This Week in Palestine - Guided Tours
Issue no. 16 - September 1999
Guided Tours (01 Sept. - 15 Sept.)
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 September: Jenin and Tulkarem Highlights:
Bal'ameh tunnel, Burqin church, Jenin, Tel'annek, Umm al Rihan, Tulkarem,
Kur, Tel Dothan. Cost: NIS 130
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Sunday 05 September: Bedouins of theWilderness of
Jerusalem Highlights: Half a day tour (from 13:00 - 18:00) to explore the
way of life of the Bedouins in the desert and their customs. Cost: NIS
70
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Friday 10 September: Ein Harasheh - Ein Qinya Highlights:
walking tour in the Ramallah area from the spring of Harasheh in Al Mazra'a
al Qibliyyeh village to the Spring of Qinya. Transportation is by bus.
Cost: NIS 50
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Sunday 12 September: Monasteries and Maqams of the
Jerusalem wilderness Highlights: The Good Samaritan inn., Nabi Mousa, St.
George's Monastery, Monastery of Temptation, Hijleh Monastery, Byzantine
church in Ojah, Khirbet Qumran. Cost: NIS 120
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 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 35
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
Other Trips
Nazareth and Tiberias: 1 day
Masada and the Dead Sea (sunrise tour): 11
hrs.
Please ask for additional Dead Sea daytime
trips
Summer Nights in Artas (south of Bethlehem)
Artas Folklore Center telefax: 02-2744046 http://event.palnet.com/artas
01 August - 26 September
For groups of 10 - 25 persons
Artas may be a small village near Bethlehem,
but its rich history and wonderful natural scenery affords it a special
status in the region.
Schedule for August
16:30 - 17:40 Gathering at Artas restaurant
located next to Al Burak Castle, an optional soft drink, coffee and tea.
17:40 - 19:40 walking tour of Al Burak
Castle, Solomon's polls, Attan Spring, Khirbet Al Khourkh, Artas Monastery,
Ein Artas, Wadi Artas, Artas folkore center exhibition, Palestinian Ethnographic
Museum.
19:40 - 21:00 Palestinian traditional
dinner
21:00 - 22:00 Live folkore night show
with Arabic coffee
Costs (per person)
10-14 persons $30 (NIS 120)
15-19 persons $26 (NIS 104)
20-25 persons$22 (NIS 88)
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