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David Stanfield's

Irreligious Tour of Israel

September 25 - October 15, 2015


Tour Itinerary
Below is the draft itinerary for the tour. Our itinerary includes linking with other groups in Israel, so details are not completely finalised.

We will have our own full-time guide and coach, so as a group we will be able to tinker with the itinerary to maximise the balance of each day and week.

To make the tour as enjoyable as possible we aim to fill only two thirds of each day with focused activity.

Below is the proposed Itinerary (there will be a few extra surprises… but we're keeping them surprises!).

PetraPetra, Jordan

Friday, Sept. 25- Sunday, Sept 27
Depart home country (travel times will vary) to arrive in Amman, Jordan by 10 am on Wednesday 24th of September.

 Sunday, Sept. 27 - Sunday, Oct. 4 

ABRAHAM TO KING DAVID 

  • Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year's)- Sept. 25- 26 
  • Amman
  • Mt Nebo (From where Moses saw the Promised Land)
  • Petra (Biblical Sela – ancient home of the Edomites and Nabataeans)
  • Travel to Israel via Eilat
  • The Desert Tabernacle
  • Bedouin Camp
  • Abraham's Well
  • Tel Beersheba 
  • Aussies and New Zealanders ANZAC thing here.
  • Shabbat meal with local Christians
  • Shabbat service with Beersheba congregation
  • Worship workshop with South Israel congregations
  • Half day of rest
  • Sodom and Gomorrah
  • Dead Sea
  • Jordan Crossing
  • Jericho

Dead SeaDead Sea, Israel

Sunday, Oct. 4 - Tuesday, Oct. 6

KING DAVID to JESUS

  • Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - October 3- 4
  • David’s City
  • Tunnel below the Temple Mount
  • Temple Mount
  • Shiloh
  • Bethel
  • Samaria
  • Israel Museum
  • Model of Jerusalem
  • Special Day of Atonement event
  • Sabbath Meeting with northern Israel congregations
  • Half day of rest

Banners in JerusalemBanners in Jerusalem

Tuesday, Oct 6 - Friday, Oct. 9

MINISTRY OF JESUS 

  • Nazareth Village
  • Lake Galilee
  • Mt of Olives
  • Gethsemane
  • Garden Tomb
  • Golgotha
  • Masada
  • Qumran and Dead Sea Scrolls

Friday, Oct. 9 - Wednesday, Oct. 14

JESUS TO ISRAEL TODAY

  • Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)- Oct. 9-10, 2013
  • Jaffa Rooftop
  • Palmach Museum 
  • Walk the walls of the Old City
  • Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum)
  • Old City Jerusalem
  •  Jerusalem Markets and Shopping
  •  Western Wall
Old CIty Market Marketplace in the Old City, Jerusalem

 

Israel's Future

  • Temple Mount
  • Third Temple Institute

Wednesday, Oct. 14

Return to Amman, Jordan

Thursday, Oct.15 
Depart Amman for home.


Australia Contact

David Stanfield
+61 7 4638 3890
david@worshipbanners.org


Going down into the cistern at Abraham's Well

.Banners Jaffa GateWhy an Irreligious Tour?

Israel is one of the most "religious" regions on earth where three world religions are competing for dominance and a voice. With this tour we will go below the religious chatter and touch the core of "The Land."

We will explore God's original intent before religion tried to wrest control. We will avoid the superficial religious activity to connect with the deep truth revealed in this region. This takes time.

The nation of Israel is a tiny, diverse piece of land which is rich in layers across 6000 years of history. Even if you traveled across her for a decade you would still not see everything, much less understand it all.

Most of us don’t get the chance to go and live in "The Land" for a decade, so we need to absorb what we can in bite-sized pieces.

This tour is longer than most so that we have time to really feel the land. We have kept the cost low so that you can experience 20 days at the same price that many other  tours charge for ten.

I believe that when you visit the Holy Land what you see, hear, do and feel in Israel should:

  • Inform your faith in God – get to know Him in a bigger way
  • Help Scripture come alive - both the Old and the New Testaments
  • Fill you with a deeper honour and love for God
  • Help you hear and understand Him better 
  • Inspire you to really walk in your destiny
  • Stir your senses and change you

What you experience in "The Land" should stay deeply embedded in you when return home.

have been on many tours in Israel which didn’t achieve these things. I have traveled through "The Land" five times and been on more than a dozen tours. I have learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t.

A Unique Tour

This tour is the combined result  of all of these experiences, plus real input from the savvy locals!   Many things are unique on this tour, but the greatest is that you will walk logically through the layers in chronological order so bits fit together and make sense.

If this is your oDavid acting as tour guide to the Western Walllnly trip to Israel – let us give you a logical, full experience that changes you forever.

If this is your first trip to Israel - let us help you build a solid and personal foundation for future trips.

If you have been to Israel before – let us pull it all together for you and take you to another level.

