Northern Seminary Trip to Israel February 2020
With Dr. Scot McKnight and Dr. Bill Shiell
Local Guide: Yoni Gerrish
Itinerary
February 5-16, 2020
Outbound flight from ORD (TBA)
Day 2 | Thu, Feb 6, 2020
Herod’s Hotel, Tel Aviv – 1 night
Day 3 | Fri, Feb 7, 2020
Caesarea, Carmel, Jezreel Valley, Nazareth (time permitting also Tzippori)
Sofia Hotel, Tiberius – 3 nights (2/7 – 2/10)
Day 4 | Sat, Feb 8, 2020
Upper Galilee and Golan
Day 5 | Sun, Feb 9, 2020
Around the Sea of Galilee
Day 6 | Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea
Daniel, Dead Sea – 1 night
Day 7 | Tue, Feb 11, 2020
Masada, En Gedi, Qumran and up to Jerusalem
Leonardo Plaza Hotel, Jerusalem – 4 nights (2/11 – 2/15)
Day 8 | Wed, Feb 12, 2020
Environs of Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Day 9 | Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Jerusalem
Day 10 | Fri, Feb 14, 2020
Jerusalem
Day 11 | Sat, Feb 15, 2020
Return flights (TBA)
Possible light touring day with late evening return flights
Day 12 | Sun, Feb 16, 2020
Home
Land Prices
(Double occupancy) based upon number of participants:[1]
- 36-40 people – $2744
- 41-45 people – $2649
- 46-50 people – $2552
To hold your spot on the trip, a deposit of $300 is due March 15, 2019, payable to Northern Seminary, with “Israel Trip” in the memo.
Land prices include:
- Airport assistance upon arrival in Tel Aviv
- 2 group airport bus transfers
- 9 overnights at quality hotels on HB (2 meals daily)
- Quality coach and driver throughout
- English speaking guide
- All entrance fees
- All tips to driver/guide
- Hotels and hotel staff
- 2 lunches included
Land prices do Not include:
- Airfare
- Most lunches
- Extra beverages at meals
- Items of a personal nature
- All types of insurance (travel, health, and trip cancelation insurance recommended)
Group flight packages will be available between mid-March and mid-April, 2019 for those flying out of Chicago (ORD). Those living outside of the Chicago area can either fly into Chicago to join the group, or purchase separate tickets to Tel Aviv and meet the Group in Tel Aviv. Let us know if you want help or advise purchasing your flight.
Links to Pictures* for the Trip:
- Tel Aviv
- Caesarea
- Carmel
- Jezreel Valley
- Nazareth
- Upper Galilee and Golan
- Around the Sea of Galilee, Magdala
- Jordan Valley
- Dead Sea
- Qumran
- Masada
- En Gedi
- Environs of Jerusalem
- Bethlehem
- Jerusalem
- Jerusalem
*Images courtesy of www.HolyLandPhotos.org
Yoni Gerrish will be our local guide. Yoni has an MA in New Testament Backgrounds from Jerusalem University College (JUC), Israel. http://www.jerusalemcornerstone.org/classroom/bst
[1] For those wishing to room alone, the single supplement will be an additional $1056 per person.
Contact Ingrid Faro at ifaro@faculty.seminary.edu with all inquiries.
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