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TOUR PROGRAM FOR THE TOUR GUIDE COURSE
Having been updated, this program is compulsory for all courses as of the 1/1/2013
Written by:
Tour Guide Course Coordinators: Noam Porat, Ariel Fogelman, Benny Frankel, Shmulik
Shefferman, Bat-Zion Ziv, Avi Lazar, Nili Perri, Haim Karel, Nir Keynan, Ziv Hasid, Asaf
Holtser, Shahar Shilo, Ahron Horovitz, Avi Ben-Hur and Yuval Zalinkovsky; Dr. Eyal Meiron
(expert Jerusalem tour guide), Avner Goren (expert desert archaeology tour guide), Ruthi
Perevolotski (Ministry of Tourism).
Update: October 2012, Yael Goodman, Ariel Fogelman, Ruthi Perevolotski, Yaron Ovadia.
General Guidelines for Course Coordinator
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All sites specified in this document must be included in the tours program. If any site is
missed during a tour, the coordinator shall supplement tour days, as required.
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The program lists sites by geographical areas and includes subjects and sites that need to
be covered in each region.
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The course coordinator shall guide no more than eight tour days. This clause applies to all
the other guides.
All Guides must be certified tour guides with a valid license, who have proven their
expertise in guiding the subject/region of the tour. Guides shall present their license in a
visible place, in accordance with the appropriate instructions.
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Course participants will experience guiding in some of the tours (not more than two
instances per tour, each for the duration of up to ten minutes).
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Tours related to the study of a geographical area shall include: Geology, geomorphology,
flora and fauna, human settlement throughout history, sacred places and the new era.
Jerusalem tours – general notes:
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The subject of Jerusalem will be included by lecturers as part of all relevant subjects:
Archaeology and history of all periods, religions, current affairs, and any other relevant
topic. This directive and its implementation shall be the responsibility of the course
coordinator.
Jerusalem tours shall be conducted following the relevant chapters in history and
archaeology, from the second trimester of the course.
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Guidance in all sites shall be conducted by the tour guide, even if local guidance is
provided.
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Region
Tour no.
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The Golan
Heights and
Mount
Hermon
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4 days
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Galilee
Panhandle
and Jordan
Source
4 days
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Sites
View of the Sa’ar waterfall,
Mount Hermon (view, battles,
lower and upper cableways),
Nimrod Fortress, a Druze
village in the Golan, Birkat
Ram, Neve Ativ.
Odem Forest + Juba, Mount
Bental, view of the Valley of
Tears, Golan Water
Reservoir, Paleo-magnetism,
Tel Faher.
Gamla (ancient Gamla and the
nature reserve), Ayit waterfall
and the waterfalls route,
Qatzrin – the city and its
tourist center, Qatzrin
Talmudic Park, Aniam, the
Officer’s Pool.
Susita, Rujum el-Hiri (Circle
of Ghosts), Umm el-Qanatir,
Peace Observation Point,
decent to the Yarmuch and
view of Hamat, Hamat Gader.
The Banias Reserve:
Hellenistic temples, Pan’s
Cave, excavations, walking
trails to the lower waterfall
and the hanging bridge; The
Dan Reserve: Tel Dan and the
reserve; Beit Usishkin;
Helicopter Disaster Memorial.
Hatanur waterfall, Metula –
walking tour and Dado
observation point, Tel Hai:
The courtyard, the cemetery
and the statue of the roaring
lion, Kfar Giladi – Hashomer
Museum and arms hideout,
Hula lake; The Museum of
Prehistoric Man in Ma’ayan
Baruch.
Tel Hatzor, Rosh Pina,
Guiding Topics
(partial list of the main topics
to be covered by the tour)
 Golan rivers and Tels
 Eagles in the Golan
 Borders
 Battle heritage
 Minorities
 Druze sacred places
 Ancient synagogues
 Geopolitics of the
Golan Heights
 “Shouting Hill”
 Hot springs
 Meshushim Pool
 Tourist enterprises
and the Golan Tourist
Association
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Bird migration
Delimitation of the
border in modern
times
The fight over water
Ghajar
The northern border
and the "Good Fence”
"Shlom haGalil" war
The 2nd Lebanon war
The tour to the Hula
lake and the Hula
Reserve is
recommended in the
early morning or in
the afternoon
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Sea of Galilee
and the
Kinneret
Valley
4 days
Ramim Ridge – Manara Cliff,
Nebi Yusha, Tel Kedesh,
Yiftach Crevices, Hunin
Fortress, Misgav Am or
Malkia, viewing southern
Lebanon.
