Tour Host: Pastor James Pace
February 20 – March 2, 2017
Join this Chesed V’ Shalom Israel Tour and experience the wonder of God’s word in a whole new way. You’ll visit many of the most significant biblical sites in Israel such as: Jaffa, Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes, Tel Dan, Capernaum, The Temple Mount, Garden of Gethsemane, King Hezekiah’s tunnel and many more.
Galilee
Day 1 – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017
USA / TEL AVIV
Flight from USA to Tel-Aviv
DAY 2 – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017
TEL AVIV / MITZPE RAMON
Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel-Aviv. You will be met and assisted by a Coral Travel & Tours representative inside the terminal. Drive along the Judean Desert to Mitzpe Ramon. Dinner and overnight: Hotel at Mitzpe Ramon.
DAY 3 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017
RAMON CRATOR / SDE BOKER / DEAD SEA
After breakfast visit the Ramon Creator. Continue to Kibbutz Sde Boker where you will visit Ben Gurion Hut (Israel’s first Prime Minister). Stop for a visit at Ein Avdat. Drive to the Dead Sea. Enjoy a “float” on the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight: Hotel at the Dead Sea.
DAY 4 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
MASADA / QUMRAN / EILAT
This morning depart your hotel and drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Masada. Ascend Masada by cable car. Masada is the site of the most dramatic act in Jewish history. Explore the ancient excavation of Herod’s Palaces, the bathhouse, the storerooms, the Ramp, and the oldest synagogue in the world. Continue to Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Drive along the Jordan Valley to Beit Alpha to see the ancient synagogue. Continue on to Bet She’an. Recent excavations there have disclosed the Impressive ruins of the country’s largest city in the Roman and Byzantine periods, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 749 CE. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Tiberias.
DAY 5 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017
GOLAN HEIGHTS / SEA OF GALILEE
The day starts with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Visit Capernaum, the town Jesus made his home after leaving Nazareth. Capernaum is the place where Jesus recruited the first of His disciples ( Matthew 4:13, Luke 4:31-37, Matthew 8:14-17, Mark 2:1-12, Matthew 8:5-13, Mark 5:21-43, Matthew 11:23-24). Visit the excavation of the ancient synagogue and the house of St. Peter. Continue to the Banias, site of the ancient Caesarea Philippe. It is here that Peter made his confession of faith in Jesus (Matthew 16:13). Enjoy a panoramic view of the Golan Heights from Mt. Bental. We’ll end the day at the Jordan River with an opportunity to be baptized (optional). Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Tiberias.
DAY 6 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2017
KORAZIM / MEGIDDO / MT. CARMEL / CAESAREA / JERUSALEM
Depart the Sea of Galilee and drive to Korazim. Continue through Nazareth, the home of Joseph and Mary and through Megiddo, the fortress city of King Solomon, later built upon by King Ahab. The books of Daniel and Revelation will come alive as we study about the final Battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16: 14-19). Ascend Mt. Carmel, to the “Mukhraka” the site where Elijah challenged and defeated the 450 prophets of Baal (King 18:20). Visit the Druze Village. Drive to Caesarea, the seat of the Roman Procurator of Judea at the time of Christ, and the site where Peter converted the centurion Cornelius. This fortified harbor city was built 2000-years-ago by King Herod the Great. View the ruins of Roman, Byzantine and Crusader times. Explore the Roman Theater and the Aqueducts. End your day in Jerusalem. Enter the city of Jerusalem in the traditional way and view the city from Mt. Scopus. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.
DAY 7 – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017
JERUSALEM
After breakfast, drive to Mt. Moriah (Luke 2:46-48, John, 8:1-11, Mark 13:1-2, Matthew 27:51). Walk up to the Temple place and view the Dome of the Rock and the El Aqsa Mosque. Continue to the Western Wall, one of last remnants of the second Jewish Temple. Visit the Rabbinical Tunnel and the Davidson Center (the Southern Wall excavations). Continue on to The Last Supper Room (Matthew 26: 17-25) and King David’s Tomb. You will also visit the City of David and Pool of Siloam. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.
