DIVE Virtual Tours

Join Museum of the Bible and DIVE (Digital Interactive Virtual Experiences), in collaboration with the INHFA, on these virtual trips through ancient cities in the land of Israel using advanced images combined with an online interactive classroom to create a rich, immersive experience. From walking the Via Dolorosa to standing near the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in Qumran, you will travel both in the present and back in time to the time of Jesus and other Biblical figures, seeing sights mentioned throughout the pages of the Bible. Come “walk” with us through these sites and learn more with expert archaeologists and historians leading us back to the past!

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Tour Sites

The Via Dolorosa: March 29, 2023 

Via Dolorosa (“Way of Grief” in Latin) is a road in the old city of Jerusalem. Narrow stone roads and stone storefronts on each side of the road make this a unique experience of different smells, colors, and sounds. Many tourists are often surprised to learn that not much has changed in 2000 years, and it is in fact exactly what Jesus would have experienced when walking these streets on any given Friday. Join us in exploring this route and the surrounding area on a unique virtual tour in a 3D model. 

Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT
Cost: $19.99

Masada: May 31, 2023 

Travel back in time to the end of the Second Temple era atop Masada. We will first meet King Herod and discover his monumental building projects atop the mountain. This will be followed by our reliving the story of Jewish zealots, the Sicarii, who vehemently opposed the Roman occupation of Judaea. Learn about their lives and how they chose death over slavery and subjugation. "Walk" with us through an advanced 3D rendering of the ancient site with a local archeologist and Israeli tour guide. 

Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT
Cost: $19.99

Caesarea: August 30, 2023 

Join Museum of the Bible and DIVE (Digital Interactive Virtual Experiences)as we explore Caesarea on August 30th. Guides will take you on a virtual trip through this ancient city built by Herod the Great and named after the famous emperor Caesar Augustus. This city was also where Cornelius, the first Gentile to believe in Jesus, was converted. Tour this ancient site using advanced images combined with an online interactive classroom to create a rich, immersive experience. 

Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT
Cost: $19.99

Qumran: October 25, 2023 

A virtual tour of the fascinating site of Qumran by the northern shores of the Dead Sea. Insights into the ascetic Jewish sect who lived here in relative isolation in the late 2nd Temple Era, in a tour covering the site in-depth. During this tour, you'll hear how after the excavations exposed the ancient structures, they were preserved from the elements with modern technology. 

Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m. EDT
Cost: $19.99