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Best of Bible
Lands 2009
The
group at Giza during our last group trip in 2007
We are now booking
our 2009 Bible Lands Trip of a Lifetime. The link below contains a
copy of our trip brochure, complete with itinerary, and pricing.
2009
Brochure with Itinerary
2009
Printable Registration Form
See
itinerary in web page below
Four incredible
countries in two weeks! Our dates will be February 16 through March
1, 2009. The trip will again include Athens (Greece), Egypt, Sinai,
Jordan, and Israel. Phone or email for more
details or to reserve your spot on this once in a lifetime adventure.
Though pricing is up some (since our last trip), due to a low US$ and
high fuel costs, our pricing remains far under prices of similar
trips offered elsewhere (if you can find one!). As always, we
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Wondering what to
expect on a trip like ours?
Listen to what
other had to say about our last trip...
"I'm glad I
was your guide today... I would have never seen this!" Comment
from our licenced, long-time, guide in Israel upon having seen an
amazing excavation of a Biblical site that most trips never get to see.
"Can I video
tape your teaching at the sites we will be at tomorrow? I'm working
on my masters thesis, on the Hebrews in Egypt, and I've never seen
these archaeological sites before." Comment from our
licensed, long-time, guide in Egypt after hearing specifics of what
historical Old
Testament
sites we would be visiting after leaving Cairo.
My personal
highlights are what I call my "wow" moments - the times I
kind of stood back and said "look where I am, look what I'm
doing." They are...
-
Mt. Sinai -
particularly seeing the sunrise from the top
- Petra -
specifically singing in the Urn tomb after reading the passage from
Isaiah - it felt like we were answering God's call we'd just read
- Petra -
galloping [on a horse] across the plains - quite a location for my
first gallop!
- Sodom - at one
point I looked and I could just SEE that this was what was left -
also the scope of the site made an impression
- Tel Dan -
singing along with the group that was before us felt like reclaiming
lost ground for the true God
- Megiddo
[Armageddon] - Welcome to the end of the world. Enough said.
- Mediterranean
Sea - I love the ocean, so just being near salt water on that scale
was great for me
- Caiaphas'
palace - singing in what might have been Jesus' cell
- Church of the
Holy Sepulchre - singing outside the tomb we looked at
- Masada was
also a highlight for me - it got missed because it didn't have a
"moment." The history of it is just so cool.
A lot of the
["wow"] moments that stuck with me have to do with singing.
They were amazing sites before we started singing, I just think the
singing woke me up to pay attention to where I was.
It's hard to think
of what to tell people to expect. They should definitely plan to
spend a lot more [on souvenirs] than they think they will, unless
they have iron wills. Other than that, I found myself very well
prepared by what you had emailed me.
The entire trip
was just so great!
God Bless!
J. Mahar 2007
Trip participant from Canada (Our trips include Americans and Canadians)
J.
Mahar getting ready to go up Mount Sinai by camel (2007)
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Best of Bible
Lands 2009
One
of many stone buildings at Petra in Jordan
The Incredible Itinerary
February 16-March
1, 2009 (2 Weeks)
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Day 1 –
Depart from New York for Athens, Greece at 4:30 pm. [Sleep on Flight,
Olympic Airlines]
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Day 2 –
Athens: Mars Hill, Acropolis, Parthenon, and Agora. [Day Room and
Dinner in Athens]. Depart for Cairo, Egypt [Sofitel LeSphinx, Cairo,
5 star – which also assures safe and excellent food for westerners!]
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Day 3 –
Egypt: Giza Pyramids, Saqqara Tombs, Memphis, Cairo Museum [Sofitel
LeSphinx, Cairo, 5 star]
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Day 4 – Land
of Goshen (Pithom, Succoth, Avaris, Fortress of Tjaru), stay at Lake
Timsah on Suez Canal [Etap Hotel at Ismailia, 4+ star]
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Day 5 –
Sinai: Ayun Musa (Moses Spring), Elim (Wadi Gharandel), Rephadim
(Wadi Feran), arrive at Mt. Sinai. [St. Catherine’s Village, 4 star]
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Day 6 –
Optional Climb of Mt. Sinai (for sunrise), St. Catherine’s
Monastery, Southern Sinai, Travel to Aqaba, Jordan (via boat across
Gulf of Aqaba). Follow “kings highway” through Jordan to
Petra [Petra Panorama, 4 star]
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Day 7 – All
day at the amazing stone city of Petra [Petra Panorama, 4 star]
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Day 8 – Sodom
(Bab edh-Dhra), Arnon Gorge, Mt. Nebo, Enter Israel, Qumran (Dead Sea
Scrolls) and float in Dead Sea. [Hod Hotel & Spa, 5 star Dead Sea resort]
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Day 9 –
Masada, Fortress of Arad, Valley of Elah, Beth Shemesh, Tel Maresha
[Metropolitan Hotel, Tel Aviv, 4 star]
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Day 10 –
Caesarea Maritima (king Herod, the Apostle Paul in prison, etc.),
Megiddo (think Armageddon), Mt. of Beatitudes at Sunset [Kibbutz Ein
Gev Guest House on the Sea of Galilee, 4 star]
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Day 11 – Boat
on Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi (king
Agrippa) [Kibbutz Ein Gev Guest House, 4 star]
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Day 12 – Beth
Shan/Scythopolis of the Decapolis, Go up to Jerusalem, Mt. of Olives,
Gethsemane [Grand Court Hotel, 4 star]
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Day 13 –
Jerusalem: Caiaphus’ Palace, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Old
City, Ophel Archaeological Garden at Temple Mount, City of Zion,
Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam [Grand Court, 4 star]
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Day 14
– Depart Tel-Aviv for New York, with a lifetime of Bible memories!
The itinerary is
subject to change either prior to departure, or on location, due to
site conditions or weather.
The
Temple Mount in Jerusalem (from the Mount of Olives)
Flash
presentation previewing some sights to be seen - prepared for 2007
trip (4.4 MB)
Trip
host Brent MacDonald at Succoth in the Land of Goshen (Egypt 2007)
Reasons to come ...
#1. Incredible
opportunity to see FOUR countries and a multitude of authentic Bible
sites and artifacts.
#2. Incredible
price! This price is virtually unheard of... as a non-profit we don't
build in a profit as so many other trips do.
#3. This trip will
change how you understand and view Bible-times events and places.
#4. It will help
you to be a better Bible teacher or student of the Word!
#5. You'll regret
not coming! The number one comment we've heard at many Bible sites
are people saying they wished had done this years before.
DON’T MISS OUT!
RESERVE YOUR
SPOT NOW
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