This Week in Palestine - Guided Tours
Issue no. 29 - September 2000
Guided Tours (01 September - 30 September)
The Palestinian Association For Cultural Exchange
(PACE) hosts a number of guided bus tours all over Palestine (all trips
begin and end in Ramallah) tel: (02-2958825 / 2986854)
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Friday 01 September:Nablus and Vicinity Highlights:Khan
al Lubban,Huwara,Jacob's Well,Tel Balata (Shechem),Roman Nablus,The Old
City,the Oriental market,the Grand Mosque, the Turkish bath,soap factory,Kunafa
workshop, and Al Qasabah museum,Mt.Gerzim and Sebastiah (Samaria). Cost:NIS
130.
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Sunday 03 September:Get to know Palestine the people
and the land Highlights:A visit to a Palestinian town,village and refugee
camp in a selected region in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip,accompanied
by extensive commentary on local history and traditions and meetings with
Palestinians. Cost:NIS 130.
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Friday 08 September: Ramallah and vicinity Highlights:Al
Jib (Gibeon),Tel al Nasbeh,the Church of the Holy Family,Khirbet Radana,
Beitin (Bet El),Jifna,Birzeit. Cost:NIS 130
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Saturday 09 September:Nablus and Vicinity Highlights:Khan
al Lubban,Huwara,Jacob's Well,Tel Balata (Shechem),Roman Nablus,The Old
City,the Oriental market,the Grand Mosque, the Turkish bath,soap factory,Kunafa
workshop, and Al Qasabah museum,Mt.Gerzim and Sebastiah (Samaria). Cost:NIS
130.
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Sunday 10 September:Bethlehem and Vicinity Highlights:Monasteries
of St.Saba and Ibn Ubaid,Shepherd's fields,Herodion,Church of the Nativity,Milk
Grotto,Bethlehem Museum, Solomon's Pools and Murad's Fortress. Cost:NIS
130.
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Friday 15 September:Sebastia (Samaria) Highlights:Half
a day trip by bus to Sebastia to visit the Tell and the modern village
of Sebastia from 15:00 -17:00. Cost:NIS 80.
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Sunday 17 September:Jerusalem Highlights:Mount of
Olives,City walls and gates, Haram al Sharif,the Holy Sepulchre,and Damascus
Gate. Cost:NIS 120 for foreigners,NIS 80 for locals.
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Friday 22 September:Jenin,and Tulkarem Highlights:Bal'amah
Tunnel,Burqin church,tel Jenin,Ta'anek,Um al Rihan,Tulkarem,Kur,Tel Dothan.
Cost:NIS 140
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Sunday 24 September:Jericho and Vicinity Highlights:The
Good Samaritan Inn,Nabi Musa, St.George's Monastery,Tulul Abu Al-Alaieq
(Herod's Winter Palace),Tel Jericho,Monastery of Temptation,Hisham's Palace,Khirbet
Qumran and the Dead Sea. CostL NIS 140.
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Friday 29 September:Sebastia (Samaria) Highlights:Half
a day trip by bus to Sebastia to visit the Tell and the modern village
of Sebastia from 15:00 -17:00. Cost:NIS 80.
Time Travel,Omar Mokhtar street,Gaza,tel:(07)2836885,2836775,fax:(07)2836855
email:timetravel@marna.com
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Gaza Tour 1:Full tour in the Gaza Strip cities Highlights:Rafah,Khan
Younis,El Zawayda village,Gaza City Several days a week (full day).
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Gaza Tour 2:Peace Tour Highlights:Visit to Gaza city
and meeting with a public Palestinian personality,information on the political
situation and peace related issues, Israeli settlements,visit to refugee
camps and meeting the local population. Thursdays,half day:6 hours.
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Gaza Tour 3:Gaza by night Highlights:sightseeing in
Gaza city and attending a Palestinian folkloric cultural evening in Abu
Nawas café. Saturdays,half day:6 hours.