The Hula Reserve
(recommended during times
of bird migrations – around
two hours), Yesud HaMa’ala,
the Dobrovin Estate, Mishmar
Hayarden Memorial, Ateret
Fort, the Bnot Ya’acov Bridge
and Mitzpe Gadot.
Nebi Shuayb, Arbel: View
and synagogue. Tiberias:
graves of the sages – Rabbi
Meir Ba’al Ha'nes and
Maimonides, the ancient
cemetery in Tiberias, Hamat
Tibeiras, the Roman–
Byzantine city – excavation
site opposite Guy Beach, the
city in the days of Daher elOmar, Tiberias as a tourist
town.
Korazim, Hurvat Minim, Tel
Kinarot, the Sapir site, the
Chara bird observatory, Ein
Noon, Migdal, the Yigal Alon
Museum and the ancient boat.
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Domus Galilaeae, Mount of
Beatitudes, Tabha, Kfar
Nakhum, the Greek Orthodox
Church, Kursi, “Yardenit”.
Naharayim, the old Gesher,
Moshav Kinneret, the
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Horns of Hittin battle
Dona Gracia and the
museum
Pilgrims boat ride on
the Sea of Galilee
Tiberias night display
The creation of the
Sea of Galilee
Settlements around
the Sea of Galilee
throughout the ages
The water regime of
the Sea of Galilee and
its surroundings
The Gospel Trail and
the Israel Trail
Hurvat Hamam
The mass conducted
by the Pope north of
the Sea of Galilee
Ein Gev as a tourist
center
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Kinneret courtyard, the
Kinneret cemetery, Beit
Hamash'evot, Dgania, Um
Juni.
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Eastern
Upper Galilee
and Merom
HaGalil
2 days
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Safed: The fortress and
fortress garden, the Jewish
Quarter and synagogues, the
Artists’ Quarter, the Davidka,
the Jewish cemetery, the
Biriya Fort.
The Baram Synagogue and
Biram, Rehania (if not
visiting Kfar Kama), Pa’ar
Cave, Mount Meron mountain top trail (Shvil
haPisga), Meron: the tomb of
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai,
the Ancient Synagogue, Nebi
Sabalan.
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Western
Upper Galilee
2 days
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Acre
1 day
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El-Bahaji Bahai garden, the
"Yod Daled" Memorial,
Yehiam convoy site, Ghetto
fighters’ Museum: Archive
and Child Memorial, Rosh
Hanikra + promenade, Hanita,
including the museum, if not
visiting another “Tower and
Stockade” museum, Keshet
Cave.
Goren Park, visit to the
Monfort Castle and a hike in
Chziv stream, the Tefen Open
Museum, Pki’in (to complete
the Galilee region)
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The Jewish cemetery in Kfar
Yasif, Underground
prisoners’ Museum (short
introductory tour), Halls of
the Knights, walls and moat,
quarters, the Hamam, elJazzar Mosque, the Crusader
City and khans, the Templar
tunnel, the harbour, the
Tunisian synagogue.
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Borders (natural/
political), the northern
border
The northern road
Roads throughout
history
Minorities
Graves of the sages,
Mysticism and Kabala
The War of
Independence
Galleries and
museums
Eco-tourism and
country tourism
Ikrit and Biram
Acre aqueduct
Crusader sites and
fortresses in the
Galilee
Borders of Jewish
settlement throughout
history
Tower and Stockade
Battle heritage
Accessible routes for
disabled persons
Guest houses and
rooms
World heritage site
Treasures at the Wall
Museum
Co-existence in the
city
Culture – unique
festivals and events in
Acre
The RAMHAL
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synagogue
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Hararit + Netofa Retreat, Tel
Yodfat, Bethlehem of Galilee,
Aloni Aba (Waldheim) ,
Shfaram.
