This Spring 2023 Holy Land Tour led by Pastor John Core, Bishop C.L. Mitchell and Pastor Kevin Cox is an inspiring 12-day biblical-themed tour of Israel. Explore the sites you’ve read about in the Old and New Testaments and gain a better understanding of the cultural, topographical and spiritual nuances of the Land where Jesus lived. Draw nearer to Him on this once-in-a-lifetime tour. Some of the places you’ll see include: Jaffa, Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Megiddo, Capernaum, Caesarea Philippi, the Mount of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Western Wall, along with other cultural sites like Yad Vashem, and the Israel Museum. This is an amazing opportunity to discover the roots of your Christian faith. Overnight flight from USA to Tel-Aviv. Upon arrival at Ben Gurion airport a Coral Travel & Tours representative will greet and assist you. You will also meet your guide and driver and head to Jaffa for a walking tour of the Old City. Jaffa is known in the bible as Joppa and is considered the world’s oldest port and the place where the prophet Jonah set sail for Tarshish. Jaffa is associated with the deeds of Peter. Drive to your hotel in Herzeliya. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Herzeliya. After your Israeli breakfast drive along the Sharon plain to Caesarea. Caesarea was the seat of the Roman Procurator of Judea in the time of Christ and the place Peter converted the centurion Cornelius (Acts 10:24). Explore the Roman theater and the aqueduct and view the ruins of Roman, Byzantine and Crusader times. Continue to Mt. Carmel to the site where Elijah challenged and defeated the 450 prophets of Baal (King 18:20). Then on to Megiddo, the Fortress City of King Solomon, later built again by King Ahab. The books of Daniel and Revelation will come alive as we study about the final Battle of Armageddon. Stop at Mount Precipice for an overview of Nazareth. Visit Nazareth Village. Drive through Cana of Galilee to Tiberias. Dinner and overnight: Hotel near the Sea of Galilee. Your first stop today will be the Mt. of Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). Then, 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 Peter. Continue on to Tabgha, the site of the multiplication. Take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. Then, visit Kibbutz Ginosar to see the ancient boat from Jesus’ time. Your last stop today will be at Yardenit, at the Jordan River, where you will have an opportunity to be baptized (optional). Dinner and Overnight: Hotel near the Sea of Galilee. After breakfast drive to Tel Dan, an important biblical city and a breathtaking Nature Reserve. The bible mentions the city a few times: “From Dan to Beer Sheba”. Continue to the Banias, site of the ancient Caesarea Philippi. It is here that Peter made his confession of faith in Jesus (Matthew 16:13). Climb up the Golan Heights. On your way you will be able to see Mt. Hermon. Continue on to Nimrod Castle. Stop for a panoramic view of the Golan Heights from Mt. Bental. Your last stop today will be the Head Water of the Jordan River. Dinner and Overnight: Hotel near the Sea of Galilee. Leave the Sea of Galilee and drive to Beth She’an where recent excavations 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. Continue to Ein Harod, the site of Judge Gideon (Judges 7: 1-25). The tour continues through the Jordan Valley past Jericho, believed to be the world’s oldest walled city. This was the first city taken by Joshua when the Hebrews returned from Egypt – ‘and the walls fell down.’ It was also the site of the Mount of Temptation (Mark 1:13). Visit the Baptismal Site near Jericho. Drive along the shores of the Dead Sea to Qumran, where the 2000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls were found. End the day at your hotel located on the Shore of the Dead Sea. Dinner and overnight: Hotel at the Dead Sea. Morning at Leisure. Depart your hotel at the Dead Sea and drive 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 ancient siege ramp, and the oldest synagogue in the world. Continue on to Ein Gedi, an Oasis on the Dead Sea shore. Near the 200-meter-high waterfall is a cave where David had his famous meeting with King Saul (First Samuel 24: 1-23). A walk around the reservation confirms that Ein Gedi is one of the most beautiful reservations in the world. Drive to Genesis Land where you will have Abraham’s hospitality, and experience a camel ride and dinner. Drive to Jerusalem. Enter the city of Jerusalem in the traditional way and view the city from Mt. Scopus. Overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem. After breakfast visit the City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel and the Pool of Siloam. Walk through the Aqueduct/Tunnel back to the Southern Steps and visit the Davidson Center (the Southern wall excavation) and the Rabbinical Tunnel. Continue to the Church of St. Anne and see the Pools of Bethesda. At Kibbutz Ramat Rachel archeological park you will have the opportunity to view Bethlehem and the Shepherds’ Fields. