2018 Biblical Study Tour

The 2018 group, in the Garden of Gethsemane
(Photo Mark Mancini)

WALK WHERE JESUS WALKED

There's a lot of talk about doing what Jesus would do (WWJD?), but how about walking where Jesus walked? We would like to invite you to join the 2018 annual tour -- as we return to Israel.

2018 Biblical Study Tour, 22-29 Oct
(or 1 Nov, incl. Post-tour)

Benefits of joining the tour:
Your faith will be strengthened. You will no longer have to imagine what the biblical world looks like. Now you can remember!

• The fellowship is invigorating. Make new friends from around the globe.
• The Bible will come to life, revealing a new dimension, as you better your grasp of history, geography, archaeology, and the flow of the biblical story.
• With a more solid understanding of scripture, your confidence in talking to others will grow.
• Your heart will fill with memories to last you the rest of your life.

Trip Details

Cost
You've thought about these locations for years; now's your chance to experience them -- or experience them anew, if this will be a return visit. Price: $1750 ($1799 after 1 June).

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Click for the provisional itinerary. Includes most or all of the following:

Dates
Tour dates are 22-29 October. We begin with dinner in Tel Aviv on the evening of 22 October, and the closing dinner is in Jerusalem on the 28th -- you'll stay that night and fly out sometime on the 29th.

Post-tour: Bethlehem - Jerusalem - Valley of Elah

There is also an option to extend 3 days, in order to experience several sites we are unable to take in during the main (7-day) itinerary, including Bethlehem (Church of the Nativity), the Herodion, the Citadel (Towerof David), Yad Vashem (holocaust memorial), Burnt House Museum, Jerusalem Model, Shrine of the Book (Dead Sea Scrolls), Israel Museum, and Ashkelon (Philistine city) or another site. We will be staying in the Prima Royale Jerusalem for the first two nights, and the Leonardo Plaza in Ashdod for the final night. Price $840. (If you're in a single room, $1050.) This year (so far) 47 have registered for the post-tour.

Who may come?
The tour is open to everybody, believers and seekers alike. Children age 12 and above are also welcome, provided they are mature enough to appreciate the sights.

There is a fair amount of walking around the various sites, including hilly terrain, so a reasonable level of personal fitness is desirable, and good walking shoes are a must.

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Get ahead of the game by signing up for this life-changing trip. Listed below are important items required and included in the trip.

• Securing a space (paying the deposit), and personal information required
• Payment details, early payment discount, and cancellation policy
• Orientation (opening dinner)
• Hotels, electrical info, security
• Flights, overcoming jet lag, changing money (buying shekels)
• Emergency contact info, extra medical insurance, and more...

Previous Trips

The 2016 BST (144 members). Shot taken on Mount of Olives, with Temple Mount in background.

Previous BST and ITS locations (number of visits):
Athens (3), Berlin (2), Chicago, Colossae, Corinth (3), Delphi, Egypt, Ephesus (2), Geneva, Herculaneum, Hierapolis (2), Israel (8), Jordan (2), Laodicea (2), London (4), Oxford, Paris, Patmos (2), Pergamum, Pompeii (3), Rome (3), Sardis, Washington DC, Wittenberg (2), Zürich (1).

Total registered for 2018 BST: 1115 -- Australia, Brazil, Canada, Curaçao, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, the US, and Vietnam.