Old Poriya, Bitanya, Kfar
Kama (if not visiting
Rehania), Kfar Tavor
(Mes'ha) + museum, if not
visiting another museum of
the first Aliya.
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Lower
Galilee
Valleys
Beit Shean
Gilboa
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Nazareth: Nazareth Tourist
Office, Churches:
Annunciation, St. Joseph,
Synagogue, Orthodox Church
of the Annunciation and
Mount of Precipice, Kfar
Kana, Mount Tavor and the
churches on Mount Tavor.
Settlement in the valley: Kfar
Yehoshua and the Valley
Train station, Nahalal
cemetery (Tel Shimron),
Merhavia, Gan Hashlosha,
Nir David (Tel Amal), Harod
Spring and Beit Hankin, a
driving tour in Afula.
View of Iron Valley,
Megiddo, Tel Yizrael and a
hike to Ein Yizrael, HaGilboa
– Katef Shaul and Mount
Barkan
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Tzipori, Beit She’arim, Zaid
Hill and the statue of
Alexander Zaid.
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Israeli Arabs
Site preservation –
The Society for
Preservation of Israel
Heritage Sites
Jewish settlement –
"Aliyot", defense and
settlement
Ilaniya
The Ben-Zvi hut at
Beit Keshet
Scenic route in the
Beit Keshet forest
Pope’s visit to
Nazareth and the
Mass at the Mount of
Precipice
Tourist
accommodations
The Gilboa Iris
Katzir and the outpost
program
Um el-Fahem
The buffer line
Via Maris
The Society for the
Protection of Nature
in Israel and the Israel
Nature and Parks
Authority
the Israel Nature and
Parks Authority
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Beit She'an, Beit Alpha and
Kochav Hayarden.
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Supplements
for tours in the
north of Israel
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Haifa and the
Carmel
2 days
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HaSharon
1 day
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Amud River + supplements in
the north.
The Louie Promenade, the
Bahai Center, the German
Colony, Kababir and the
Ahmadiyya Mosque, Wadi
Nisnas, Stella Maris, Elijah
Cave, a short visit to the
Hecht Museum.
Little Switzerland, walking
excursion and Khai-Bar
Carmel, Mishmar HaCarmel
farm, the Forty Grove and the
Road of the Millenia. Etsba
(finger) Ridge, the Muhraka,
Dalit el-Carmel: market, Beit
Uliphant.
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The Tsedek Tower, Afek
Park, Apolonia, a walking
excursion along the (restored)
Alexander River, Orot Rabin
power station if the subject of
electricity is not covered at
Ashkelon, a short excursion in
Hadera.
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Caesarea and
its
surroundings
2 days
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Reference to crossing
security checks with
tourists
Youth Hostel
Association
Remains of the aqueduct in
Beit Hananya and Alona Park
(Mei Kedem), Taninim
Stream – aqueduct and
Roman dam; Caesarea:
Roman villa – bird mosaic,
walk from Kshatot Beach to
the National Park; An
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Haifa under the
British Mandate
Transportation past
and present (port,
train, Carmelit)
The Carmel fire
“Masada on the
Carmel” plan
Prehistoric Carmel
The Technion and the
University of Haifa
Haifa museums
Sidna Ali
Kurkar ridges,
abrasion tables and
the beach
Via Maris
Man in the Sharon
The National Water
Carrier and the
sources of the Yarkon
River
Access for the
disabled
Highway 6
Herod as a builder
The importance of
Caesarea to Jews
The importance of the
city to Christians
Maritime archaeology
The Obelisk
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Jaffa
1 day
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Tel Aviv
2 days
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introductory tour of ancient
Caesarea.
Atlit illegal immigrant camp,
shuni, Zikhron Ya’akov:
cemetery, founders’ street,
synagogue; First Aliya
Museum, if not visiting at a
different location; Winery, if
not visiting a winery
elsewhere; Ramat Hanadiv:
visitors' center, Hanadiv
Garden, walk to Mantsur elAkev or to Ein Tsur.
Old Jaffa – port, visitors'
center, alleys, Church of St.
