the Pentecost and the death of the Virgin Mary, and where Christ washed his Disciples feet after the Last Supper (John 13:1-17). Then, we'll visit the Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu where Christ spent the night before being taken to Pontius Pilate.  Afterward, we'll travel to the New City of Jerusalem to visit the Israel Museum containing some of the country's finest art and archaeology, including the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Our day will end following a visit to the Garden Tomb, thought to be Golgotha referred to in the New Testament (Mark 15:22).

Sat., March 26 - Jerusalem (Masada & Dead Sea)

Today we travel to the most arid and inhospitable region of the Holy Land as we venture to the isolated mountain-top fortress of Masada and the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth.  We'll begin our day by taking to the skies by a cable car to visit the palaces of Herod the Great where the Jews chose to commit mass suicide rather than submit to the Romans.  Afterwards, we'll descend to the Dead Sea resort of Ein Gedi, a lush oasis in an otherwise barren landscape where David hid from King Saul (1 Samuel:24).  The Dead Sea has been touted since ancient times for the therapeutic qualities of its water and mud and we'll have an opportunity to "dip and float" in the salty water.  On our return to Jerusalem, we'll stop to visit the remote site of the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found by a shepherd boy looking for a lost goat.

Sun., March 27 - Jerusalem/Omaha

This morning we travel to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport in preparation for the return journey home.  No better time to reflect on memories of our Holy Land Vacation that will last a lifetime and new friendships made along the way.

The Vacation Price Includes:

• Economy Class air transportation by scheduled service including meals and light beverages served in-flight.

• Transportation by deluxe private motor coach with accompanying Tour Escort

• Accommodations in first-class hotels in twin-bedded rooms with private bath or shower

• Buffet breakfast each morning at the hotels and all evening dinners shown in the Day by Day Itinerary.

• Sightseeing as detailed in the Day by Day Itinerary including applicable entrance fees.

• Luggage handling and portage charges for one suitcase per person at the hotels.

• Taxes for included ground services.