Global Africa Travel

17/03/2021

06/03/2019

This exciting new website will present useful and interesting information about global sports events in Tokyo and around Japan, as well as tourist attractions likely to appeal to sports fans.

14/01/2019

21/01/2017

Greetings all travelers
The next trip to Japan has been confirmed for the following dates:
01/03/2017 - 14/03/2017
For more information on prices and documentation contact us +27822114470 or email [email protected]

20/07/2016

Universal Studios Japan (USJ) was the first theme park under the Universal Studios brand to be built in Asia. Opened in March 2001 in the Osaka Bay Area, the theme park occupies an area of 39 hectares and is the most visited amusement park in Japan after Tokyo Disney Resort.

Universal Studios Japan currently has eight sections: Hollywood, New York, San Francisco, Jurassic Park, Waterworld, Amity Village, Universal Wonderland and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Visitors are able to enjoy many amusement rides, ranging from child-friendly carousels to thrilling roller coasters and simulators based on popular movies such as Spiderman, Back to the Future, Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park.

In addition to rides, the theme park offers many opportunities to take pictures with popular characters' mascots such as Snoopy, Hello Kitty and the puppets of Sesame Street. There are also various shows put on every day, including a night parade featuring illuminated floats that are paraded through the streets.

Just outside the park's gates is Universal Citywalk Osaka, a shopping mall with multiple official Universal hotels and many restaurants and shops, including stores selling Universal Studios merchandise and Osaka souvenirs. Furthermore, the Osaka Takoyaki Museum, which is essentially a collection of several popular vendors of the local dish gathered under one roof, is located on the mall's fourth floor.

Get There and Around

By train

The entrance gate of the Universal Studios Japan is located a five minute walk from Universal City Station on the JR Yumesaki Line (also referred to as JR Sakurajima Line). From Osaka Station, there are several direct trains per hour (15 minutes, 180 yen) and many more connections that require an easy transfer at Nishikujo Station. From Kansai Airport, take a JR airport rapid to Nishikujo Station and transfer to the JR Yumesaki Line to Universal City Station (75 minutes, 1190 yen).

By bus

Universal Studios Japan is connected by bus to Kansai Airport (35-75 minutes, 1550 yen, about 1 bus/hour) and Itami Airport (45 minutes, 930 yen, about 1 bus/hour). Some overnight buses from other cities across Japan also stop at the Universal Studios Japan.

By ferry

A ferry service named "Captain Line" connects the Universal Studios Japan with the Osaka Aquarium (10 minutes, 700 yen one way, 1300 yen roundtrip, 1-2 ferries per hour). A combination ticket for the aquarium and the ferry ride can be purchased for 2700 yen (one way) or 3300 yen (roundtrip).

Hours and Fees

Hours: Varying hours, typically 9:00 to 19:00. Please refer to the park's official website.
Closed: No closing days
Admission: 7,400 yen (12-64 years old)
4,980 yen (4-11 years old)
6,650 yen (65 years or older)
Passes include unlimited rides and can be bought at the gate or at JR ticket counters, Lawson convenience stores, selected travel agencies and partner hotels.
Express Passes, that allow holders to skip lines for selected rides, are available for four rides (3,290 yen) or seven rides (5,040 yen) on the day of the visit at the entrance gate and inside the park. Express Passes may sell out on busy days.