Peter, Ramses Garden, city
gate and clock tower area, the
flea market, the American
/Templar Colony, Neve
Tsedek and Susan Dalal
Center, Hatachana.
The Shalom Tower (mosaics
and city model),
Independence Hall, Ahuzat
Bait and the White City
(Rothschild Boulevard),
Nahalat Binyamin and the
Carmel Market, important
buildings on Bialik street, the
Trumpeldor cemetery.
Sarona, a short visit to Beit
Hatfutsot (Diaspora museum),
the Palmach Museum,
including the memorial room
– one of two presentations:
“the Palmach Journey” or
“GAHAL”, Rabin Square,
Habima Theater and the
surrounding area, Tel Aviv
Museum of Art, Opera House
and Cameri Theater, Tel Aviv
harbour and promenade. An
evening in Tel Aviv is
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The German
settlement of Emma
Berger
Binyamina
Atlit salt industry
Atlit Crusader
Fortress
The importance of
Jaffa to Christians
The Artists’ Quarter
Jaffa today –
conservation and
renovation
Co-existence
Jaffa’s tourist
potential
The Gutman museum
The White City as a
world heritage site
Tel Aviv as a cultural
and economic center
Altalena
The Rabin Center
Azrieli observation
point
The Geddes plan
Special museums and
galleries
The Ramat Gan Safari
Transportation in Tel
Aviv
Recreation centers
Shopping centers and
markets
Rabin Center
Gay Center
Tel Qasile and the
Eretz Israel Museum
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recommended, including a
tourist/cultural initiative.
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Southern
Coastal Plain
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3 days
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Judean
Lowland
2 days
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Tel Beit Shemesh, Horvat
Qeiyafa Ruin, Tel Azekah,
Tel Lachish
Tel Maresha, Beit Guvrin,
Horvat Midras
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Ayalon
Valley
2 days
Ashdod – Yonah Hill, Ashdod
Port, the Philistine Museum,
Ashdod Yam Fort, Lachish
River Promenade; Ashkelon –
Ashkelon Park, Sarcophagi
Court, Marina and
promenade, Rotenberg Power
Station (if not visiting another
power station).
Yad Mordechai – museum,
Battle Hill and the Anilevich
Statue, Yoav Fort, Negba,
Givat Tom and Tomer,
Nitzanim – the “palace” and
the Hebrew Fighting Woman
Memorial, Ad-Halom Bridge
Holon – sites related to the
children city and Design
Museum (from outside),
Mikve Israel, Rishon Le’Zion,
Rehovot – the Ayalon
Institute and the Weizmann
Institute – Beit Haim
Weizmann, visitor center and
science park.
Ben Gurion Airport – a short
tour focusing on procedures
and rendezvous points for the
group, Lod – Church of St.
George; Ramla: the Great
Mosque, the White Tower,
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Judaism as a culture:
Alma School,
“HaMakom”, Sabbath
at the Port
Tel Aviv University
Immigrants
The Sea People
The importance of
coastal cities
throughout history
Coastal towns and
tourism
Modern industry and
the Beer Factory
The Great Dune and
nature preservation
Nes Ziona
Round Gaza Region
Shafdan wastewater
treatment system
Desalinization
Regional tourist
projects, vineyards
and wineries
The Lachish and
Adulam regions
Tel Tzora, stories of
Samson, Sculptures
Route
The War of
Independence in
Ramla-Lod
A central intersection
of Israel Railways
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Judea's
Monasteries
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Jerusalem
Hills
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3 days
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Jordan
Valley and
the Jericho
area
1 day
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Arches Pool, market, Karaite
Center (if not visiting the
center at the J'lem Jewish
Quarter).
The LEHI memorial, Mini
Israel, Tel Gezer, Ayalon
Park, a study tour in Neot
Kdumim.
The Beit Jimal Monestaries,
Latrun Monastery, Amaus,
the Abu Gosh churches + Yad
Hashmona (with a tour of the
biblical garden)
The Latrun Memorial,
including a visit to the Tank
Memorial, the “Burma Road”,
Sha’ar HaGai, the Convoy
Range, Breaking though to
Jerusalem Memorial, the
Castel, Radar Hill, the
military cemetery at Kiryan
Anavim.
