Experience the land and lessons of the Bible!
GTI Tours 2017 Israel Familiarization Trip
Registration is not yet open for this trip. To learn more call 800-829-8234 or 616-396-1234 or email your travel coordinator Amy Holstege
Please take a moment to review our policies and your travel insurance options.
What to Expect
You’re invited to join us on a 10 day, all-inclusive Israel Study Tour.
You will be immersed in the land and lessons of the Bible as you’re led on a journey through Scripture while your local guide and driver will bring the past and present culture of Israel alive to all your senses.
Unlike other Holy Land tours, this tour is solely focused on bringing Scripture to life through first-hand experiences in the places the stories actually happened. An all-inclusive trip ensures you're free to focus on each moment without worrying about lodging, tips, transportation, entrance fees, food or water.
What is a GTI Study Tour?
We’ve built into our study tours everything you need for an enjoyable and educational trip. We want you to be fully focused on the lessons and experiences you’ll encounter, and not be distracted by local tipping practices, transportation arrangements, or meal planning.
We believe that as a Study Tour participant you’re not a mere tourist—you’re an investment! This is evident from the moment you book your trip, through to the time you return home to share what you’ve learned with your friends and family.
Our seasoned guides and ministry partners do so much more than handle the details and keep things on schedule. Our local guides have personal experience and intimate knowledge of the places and events you’ll examine, and our ministry partner’s teachers have a shepherd’s heart and a passion for God’s word.
The guides have been so personable and so knowledgeable and so friendly. There's just never a bad day for these guys. They make you very comfortable throughout the trip.
— SteveWe got to walk the land and it made our bibles come alive, and my son being 17, he needed it to come alive. It solidified his foundation in his faith.
— JoeyGTI has done such a great job of taking care of everything... allowing us to feel at home and really focus on the things we needed to from the very beginning.
— JordanRich Ferreira
General Manager, GTI Tours
After graduating with his Masters from Talbot Theological Seminary, Rich and his wife Becky began working full-time for Hume Ministries in 2001. Rich’s passions are discipleship and teaching God’s word in a way that brings it alive in today’s world. In his spare time, Rich enjoys leading Biblical Study Tours (50 trips and counting), motorcycle riding, snowboarding, and spending time with his wife, daughters Ellie and Carmel, and his two sons Jaron and Ronen. In 2016 Rich and his family moved from California to Michigan to join the GTI Tours staff full-time, where he serves as General Manager.
Randy Alonso
Lead Pastor, Lineage Church
Randy has been a Pastor for over 40 years. He first traveled to Israel in 2001 and has made 34 trips to the land. He advocates for the Nation of Israel and the Jewish people and enjoys teaching the biblical history of the ancient land and the covenants of God to His people. In addition to his travels and teaching, he is a Senior National Representative for Bridges for Peace, a Christian ministry based in Jerusalem that has been building relationships with the Jewish people for over 50 years worldwide. Randy and his wife, D’anae, enjoy ministry life in Florida. They enjoy the outdoors and working out together. Their son Ryan is the Lead Pastor at Lineage Church, Cocoa, FL., and their daughter M’Lisa is a worship leader and USA board member for Bridges for Peace, residing in Pasadena, CA.
Study Tour Details
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- $2700.00 USD base cost
- + $500.00 for Spouse/Student (Seminary)/Non-Full time Ministry departure.
- $450.00 single-occupancy supplement available
- $100.00 discount if booking prior to May 18, 2016
Optional payment schedule available:
- $400.00 per-person deposit upon registration
- $1000.00 per-person due by August 1, 2016
- Remaining balance due by November 1, 2016
- Roundtrip air from Los Angeles / Houston / Chicago
- High Sierra hydration packs, Bottled water on tour
- Study guides, Bibles, journals, flashlights
- Deluxe hotels
- Daily buffet breakfast and dinner
- Lunches served on site
- Deluxe motor coach touring
- All entrance fees
- Guide/Driver Tips
- Porterage fees and taxes
- Full refund less $200 administrative fee for written cancellations received on or before August 01, 2016.
- Full refund less $600 for written cancellations received on or before September 01, 2016.
- Full refund less $1200 for written cancellations received on or before November 01, 2016.
- No refund for cancellations received after November 01, 2016
Itinerary
Neve Ilan
Shephelah
Yad Hashmonah
Masada
Ein Gedi
Galilee
Mount Arbel
Galilee
Galilee Boat Ride
Beth Shean
Temple Mount
City of David
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives