Israel Study Tour for Pastors and Christian Educators
All Inclusive
Literally. International airfare, lodging, meals, gratuity, water (and more!) is included in your cost. We’ve taken care of everything.
Biblically Focused
This study tour will open your eyes to the color and depth of Scripture in a way that will change how you read your Bible and never ever fade!
In Depth Study
Our pre-trip curriculum, printed study guide, and passionate leaders get the most from the sights, sounds, smells, and flavors of the Holy Land.
Study tours are a great option for your sabatical, continuing education, or for helping you rediscover your passion for Scripture.
On a GTI Study Tour you’re not a tourist—you’re a ministry investment.
Request InvitationYou’re invited you to join us on a 12 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 you’ll be 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.Study Tour Details
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- $2800.00 base cost
- + $500.00 for Spouse, Seminary student departure.
- $900.00 single-occupancy supplement available
Optional payment schedule available:
- $500.00 per-person deposit upon registration
- $1150.00 per-person due by Aug 28, 2023
- Remaining balance due by Nov 24, 2023
- R/T economy class air from/to Los Angeles and Chicago
- Deluxe Hotels - Buffet dinner and breakfast daily
- Lunches served on site
- Deluxe motor coach touring
- Hydration backpack with bottled water on tour
- All transfers, porterage, entrance fees and taxes
- Guide and driver tips
- Study guides, journals
- GTI Blog
- Pre trip curriculum
Pastor $2800 Spouse $3300 *Seminary Student $3300
- Drinks with meals
- Full refund less $200 for cancellations after deposit.
- Full refund less $500 for cancellations after July 24, 2023
- Full refund less $2000 for cancellations after August 28, 2023
- No refunds for cancellations after November 24, 2023
Itinerary
Mon Jan 15 • ORD
O'Hare to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #6 departing 9:40pm
O'Hare to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #6 departing 9:40pm
O'Hare to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #6 departing 9:40pm
O'Hare to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #6 departing 9:40pm
O'Hare to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #6 departing 9:40pm
O'Hare to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #6 departing 9:40pm
Tue Jan 16 • ORD
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Neve Ilan
Wed Jan 17 • ORD
Shephelah
Yad Hashmonah, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Yad Hashmonah, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Azekah, Azekah, Azekah, Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Beth Shemesh, Beth Shemesh, Beth Shemesh, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Yad Hashmonah, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Yad Hashmonah, Yad Hashmonah, Yad Hashmonah
Thu Jan 18 • ORD
Negev
Masada, Dead Sea, Dead Sea, Masada, Dead Sea, Dead Sea, Bedouin Hospitality, Tel Arad, Tel Arad, Bedouin Hospitality, Tel Arad, Tel Arad, Tel Arad, Bedouin Hospitality, Bedouin Hospitality, Tel Arad, Bedouin Hospitality, Bedouin Hospitality, Dead Sea, Masada, Masada, Dead Sea, Masada, Masada
Fri Jan 19 • ORD
Negev
Ein Gedi, Shabbat Dinner, Shabbat Dinner, Shabbat Dinner, Shabbat Dinner, Ein Gedi, Qumran , Lower Jordan, Lower Jordan, Lower Jordan, Lower Jordan, Qumran , Lower Jordan, Qumran , Qumran , Qumran , Qumran , Lower Jordan, Shabbat Dinner, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi, Shabbat Dinner
Sat Jan 20 • ORD
Galilee
Mount Arbel, Galilee Boat Ride, Mount Arbel, Galilee Boat Ride, Galilee Boat Ride, Galilee Boat Ride, Tabgha, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Tabgha, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of Beatitudes, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Capernaum, Capernaum, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Tabgha, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Tabgha, Tabgha, Tabgha, Galilee Boat Ride, Mount Arbel, Galilee Boat Ride, Mount Arbel, Mount Arbel, Mount Arbel
Sun Jan 21 • ORD
Galilee
Katzrin (cultural experience), Tel Dan, Tel Dan, Tel Dan, Tel Dan, Katzrin (cultural experience), Mount Bental, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Philippi, Mount Bental, Caesarea Philippi, Mount Bental, Mount Bental, Mount Bental, Mount Bental, Caesarea Philippi, Tel Dan, Katzrin (cultural experience), Katzrin (cultural experience), Katzrin (cultural experience), Katzrin (cultural experience), Tel Dan