Fire Scroll Memorial, Bnei
Brit Cave and the Anne Frank
Memorial, Har haTayasim
(Pilots’ Mountain), Tel Tsuba,
HaSataf – walking excursion
focusing on traditional
mountain agriculture, Ein
Hemed.
Nebi Samuel, the Twin
Towers Memorial, Motsa –
story of the settlement and
reference to Beit Yellin, the
Stalactite Cave, an optional
short walking excursion –
Ktalav River / Halilim Stream
and Einot Telem / Horvat
Hanot and the Caesar Road.
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Deir Hajla, Beit HaArava, the
Abdalla Bridge, Qasr el
Yahud, Sartaba (requires
security arrangements), the
Jordan Valley Memorial,
drive on the Alon road.
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Jindas Bridge
Reference to churches
in Ramla
Ancient synagogues
in the area
Reference to the
"Maccabi Graves"
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Deir Rafat
The Wine Road
(tourism in Yoav and
Judea)
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Roads in the area
throughout history
Highway 1
Construction of the
Jerusalem rail tracks
Traditional mountain
agriculture
The Arazim Valley
The Jerusalem trail
Dinosaur tracks in
Beit Zait
Jerusalem Corridor
settlements
The “Green Line” and
the Separation Wall
Diefenbaker Road
Forest of the Martyrs
and the Martyrs’ Cave
Kennedy Memorial
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The Great Rift Valley
Roads
Agriculture and
settlement in the
Jordan valley
“Pursuit Land”
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Binyamin
and Samaria
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Shaul Hill – Tel el Ful (do not
ascend to the roof), Ein Prat,
view of Michmash River, Tel
Shilo, Mount Grizim.
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The Alon Plan
Tourism projects
Conducting tours in
areas requiring
arrangements with the
army
A, B and C areas
Sites in Jericho and its
surroundings: Tel
Jericho, Deir el
Qurantal, Hisham
Palace, the synagogue
Jericho in the New
Testament
The Jordan River and
its boundaries.
The Kingdom of Saul
and the Kingdom of
Israel
Jewish settlement
Ramallah and Rawabi
Qubur Bani Israel (the
Bnei Israel tomb)
Evangelical tourism
Tours of Jerusalem
Jerusalem:
First Temple
Period
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2 days
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View from Armon HaNatsiv
with a focus on topography,
City of David – presentation,
observation tower + reference
to graves from the First
Temple period in Kfar
Shiloah, area G, area E, the
Kathleen Kenyon Wall,
Warren’s Shaft, Beit
HaMa’ayan, Hezekiah
Tunnel, Valley of Hinnom
(preferably by walking from
the City of David along the
Jerusalem Trail), Katef
Hinnom and graves from the
First Temple Period +
watershed – Gav HaHar road.
The Jewish Quarter: model of
the first temple at the Ariel
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The story of the
Yemenite settlement
in Kfar HaShiloah
Guiding with the
Bible
The open tunnel
The choice of
Jerusalem
The Begin Heritage
Center
The geographical and
physical conditions of
the eastern hill and its
surroundings
Epigraphical findings
Water sources of
Jerusalem during the
First Temple period
The Begin Museum
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Jerusalem:
Second
Temple
Period
2 days
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Jerusalem:
The Roman –
Byzantine
Period
1 day
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Center, the Israelite Tower,
the Broad Wall, remains of
the first temple wall in the
Cardo; the Rockefeller
Museum with a focus on
findings from the Biblical
period, Tsidkiyahu Cave,
graves from the First Temple
period in St. Etienne.
Second Temple sites in the
“City of David” National
Park, Western Wall
excavations + the Davidson
Center, including the virtual
model, the Western Wall
prayer area, archaeological
excavations near the Western
Wall, the Western Wall
Tunnel.
Model of the Second Temple
and the Shrine of the Book at
the Israel Museum. The
Second Temple Period in the
Jewish Quarter: City wall
remains in the Cardo area, the
Herodian Quarter, the Burnt
House, the Kidron tombs.
