Scene of divine revelations, home of the People of the Book, background of the marvels recorded in the Bible… lands sacred to Jew, Christian and Moslem. Visiting this region, retracing the footsteps of Jesus, the patriarchs and the prophets, is more than just a journey; it is a pilgrimage to the very source of faith…

For me, taking a trip to the Bible Lands wasn’t like any other – not so much a vacation as an education and an inspiration. Some parts of the cultures seemed foreign, but the oddities I observed and experienced often found their roots in places familiar, such as the Old and New Testaments. In that way, taking a trip to these lands felt like taking a trip inside the Bible. It wasn’t just seeing the sites that gave me

insight into the Scriptures. The whole experience took me there. And 99% of those who have travelled to these places agree that experiencing them has strengthened their spiritual life… Phillip Donnell

DAY 10: MONDAY, 13 March Jesus' Home PatchAkko (Acre, NT Ptolemais), Beit Shearim (ancient centre of Judaism), Cana (water into wine miracle), Sepporis (where Jesus worked as a builder-craftsman), Nazareth (where Jesus grew up). Overnight Nazareth

DAY 11: WEDNESDAY, 14 March Sea of Galilee: The Evan-gelical TriangleNof Ginossar, Tabgha, Cove of the Sower, Capernaum, Mt. of Beatitudes, Chorazin, Bethsaida (OT Geshur/Zer), Kursi (Gergesa), Susita/Hippos (or rest on beach), Ein Gev Kibbutz restaurant (St Peter's fish meal), evening cruise across the Sea of Galilee, “New Galilee Experience” Show.Overnight Tiberias

DAY 12: THURSDAY, 15 March The Grandeur of the GolanHula Valley, Banias (Caesarea Philippi - "You are the Christ..."), Nimrod (fortress from Crusades era), Mount Hermon (Transfiguration), Quneitra Observation Point, Tel Dan/Hazor, Magdala (home of Mary Magdalene), Mt Arbel (the mountain of the Great Commission?). Overnight Tiberias

DAY 13 : FRIDAY, 16 March Victory and DefeatYardenit, Mt Tabor (Deborah and Barak), Megiddo (Armageddon), Belvoir (Crusader fortress), Jezreel Valley, Spring of Harod (Gideon), Mount Gilboa (death of Saul and Jonathan), Beit Shean (Scythopolis - remarkable ruins), Hammat Gader (Gadarene demoniac). Overnight Tiberias

DAY 14: SATURDAY, 17 March Northern Jordan: Bashan, Gilead and the DecapolisCross into Jordan at Sheik Hussein Bridge, Jabbok River (Jacob's night wrestle), Jerash (biblical Gerasa - stunning Roman ruins), Al Salt City (tombs of Jethro, Gad and Job). Overnight Amman

DAY 15: SUNDAY, 18 March Rest day in AmmanOvernight Amman

DAY 16: MONDAY, 19 March Ammon and MoabSt George's Church in Madaba (oldest map in the world), Mt. Nebo (Moses views Promised Land), Makawir (death of John the Baptist), Dead Sea Panorama. Overnight Madaba

DAY 17: TUESDAY, 20 March EdomDead Sea Beach, Lot’s Cave, Petra (initial visit). Overnight Petra

DAY 18: WEDNESDAY, 21 March Peerless PetraA full day to explore the treasures of this World Heritage site.Overnight Petra

DAY 19: THURSDAY, 22 March Desert DelightsWadi Rum Tour (Lawrence of Arabia), Aqaba Panoramic Tour. Overnight Aqaba

BIBLE LANDSPILGRIMAGE TOUR LEADER: PHILLIP DONNELL

4th March - 2 April 2018

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS, PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS

DAY 1: SUNDAY, 4 March Port of Entry and ExitParticipants need to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport by noon.The initial gather-ing and briefing will be over lunch. The rest of the day you are at leisure in Jaffa (Joppa)/Tel Aviv. An option is the Ayalon Institute at Rehovot (secret munitions factory). Overnight Tel Aviv

DAY 2: MONDAY, 5 March On the Road to JerusalemLod (Lydda - raising of Aeneas, tomb of St George), Neot Kedumin Biblical Landscape Reserve (aspects of daily life in OT times). Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 3: TUESDAY, 6 March Mountains and Valleys *The Mark Chagall Windows at Hadassah Hospital depict the 12 tribes of Israel in glass. *Mount of Olives: The Evangelical Tower of the Ascension (Lutheran), Russian Church of the Ascension, Chapel of the Ascension, Church of the Paternoster, Mount of Olives Observation Point, Dominus Flevit, Russian Church of St Mary Magdalene, Church of All Nations, Garden of Gethsemane. *Kidron Valley, Valley of Hinnom (ancient child sacrifice), Potters’ Field (Aceldama – death of Judas). Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 4: WEDNESDAY, 7 March The Most Controversial Piece of Real Estate On Earth*Temple Mount, Wailing Wall, Western Wall Tunnel, Golden Menorah, Temple Institute (Treasures of the Temple Exhibition) *City of David (Warren’s Shaft, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Gihon Spring, Pool of Siloam).Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 5: THURSDAY, 8 March The Past in the Present*Mount Scopus (biblical Nob – which features in the lives of David, Ahimel-ech and King Saul + Anzac Cemetery)*Givat Ram: Wahl Rose Park, the Supreme Court, the Knesset, the Menorah statue, Botanical Gardens, Israel Museum (Dead Sea Scrolls in the “Shrine of the Book”, model of the city in the Second Temple Period). Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 6: FRIDAY, 9 March Births and DeathsRachel’s Tomb, Bethlehem (Church of the Nativity), Beit Sahur (Shepherds’ Fields), Bethphage, Bethany (El Azariya - home of Mary and Martha, Lazarus). Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 7: SATURDAY, 10 March Impressive EdificesCave of the Patriarchs at Hebron (tombs of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob), Herodion (Herod’s palace/burial place), Mar Saba monastery (largest in region). Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 8: SUNDAY, 11 March Rest day in JerusalemOvernight Jerusalem

DAY 9: MONDAY, 12 March Mediterranean MeandersAbu Ghosh (possible site for Emmaus), Kiriath Jearim (home of the Ark of the Covenant for 20 years), Plain of Sharon, Caesarea Maritima, Mount Carmel (Muhraqa - Elijah v. Baal), Haifa (Bahai Gardens). Overnight Haifa

DAY 26: THURSDAY, 29 March Gathering Shadows*Mount Zion: Schindler grave, Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (Peter’s denial),The Steps of Caiaphas, Dormition Abbey. *Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum) *Evening Gethsemane Walk and Seder (Passover) Meal.Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 27: GOOD FRIDAY, 30 March Pesach / National Holiday The Once and For All SacrificeChrist Church Service, Jeremiah’s Grotto, Garden Tomb/Gordon’s Calvary, Damascus Gate, Church of St Anne/Pools of Bethesda (healing of cripple), Via Dolorossa (the way of sorrows), Lithostrotos, Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 28: SATURDAY, 31 March Valleys of the GiantsSamson’s Stamping Ground (Timnah, Eshtaol, Zorah, Beit Shemesh, Sorek Valley and Caves), Gath (home of Goliath), Valley of Elah (David and Goliath), Ein Karem (home of John the Baptist). Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 29: EASTER SUNDAY, 1 April The Day That Changed the World*Garden Tomb Resurrection Service, Ramparts Walk (atop the walls and towers), Solomon’s Quarries/Zedekiah’s Cave. Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 30: MONDAY, 2 April Homeward BoundTravel from Jerusalem to Ben Gurion Airport. Depart Israel.Trip concludes.While every effort will be made to keep to the stated itinerary, circumstances may necessitate swapping

timeframes, or selecting from among the locations mentioned.

DAY 20: FRIDAY, 23 March Southern NegevCross back into Israel at Arava Border Crossing, Red Sea Underwater Observatory, Eilat (biblical Elath/Ezion Geber), Timnah National Park (Tabernacle replica), Hai-Bar Arava Wildlife Reserve (biblical animals), Mt. Yoash Viewpoint. Overnight Eilat

DAY 21: SATURDAY, 24 March Northern NegevMaktesh Ramon (huge crater), Wilderness of Zin, Ein Avdat National Park, Ben Gurion's home in Sde Boker, Beer Sheba (home of patriarchs).Overnight Dead Sea

