We have observed that most American and Israeli tour agencies are staffed by people who know the tourism industry but have very little in-depth training and knowledge on the world of the Bible, Middle East history, or Judaism and Islam. Many tour guides hired by these agencies have no formal training about the land in which they are leading tours. Many of these guides are amateur Bible enthusiasts, religious day school teachers, or minor celebrities.
All of our tour guides at Sacred Space Tours have graduate training in a relevant field and/or have lived or conducted research in Israel-Palestine. We have carefully crafted the itinerary so as to ensure that the experience is a religious and educational experience, as opposed to simply an “interesting” experience filled with endless facts soon to be forgotten.