Armon HaNatziv, focusing on
the Jerusalem aqueduct
project and a summary of the
First and Second Temple
periods.
The Damascus Gate and its
surroundings, view from the
top of the Damascus Gate,
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
area and the Church of the
Holy Sepulcher in the
Byzantine period, Church of
St. Alexander Nevsky,
rooftops view, the Cardo in
the Jewish Quarter, remains
of the Nea Church, model in
the Church of St. Peter in
Gallicantu, the secondary
Cardo in the area of the Dung
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Remains of the
Byzantine church at
the Siloam Pool
Jesus on the Temple
Mount
Mikvehs
The Psalms of
Ascents
The Hasmonean
Tunnel
Tombs of the Kings
(mandatory, when
opened)
Introduction to all the
ancient water pools in
Jerusalem
Madaba Map
Bird Mosaic
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Jerusalem:
The Muslim
City
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1 day
Jerusalem:
The Crusader
City
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1 day
Jerusalem at
the end of the
Ottoman
Period and
during the
British
Mandate
Period
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Gate + the wall painting near
the Dung Gate.
Early Arab period: the
Temple Mount. The Muslim
Quarter and Mamluk building
in the city: the Cotton Market,
the Little Wall, the Iron Gate,
Mamluk structures along
HaShalshelet street, the
Umayyad Palaces in the
Southern Wall excavations
and the virtual model of the
city during the Umayyad
period, the Ayyubid Dung
Gate.
The Walls Promenade,
remains of Tancred’s Tower,
Crusader remains around
Jaffa Gate, market area and
reference to the urban
planning of the Crusader city,
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
during the Crusader period,
the Muristan, the cloister of
the Church of the Redeemer,
Crusader shops around the
Jewish Quarter’s Cardo, St.
Mary of the Germans, the
small entrance of the
Dung/Tanner’s Gate.
Jaffa Gate and its
surroundings, Christ Church +
models and water channel, a
short introductory tour of the
Old Jewish Settlement
Museum, synagogues in the
Jewish Quarter: the Hurva
Synagogue, the Ramban
Synagogue, Museum of the
Karaites, Tif'eret Israel
Synagogue, Batei Mahaseh
Square, the Four Sephardic
Synagogues, the Zion Gate.
Alrov Avenue (Mamilla), a
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“Solomon’s Stables”
Mamluk Architecture
The Ayyubid Zion
Gate
Fighting for control
over the Temple
Mount
Introduction to the
mosques on the
Temple Mount
(although entry is
currently forbidden)
Return of the Jews to
Jerusalem
Maps and texts from
the Crusader Period
The Temple Mount
during the Crusader
Period
Cultural events and
festivals in Jerusalem,
with reference to the
night presentation at
the fortress
Nature of the
population of the
Jewish Quarter from
the 1970s until today
The Tourist Office
near the Jaffa Gate
Palace Hotel
The Quarter in 1948
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Jerusalem in
1948, the city
line and the
Six Days War
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comprehensive tour of the
Tower of David, a walking
tour of Mishkenot
Sha’ananim, Yemin Moshe,
Mahne Israel + the Moroccan
Jews Center, the Mamilla
Pool and the Garden of
Independence, Nahlat Shiv'a,
Museum of the underground
prisoners, the Russian
Compound and Safra Square.
Hanevi’im Street and its
surroundings: Beit Mahanaim,
the Italian Hospital, the
Ethiopian Church, Beit Tabor,
the Ticho House, Beit David
Neighborhood, Nahlaot and
the Machane Yehuda Market.
The German Colony, the Old
Train Station - the Old
Station Plaza, the Khan, the
Scottish Church, Y.M.C.A,
King David Hotel, Mamilla
and its surroundings, the City
Center (the triangle),
Rekhavia and Talbiyeh
(Komemiyut).
St. Simeon, Armon HaNatziv,
Ramat Rachel, roof of the
Notre Dame Monastery,
Ammunition Hill, Mount
Scopus.
Jerusalem:
2 days
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Christianity
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View from the Mount of
Olives, Mount of Olives
churches, Lions Gate, Church
of St. Anne + Bethesda Pools,
Via Dolorosa stations 1 – 9,
including the Convent of the
Sisters of Zion, exit through
the square of the Church of
the Holy Sepulcher.