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Gaza tour 4:Culture day Highlights:visit to Khan Younis
city and the Red Crescent complex,museum,and cultural center, and visit
to he Arts and Crafts village in Gaza. Wednesdays,half day:6 hours.
Alternative Tours: regular tours to
the West Bank
Leaving from the Jerusalem Hotel, Jerusalem
Minimum number of participants is 5.
For inquiries call (052) 864205 Or the Jerusalem hotel
at (02)6277216
Nablus,Ramallah and surroundings:1 day See the old
city of Nablus (Al-Kasabah)and Joseph's Tomb.Explore the Turkish Bath and
visit traditional soap factories.Lastly tour the village of Jifna and visit
a refugee camp. Leaves Tuesdays at 10:00 (trips to both cities can be arranged
separately) Price:NIS 90
Refugee camp:3 hrs. A visit to a West bank refugee
camp:meet with families and learn about the camp life and background of
the Palestinian refugees.Leaves Mondays and Thursdays at 15:00 Price:NIS
40
Jerusalem:3 hrs. Walking tour through he four quarters
of the Old City.See the sights and learn about the situation of he Palestinians
in he city. Leaves daily at 10:00 Price:NIS 50
N.B.Tours focusing on the Israeli settlement policy
in and around Jerusalem can be arranged upon request.
Bethlehem:3 hrs. Visit the old city market,Church
of the Nativity and the Milk Grotto.Leaves several days a week at 10:00
or 15:00 Price:NIS 50
Hebron:6 hrs. Visit the Ibrahimi Mosque,the Arab market
&the old city as well as glass and pottery factories. Leaves Sundays
and Wednesdays at 10:00 Price:NIS 70
Jericho and Environs:1/2 day Enjoy Tel Jericho,Nabi
Musa,Hishams'Palace, Mount of Temptation and St.George's Monastery in he
Wadi Qelt.Leaves Mondays and Thursdays at 9:30 Price:NIS 70
Gaza (via Eretz checkpoint):1 day See Gaza City including
a visit to a Palestinian NGO.Learn about Israeli settlements and the problem
hey cause.Visit refugee camps and Al- Omari Mosque.Leaves Wednesdays and
Saturdays at 8:00 Price:NIS 140
Discovering Palestine
A program for culture and tourism
November 1999 - October 2000
The Arab Educational Institute - Bethlehem
Boulos VI street, Bethlehem, P.O.Box 681
Tel: (02) 2744030, Fax: (02) 2777554,Email: aei@p-ol.com
In cooperation with Artas Center for Culture and Heritage
Palestinian teachers and students show their
country and cultural heritage to the visitor. The program is geared towards
small groups of visitors who like to deviate from the existing tourist
routes to discover places which have a rich heritage across dif- ferent
cultures. Twice a month on Friday mornings from 8:00 - 14:30 the tours
center around Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Hebron. Each journey is designed
to present a cultural theme.
Some of the themes include:
Saints and Sufis
Jerusalem:Heaven and Hell
Bethlehem:A nativity itinierary
Parables and moral stories of Palestine
Life-giving water
The Palestinian household
Abraham and Lot
Artas Folklore Center
For reservations:Tel 02-2744046
Nature Guided Walks to Mount Herodion
08:00 -09:00 Breakfast
09:00 -12:00 Walking through Al Burak Castle,Solomon's
Pools,Attan Spring,Khirbet Al Khoukh,Al Mawares,Artas Monastery.
12:00 -14:00 rest in Artas with Lunch and folkloric
show
14:00 -16:30 Al Tawaheen valley,Khalayel Al Loz,and
Herodion.
Official Taybeh Beer Brewery Tours
Friday and Saturday 11:00 -18:00
Visit the first and only Palestinian brewery and drink-in
a little history."Taybeh Beer"brewed with he
finest ingredients.Experience the art and mystery of
brewing.
Cost:Complimentary
For more information call (02)2898868
Website:www.taybehbeer.com
Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre (JMCC),
PO Box 25047, East Jerusalem, Palestine
Tel. 972-2-5819777, Fax. 972-2-5829534
E-mail: ptw@jmcc.org