Included in the tour is a special "Peace with Music" concert by Marvin Goldstein. A benefit concert for the Ein Bustan Kindergarten in Kiryat Tivon. This concert includes Christian, Jewish and Muslim musicians, all playing together for peace throughout the world. This is a very unique part of the tour. No other tour offers such a musical experience in the Holy Land.

Also, this tour is based on principles from the scriptures. It is more than just a visit to the standard places and events. It is a 10 day deeply scriptural class. When you get back, you will be a leading expert on the bible in your ward! Our goal is to teach and inspire and not just tour.

The cost is $3895 per person. This includes roundtrip airfare, 2 meals a day, ground transportation, hotel rooms, tips (most other tours make you pay the tips which will add up fast!) and entrance fees at all locations. The concert is free to tour members. We provide each member of our group with headset receivers. There is no need to crowd around the tour leader to hear what is being said. Just plug in your earphones and wander off with your camera. This is a must for any group.

In addition to all of this, we have set aside one evening to have dinner with a bedouin family. This is an experience like no other. You will enjoy a meal with real people of the bedoin culture and be able to have an evening of converssation with them.

We hope you can attend with us. E-mail Scott at scott@hellotours.net to reserve your spot on this amazing and unique tour of the Holy Land.

 Marvin and Scott

TOUR  PROGRAM  -  December 27th through January 5th, 2009
Robrt L Millet, Marvin Goldstein and Scott Shumway  

Saturday, December 27, 2008  
            Departure from the States.

Sunday, December 28^th, 2008

o       Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport.

o       Reception and transfer to Jerusalem.

o       General bus tour of Jerusalem.

o       Stop over at Mount of Olives for panoramic view of old city.

o       Discuss: History of city of David; Golden Gate; The temple; Kidron Valley; Garden of Gethsemane; Second Coming events.

            Dinner, overnight, breakfast

HOTEL in Jerusalem TBD

Monday, December 29, 2008

o       Breakfast

o       Tour the BYU Jerusalem Center

o       Visit temple mount

o       Walk out Cotton Merchants gate and proceed to Western Wall.

o       Drive to Bethlehem, visit the Basilica of the Nativity with the Grotto and the Manger. Proceed to the Shepherds' Field, visit. Lunch at Kibbutz Ramat Rachel.

o       Drive back to Jerusalem.

Dinner, overnight, breakfast

HOTEL in Jerusalem TBD

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

o       After breakfast, leave Jerusalem and drive to the Dead Sea area.

o       Visit the caves of Qumran, place where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue along the Dead Sea shore to Massada, the last Jewish stronghold against the Romans. Climb the fortress by cable-car, visit and continue to Jericho.

o       Lunch will be served at a hotel on the Dead Sea shore.
       Dinner, overnight, breakfast

HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL IN JERICHO
         
Wednesday, Decmber 31, 2008

o       Visit the Excavations of Jericho the oldest inhabited town.

o       Elijah’s Fountain and the Sycamore tree.

o       Lunch in Jericho.

o       Afternoon free for relaxation, Marvin’s special entertainment in Jericho and swimming in the nice swimming pool of this spectacular hotel.

o       Evening discussion with Brother Millet.
        Dinner, overnight, breakfast

HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL IN JERICHO

Thursday, January 1, 2009

• Departure via the Jordan Valley to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee.
• Visit Capernaum The home of Peter and the synagogue (discuss the bread of life sermon).
• Tabga.
• Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee.
• Mount of Beatitudes.
• Peter’s fish for lunch.
• Drive to Caesarea Phillipi (Banias) – Visit source of the Jordan River.
• Return to Tiberius via the Golan Heights
• Multi-cultural Concert with Marvin and musicians of Israel.
        Dinner, overnight, breakfast

HOTEL at Kibbutz Ginosar

Friday, January 2, 2009

• Depart Tiberius to Nazareth 
• View Mount of Transfiguration.           
• Visit the Basilica of the Annunciation.
• Visit the ancient synagog in Nazereth.
• Lunch in the vicinity of Nazareth.
• Drive via Affula to Megiddo, the site of Armageddon.
• Visit and proceed to Caesarea on the Mediterranean.
• Visit Natanya college and the Orson Hyde square.
• Continue to Jerusalem via Abu Gosh (Emmaus).
     Dinner, overnight, breakfast

HOTEL in Jerusalem TBD

Saturday, January 3, 2009

• Drive  to the BYU Jerusalem Center for church service at 10.00.
• Drive to Mount Zion to see the room of the Last Supper, the Upper Room as well as King Davids Tomb.
• Visit the House of Caiaphas, where the church of St. Peter in Gallicantu (Cock Crow).
• Lunch in a unique restaurant in the Old City.
• Visit Golgotha,  
• In the afternoon, visit the Garden Tomb, Calvary and the Holy Sepulcher
• Rest of the day free.
        Dinner, overnight, breakfast                                       

HOTEL in Jerusalem TBD

Sunday, January 4th 2009

• Drive to Jaffa Gate for a walking tour in the old walled city of Jerusalem. Free time to explore, shop, eat and blend with the citizens of Jerusalem.

Other possible activities include:

• Visit Zedekiah’s cave under Jerusalem
• Pool of Bethesda
• The Pavement
• Walk the path that surrounds the wall of Jerusalem (1 ½ hour walk). See all of the gates of Jerusalem.
• Lunch in the old City.
• Evening testimony meeting in the lower section of the Orson Hyde Park. Spend some time near Gethsemane at night. A spectacular experience!

HOTEL in Jerusalem TBD

Monday, May 5th 2009

Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport for departure.

Program subject to changes