This Week in Palestine - Guided Tours
Issue no. 4 - February 99
Guided Tours (19 Feb 99 - 07 Mar 99)
The Palestinian Association For Cultural Exchange (PACE)
- Ramallah, Amani Touris - Ramallah, and Unlimited Tourism - nablus, co-hosts
number of guided guided bus tours all over Palestine (all trips begin and
end in Ramallah) tel: PACE 02-2986854, Amani
02-2987013, Unlimited 09-2385949
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19 Feb Nablus
& Vicinity: Highlights: Khan Al-Luban, Hewara, Jacob's Well, Tel Balata
(Shechem), Roman Nablus, the Old City, the Oriental Market, Grand Mosque,
the Turkish Bath, soap factory, Kunafa workshop, Al-Qasabah Museum, Mt.
Gerzim, Sebastia (Samaria). Cost 120 NIS.
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21 Feb Jericho
& Vicinity: Highlights: 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, The Dead Sea. Cost 130
NIS.
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25 Feb Turkish
Bath (Nablus): Dinner with Nabulsi sweets followed by a presentation of
oriental music. Those who desire can take a bath. Departure from Ramallah
at 4:00 p.m. and return is expected at 11:00 p.m. Cost 100 NIS.
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26 Feb Jenin
& Tulkarem:Highlights Bal'amah Tunnel, Burqin Church, Tel Jenin, Ta'anek,
Um Al-Rihan, Tulkarem, Kur, Tel Dothan. Cost 120 NIS.
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27 Feb Musical
Evening in Ramallah: Live Arabic music in one of the best restaurants in
Ramallah. The evening starts at 8:00 p.m. and goes on until midnight. Cost
80 NIS.
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28 Feb Bedwins
of the Jerusalem Wilderness: Half day tour to explore the way of life of
the bedwins in the desert and their customs. Time 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Cost
80 NIS.
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03 Mar Ain
Harasha - Ain Qenia: A walking tour in the Ramallah area from the Spring
of Harasha in Al-Mazra’a Al-Qiblya Village to the Spring of Qenia. Transportation
is by bus. Cost is 50 NIS.
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07 Mar Monasteries
and Maqams of the Jerusalem Wilderness: Highlights: Good Samaritan Inn,
Nabi Musa, St. George’s Monastery, Monastery of Temptation, Hajlah Monastery,
Byzantine Church in Ojah, Khirbet Qumran. Cost 120 NIS.
Note:
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All tours begin and end in Ramallah. Meeting point is at
the Al-Bireh Municipal building at 08:00 (12:00 for half-day tours) end
18:00 at the Manara Square in Ramallah.
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Cost includes meals, transportation, guide fees, reading
materials, entrance fees, and drinking water during walking tours.
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Tours are given in both Arabic and English. Translation into
French, Spanish and German is available.
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