Mon Jan 22 • ORD
Galilee - Jerusalem
Beth Shean, Caesarea Maritima, Beth Shean, Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Maritima, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Megiddo, Megiddo, Caesarea Maritima, Beth Shean, Caesarea Maritima, Beth Shean, Beth Shean, Beth Shean
Tue Jan 23 • ORD
Jerusalem
Temple Mount, Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Temple Mount, Bethlehem, Western Wall, Church of the Nativity, Church of the Nativity, Church of the Nativity, Western Wall, Church of the Nativity, Rabbinic Tunnels, Herodium, Herodium, Herodium, Rabbinic Tunnels, Herodium, Herodium, Rabbinic Tunnels, Rabbinic Tunnels, Rabbinic Tunnels, Herodium, Rabbinic Tunnels, Church of the Nativity, Western Wall, Western Wall, Western Wall, Church of the Nativity, Western Wall, Bethlehem, Temple Mount, Temple Mount, Temple Mount, Bethlehem, Temple Mount
Wed Jan 24 • ORD
Jerusalem
City of David, Yad Vashem, City of David, Yad Vashem, Yad Vashem, Yad Vashem, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Shrine of the Book, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Shrine of the Book, Shrine of the Book, Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Model of Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Model of Jerusalem, Model of Jerusalem, Model of Jerusalem, Model of Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Model of Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Israel Museum, Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Shrine of the Book, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Yad Vashem, City of David, Yad Vashem, City of David, City of David, City of David
Thu Jan 25 • ORD
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives, Farewell Dinner, Farewell Dinner, Mount of Olives, Farewell Dinner, Farewell Dinner, Gethsemane, Southern Steps, Southern Steps, Gethsemane, Southern Steps, Southern Steps, Saint Anne's, Ramparts, Ramparts, Saint Anne's, Ramparts, Ramparts, Pool of Bethesda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pool of Bethesda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pool of Bethesda, Pool of Bethesda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pool of Bethesda, Pool of Bethesda, Ramparts, Saint Anne's, Saint Anne's, Ramparts, Saint Anne's, Saint Anne's, Southern Steps, Gethsemane, Gethsemane, Southern Steps, Gethsemane, Gethsemane, Farewell Dinner, Mount of Olives, Mount of Olives, Farewell Dinner, Mount of Olives, Mount of Olives
Fri Jan 26 • ORD
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Istanbul to O'Hare on Turkish Flight #5 departing 3:20pm
Istanbul to O'Hare on Turkish Flight #5 departing 3:20pm
Istanbul to O'Hare on Turkish Flight #5 departing 3:20pm
Istanbul to O'Hare on Turkish Flight #5 departing 3:20pm
Istanbul to O'Hare on Turkish Flight #5 departing 3:20pm
Istanbul to O'Hare on Turkish Flight #5 departing 3:20pm
Mon Jan 15 • LAX
Los Angeles to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #10 departing 6:25pm
Los Angeles to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #10 departing 6:25pm
Los Angeles to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #10 departing 6:25pm
Los Angeles to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #10 departing 6:25pm
Los Angeles to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #10 departing 6:25pm
Los Angeles to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #10 departing 6:25pm
Tue Jan 16 • LAX
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Istanbul to Tel Aviv on Turkish Flight #864 departing 7:25pm
Neve Ilan
Wed Jan 17 • LAX
Shephelah
Yad Hashmonah, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Yad Hashmonah, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Azekah, Azekah, Azekah, Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Beth Shemesh, Beth Shemesh, Beth Shemesh, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Yad Hashmonah, Beth Guvrin (Maresha), Yad Hashmonah, Yad Hashmonah, Yad Hashmonah
Thu Jan 18 • LAX
Negev
Masada, Dead Sea, Dead Sea, Masada, Dead Sea, Dead Sea, Bedouin Hospitality, Tel Arad, Tel Arad, Bedouin Hospitality, Tel Arad, Tel Arad, Tel Arad, Bedouin Hospitality, Bedouin Hospitality, Tel Arad, Bedouin Hospitality, Bedouin Hospitality, Dead Sea, Masada, Masada, Dead Sea, Masada, Masada