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Guidelines for group
tours in Orthodox
neighborhoods
Me'a She'arim and the
Bukhari neighborhood
Beit Weiner
The Track Promenade
Izhak ben Tsvi
Memorial
Muslim expansion
outside the walls
Archaeological
aspects of Ramat
Rachel
Abu-Tor (Hanania
Hill)
Musrara (Morasha)
Days of the Mandate:
hospital, university
and British cemetery
The Jewish cemetery
on the Mount of
Olives
Guiding with the
Bible and the New
Testament
The Mass conducted
by the Pope at Gat
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The new city,
a capital city
Church of the Holy
Sepulcher, Mount Zion –
Dormition Abbey, room of
the last supper, Tomb of
David, Church of St. Peter in
Gallicantu, Church of St.
James in the Armenian
Quarter, Garden Tomb.
The Supreme Court, the
Knesset + the Menora, the
Great Synagogue, Hebrew
Union College, Fuchsberg
Center, driving tour of the
new neighborhoods Gilo
and/or Ramot, view of the
Separation Wall
2 days
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Yad Vashem
and Mount
Herzl
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1 day
Jerusalem:
Ein Karem
and
supplements
Jerusalem museums: the
Israel Museum, the Bible
Lands Museum, the Bank of
Israel’s visitor center, the
National Library.
Yad Vashem Holocaust
Memorial Museum, the
connecting path and Mount
Herzl: The Cemeteries
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Shmanim
The Mormon
University and
Augusta Victoria
The status quo
Monastery of the
Cross
Architecture
The Light Rail
The Bridge of Strings
The Museum of
Archaeology at the
Hebrew Union
College
Reform Judaism
Conservative Judaism
The Science Museum
The Givat Ram
Campus
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Revival Beacon (from
holocaust to revival)
The Herzl Museum
Ein Karem, the Biblical Zoo +
supplements
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The Chagall Windows
Gush Etzion: the "Thousand"
Lookout at Neve Daniel, part
of the Derech haAvot,
audiovisual presentation in
Kfar Eztion, the Biar
aqueduct, view of Solomon’s
Pools from the Dagan Hill,
the Herodion.
Cave of Machpela, Susya,
Horvat Anim, Drijat - with a
focus on tourism
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Tkoah and Hariton
Cave
The Lamed-Hei Affair
Bedouin and Fellahin
The Joe Alon
Museum
Yatir Forest
Lakiya tourist sites
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1 day
Mount
Hebron
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2 days
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Monasticism in the Judean
Desert: Monastery of
Martyrius, Monastery of
Euthymius, Inn of the Good
Samaritan (including the
Mosaic Museum), view of St.
George Monastery, Nebi
Musa, Qumran - including the
aqueduct.
Ein Gedi: Nahal David,
Shulamit Spring, Ein Gedi
Spring and the Chalcolithic
Temple, Tel Goren, the
Ancient Synagogue.
Masada – the site, its slopes
and surroundings (full day),
the museum, the Great Revolt
presentation at the Masada
visitor center.
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The Judean
Desert
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Ein Bokek and the Hotels
area, the Zohar Fort, Nahal
Pratzim, Mount Sdom, the
Ladder Trail or the Fish Trail,
the Dead Sea Works
(observation point).
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The Einot Tzukim Reserve, a
visit to a Dead Sea beach, an
intermediate difficulty level
introductory walking trail of
the Judean Desert: Nahal Og /
Nahal Muraba’at / Nahal
Mishmar / Tsafit / Tze’elim –
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Guidelines for
behavior in national
parks and nature
reserves
Neot HaMidbar
Arugot River
Handicap accessible
sites
The Ein Gedi Field
School
Kibbutz Ein Gedi and
the Botanical Garden
Masada as a world
heritage site
Masada for different
groups
Masada’s dolomite
rocks
The fort in sunrise and
accommodation in the
area
Ways to Masada
Climbing paths
Mount Elazar
The Opera and
festivals at Masada
The desert fortresses
Medical tourism
Food and
accommodation in the
Judean Desert
No entry into caves in
the area
A conflict of interests
around Pool 5 (“salt
harvest”)
The P.E.F. rock
Horvat Mazin
Guidelines for
behavior in desert
trails
Managing a tour in
areas requiring pre-
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Ein Namer / Bokek / Tamar /
Peres and Ma'aleh Peres .
