Heshvan 5777

November 2016

LICENSING EXAMINATION – TOUR GUIDE COURSE

Part B – Total of 70 Points

Time allotment for this section of the examination: Three hours.

Choose one of the following three groups and plan a tour for it.

Group No. 1

A group of Israeli students is interested in the history of the Land of Israel from the 19^th century till today. The tour departs from Tel-Aviv on Monday at 8:00 AM and ends in the Kibbutz Ein Gedi Guest House on Tuesday at 19:00.

Please note:

1. The tour will focus on: Tel-Aviv, the route you choose to travel to Jerusalem, Jerusalem and the Northern part of the Judean Desert till Ein Gedi (inclusive).
2. The tour must include a half day in Tel-Aviv and a half day in Jerusalem (no more and no less).
3. The tour must include at least one site from the following periods: the 19^th century, the British Mandate, the War of Independence and a site from the period after the establishment of the State of Israel.
4. The elaborated point must take place at a site connected to the historical periods that the tour deals with. Do not choose an elaborated point in Jerusalem or Tel-Aviv.

Group No. 2

A group of students from abroad is interested in a tour in the North of the country visiting sites from the Second Temple, Roman and Byzantine periods. The tour will start in Haifa on Monday at 08:00 and end in Katzrin on Tuesday at 19:00.

Please note:

1. The area of the tour and its geographical limits/boundaries: North of the Haifa–Beit Shean line.
2. The tour must include at least two sites from the Second Temple period and two sites from the Byzantine period.
3. The tour must include at least one site from each of the following geographic areas: The Kinnarot Valley, the Beit-Shean Valley, the Lower Galilee, the Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights.
4. The elaborated point must be related to the subject of the tour.

Group No. 3

A group of tourists from the United States wishes to tour in the South of the country.  The tour will depart from Beersheba on Monday at 08:00 and end in the airport at Uvda on Tuesday at 19:00.

Please note:

1. The area of the tour and its geographical limits/boundaries: South of the Kerem Shalom–Beersheba–Arava Junction line (includes Kerem Shalom and Beersheba). Eilat should not be included in the itinerary.
2. The tour must include a half day tour in Beersheba, two archaeological sites from different periods, two sites related to accomplishments of the State of Israel and two nature sites.
3. The elaborated point must be related to the subject of the tour.

GOOD LUCK!