10 DAY STEM ADVENTURE TOUR
A Journey Through the Lens of Technology
A tour designed for young adults to learn about the cutting edge science and technology that Israel creates.
Combined with a little history and a lot of culture, this tour is a perfect introduction to the world of High Tech
10 days | 9 nights
Itinerary Highlights
Negev Solar Plant
Dead Sea Swim
The Old City of Jerusalem
Environmental Education
"The accomplishments by the Jews in but a few years in this city elicit the highest admiration. A modern Hebrew city…shoots up from the bare ground. What an incredibly lively people our Jews are!"
- Albert Einstein
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Tour Itinerary
Day 2: High Tech Tel Aviv
- The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation presents the incredible story of Israel, the Start Up Nation, showcasing the diverse fields and people behind Israeli innovation, with the aim of promoting a better future of peace and prosperity
- Bike or Segway ride along the seafront promenade in Old Jaffa, the ancient port city dating back to Biblical times.
- Urban Development and Design; visit Leibling Haus for a brief look into the work of Sir Patrick Geddes, biologist, botanist, landscape theorist, and Urban Planner. Geddes viewed the city as a living fabric where society, nature, environment, and culture are interconnected. The brief visit to the museum will be followed by a short tour of one of the city streets and parks he planned.
Day 3: Science in the Desert Part One
- Overview of the Negev Solar Power Tower, the second tallest tower in the world. The installation has over 50,000 computer controlled heliostats, enough to power 120,000 homes.
- The Nabateans were an ancient and mysterious Arab civilization that existed in what is today Jordan, Israel's Negev, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, from about 350 BCE and until about 100 CE. They are famous for the beautifully carved rocks of Petra, but perhaps should be remembered for their amazing agriculture and water conservation in a desert environment. Visit the remains of their city at Avdat National Park and take a hike along the watercourse.
- As part of the efforts to make the desert bloom, the area is dotted with "Lone Farms" cultivating olive trees, grape vines and raising sheep and goats. A light lunch at a "Lone Farm" is included in the tour.
- Visit the Ramon Visitors Center in Mitzpe Ramon; The "Makhteshim", resembling enormous basins opened up among the Negev ranges, are a natural phenomenon whish is unique in the world. Once inside the crater experience the ancient geological worlds of fossils, colorful sands, volcanic rocks, and more.
- Late Night star gazing: this area has been designated the first Dark Sky Park in the Middle East.
Day 4: Science in the Desert Part Two
- Attend a session at the Sde Boker University Campus offering programs in Desert Studies; Ecology & Nature Conservation; Hydrology & Desalination; Environmental Physics & Solar Energy
- Sand boarding in the desert; the same exhilarating experience as snowboarding, but on the dunes.
- Arrive at Kfar HaNokdim, the Bedouin encampment nestling below Masada. Evening program includes camel riding, Bedouin coffee ceremony, traditional dinner, and late night bonfire.
Day 5: Dead Sea
- The Masada Mountaintop was a favorite "rest and recreation" spot for King Herod. Some decades later the palace became a fortress as the last Jewish rebels against the Roman Empire held out through a long siege. The Romans eventually gained access to the site by building a ramp from the valley below. This morning ascend via this ramp, and tour the remains of both the palace and the fortified buildings. Descend via cable car.
- Lunch and Swim at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth.
- Climate crisis: Sinkholes along the shores of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is shrinking at an unsustainable three feet per year, due to overuse of the waters of the Jordan River, reduced rainfall and increased evaporation. One result has been the sudden appearance of thousands of sinkholes on the beaches and roads in the area. A local expert will guide the tour of this phenomenon.
- Arrive in Jerusalem, and a panoramic view of the Old City from Mount Scopus.
Day 6: Ancient Jerusalem
- Enter through Jaffa Gate and walk along the 16th century ramparts of the Old City walls to the Western Wall Plaza, next to the Temple Mount. This area is sacred to three religions, as Mount Moriah is revered as the site where Abraham offered to sacrifice his son, the focus of Jesus' life in Jerusalem and the spot of Muhammad's ascension.
- Tour the City of David, the first settlement of Jerusalem, walking through the water tunnel excavated by King Hezekiah almost three thousand years ago.
- Spend the afternoon with local experts sifting through archeological debris from the Temple Mount area.
- Shabbat dinner at "HaMiflat" (The Refuge) a family home offering home cooked meals and hospitality to IDF soldiers and visitors to Jerusalem.
Day 7: Made in Jerusalem
- Jerusalem's tech ecosystem grew from 50 to over 500 startups, all in the last 4 years, and is continuing to grow rapidly. The Tech Tour experience encompasses all of these elements of the capital city's tech growth history.
- Tasting lunch at the Machane Yehuda Market.
- The Hebrew University is among the most respected academic institutions in the world; visit the Science Campus and meet the students.
Day 8: Environment
- Drive north along the Jordan Valley
- At Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, the BioBee project produces and implements insects for environmentally friendly solutions that enable farmers to work in a safer environment and produce healthier, higher quality crops.
- Lunch and tour of an "old fashioned" kibbutz
- The Hula Valley project has had a major environmental impact on the Galilee, reversing the draining og the swamps, and as a resting place for the half a billion birds migrating in the spring and autumn over this land bridge.
Day 9: The Galilee
- Visit the Fresh Start program at Kiryat Shmone, focusing on protein alternatives, improved nutrition and smart food packaging.
- Enjoy rafting/kayaking on the Jordan River.
- Tour Capernaum, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, the remains of an ancient fishing village from the time of Jesus.
- Biblical-style dinner at Ancient Katzrin, the partially reconstructed Byzantine-era Jewish village from the 4th-8th centuries and open-air museum. Dinner includes dressing in traditional clothing, making olive oil, baking pita, or winemaking (according to the season)
Day 10: Departure
- Visit the unique Seakura project, cultivating land-based seaweed, which, due to the strictly controlled growing conditions, is higher in nutrition than regular seaweed and completely free of ocean pollutants.
- Tour Caesarea Maritima, named in honor of the Emperor Augustus Caesar. Here King Herod established a magnificent Roman city with a palace, hippodrome and amphitheater. Crusaders built a walled city around the ancient harbor, and a huge fortress.
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Visualizing the Journey: From the golden limestone of Jerusalem’s ancient alleyways to the shimmering, salt-crusted shores of the Dead Sea. Browse our gallery to see the breathtaking landscapes and historic
milestones that await you on this four-day pilgrimage.
Visualizing the Journey: From the golden limestone of Jerusalem’s ancient alleyways to the shimmering, salt-crusted shores of the Dead Sea. Browse our gallery to see the breathtaking landscapes and historic milestones that await you on this four-day pilgrimage.
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