| The Organizing Committee
has appointed Ortra Ltd., a registered travel agent, as the official
Organizer and Travel Agent for the Conference. Rooms have been reserved
at Ma'ale Hachamisha Kibbutz Hotel, at a special reduced rate. Double and
single occupancy rooms will be available. Ortra Ltd. will offer pre- and
post-Conference tours. Participants will be invited to make additional reservations
for tourist services in Israel as desired, such as hotel extensions, regular
tours, private car tours, car rentals, touring in limousines with driver/guide,
desert trips, Jordan tours, etc.
AIRPORT
TRANSFERS
Limousine transfers can be arranged by Ortra Ltd. for participants of
the Conference at cost of US$68 per car (maximum 5 persons per car). Participants
who wish to book the service will be met at the airport by Ortra Ltd.
representatives at the Tour Bus counter, located in the Arrival Hall (after
customs).
I.
DAILY ACCOMMODATION AT MA'ALE HACHAMISHA HOTEL
II.
PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JORDAN
III.
PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM
IV.
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM
V.
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM AND THE DEAD SEA
VI.
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM, THE DEAD SEA
AND THE GALILEE
I.
DAILY ACCOMMODATION AT MA'ALE HACHAMISHA HOTEL
Rates:
| Per
person in a double room* |
US$50 |
| Per
person in a single room |
US$87
|
Rates
include:
One night accommodation including Israeli buffet breakfast and service
charge.
II.
PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JORDAN
(Wednesday, September 5, 2001- Sunday, September 9, 2001)
| Wednesday,
September 5, 2001 |
Arrival
transfer from Ben Gurion Airport to the Metropolitan hotel, Tel-Aviv.
Overnight at Metropolitan Hotel, Tel Aviv or similar. |
|
| Thursday,
September 6, 2001 |
| Drive
from Tel Aviv to Allenby Bridge or Hussein Bridge. After crossing
the border, drive to Jerash - city of the Decapolis, located about
45km north of Amman in the fertile heights of Gilead. Visit Roman
city with colonnaded streets, the ancient theater, the baths and
the hill top temple, the triumphal arch etc. Then drive to Amman
for a city tour of Jordanian Capital. Overnight at a four star
hotel in Amman. |
| |
| Friday,
September 7, 2001 |
| After
breakfast drive to Madaba to see the ancient mosaic map of the Holyland
and ruins of historical sites. Continue about 10km, to mount Nebo,
from where Moses viewed the Promised Land, and view of the Jordan
Valley, Jericho and the Dead Sea. Visit the remains of Byzantine
church with a mosaic floor proceed via the crusaders castle - Shobak,
to Wadi Mussa, the modern village of Petra for overnight at a four
star hotel. |
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| Saturday,
September 8, 2001 |
| Leave
the hotel and ride on a horseback to the "Siq" Canyon.
From there by foot to Petra known as Red Rock City, the ancient
capital of Nabateans - El Khazneh, Field of Tombs, Obelisks and
al Madabbah. Drive back to Amman. Overnight in Amman in a four star
hotel. |
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| Sunday,
September 9, 2001 |
| Leave
Amman for Allenby Bridge. Cross back to Israel and drive to Kibbutz
Ma'ale Hachamisha for conference registartion.Rates: |
Rates:
| Per
person in a double room* |
US$540 |
| Per
person in a single room |
US$710
|
Rates include:
 Arrival
transfer (Wednesday, September 5, 2001 only).
4 nights
accommodation including breakfast and service charge.
3 days
touring in an air-conditioned bus with licensed guide.
Rates do not include:
Cost of
visa to Jordan
Israeli
and Jordanian border taxes
Tips and
personal expenses
Visas:
Visas to Jordan are arranged on a group basis. You are requested to
advise us the following information in order to enable us to make the
arrangements:
Full name
as it appears on your passport.
Nationality
and passport number.
Issue and
expiration dates.
Date and
place of birth.
III.
PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM
(Saturday, September 8, 2001 - Sunday, September 9, 2001)
| Saturday,
September 8, 2001 |
| Arrival
transfer and overnight at the Kibbutz Ma'ale Hachamisha Hotel.
|
|
| Sunday,
September 9, 2001 |
| Departure
for a full day tour of the old city of Jerusalem, including the
Armenian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter, Western Wall, Via Dolorosa,
Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Bazaar, Jaffa Gate and proceed to
Bethlehem for visit of the Church of Nativity and Grotto. Return
to Ma'ale Hachamisha Hotel for conference registration. |
Rates:
| Per
person in a double room* |
US$135 |
| Per
person in a single room |
US$205
|
Rates include:
1 night accommodation
including breakfast and service charge.
