Exclusively for conference participants and
accompanying persons
Full Day
Tours
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#1:The North |
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Tour 1a: Thursday,
October 27
Tour 1b: Thursday, November 3
Depart Tel Aviv
08:00 AM and continue north past Netanya.
Tour King Herod's ancient Roman port city
of Caesaria, Hippodrome and Crusader buildings.
Pass vineyards Baron Rothschild planted 100
years ago. Pass the Carmel Mountains, Stella
Maris, Bahai Gardens and exit Haifa north
towards Acco. Break for lunch (not included).
Visit Acco Crusader sites and UNESCO Heritage
underground city. Tour ancient port city and
the marketplace. Return about 18:00.
Price €99
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| Tour
#2: Masada, Dead
Sea, Jerusalem |
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Thursday-Sunday,
October 27-30
(3 nights in 5-star
Crowne Plaza Hotel Jerusalem)
Thursday October 27: Overnight Jerusalem Crowne Plaza Hotel
Friday October 28: Tour Masada, Qumran and Dead Sea. See details in Tour 4 below.
Depart hotel at 08:00 AM. Return to Jerusalem about 16:00.
Saturday October 29: Free day
Sunday October 30: Tour Jerusalem. See details in Tour 3 below.
Depart hotel with luggage at 09:00 AM. Return to conference venue – David Intercontinental Hotel, Tel
Aviv.
Price: €395
per person in double room; €565 single
room |
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| Tour #3: Jerusalem |
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Sunday,
October 30
Depart Tel Aviv 08:00 AM.
Western Wall Tunnels – See the hidden layers of the Wall which tell the story of ancient Jerusalem
The Cardo – The main artery of ancient Jerusalem
Herodian – Josephus describes this fortress "with round towers, and it has a steep ascent formed of two hundred steps of hewn stone.
Within it are costly royal apartments made for security and for ornament at the same time. At the base of the hill there are pleasure
grounds built in such a way so that water, which is lacking in that place, is brought in from a distance and at great expense. The
surrounding plain was built up as a city second to none, with the hill serving as an acropolis for the other dwellings."
Return to Tel
Aviv 18:00.
Price €89 |
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#4: Masada, Qumran & Dead Sea: |
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Wednesday,
November 2
Depart Tel Aviv
08:00 AM and descend through the beautiful
scenery of the Judean Desert to the lowest
point on Earth - the Dead Sea. Drive along
the sea, pass by Qumran where the Dead Sea
Scrolls were found and continue to Masada
- ascend via cable car to the ancient fortress
built by Herod the Great in the 1st Century
B.C.E. which was the last Jewish stronghold
during the revolt against the Romans. Bring
water, hat, walking shoes, bathing suit &
towel (there may be time for a dip in the
Dead Sea). Lunch not included. Return to Tel
Aviv via Jerusalem about 18:00
Price €97
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Half Day Tour
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#5: Tel Aviv-Jaffa |
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Sunday, October 30
(13:00-17:30)
Tour Jaffa, the ancient port city and the
shuk (marketplace), Mosque Hasan Bek, and
experience ancient history from biblical Joshua,
Romans, Greek, Macabbeans & Napoleon. Visit
the Etzel Museum describing Israel's modern
history until the 1948 War of Independence.
Afterwards tour the first homes of Tel Aviv
in the Suzanne Dalal Center. Witness the rejuvenation
project of this almost 100 year old section
of Tel Aviv.
Price €45
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Note:
 Exclusively
for conference participants and accompanying
persons.
All
itineraries are subject to change and require
a minimum of 15 participants per tour.
All
entry fees included.
Lunch
not included.
All
Tel Aviv departures are from conference venue.
For
additional tours and extensions, please contact
the Secretariat. |
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