14/01/2016

Join us on this fully escorted and special tour of the Holy Land as we explore the cradle of Christianity and walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and His Disciples. Together we will fulfill the Mission of Pilgrimage! Join us in evening songs, worship and fellowship as we form new friendships, which will last long after we return home. Christian fellowship is the main ingredient that makes this tour an experience of a lifetime ! This tour is truly the ultimate Holy Land experience.
Tour Features Includes:
⦁ Return group economy direct flights on Elal Ex- Johannesburg.
⦁ 3 nights in Galilee – Restal hotel or similar
⦁ 4 nights in Jerusalem – Rimonim hotel or similar
⦁ Breakfast and dinner daily.
⦁ Boat ride on Sea of Galilee.
⦁ Touring with expert English speaking guide.
⦁ Air-conditioned bus & Entrance fees to all sites.
⦁ Chartis Group Travel Insurance for person under 70 years old.
NOTE
Tour price is based on minimum 35 paying participants. Should the group be smaller, rates adjustment may be required.
Tour rates based on rate of exchange $/R16.00 subject to fluctuations.
Tour price is subject to availability of the mentioned hotels at time of booking, airfare increases until deposits are paid and exchange rate at time of Final Payment.
Fuel Surcharge and Airport Taxes are subject to weekly fluctuations until air tickets are issued.
Deposits are fully refundable until there is a minimum 15 paying participants in a group and before deposit made to the airline. Thereafter deposits become non-refundable.
FLIGHT TO TEL AVIV
DEPARTURE TO ISRAEL
Depart from Johannesburg to Israel.
DAILY ITINERARY
DAY 1:
GALILEE
REFRESHMENT / CAESERIA / MT. CARMEL
Armageddon & Izrael Valley
Arrive in Tel Aviv. We stop for refreshment (coffee & pastry) and continue to Caesarea, once a proud Roman port city dating back to the time of Pontius Pilate. View the monumental Roman amphitheater built in the days of Christ. Continue to the Mukhraka on Mt. Carmel, overlooking the Izrael Valley and the Kishon. The Canaanite inhabitants worshipped Baal and his consort Ishtar who were adopted by the Israelites. Here Elijah the prophet challenged the priests of Baal to prove whose god was more powerful and when he won, the Israelites abandoned the Canaanite deities and the false prophets were slaughtered (1 Kings 18). Mukhraka, the traditional site of the contest, is today marked by a Carmelite monastery, built in 1886.
Dinner & Overnight - Galilee (B,D)
DAY 2:
GALILEE
CANA / NAZARETH / MT. PRECIPIECE / MEGIDO / BET SHEAN
Nazareth Mt. Precipice & Mt. Tabor Carmel – Elijah
Visit Cana, site of the first miracle where Jesus turned water to wine. Continue to Nazareth where Jesus spent his childhood. Visit the Church of Annunciation and Joseph’s workplace. Go up Mount Precipice just outside Nazareth, where tradition hold that an angry mob attempted to throw Jesus off the cliff (Luke 4:16-30). From this view point view Mount Tabor and Gliad Mountains. Next visit Megiddo (Armageddon), overlooking the fertile Izrael Valley. The bible tells about Joshua defeating the Canaanite king of Megiddo, a city which king Solomon built and the site where kings Ahaziah and Joshia killed here. For Christians, Armageddon is where forces of God will defeat the forces of Evil in the Final Battle at the End Day. Visit Bet Shean where the bodies of Saul and his sons where displayed against the city walls. Walk through the excavations revealing a remarkable Roman city and the Roman Cardo main street connected the upper city with the forum, marketplace, Roman bathhouse, and theatre.
Dinner & overnight – Galilee (B,D)
DAY 3:
GALILEE
CASEREA PHILLIPI / KIBBUTZ / BOAT RIDE / TABGHA / PETER’S PRIMACY / CAPERNAUM /
MT. BEATITUDES / YARDENIT - JORDAN RIVER BAPTISMAL
Capernaum Peter’s Primacy Sea of Galilee – Boat Ride
Drive through the Hula Valley to the sacred site of Caesarea Philippi at the base of Mt. Hermon and the sources of the Jordan River. Here Simon acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, to which Jesus replied: “You are Peter ? and on this rock (Petra) I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. Visit Kibbutz for a tour to learn about this unique way of life and the settlements in modern Israel. Continue to Gennosar. OPTIONAL visit to view see an ancient boat from the times of Jesus found under the water. Enjoy a Boat Ride across the Sea of Galilee and hear how Jesus calmed the stormy sea and walked upon these waters. Visit Peter’s Primacy. Here Jesus met again with the disciples for the "last breakfast" and restored Peter to himself after the disciple's three denials by asking him three times if Peter loved Jesus. Short distance walk to Tabgha. The site is Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the multitude. View the mosaic, representing fishes and a basket of loaves (Mk. 6:34, Luke 9:10). Continue to Capernaum. The Gospel tells about Jesus leaving Nazareth to settle in Capernaum, which became “his own town” and centre of his activities. From its community of fishermen he chose many of his disciples (Peter, Andrew, James, John and Matthew). Continue to Mt. Beatitudes. Near here Jesus gave the Beatitudes, he taught on many occasions and also performed many of the miracles. Continue to Yardenit Baptismal site in Jordan River for optional Baptism.
Dinner & overnight - Galilee (B,D)
DAY 4:
DEAD SEA
JERICHO* / QUMRAN / MASSADA / DEAD SEA
Massada Dead Sea
Travel along the Jordan River to Jericho to view the Sycamore tree and Mount of Temptation. Visit Qumran caves where the Dead Sea scrolls where found. Ascend Masada by cable car. Our guide will take us on a fascinating tour of this mountain where 960 Jewish defenders organized the last resistance to the Roman conquerors. Enjoy a float in the salty waters of the Dead Sea. Ascend Judeah mountains and enter Jerusalem, the “Eternal City” of GOD.
Dinner & Overnight – Jerusalem (B,D)
DAY 5:
JERUSALEM
WESTERN WALL / POOLS OF BETHESDA / LITOSTROTOS / VIA DOLOROSA / MOUNT ZION / ROOM OF LAST SUPPER / ST. PETER GALLICANTU / TOMB OF DAVID / GARDEN TOMB
Gathsemane Garden Tomb Table Mount & Dome of the Rock
Today we tour the Old City. Visit the Western Wall. Continue to Pools of Bethesda, located north of the temple mount. The pools were probably designed at times Herod the Great for the Jewish inhabitants to purify themselves and here Jesus performed the miracle of healing an infirm man. We next visit Lithostrotos. Take a short walk along Via Dolorosa and get out of Damascus Gate. Go up Mount Zion where to visit the Room of Last Supper where Jesus shared Last Supper with the disciples. Next visit is to St Peter Gallicantu where the house of Caiaphas was where Peter denied Jesus. Then visit the Tomb of David. The last visit today is at Garden Tomb where we will hold a Communion Service.
Dinner & Overnight - Jerusalem (B,D)
DAY 6:
JERUSALEM
BETHLEHEM* / MT. OF OLIVES / DOMINUS FLEVIT / GETHSAMENE/ EIN KAREM / YAD VASHEM
Visit Bethlehem* to visit Church of Nativity.
Drive up Mt. Of Olives. Here overlooking the Temple, Jesus taught his disciples, prophesized the destruction of Jerusalem. From here the entire city of Jerusalem unfolds before us. Walk to Dominus Flevit and continue along Palm Sunday to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was taken captive.
Visit Yad Vashem memorial museum for the 6 million Jews that died during the Holocaust in 2nd World War.
Dinner & Overnight - Jerusalem (B,D)
DAY 7:
JERUSALEM

