Honors Trip to Israel

June 23 to July 3, 2023

The Cost of the Trip (without the Course) is $4,500

The Footsteps of Jesus 3-Credit Course is an additional $750

The Jordan/Petra add-on is an additional $1050

There will be a $250 non-refundable deposit due by February 20th

Available Discounts:

  • Full-time students of Trinity College receive a $250 discount.
  • Those in the 3-credit course receive an additional $250 discount.
  • Honors Program Members receive another $250 discount on top of that.
  • Trinity College students also receive a $100 discount for any referral of a non-Trinity participant that attends the tri

Trip itinerary for our Israel Trip June 23 – July 3, 2023

June 23, 2023 | Depart from Tampa International Airport

6/23    Depart from Tampa | Ground transportation? Passport, vaccine info? Airline?

  • Responsible for getting to Tampa Airport on your own
  • Passport Required
  • No Vaccines are required at this time
  • Lufthansa Airline

June 24, 2023 | Arrive in Tel Aviv | Ben Gurion International Airport

June 24th | Arrive in Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport) 

  • Visit Jaffa Port
  • We are staying at various 3–4-star hotels as we travel around

June 25, 2023 | Caesarea Martima, Muhraqa (Mt. Carmel), Megiddo

6/25   Caesarea Maritima, Muhraqa (Mt. Carmel), Megiddo

Doing what? Seeing what?

  • Caesarea Maritima – Where the first Gentiles became believers
  • Mt. Carmel – Elijah’s battle with the prophets of Baal
  • Megiddo – Location of the Final Battle in Revelation

June 26, 2023 | Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee, Migdal, Capernaum, Nazareth Village

6/26   Boat Ride on Sea of Galilee, Migdal, Capernaum, Nazareth Village

Details?

  • Sail on the Sea where Jesus walked on Water
  • See many of the locations of Jesus’ Miracles
  • Visit village where Jesus grew up recreated in 1st century styling

June 27, 2023 | Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights, Har Bental

6/27   Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Golan Heights, Har Bental

Details?

  • Important archeological and historical sites for both the Bible and modern Israel

June 28, 2023 | Su Beit Shean, Kohav HaYarden, Jordan Valley, Jericho (Tel es-Sultan)

6/28   Su Beit Shean, Kohav HaYarden, Jordan Valley, Jericho (Tel es-Sultan)

  • Traveling through the where Israel entered the Promised land to fight Jericho  
  • See where the walls of Jericho came down

June 29, 2023 | Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls, En Gedi, Dead Sea swim

6/29   Masada, Qumran, Dead Sea Scrolls, En Gedi, Dead Sea swim

Details?

  • See the dessert and the dead sea where David hid from Saul, the zealots hid from Rome
  • Visit the lowest place on earth where you are completely buoyant in the water

June 30, 2023 | City of David, Davidson Center, Jewish Quarter, Israel Museum

6/30   City of David, Davidson Center, Jewish Quarter, Israel Museum

Details?

  • See the secret passageways the Hebrews used to invade Jerusalem
  • Visit where the original city of Jerusalem was built

July 1, 2023 | Archaeological Dig, Lachish, Elah Valley, Bethlehem, Shepherds Field

7/1   Archaeological Dig, Lachish, Elah Valley, Bethlehem, Shepherds Field

Details?

  • Unearth an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city
  • See where David fought Goliath
  • Visit the likely home where Jesus was born in Bethlehem

July 2, 2023 | Temple Mount, Mount of Olives, Dominus Flevit, Stephen’s Gate, St. Anne’s, Via Dolorosa, Garden Tomb, Ben Yehuda Street

7/2   Temple Mount, Mount of Olives, Dominus Flevit, Stephen’s Gate, St. Anne’s, Via Dolorosa, Garden Tomb, Ben Yehuda Street

Details?

  • Walk through Jesus’ final days on earth
  • See some of the supposed places where He died and rose again
  • See where He will be returning when He comes back

Optional Jordan Extension

July 3, 2023 | Allenby to Madaba, Mt. Nebo, transfer to Petra

7/3   Allenby to Madaba, Mt. Nebo, transfer to Petra 

Details?

(working on if we will take a bus or fly.  TBD)

  • Mt. Nebo – where Moses died

July 4, 2023 | Petra, Wadi Musa

7/4    Petra, Wadi Musa

Details?

  • Visit one of the most ancient cities in the world recognizable in films such as Indian Jones and the Last Crusade, Mortal Kombat, The Mummy Returns, and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
  • Visit the location for Aaron’s tomb and home to the Edomites in the Old Testament

July 5, 2023 | Jerash, Jordan Museum, Amman Citade

7/5    Jerash, Jordan Museum, Amman Citadel

Details?

  • One of the best-preserved 1st Century cities in the middle east

July 6, 2023 | Depart to Tampa

7/6    Depart to return to Tampa International Airport

  • You will need to provide your own transportation from TIA to your home