Pilgrimage to Israel

"Our" oldest son is taking a group this month...
One trip will include: Jordan and Egypt....I would
LOVE to go!!!!

But if one only wants to do the Israel tour, that
takes place: March 3-14...according to their website.
If traveling with this church group, it will cost 4 thousand
dollars (Canadian).

You will need extra money for souvenirs, add-ons, entrance
fees etc... which can vary from place to place and person to person.

It's expensive for us... even more so since the CAD dollar(loonie) is weak...I believe it's around .72 cents
at this time.

Trip costs will depending upon what time of the year you
go, where you live, the length of the tour, do you want
nice accommodations and the inclusion of all meals? add-on
tours, recreation etc? If so, set aside 5 to 8 thousand
for your upscale tour...depending upon what part of the
world you're traveling from.

Many people I know have shelled out between 2-4 thousand
dollars for either a 10-12 day Israel tour that included an
add-on trip to Jordan/or Egypt...they stayed in good hotels, included two meals, a tour guide, entrance fees etc were included.
One can pick budget-minded tours, many of them start
around a thousand dollars and tend to be much shorter
tours...it also depends what part of the world you are flying
from..

I haven't personally been to Israel but I know many who have
been there with a group and or hosted trips to Israel(as "our" son has done for several years now.)
"Our" son will be going there this month...
http://ctkgibsons.com/home

Here's a glimpse at what a tour at
Passover would cost...
http://noahtours.com/en/israel_hotel_packages/Israel_Passover_Vacation_Packages/5

Which is probably why many of us don't go at such festive
times.

I had a friend who booked her flight/hotel/tours etc.
at a travel agency...she traveled solo...there's plenty
of people going to Israel (tourist.)

She had a great time!

Religious politics?
When was this?

You could look into this:
http://www.israel-travel-secrets.com/israel-bed-and-breakfast.html

Correcting the previous cost of the
Israel trip--

Just got a text from "our son", the cost
for the trip is $5,400.00 (Canadian) this
year... guess I won't be going.

My parents actually left yesterday to go on a tour for 10 days with a group from my congregation. It cost them just under $4,000 each. I wanted to go too, but it didn't work out for me to go.

They have B&B's and there's places
available on couchsurfing.

Goodbook said:

Oh just things like zionism and the elections and the palestinian conflict and things like that.
I heard that it can get contentious and there is persecution, esp of arab christians. But it may be blown out of proportion, I dont really know, I dont keep track of world news all the time.

icej seems affiliated with zionists, and not sure i agree with everything they claim. I thought israel was peaceful country, it looks that way in the postcards..of course.

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*Nobody I know who's been to Israel haven't reported any problems political or otherwise.
Our son(minister) has been taking a group over
there for several years now, he loves it!

Tour groups size varies... small, medium, large.
Many tours have arranged special deals if they
can get a certain amount of people to go.
Check around to find what suits you.

I toured Israel in 2004 during the time of Arafat's funeral, and tensions were high, but we were well guarded and guided. Israel goes to great lengths to protect the tourist trade, and will advise Guides if any problems seem near. Police and the military are always present.

I recommend a tour be by a Messianic Christian. Our guide was of the tribe of Naphtali, and was faithful as a witness for Jesus Christ. We covered all the land and all biblical places including Masada. I would like to go again, but the costs are much higher now. We went with Pilgrim's Tour, and you might talk to them about costs and accommodations. We were very well taken care of.