1 day touring
in an air-conditioned bus with licensed guide.
Rates
do not include:
Tips and
personal expenses
IV. POST-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM
(Friday, September 14, 2001- Saturday, September 15, 2001)
| Friday,
September 14, 2001 |
| Departure
for a full day tour of the old city of Jerusalem, including the
Armenian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter, Wailing Wall, Via Dolorosa,
Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Bazaar, Jaffa Gate and proceed to
Bethlehem for visit of the Church of Nativity and Grotto. Return
to Ma'ale Hachamisha Hotel for overnight. |
|
| Saturday,
September 15, 2001 |
| Departure
on your own. |
Rates:
| Per
person in a double room* |
US$105 |
| Per
person in a single room |
US$145
|
Rates include:
1 night accommodation
including breakfast and service charge.
1 day touring
in an air-conditioned bus with licensed guide.
Rates do not include:
Tips and
personal expenses
V.
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM AND THE DEAD SEA
(Friday, September 14, 2001- Sunday, September 16, 2001)
| Friday,
September 14, 2001 |
| As
per tour IV. |
|
| Saturday,
September 15, 2001 |
| Departure
from Jerusalem for a full day tour of the Judean Desert and the
Dead Sea, the lowest point of earth; the ancient Herodian fortress
of Massada and the delightful Ein Gedi Spa. Highlights include Judean
Desert, Kalia, Massada and a swim at the Dead Sea. Return for overnight
at Ma'ale Hachamisha Kibbutz Hotel. |
| |
| Sunday,
September 16, 2001 |
| Departure
on your own. |
Rates:
| Per
person in a double room* |
US$230 |
| Per
person in a single room |
US$305
|
Rates include:
2 nights
accommodation including breakfast and service charge.
2 days of
touring in an air-conditioned bus with licensed guide.
Rates do not include:
Tips and
personal expenses
VI.
POST-CONFERENCE TOUR TO JERUSALEM, THE DEAD SEA
AND THE GALILEE
(Friday, September 14, 2001- Tuesday, September 18, 2001)
| Friday,
September 14, 2001 - Saturday, September 15, 2001 |
| As
per tour V. |
|
| Sunday,
September 16, 2001 |
| Full
day tour to the north of Israel, via the Jordan Valley, visiting
sites of historical and biblical importance. Beit Shean (Schytopolis),
the Roman sleeping beauty, reveals its deep underground secrets.
Visit holy sites such as Tabgha, Capernaum and take a boat trip
on the Sea of Galilee. Dinner and overnight at Kibbutz Kfar-Blum
Guesthouse or similar. |
| |
| Monday,
September 17, 2001 |
| Tour
to Golan Heights, including visit of Banias, Birkat Ram, view of
Quneitra, visit New City and Museum at Qatzrin, Cana of the Galilee
and church of the Annunciation in Nazareth, the city where Jesus
spent his youth. Bus drive to Tel-Aviv and overnight at the Metropolitan
Hotel or similar. |
| |
| Tuesday,
September 18, 2001 |
| Departure
on your own. |
Rates:
| Per
person in a double room* |
US$495 |
| Per
person in a single room |
US$635
|
Rates include:
4 nights
accommodation including breakfast and service charge.
4 days of
touring in an air-conditioned bus with licensed guide.
1 dinner.
Rates do not include:
Tips and
personal expenses
*IMPORTANT
NOTE:
The number of single rooms is limited. Participants requesting to
share a double room should send their tourist and services forms together.
Ortra will not be able to accept reservations for sharing double rooms
unless the forms are received together. |
REGISTRATION AND
TOURIST SERVICES
Kindly make your requests on the attached "Registration and Tourist
Services Form" and return it with payment to Ortra Ltd.. Payments
can be made by bank draft or bank transfer to Account #142-47233, Bank
Hapoalim, Branch 554, Namir Square, Tel Aviv, by Eurocheque (in the currency
of the issuing country), by Traveler's Cheques or by credit card (Visa/
Mastercard/ Diners/ American Express only)
CANCELLATION POLICY
In case of cancellation, payments will be refunded in full, less $80 cancellation
fee plus bank charges, if notification reaches Ortra by July 15, 2001.
After this date, a $100 cancellation fee plus one night hotel charge and
bank charges will be retained. A US$50 cancellation insurance allows you
to receive a full refund of the Tourist/Accommodation services, with notification
of up to 6 days prior to the Conference commencement.
TRAVEL, TOURS AND
ACCOMMODATION
OFFICIAL CARRIER
El-Al Israeli Airlines I S M
Web site: www.elal.co.il
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