This Week in Palestine - Guided Tours
Issue no. 13  - July 1999

Guided Tours (15 July - 31 July)

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
 
  • 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.
     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.
     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
  • 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 thevillage 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 andbackground of the Palestinian refugees. Leaves Mondays and Thursdays at 15:00 Price: NIS 35
  • Other Trips
  • Nazareth and Tiberias: 1 day
    Masada and the Dead Sea (sunrise tour): 11 hrs.
    Please ask for additional Dea Sea daytime trips
  • 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 Mondaysand 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 theproblem they cause. Visit refugee camps and Al- Omari Mosque. Leaves Wednesdays andSaturdays at 8:00 Price: NIS 130

    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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