Sample Itinerary for Study Tour (Not for Credit) 

(Multi-Denominational Student Group) 

 

Day 1, Wednesday 

Arrival 

Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport  

Overview of Jerusalem from Haas Promenade 

Orientation – Including handouts of Ancient and Modern Timelines 

O/N Jerusalem 

 

Day 2, Thursday 

Jewish Jerusalem – The Old City (No Bus) 

(Bring Water Shoes and Shorts Plus Modest Dress for Holy Sites 

Class: Ancient Historical Timeline 

City of David – First Temple Period Archeological Dig (includes water tunnel) 

The Davidson Center (Ophel) – History and Archeology of the Temple Mount 

Second Temple Period - Burnt House and Herodian Quarter Audio Visual and Archeological Dig 

The Kotel and Western Wall Tunnels 

Jewish Quarter Tour – Roman/Byzantine Period 

War of Independence – 1948 

O/N Jerusalem 

 

 

Jerusalem – The New City 

Class: Antisemitism Through the Ages 

Yad VaShem Holocaust Memorial and Documentation Center  

Mt. Herzl National and Military Cemetery 

Machane Yehuda Outdoor Market 

Kabbalat Shabbat (Receiving the Sabbath) at the Western Wall 

O/N Jerusalem 

 

Day 4, Saturday 

Christian Jerusalem (No Bus) 

Mt. Zion – King David's Grave and the Room of the Last Supper 

Mt. of Olives – Garden of Gethsemane and Church of All Nations 

Walk to Lion's Gate and Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre  

Free Time in Arab Market 

O/N Jerusalem 

 

Day 5, Sunday 

From Jerusalem to the Negev Desert 

Kastel – Issues of Jewish and Palestinian Nationalism (1948) 

Latrun Museum and Armor Memorial 

Bet Govrin Archeological Dig and Underground City 

Tel Goded – Bar Kokhva Hiding Caves (Need flashlights and change of clothes) 

O/N Mitzpe Ramon 

 

Day 6, Monday 

The Negev Desert 

Class: Modern Political Zionism (Jewish Nationalism) 

Hike in Makhtesh Ramon (Crater) 

Sde Boker - Ben Gurion's Desert Home and Gravesite 

Camel Ride and Beduin Hospitality 

O/N Beduin Tent 

 

Day 7, Tuesday 

Judean Desert 

Masada Archeological Dig – Hike to the top at Sunrise and tour the Fortress 

Ein Gedi Hike and Springs 

Float in the Dead Sea 

Drive North 

O/N Tiberias 

 

Day 8, Wednesday 

The Jewish Galilee 

(Bring Swimsuits and Modest Dress) 

Class: The Galilee – Ancient and Modern 

Tzippori National Park (Famous Mosaics) 

Tzfat – Kabbalistic City 

Rafting on the Jordan 

O/N Tiberias 

 

Day 9, Thursday 

The Christian Galilee 

(Bring Swimsuits and Modest Dress) 

Nazareth – Church of the Annunciation 

Kfar Nahum – Home of Jesus 

Mt. of the Beautitudes – Sermon on the Mount 

Tabgha – Miracle of the Fish and Loaves 

St. Peter's Primacy Church 

Swim in the Sea of Galilee 

O/N Tiberias 

 

Day 10, Friday 

Israel's Northern Border 

Class: Arab-Israel Relations 

Metulla (border with Lebanon) 

Tel Dan or Banias Nature Walk 

Tel Faher (1967 War) 

Valley of the Tears (1973 War) 

Bental Overview (Syria and Israel Today) 

O/N North 

 

Day 11, Saturday 

From Central Galilee to Tel Aviv 

Morning – Free 

Karmiel Development Town 

Eshchar (Zionist Renewal within Community Judaism) 

Caesarea Ancient Roman City (optional) 

O/N Tel Aviv 

 

Day 12, Sunday 

Depart for Home 

Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport  

Depart for Home 

 

Note: Study Tours are custom built by request. The above tour is a sample. All sites, classes and topics are flexible and will reflect the desires of the academics and other staff involved in planning. 

- Group religious denomination is a significant programming factor.