DAY 8 – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017
JERUSALEM
After breakfast ascend to the Mount of Olives (Matthew 24:3, Luke 21:37) for a breathtaking panoramic view of the old city of Jerusalem. Walk along the Palm Sunday Way to the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46, Luke 22:39-45, Mark 14:32-42) where Jesus spent the last night before he was arrested. Visit the Church of All Nations. Walk along the “last way” to Mt. Zion. Cross the Kidron Valley and see the Tombs of Absalom, Zachary and James. Drive to Mount Zion and visit the house of the high priest Caiaphas. Visit the Church of Peter in Gallicantu (Matthew 26:31-35). This is the place where Peter denied the Lord three times. Visit St. Anne’s Church, which is a fine sample of crusader architecture. Walk along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.
DAY 9 – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2017
BEIT SHEMESH / ELAH VALLEY / SHEPHERD’S FIELDS
This morning drive out of Jerusalem and visit Bet Shemesh and Zorah in the Soreck Valley. Drive to the Elah Valley where David fought Goliath. Drive via Emmaus back towards Jerusalem. In the afternoon visit Shepherds’ Fields. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.
DAY 10 – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017
JERUSALEM
After breakfast visit the Menorah at the Knesset (Israel Parliament). Visit the Israel Museum, the Shrine of the Book (where some of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Bar Kokhva letters are exhibited) and the Holy Land Model. Continue to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum. End your visit with a communion at the Garden Tomb. Farewell dinner. Overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem.
DAY 11 – THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2017
TEL AVIV – USA
Transfer to the airport for your flight back to the USA. Arrive the same day.
*Subject to Change*
Tour Benefits
This 11-day Chese V’ Shalom Israel Tour, led by Pastor James Pace is a custom designed tour of Israel with biblical teaching and insights. Join this tour and be spiritually renewed.
Locations
Jaffa, Caesarea, Mount Carmel, Sea of Galilee, Bethsaida, Jerusalem, Tel Dan, Capernaum, Bet She’an, Beit Alpha, Ein Gedi, Qumran, Masada, Caesarea Philippi, and many more.
Among other fascinating sites, visit Mitzpe Ramon, Sde Boker, the Davidson Center, St. Anne’s Church, the Rabbinical Tunnels, Garden Tomb, Western Wall, Yad Vashem, and the Israel Museum.
Chesed V’ Shalom Israel Tours Features Included
- Round trip airfare: SFO/ TLV / SFO
- Airline taxes & surcharges (currently $540 – to be adjusted at time of ticketing)**
- Meeting & assistance at airport in Israel upon arrival & departure
- 9 nights hotel accommodations plus 1 late check-out:
- 1 night Ramon Inn Mitzpe Ramon*
- 1 night Leonardo Dead Sea Hotel*
- 2 nights Kibbutz Nof Ginosar Guest House*
- 5 nights Leonardo Jerusalem Hotel*
- Breakfast & dinner daily at hotels
- Licensed English-speaking guide throughout
- Round trip transfers: Airport/Hotel/Airport
- Touring in a deluxe air-conditioned motor-coach
- Sightseeing per itinerary
- Entrance fees to all included sites
- Porterage, hotel taxes & service charges
- Tips to guide, driver & hotel staff
- Head-sets
- Farewell Dinner
Not Included
- Extra meals
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance – (highly recommended & available at an additional cost)
- Anything not mentioned as included
*Or similar
** At time of writing, subject to change – any changes will be billed at time of ticketing. Please see our terms and conditions for additional info.
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Air/Land Package
$3,710 per person/double occupancy
Single Room Supplement
$805
Deposit
A deposit of $350.00 per person, along with a completed registration form, is required to ensure your space on this tour.
Deposits and Payments
A deposit of $350.00 is required with each reservation to guarantee booking. The balance is due 60 days prior to departure. All checks should be made payable to Coral Travel & Tours, Ltd.
Tour Arrangements
Air – Air arrangements are included in most group tours. Air is available to individual travelers upon request.
