I. Information Required Application / Registration Because of the nature of this study-tour, it is important that Biblical Byways receive a considerable amount of information regarding your personal identification, your health, and your travel plans. All of the required forms appear near the end of this Biblical Byways Handbook. II. Application/Registration form should be filled out completely and accompanied by the Deposit and the signed Waiver. If you do not have your passport yet, or if you have not booked your flight yet, then you may send in your registration form without that information. But please send ALL of the information required as soon as you can. III. See the Due date for the following forms: Application & deposit Signed Legal Waiver (with the application) Balance of Payment (due by March 1, 2017) Doctor s Release (due by April 1, 2016) Flight Information (as soon as you book your flights) IV. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. You may apply to Biblical Byways either by email or regular post. If by email, please answer all questions by computer if possible. 3. Insert an electronic photo of yourself. (If necessary, fill out the form by hand, attach a photo, then SCAN the entire document and email it to the coordinator.) 5. You may send a doc file or a PDF file, but DO NOT send a jpg, tif or other picture file. 6. Attach the document(s) to an email message and send to BiblicalByways@gmail.com. 7. There should be three pages to each application, plus Doctor s Release and Flight Information. 8. Note that medical and accident insurance is required for all participants. If you do not carry such insurance or cannot find it, ask the coordinator for suggestions. 9. Note that other forms may be required of you, such as a Dr s Release. You may contact the coordinator by email with questions that are not answered in this Handbook: 10. If you are sending your application by regular post, send it to Biblical Byways, LLC 1334 Westridge Dr. Duncanville, TX 75116 USA
Application / Registration Form Name (as listed New Testment Study-Tour, June 6-17, 2018 Complete and submit with Deposit Fee to BiblicalByways@gmail.com by March 1, 2018 Please scan or attach a recent photo of yourself Name on Passport) Date of Birth Age Gender M / F Nickname Current Address Last Name Given Name Middle Circle One or name you prefer to be called How long have you lived there? Phone: Home Day / Month / Year Mobile Email Address: Nationality Marital Status: S / M / W / D Wedding Anniversary Date Circle One Day / Month/ Year Passport Number: Issuing Country Expiry Date: ACCIDENT INSURANCE (must be valid in Israel) Medical Insurance Co: Membership ID number Phone: (Insurance is required, but if you cannot get it in your country, please contact the coordinator of the tour.) From Overseas EMERGENCY CONTACT: Name: Relationship to you: Email: Address: Phone: GENERAL QUESTIONS: Registration Form, p. 2 Do you have any extensive food allergies or physical disabilities that we should know about? Yes (specify) If you have medical training, would you be willing to help or advise when needed? Yes No No
Biblical Byways Israel Study-Tour Participant Waiver Traveler s Name: Affiliation WBT / SIL / TSCO / Other Circle one Specify Dates of Trip and Destination(s): June 6-17, 2018. All sites in Turkey and Greece In connection with my trip to the above-referenced destinations: 1. I have carefully identified, reviewed and considered the risks of travel to my destinations, and I have registered with the Embassy of my home country. 2. I have been provided a description of the proposed program by the agency that is leading the tour, and, if required, I have received approval from my own employer to attend this tour. 3. I have verified that my health insurance is appropriate for my travels. I accept the fact that if I die in Israel without repatriation insurance, my body will be buried there within 24 hours (for about $6000) and not returned to my home country. 4. I hereby release and covenant not to sue Sar-El, Biblical Byways, LLC, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Summer Institute of Linguistics, and their officers from all liability and claims arising out of loss, damage or injury, including death, that I may sustain while traveling to and participating in the Biblical Byways Study-tour. I assume full responsibility for any risks of such loss or personal injury. It is my express intent that this Waiver shall bind the members of my family and spouse if I am alive, and my heirs and personal representative if I am deceased. 5. I know conditions at my destinations may change rapidly. It is my responsibility to stay informed of current events on a frequent basis, either by being informed by our tour guide or by obtaining updated security and health information. TRAVELER S SIGNATURE DATE Transportation: Each participant will be traveling to and from Israel by commercial aircraft, individually contracted. Within the country tour buses (contracted by SarEl) and taxis will be used. Proposed Itinerary is appended: Tour members will stay at the hotels and guest houses as mentioned. The organizers of the tour will make every attempt to identify and avoid unsafe areas. When they do, the itinerary will be changed without prior notice.
Registration Form, p. 3 Payment Summary TOUR COST: $ 3320.00 USD per person, in double or triple occupancy plus airfare to and from Jerusalem 1 PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Nonrefundable Deposit, due at Registration 2 $ 200 Second Payment due Feb 1, 2018 $ 2000 Balance due March 1, 2018 3 $ 1120 TOTAL $ 3320 Late fee $ 100 I understand that BB will assign me to room with another person I request a single room and I will forward the additional fee 4 I would like to room with Please assign a suitable roommate for me. 1 Airfare or travel to and from Jerusalem is not covered by this amount. 2 Due date for Registration: Nov 15, 2017 3 A late fee is required after March 1, 2018 for final payment, but late payments can only be accepted until April 1, 2018 All payments must be lodged with Biblical Byways by the dates specified; cancellation fees apply. 4 If you require a single room, there is an additional $650 charge Insurance is required. for PAYMENTS and to CONTACT US: Send completed registration and correspondence to: Send payments to: BiblicalByways@gmail.com Biblical Byways, llc 1334 Westridge Dr Duncanville, TX 75116 Within the USA: Make checks payable to Biblical Byways, LLC For persons in countries other than the USA, please request the accompanying document Payment Options
Doctor s Release Registration Form, p. 4 If you are over 65 years old, you must have a physical exam and your doctor must sign this form. You may send a scanned copy with the doctor s signature by email to Biblical Byways via BiblicalByways@gmail.com or a signed hard copy by April 1, 2018. Physician s Recommendation: My client, appears to be in satisfactory physical condition to travel to Israel in June, 2018. He / She is years old on this date. I understand that the tour will include multiple days of walking quickly on uneven terrain and climbing many stairs at 2500 ft elevation. The walking is usually done in 15-minute increments, but may total up to 5 miles a day. This patient, including his/her heart, lungs, back, knees, and hips, seems healthy enough to participate in such activity for the two-week tour without too much difficulty, (signed) (date)
FLIGHT SCHEDULE Registration Form, p. 5 As soon as you have your flight bookings, please email this completed form to BiblicalByways@gmail.com Flights to Antalya, Turkey: NAME: Date: from (city) to (city) Airline, flight number Date: from (city) to (city) Airline, flight number Date: from (city) to (city) _TLV Airline, flight number **NOTE ESPECIALLY: Date and Time of arrival in Antalya: Flights from Athens, Greece: **NOTE ESPECIALLY: Date & Time of departure from Athens Date: from (city) TLV to (city) Airline, flight number Date: from (city) to (city) Airline, flight number Date: from (city) to (city) Airline, flight number Are you traveling with a group? If so, what group? Are you staying in a hotel in Israel either before or after the tour? If so, what hotels?
Biblical Byways New Testament Study-Tour June 6-17, 2018 Join us on the trail of the apostles through ancient Turkey and Greece. Experience the great distances that the Apostle Paul walked, and become acquainted with the people to whom he ministered. We ll tread on holy ground of the arenas where people actually gave their lives for the Gospel, and together we ll breathe the atmosphere filled with memories of the Roman Empire as it tried to annihilate Christianity. We ll assimilate some of the excitement and struggles of the Early Church In our times of devotion and worship together, your Christianity will be challenged and revitalized by the faith of our fathers. The New Testament will come alive for you guaranteed! Itinerary: Day #1 Arrive Antalya; Begin the tour at 7:00 dinner in the hotel with worship and orientation Overnight Antalya on the south coast of Turkey Day #2 Attalia, Museum, Perga, Aspendos, Iconium Overnight in Konya Day #3 Psidian Antioch, Colossae, Laodicea, Hierapolis, Pamukkale ice castles Overnight in Pamukkale Day #4 Aphrodisias, Miletus, Didyma, Kusadasi Overnight in Kusadisi Day #5 Ephesus, Cave of Paul & Thecla, Archaeology Museum Overnight in Kusadisi Day #6 Smyrna, Philadelphia, Sardis Overnight in Sardis Day #7 Thyatira, Pergamum, Troy, Canakkale Overnight in Canakkale Day #8 Dardanelle crossing, Greek border; Neopolis; Philippi Overnight in Kavala Day #9 Kavala, Thessaloniki, Vlatadon Monastery, Berea Overnight in Berea Day #10 Thermopylae battle of Xerxes, Mt Olympus, Athens Overnight in Athens Day #11 Corinth, Corinthian Canal, Cenchrea Overnight in Athens Day #12 Depart from Athens Tour Rate: $3320 per person in a Double or Triple Room. $650 Single Room supplement fee. This rate includes: Touring by bus, with guide 4-star Hotels Breakfast & Dinner each day Tips for guides and drivers This rate does not include: Visa for Turkey Flights to Antalya and from Athens Taxi to & from the airport Lunches on the road