This Week in Palestine - Guided Tours
Issue no. 20 - December 1999
Guided Tours (01 December - 31December.)
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 03 December: Monasteries and Maqams of the
Jerusalem wilderness Highlights: Good Samaritan Inn, Nabi Mousa, St. Goerge's
Monastery, Monastery of Temptation, Deir Hijleh Monastery, Byzantine Church
in Ojah, and Khirbet Qumran. Cost: NIS 120
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Saturday 04 December: Ain Harasheh - Ain Qinia Highlights:
A walking tour in the Ramallah area from the spring of Harasheh in Al Mazra'a
Al Qibliyyeh village to the spring of Qinia. Transportation is by bus.
Cost: NIS 60
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Sunday 05 December: Sebastia (Samaria) Highlights:
The Tell, Hippodrome, Roman Tombs, Nabi Yahya Mosque, the modern village
of Sebastia. (A trip by bus for half a day to Sebastia). Cost: NIS 90
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Friday 10 December: Solomon's Pools - Wadi Khreitoun
Highlights: A walking tour in the area of Bethlehem starting from Solomon's
Pools, continuing to the Herodion and ending at Wadi Khreitoun. The trip
from Ramallah to Bethlehem and back is by bus.Cost: NIS 80
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Saturday 11 December: Bethlehem and Hebron Highlights:
Church of the Nativity, Solomon's Pools, Shepherd's Fields, Herodion, Halhul,
glass and pottery factories, Haram al Rahmeh, Haram al Ibrahimi (Tombs
of the Patriarchs), the Old City, Tel Al-Rumeida, Russian Church. Cost:
NIS 140
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Sunday 12 December: Jerusalem Highlights: Mount of
Olives, Walls and Gates of Jerusalem, Haram al Sharif, Wailing Wall, Via
Dolorosa, and the Holy Sepulchre. Cost: NIS 130
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Friday 17 December: Ramallah and Vicinity Highlights:
Al-Jib (Gibeon), Tel Al Nasbeh, the church of the Holy Family, Khirbet
Radana, Beitin (Beit El), Jifna, and Birzeit. Cost: NIS 110
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Saturday 18 December: Wadi Qelt Highlights: A one
day walking tour in the Qilt valley from the monastery of St. Goerge's
to Tulul Abu Al Alaieq (Herod's Winter Palace) in Jericho. Transportation
by bus provided to Wadi Qilt from Ramallah. Cost: NIS 120
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Sunday 19 December: 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 120
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Friday 24 December: Nablus and Vicinity Highlights:
Khan al Lubban, Huwara, Jacob's Well, Tel Balata (Shechem), Roman Nablus,
the Old City: the oriental market, grand mosque, Turkish bath, soap factory,
kunafa workshop, and al-Qasabah museum. Mount Jerzim and Sebastia (Samaria).
Cost: NIS 120
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Sunday 26 December: Jericho and Vicinity Highlights:
Good Samaritan Inn, Nabi Mousa, St. Goerge's Monastery, Tulul abu Al-Alaieq
(Herod's Winter Palace), Tel Jericho, Monastery of Temptation, Hisham's
Palace, Khirbet Qumran and the Dead Sea.
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
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Jerusalem: 3 hrs. Walking tour through the four quarters
of the Old City. See the sights and learn about the situation of the Palestinians
in the city. Leaves daily at 10:00 Price: NIS 40 N.B. Tours focusing on
the Israeli settlement policy in and around Jerusalem can be arranged upon
request.
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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 40 rs.
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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 60
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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
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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 35
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Jericho and Environs: 1/2 day Enjoy Tel Jericho, Nabi
Musa, Hishams' Palace, Mount of Temptation and St. George's Monastery in
the Wadi Qelt. Leaves Mondays and Thursdays at 9:30 Price: NIS 60
Gaza (via Eretz checkpoint): 1 day See Gaza City including
a visit to a Palestinian NGO. Learn about Israeli settlements and the problem
they cause. Visit refugee camps and Al- Omari Mosque. Leaves Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 8:00 Price: NIS 130.
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
Official
Taybeh Beer Brewery Tours
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
11:00 - 18:00
Visit the first and only Palestinian brewery
and drink-in a little history. "Taybeh Beer" brewed with the
finest ingredients. Experience the art and
mystery of brewing.
Cost: Complimentary
For more information call (02) 2898868
Website: www.taybehbeer.org
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