Land – All packages including overnight hotel stays are quoted based upon double occupancy sharing a twin or double room with private facilities. Coral Travel & Tours, Ltd. does not arrange sharing for individual travelers. Single rooms are available at additional cost. Coral Travel & Tours, Ltd. reserves the right to substitute hotels based upon availability when necessary. Sightseeing and entrance fees are included as per itinerary. Individual passengers and passengers arriving independently from a scheduled group are responsible for their own transfers.
Not Included
Gratuities, airport taxes and transfers (unless specifically included in certain group tours), optional tours, charges for passports, vaccinations and inoculations, excess baggage charges, accident, trip cancellation and baggage insurance, telephone and cable charges, laundry, meals not specified in the itinerary, liquor, items of a personal nature and any items not specifically listed as included.
Cancellation Penalties
All cancellations must be in writing
- Up to 100 days prior to departure date $75.00 cancellation fee
- From 99-61 days prior to departure date $250.00 cancellation fee
- From 60-46 days prior to departure date $350.00 cancellation fee
- From 45 days prior to departure date and on – full cancellation fee (100%)
Passports/Visa
You will be required to provide Coral Travel & Tours with a copy of your passport with final payment. Please Note: The State of Israel requires that your passport have an expiration date not less than 6 months after your date of arrival in Israel. There is no visa requirement for citizens of the United States traveling to Israel. Other nationals should contact their consulate for visa information. For other destinations please contact Coral Travel & Tours, Ltd. Coral Travel & Tours does NOT process visa applications. No inoculations are currently required for travel to Israel. Please contact public health authorities for further information or other destinations.
Fuel Surcharge
Please note fuel surcharges are set by the airline and Coral Travel & Tours has no control over nor receives advance notice of changes. Due to fluctuating global oil prices, the fee may change. The airline will only guarantee the fee at time of ticketing. If the airline imposes an increase, the difference will be the responsibility of each traveler and will be collected prior to departure.
Insurance Note
Travel Insurance is Highly recommended, See attached information. The Exclusion for Pre – Existing Condition will be waived i9f premium is received at the time of orwithin 14 days of the initial deposit/payment for the trip. See Travel Insurance Certificate for complete details. Travel Insurance Benefits are administered by :Trip Mate, Inc. (in CA, dba Trip Mate Insurance Agency). 9225 Ward Parkway, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO, 6411, 1-800-888-7292, To review full plan details, go to: www.tripmate.com/wpF418C.
Baggage
Suitcases: 1 per person, not to exceed 50 lbs. for 1 bag. Each can measure up to 62 linear inches (length + height + width). Carry On Luggage: 1 per person, not to exceed 11 lbs. Each can measure up to 45 linear inches (length + height + width).
Deviations
Any change in the basic program will result in the charge of $150 per change per person plus any additional charges that may apply for revised air or land arrangements.
Disclaimer
CORAL TRAVEL & TOURS LTD. (CORAL), and/or its agents and their representatives abroad, act only as agents for the tour participants in making arrangements for hotels, transportation, touring, restaurants, or any other services in connection with the itinerary. They will exercise reasonable care in making such arrangements. However, they do not assume any liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity to person or property because of any act or default of any hotel, carrier, restaurant, company, or person rendering any of the services included in the tours. The tickets, coupons, tariffs, rules or contracts currently in use by any carrier, hotel, restaurant, or other contractor rendering services shall constitute the sole contract between such contractor and the tour participants. CORAL, and/or its agents and their representatives abroad, accept no responsibility for any damage, delay, or injury due to sickness, pilferage, labor disputes, machinery breakdown, government restraints, hostile acts, terrorism, weather, acts of God, or any other cause beyond their personal control. CORAL, and/or its agents and their representatives abroad are not responsible for loss of or damage to your luggage, accidents en route, or ill health which may require travelers to miss parts of the tour or to return home without the group. No carrier shall be responsible for any act, omission, or event during the time tour participants are not on board its own conveyance. The tour programs are planned in advance. If between planning time and the actual tour operation, circumstances beyond control require changes, CORAL, and/or its agents and their representatives abroad reserve the right to vary itineraries and substitute components of tour programs. In the event it becomes necessary or advisable for any reason whatsoever to alter the arrangements of the itinerary, such alterations may be made without penalty to the operators. The right is reserved to accept or refuse any person as a member of the tour.
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