Fri Jan 19 • LAX
Negev
Ein Gedi, Shabbat Dinner, Shabbat Dinner, Shabbat Dinner, Shabbat Dinner, Ein Gedi, Qumran , Lower Jordan, Lower Jordan, Lower Jordan, Lower Jordan, Qumran , Lower Jordan, Qumran , Qumran , Qumran , Qumran , Lower Jordan, Shabbat Dinner, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi, Ein Gedi, Shabbat Dinner
Sat Jan 20 • LAX
Galilee
Mount Arbel, Galilee Boat Ride, Mount Arbel, Galilee Boat Ride, Galilee Boat Ride, Galilee Boat Ride, Tabgha, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Tabgha, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of Beatitudes, Mount of Beatitudes, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Chorazin, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Capernaum, Capernaum, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Tabgha, Ancient Boat (Ginosar), Tabgha, Tabgha, Tabgha, Galilee Boat Ride, Mount Arbel, Galilee Boat Ride, Mount Arbel, Mount Arbel, Mount Arbel
Sun Jan 21 • LAX
Galilee
Katzrin (cultural experience), Tel Dan, Tel Dan, Tel Dan, Tel Dan, Katzrin (cultural experience), Mount Bental, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Philippi, Caesarea Philippi, Mount Bental, Caesarea Philippi, Mount Bental, Mount Bental, Mount Bental, Mount Bental, Caesarea Philippi, Tel Dan, Katzrin (cultural experience), Katzrin (cultural experience), Katzrin (cultural experience), Katzrin (cultural experience), Tel Dan
Mon Jan 22 • LAX
Galilee - Jerusalem
Beth Shean, Caesarea Maritima, Beth Shean, Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Maritima, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Megiddo, Megiddo, Caesarea Maritima, Beth Shean, Caesarea Maritima, Beth Shean, Beth Shean, Beth Shean
Tue Jan 23 • LAX
Jerusalem
Temple Mount, Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Temple Mount, Bethlehem, Western Wall, Church of the Nativity, Church of the Nativity, Church of the Nativity, Western Wall, Church of the Nativity, Rabbinic Tunnels, Herodium, Herodium, Herodium, Rabbinic Tunnels, Herodium, Herodium, Rabbinic Tunnels, Rabbinic Tunnels, Rabbinic Tunnels, Herodium, Rabbinic Tunnels, Church of the Nativity, Western Wall, Western Wall, Western Wall, Church of the Nativity, Western Wall, Bethlehem, Temple Mount, Temple Mount, Temple Mount, Bethlehem, Temple Mount
Wed Jan 24 • LAX
Jerusalem
City of David, Yad Vashem, City of David, Yad Vashem, Yad Vashem, Yad Vashem, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Shrine of the Book, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Shrine of the Book, Shrine of the Book, Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Model of Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Model of Jerusalem, Model of Jerusalem, Model of Jerusalem, Model of Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Model of Jerusalem, Israel Museum, Israel Museum, Israel Museum, Shrine of the Book, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Shrine of the Book, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Hezekiah's Tunnel, Yad Vashem, City of David, Yad Vashem, City of David, City of David, City of David
Thu Jan 25 • LAX
Jerusalem
Mount of Olives, Farewell Dinner, Farewell Dinner, Mount of Olives, Farewell Dinner, Farewell Dinner, Gethsemane, Southern Steps, Southern Steps, Gethsemane, Southern Steps, Southern Steps, Saint Anne's, Ramparts, Ramparts, Saint Anne's, Ramparts, Ramparts, Pool of Bethesda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pool of Bethesda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pool of Bethesda, Pool of Bethesda, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Pool of Bethesda, Pool of Bethesda, Ramparts, Saint Anne's, Saint Anne's, Ramparts, Saint Anne's, Saint Anne's, Southern Steps, Gethsemane, Gethsemane, Southern Steps, Gethsemane, Gethsemane, Farewell Dinner, Mount of Olives, Mount of Olives, Farewell Dinner, Mount of Olives, Mount of Olives
Fri Jan 26 • LAX
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Tel Aviv to Istanbul on Turkish Flight #793 departing 7:20am
Istanbul to Los Angeles on Turkish Flight #009 departing 1:50pm
Istanbul to Los Angeles on Turkish Flight #009 departing 1:50pm
Istanbul to Los Angeles on Turkish Flight #009 departing 1:50pm
Istanbul to Los Angeles on Turkish Flight #009 departing 1:50pm
Istanbul to Los Angeles on Turkish Flight #009 departing 1:50pm
Istanbul to Los Angeles on Turkish Flight #009 departing 1:50pm