11/01/2016

Walk Where Jesus Walked
Israel - The Holy Land

7 Nights / 9 Days

Invitation

Join us on this fully escorted and special tour of the Holy Land as we explore the cradle of Christianity and walk in the Footsteps of Jesus and His Disciples. Together we will fulfill the Mission of Pilgrimage! Join us in evening songs, worship and fellowship as we form new friendships, which will last long after we return home. Christian fellowship is the main ingredient that makes this tour an experience of a lifetime ! This tour is truly the ultimate Holy Land experience.

Tour Features Includes:

⦁ Return group economy direct flights on Elal Ex- Johannesburg.
⦁ 3 nights in Galilee – Restal hotel or similar
⦁ 4 nights in Jerusalem – Rimonim hotel or similar
⦁ Breakfast and dinner daily.
⦁ Boat ride on Sea of Galilee.
⦁ Touring with expert English speaking guide.
⦁ Air-conditioned bus & Entrance fees to all sites.
⦁ Chartis Group Travel Insurance for person under 70 years old.

NOTE

Tour price is based on minimum 35 paying participants. Should the group be smaller, rates adjustment may be required.

Tour rates based on rate of exchange $/R16.00 subject to fluctuations.
Tour price is subject to availability of the mentioned hotels at time of booking, airfare increases until deposits are paid and exchange rate at time of Final Payment.
Fuel Surcharge and Airport Taxes are subject to weekly fluctuations until air tickets are issued.
Deposits are fully refundable until there is a minimum 15 paying participants in a group and before deposit made to the airline. Thereafter deposits become non-refundable.


FLIGHT TO TEL AVIV

DEPARTURE TO ISRAEL

Depart from Johannesburg to Israel.

DAILY ITINERARY

DAY 1:

GALILEE

REFRESHMENT / CAESERIA / MT. CARMEL

Armageddon & Izrael Valley

Arrive in Tel Aviv. We stop for refreshment (coffee & pastry) and continue to Caesarea, once a proud Roman port city dating back to the time of Pontius Pilate. View the monumental Roman amphitheater built in the days of Christ. Continue to the Mukhraka on Mt. Carmel, overlooking the Izrael Valley and the Kishon. The Canaanite inhabitants worshipped Baal and his consort Ishtar who were adopted by the Israelites. Here Elijah the prophet challenged the priests of Baal to prove whose god was more powerful and when he won, the Israelites abandoned the Canaanite deities and the false prophets were slaughtered (1 Kings 18). Mukhraka, the traditional site of the contest, is today marked by a Carmelite monastery, built in 1886.
Dinner & Overnight - Galilee (B,D)


DAY 2:

GALILEE

CANA / NAZARETH / MT. PRECIPIECE / MEGIDO / BET SHEAN


Nazareth Mt. Precipice & Mt. Tabor Carmel – Elijah

Visit Cana, site of the first miracle where Jesus turned water to wine. Continue to Nazareth where Jesus spent his childhood. Visit the Church of Annunciation and Joseph’s workplace. Go up Mount Precipice just outside Nazareth, where tradition hold that an angry mob attempted to throw Jesus off the cliff (Luke 4:16-30). From this view point view Mount Tabor and Gliad Mountains. Next visit Megiddo (Armageddon), overlooking the fertile Izrael Valley. The bible tells about Joshua defeating the Canaanite king of Megiddo, a city which king Solomon built and the site where kings Ahaziah and Joshia killed here. For Christians, Armageddon is where forces of God will defeat the forces of Evil in the Final Battle at the End Day. Visit Bet Shean where the bodies of Saul and his sons where displayed against the city walls. Walk through the excavations revealing a remarkable Roman city and the Roman Cardo main street connected the upper city with the forum, marketplace, Roman bathhouse, and theatre.
Dinner & overnight – Galilee (B,D)