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The Negev
7 days
arrangement with the
army
Walking trails and
challenge trails (4X4
and gliding)
The Dead Sea and
bathing guidelines
Sinkholes
The Great Rift Valley
A desert in the rain
shadow
The Dead Sea – a
dying / threatened sea.
Hayamim (the seas)
Channel
The Dead Sea as a
touristic and
economic resource
Tel Arad, Tel Be’er Sheva, a
comprehensive look at the
tourist attractions in Be’er
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Sheva, The Negev Brigade
Memorial and the Round
Be’er Sheva Trail.
Nir Am, the Nir Am
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Reservoire, the Asaf Siboni
The Western
observation point, Mitzpe
Negev with a
Nabiya Mar'i, the Black
focus on
Arrow Memorial, the Maon
settlement
Synagogue, Bitronot Be’eri
(recommended
and the ANZAC Memorial,
in February)
the" Salad Trail".
Ben Gurion’s Hut, Ben
Gurion’s Grave, Midreshet
Ben Gurion, Ein Ovdat,
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Mitzpe Revivim
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Between sown land
and desert
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“Red South” –
Anemones blossom
The Gaza Strip
The Round Gaza
settlements
Mitzpe Gvulot
Pithat Shalom
The Ramon Crater: visitors
center in Mitzpe Ramon,
Khan Saharonim, Ein
Saharonim, the Saharonim
Fort, HaMinsara, the
Ammonite Wall and a short
walking trail.
Yeruham Park, Yeruham, the
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The Sculpted Trees
Garden in Kibbutz
Revivim
Warm baths – Neve
Midbar
Mizpe Ramon
Development Town
Mount Karkom
Eco-Tourism
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Phosphate plants
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Large Crater: Mount Avnun,
the petrified Trees, the color
sands, Fossil Park, Ein
Yorke'am, view of the small
crater.
Ovdat, Mamshit, the Havarim
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hole, individual farms and
The Nabateans
Bedouin hospitality.
Ashelim, Shivta, Nitzana,
agriculture in Kadesh Barne'a,
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Pithat Nitzana Be’erotayim.
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Ma’ale Akrabim (if entry is
permitted), Ir Ovot and Ein
Hetzeva, Arava R&D, part of
the Peace Trail, Sapir Park,
Moa, the "kite" at Samar
Junction.
Mount Tzfahot (preferably at
sunrise), Shechoret canyon,
Amram Pillars, Mout Yoash
observation point, the Red
Canyon / Ein Netafim, view
of the rift valley: Mount Ayit /
Mitzpe Shcaharut, the Uvda
Valley – the Leopard Temple
and sand dunes, Loten – an
ecological settlement.
The Rabin Crossing – a
border crossing to Jordan, the
desalinization Plant, Timna
Park; Um Rashrash and the
Eilat Museum; in the evening:
a tour of Eilat.
The Taba Border Crossing,
the Underwater Observatory,
Eilat beaches, Bird Watching
Park, the Evrona sites: the
Flamingo Pools, the Fugaras
and HaDom Palms; the
Yotveta Wildlife Reserve.
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The Arava
and Eilat
Mountains
4 days
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General Supplements day
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Restoring the craters
after mining
Tourist initiatives in
Yeruham
Gush Katif evacuees
Operation Horev
The French
Commando
The Antelope Farm
Neot Smadar
Settlements in the
Arava
Babblers in the Arava
The Israel–Jordan
border
The Israel–Egypt
border
Land border crossings
The tourist potential
of the area including
the combination of a
tour to Jordan and
Egypt.
Notza Range and the
watershed.
el-Hajj Road
Yotveta – Ein Radian,
the kibbutz and the
tourist center
Tourist attractions and
hotels in Eilat.
Guidelines for
behavior in the Red
Sea
Scuba-diving sites and
scuba-diving centers
4X4 tours
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