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem. After breakfast ascend the Mt. 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. Cross the Kidron Valley and walk along the “last way” to Mt. Zion. Visit the house of the High Priest Caiaphas and the Church of Peter in Gallicantu (Matthew 26:31-35). This is the place where Peter denied the Lord three times. Enter the Old City. Walk along the Way of the Cross. Visit Antonia Fortress, Calvary and have a tour and communion at the Garden Tomb. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem. This morning drive to the western side of the city. Stop at the Menorah near the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) the Symbol of Israel. Then visit the Israeli Museum that hosts the Shrine of the Book and the Holy Land model. Continue to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum. Dinner and overnight: Hotel in Jerusalem. This morning after checking out from the hotel enter the Old City and visit the Temple Institute, the Herodian Mansions and the Western Wall. Farewell dinner. Transfer to the airport for your flight back home. Overnight flight back to the USA. Arrive the same day. *Subject to Change* This inspiring Spring 2023 Holy Land Tour is a tailor-made tour of Israel. Participants will explore some of the most significant biblical sites mentioned in Scripture. Throughout this journey believers will have opportunities to fellowship with one another, study the bible, pray together and gain a greater understanding of their Christian faith and who Jesus is. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:6 NKJV Jaffa, Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Sea of Galilee, Tel Dan, Bethlehem, Mount of Olives, Jordan River, Old City of Jerusalem, Caesarea Philippi, Capernaum, Magdala, Bet She’an, Gideon’s Spring, Masada, Ein Gedi, Qumran, and more. Among other amazing sites, visit Gideon’s Spring, the Valley of Elah, the Davidson Center (Southern Wall excavation), Yad Vashem – Israel’s National Holocaust Museum, the Israel Museum – where many of the Dead Sea Scrolls are kept, the Garden Tomb, the pools of Bethesda, Genesis Land, Church of Peter in Gallicantu, the Western Wall and Rabbinical Tunnel, and the Garden of Gethsemane. Air/Land Package Click here for the brochure with pricing details and registration form. Deposit A deposit of $350.00 per person, along with a completed registration form, is required to ensure your space on the Spring 2023 Holy Land Tour. Deposits and Payments for the Spring 2023 Holy Land Tour A deposit of $3500.00 is required with each reservation to guarantee booking by October 19, 2022. 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 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 or within 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 online, 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. Registration Deadline is October 19, 2023. Download a PDF version of the tour brochure & registration form for the Spring 2023 Holy Land Tour. Don’t have a PDF Reader installed on your computer? Get a free download of Adobe Acrobat Reader here.MAY 19 – 30, 2023
ITINERARY
DAY 1 – FRIDAY, MAY 19
USA / TEL AVIV
DAY 2 – SATURDAY, MAY 20
ARRIVAL / JAFFA / HERZELIYA
DAY 3 – SUNDAY, MAY 21
CAESAREA / MOUNT CARMEL / MEGIDDO / CANA
DAY 4 – MONDAY, MAY 22
MT. OF BEATITUDES / CAPERNAUM / TABGHA / SEA OF GALILEE / JORDAN RIVER
DAY 5 – TUESDAY, MARY 23
TEL DAN / CAESAREA PHILIPPI / GOLAN HEIGHTS / MT. BENTAL
DAY 6 – WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
BET SHE’AN / GIDEON’S SPRING / QUMRAN / DEAD SEA
DAY 7 – THURSDAY, MAY 25
MASADA / EIN GEDI / JERUSALEM
DAY 8 – FRIDAY, MAY 26
JERUSALEM
DAY 9 – SATURDAY, MAY 27
JERUSALEM
DAY 10 – SUNDAY, MAY 28
JERUSALEM / BET SHEMESH / VALLEY OF ELAH / AYALON VALLEY / BETHLEHEM
DAY 11 – SATURDAY, MAY 29
JERUSALEM
DAY 12 – SUNDAY, MAY 30
TEL AVIV / USA
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** 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.BROCHURE
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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%)
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