We will:

  • Have authoritative but gentle tour guides who “get” what we are there for, stay with us for the whole tour and are focused on what we want to know.
  • Get a balanced, Godly perspective that sorts tradition from truth and history from histrionics.
  • Have time to digest - not only your food, but also your experiences and feelings!
  • Have lots of "Aha!" moments and time to share these with others.
  • Spend quality time with Jewish believers – and minister to them as they minister to you.
  • Pack in a lot, but not be rushing and tired all the time.
  • Stay in nice accomodations which add to your experience.
  • Travel in a really comfortable, spacious coach.
  • Taste the food of the land.
  • Do a few “touristy” things – but not too many!
  • Enough shopping and bartering time.
  • Wherever possible be based at the same hotel and travel out from there each day.
  • Travel with people from around the world – and form lifelong friendships.

The group will be facilitated like a workshop on wheels, so you can expect to:

  • Have flexibility in the timetable, but discipline to move as a group when wOlive Treese need to.
  • Become part of a group that cares for each other and encourages growth.
  • Be included in group decision making wherever possible and make sure we all get the most from our time.
  • Experience gentle one-on-one sharing with someone you like.
  • Use banners in new and powerful ways to intercede for The Land and God's people.
  • Have some planned “you” time.
  • Pray when we feel like it.
  • Worship when we feel like it.

Investment and Payment Schedule
Numbers are strictly limited.  The tour has a minimum of 20 people and a maximum of 52. Bookings will be honoured in the order of registration.  So register your interest TODAY!

Working Banners at the Wallwith a local Christian tour company, we have managed to secure excellent value in 4 and 5 star accommodations and including breakfast and dinner each day! 

If you bring ten people with you, an 11th person can come for free. Children between the ages of four and 15 can come at 25% off the regular price.

Once you register, our travel agent will work to find the best priced airfares to and from your home port.  The sooner you register, the cheaper the fare available.

ISRAEL TOUR COSTS
Land Travel, Accommodation, Breakfast and Dinner - $3,800 AUD* [Approximately $3,800 USD or 2,400 Euro].
 

This is based on sharing a room with one other person. If you prefer a room to yourself it will be an extra $1,450 AUD 

*NB Prices are based on quotes in USD - The price is therefore subject to change with changes in the exchange rate.

INCLUDED IN TOUR PACKAGE
Accommodation in 4 and 5 star hotels, 18 full days touring in an air conditioned luxury bus, dedicated guide, meet and assist, entry to places on itinerary, breakfast and dinner daily and airport transfers.

NOT INCLUDED IN TOUR PACKAGE
Air fares, travel insurance (required), airport taxes
visa for Jordan, border tax, porterage, tips to guides, driver and hotel or restaurant staff, excess baggage, meals not specified in itinerary, all items of a personal  nature such as laundry, , telephone or fax expenses, beverages (except at breakfast and at hotel dinners), tithes, offerings, film, menorahs and shofars, etc.

Payment Schedule

Registration $200 (counts towatd the total and is non-refundable)

Initial Deposit            April 1            $1500 (Transferable but non-refundable)
Final payment           June 1    
        Balance

How to pay 

So we can match your payment to your booking, for each option below, please enter "Your Name - Israel 2015" in the comment / reference section, eg  John Citizen - Israel 2015.

1. Bank Tranfer


Bank of Queensland account details: (AUD) 

BSB No: 124 052 
Account Name: Helloworld Toowoomba Town Hall Group Travel
Account Number: 222 91217 
Physical Address of Receiver: 501 Ruthven St, Toowoomba 4350
Physical Address of Bank: 450 Ruthven St, Toowoomba 4350

2. Credit  Card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express)

Please call Hellyn or Nahdia on 07 4632 158807 4632 1588  (International +61 7 4632 1588+61 7 4632 1588 ) during business hours. (Surcharges apply for Visa 2%, Mastercard 2% and American Express 3%. Diners Club is not accepted)

3. Cheque

Include Please make cheques payable to Helloworld Toowoomba Town Hall

And post to: Helloworld Toowoomba Town Hall PO Box 3335 Toowoomba 4350 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation more than 50 days prior to departure 50% refund

Cancellations less than 50 but more than 20 days prior to departure 20% refund

Cancellationless than 20 days from departure no refund.

Bookings and flights
Hellyn Goodman of "Helloworld Toowoomba Town Hall" will take care of all the bookings and flights from your airport of choice.  Every person participating in the tour must book flights through Helen.

This will ensure the management of the whole group goes smoothly, group discounts are accessed wherever possible and we have someone to help you if things go awry!  

Hellyn Goodman - Manager

501 Ruthven St, Toowoomba Q 4350 Phone (07) 4632 1588 Email Hellyn.twbtownhall@helloworld.com.au

Register as soon as possible to assist in the arrangements of cost effective flights.  Hellyn will contact you as soon as your "Initial Deposit " payment is received.