Sam Makarios
P.O.Box 14271
Jerusalem 9114201
Mobile: +972 54 649 6628
Telefax: +972 2 676 0495
Professional info
I'm a full-time licensed tour guide to the Holy land in both languages English and Spanish. I am one of the few guides who are licensed to guide in both the Palestinian Territories and Israel. I have eighteen years of experience guiding tourists from different origins. I am a freelancer, I have worked with multiple tour agencies.
Languages
English
Spanish
Arabic
Hebrew
German
Work experience
2010 - present
Full-Time Tour Guide to the Holy Land
01/2005 - Today
Freelancer full-time guide to the Holy Land. Working with multiple tour agencies as well as private families; guiding in both English and Spanish
2010 - present
Restaurant Owner, Puerto Rico- San Juan
08/2001 - 12/2004
When the political situation in the Holy Land erupted I joined my two brothers in Puerto Rico, worked with them and learned Spanish
Full-Time Tour Guide to the Holy Land
11/1996 - 02/2001
Freelancer full-time guide to the Holy Land. Working with multiple tour agencies as well as private families.
Archaeological Team of Palestine
05/1994 - 09/1997
Volunteer for three months per year, excavating various sites all over the country
Tower of David Museum- Jerusalem
09/1993 - 10/1996
Local guide at the Tower of David for the groups visiting the museum.
Education
University of Haifa - Israel School of Tourism -Jerusalem Branch Hebrew University
07/2000-07/2002
Tour Guides Course in the Following subjects:
History, Archaeology, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zionism and the Modern History of the State of Israel
Kreuzberg Institute - Bonn, Germany
03/1997 - 03/1998
Scholarship from Jerusalem's church for a one-year German language study in Bonn Germany.
Bethlehem University
04/1994 - 05/1995
Tour Guiding Intensive Program in the following subjects:
History of the Land focusing on the West Bank, Water Resources, Culture and Heritage.
Dublin University, Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center and Bethlehem University Institute of Hotel Management
09/1992 - 06/1993
Hotel Management Certificate
College de Frere, De La Salle High School - Jerusalem
09/1978 - 06/1992
High School Literary Stream Certificate