DAY 22: SUNDAY, 25 March Rest day at the Dead SeaOvernight Dead Sea

DAY 23: Monday, 26 March Rocks and Rivers Masada, Ein Gedi (David), Qumran (Dead Sea Scrolls), Qaser el-Yahud (location of Christ's baptism on the Jordan River). Overnight Dead Sea

DAY 24: TUESDAY 27 March Testing TimesTel-es-Sultan (original Jericho), Mount of Temptation (Qarantal), Wadi Kelt (St. George’s Monastery), Good Samaritan National Park.Overnight Jerusalem

DAY 25: WEDNESDAY, 28 March Samaria: Some Area!Qubeibeh (Emmaus?), Bethel (Luz/Beitin), Shiloh, Mt. Gerizim, Mt. Ebal, Shechem (Nablus/Tel Balatah), Sychar, Samaria/Sebaste, Ephraim (Taybeh). Overnight Jerusalem

TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE: NZD $10,390 (per person twin share) Single Room Supplement Additional NZD $2,895*Price is subject to a minimum group of 6 - 9 participants.and subject to currency fluctuations

OPTIONS IN JERUSALEM:

* The Museum of Psalms is the only museum of its kind in the world, a series of visual depictions of each of the 150 psalms, painted over 15 years by Moshe Tzvi Berger (1924-2015).* The Bible Lands Museum explores the culture of the peoples mentioned in the Bible. * In Yemin Moshe, the vaulted lobby and tower of the YMCA , the famous King David Hotel, and the beautiful Lion Fountain are worth a look. The Montefiore Windmill testifies to a British philanthropist’s attempt to combine accommodation with industry. Right opposite is an exact replica of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.* Ammunition Hill commemorates the Israeli campaign to capture East Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967. * You may be interested in a visit to the magnificent Belz Great Synagogue of Jerusalem, the largest in Israel.* The Rockefeller Archaeological Museum contains thousands of artifacts arranged in chronological order, ranging from prehistoric times to the Ottoman period, including a 9,000-year old statue from Jericho, gold jewelry from the Bronze Age, and much more.* The Museum on the Seam is a unique museum in Israel, displaying contemporary art that deals with different aspects of the socio-political reality. * The Tower of David Museum presents the story of Jerusalem, its history and its significance to three religions. * Jerusalem Biblical Zoo has both biblical and non-biblical animals in a pleasant setting.* Rooftop Promenade in the Old City - a birds-eye view.* The Armenian Cathedral of St James is dedicated to the memory of that apostle, and is said to house his bones.

HOTELS (or similar):

Jerusalem The Sephardic House (13 nights)Tel Aviv Seanet (1 night)Haifa Golden Crown (1 night)Nazareth Golden Crown Old City (1 night)Tiberias Prima Too (3 nights)Amman Arena Space (2 nights)Madaba Mosaic Hotel (1 night)Petra Amra Palace (2 nights)Aqaba Marina Plaza Tala Bay (1 night)Eilat Prima Music Hotel (1 night)Dead Sea Kibbutz Kalia (3 nights)

PRICE INCLUDES:

• All 29 nights’ accommodations in Jordan, Palestinian Territories, and Israel in mainly 3 star hotels • All transport in Jordan, Israel, Palestinian Territories and connections between the 3 countries • Most meals (all breakfasts, all dinners, lunches in Jordan and special Shabbat dinner in Israel)• The services of an experienced and knowledgeable licensed local Guide and Kiwi leader throughout• National Parks passes, entrance fees (including World Heritage sites) and inclusions as shown in the daily itinerary

PRICE EXCLUDES:• Flights to / from the region and arrival / departure airport transfers• Tips & gratuities• Travel insurance (mandatory)• Lunches in Israel• Personal incidentals e.g. internet, tipping, optional expenses, etc

WHAT TO DO NEXT:

1. Register your interest and obtain a booking form from Phillip or the team at Olive Tree Travel.

2. To secure your place, a deposit of NZ$750 per person is required by 15th June 2017.

3. The final balance will be due by 15th December 2017.

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A memorable month in Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories, culminating with Easter in Jerusalem – the most comprehensive tour available from NZ! A "DO-IT-AT-LEAST-ONCE AND DO-IT-PROPERLY" OPPORTUNIT Y!