The Holy Land Experience: Closer Thank You Think

For pastors and church groups. The Holy Land, is where the Bible – and fellowship – truly come alive. In these respects, its appeals is long-held and widely known.

What you might not realize is that, the Holy Land has never been a more popular destination than it is right now. Or, how simple it can be to plan a trip there. Or, how much can be seen and experienced in relatively little time.

For or people of faith, the allure of a trip to the Holy Land is timeless. To walk where Jesus walked and to experience the Land of the Bible, is a monumental experience.

It is also an unparalleled fellowship opportunity, a journey that can begin well in advance of the trip with lessons focused on the biblical importance of going to the Holy Land. Thus, making the bible come to life.

These once-in-a-lifetime aspects are resonating in a big way with church based travelers: Data shows that 2014 was the best year to date for North American travel to the Holy Land, especially among Catholics and Evangelicals.

HERE IS WHY

1. For pastors, a trip to the Holy Land isn't just an once-in-a-lifetime experience there is a value in going again and again.

Travelers to the Holy land is often fall in love with the country. Many times, this affinity begins when a pastor travel to the Holy Land alone, or with family.

The admiration is contagious, it seems, as the same pastors frequently return every year or two with different groups of church members. Often, the size of the group traveling increases with every trip to the Holy Land a pastors orchestrates.

2. The planning process is much simpler than you might think.

Booking through a tour operator that is very familiar with the Holy Land, versus using a travel site such as Expedia or Orbitz, is highly recommended. To this end, and this why using Tannous Tours Ltd., will help and it is available 24/7 all year long.

At Tannous Tours we do everything for the pastor and the church groups, so they have a clear schedule. Typically, the trip is organized into a daily itinerary, tailored by the pastor according to his church's need. When planning is approached this way, the entire process is surprisingly simple.

3. The experience probably won't be what you expect. In many ways, it will be more.

Any times, the Holy Land experience is more emotional than anticipated even for people of faith. This reaction is particularly palpable as travelers share their experience with loved ones and church members back home via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, through photos, videos and more, their spiritual interactions with biblical sites come alive, in real time, keeping everyone engaged in this highly unique experience.

Additionally, the atmosphere is the Holy land might surprise many pastors and church groups. While seeing and experiencing holy places depicted in the Bible, the journey is framed in the context of a very advanced and modern country. In fact, the Holy land is home to more cellphones and laptops per capita than any other country in the world.

4. You can experience a lot in a reasonable amount of time.

To get the full Holy Land experience, many groups opt for seven-to-10 day trip. Not only does this timeframe work well for many travelers' work schedules, the Holy Land is a small country. This means travelers can traverse go from north to south – from snow to desert – in several hours.

An experience- rich Seven-day itinerary sampler, beginning in Jaffa; continuing to Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, the Dead Sea many point beyond; and concluding with a view of ancient Jerusalem as seen from the top of Mount of Olives, time spent at the Garden of Gethsemane, and a trip to the Garden Tomb.

Another Seven-day itinerary lets cycling enthusiasts explore well-known sites of the Galilee, from Mount Carmel to the Sea of Galilee; from First Kings to the Gospel of John; from Elijah and Deborah to Jesus of Nazareth.

Yet, while pastors and church groups can experience quite a bit in this amount of time, return trips to the Holy Land afford the opportunity for the same travelers to see more and different sites.