DAY 3:

GALILEE

CASEREA PHILLIPI / KIBBUTZ / BOAT RIDE / TABGHA / PETER’S PRIMACY / CAPERNAUM /
MT. BEATITUDES / YARDENIT - JORDAN RIVER BAPTISMAL

Capernaum Peter’s Primacy Sea of Galilee – Boat Ride

Drive through the Hula Valley to the sacred site of Caesarea Philippi at the base of Mt. Hermon and the sources of the Jordan River. Here Simon acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, to which Jesus replied: “You are Peter ? and on this rock (Petra) I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. Visit Kibbutz for a tour to learn about this unique way of life and the settlements in modern Israel. Continue to Gennosar. OPTIONAL visit to view see an ancient boat from the times of Jesus found under the water. Enjoy a Boat Ride across the Sea of Galilee and hear how Jesus calmed the stormy sea and walked upon these waters. Visit Peter’s Primacy. Here Jesus met again with the disciples for the "last breakfast" and restored Peter to himself after the disciple's three denials by asking him three times if Peter loved Jesus. Short distance walk to Tabgha. The site is Jesus’ miraculous feeding of the multitude. View the mosaic, representing fishes and a basket of loaves (Mk. 6:34, Luke 9:10). Continue to Capernaum. The Gospel tells about Jesus leaving Nazareth to settle in Capernaum, which became “his own town” and centre of his activities. From its community of fishermen he chose many of his disciples (Peter, Andrew, James, John and Matthew). Continue to Mt. Beatitudes. Near here Jesus gave the Beatitudes, he taught on many occasions and also performed many of the miracles. Continue to Yardenit Baptismal site in Jordan River for optional Baptism.
Dinner & overnight - Galilee (B,D)

DAY 4:

DEAD SEA

JERICHO* / QUMRAN / MASSADA / DEAD SEA


Massada Dead Sea

Travel along the Jordan River to Jericho to view the Sycamore tree and Mount of Temptation. Visit Qumran caves where the Dead Sea scrolls where found. Ascend Masada by cable car. Our guide will take us on a fascinating tour of this mountain where 960 Jewish defenders organized the last resistance to the Roman conquerors. Enjoy a float in the salty waters of the Dead Sea. Ascend Judeah mountains and enter Jerusalem, the “Eternal City” of GOD.
Dinner & Overnight – Jerusalem (B,D)

DAY 5:

JERUSALEM

WESTERN WALL / POOLS OF BETHESDA / LITOSTROTOS / VIA DOLOROSA / MOUNT ZION / ROOM OF LAST SUPPER / ST. PETER GALLICANTU / TOMB OF DAVID / GARDEN TOMB

Gathsemane Garden Tomb Table Mount & Dome of the Rock


Today we tour the Old City. Visit the Western Wall. Continue to Pools of Bethesda, located north of the temple mount. The pools were probably designed at times Herod the Great for the Jewish inhabitants to purify themselves and here Jesus performed the miracle of healing an infirm man. We next visit Lithostrotos. Take a short walk along Via Dolorosa and get out of Damascus Gate. Go up Mount Zion where to visit the Room of Last Supper where Jesus shared Last Supper with the disciples. Next visit is to St Peter Gallicantu where the house of Caiaphas was where Peter denied Jesus. Then visit the Tomb of David. The last visit today is at Garden Tomb where we will hold a Communion Service.
Dinner & Overnight - Jerusalem (B,D)

DAY 6:


JERUSALEM

BETHLEHEM* / MT. OF OLIVES / DOMINUS FLEVIT / GETHSAMENE/ EIN KAREM / YAD VASHEM

Visit Bethlehem* to visit Church of Nativity.
Drive up Mt. Of Olives. Here overlooking the Temple, Jesus taught his disciples, prophesized the destruction of Jerusalem. From here the entire city of Jerusalem unfolds before us. Walk to Dominus Flevit and continue along Palm Sunday to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was taken captive.
Visit Yad Vashem memorial museum for the 6 million Jews that died during the Holocaust in 2nd World War.
Dinner & Overnight - Jerusalem (B,D)

DAY 7:


JERUSALEM


FREE DAY

2-way bus to the Old City for shopping …
Dinner & Overnight - Jerusalem (B,D)

DAY 8:

FLIGHT HOME

10/01/2016

More detail to follow soon