Israel Tours & Vacations for Seniors

My trip to Israel was wonderful!  This travel company helped me plan a two-week trip starting in Tel Aviv, traveling north along the coast to Akko, then to Tiberias/Sea of Galilee/Golan, and finally on to Jerusalem.  I had read a lot about the country and had ideas about where I wanted to visit and what I wanted to see.  This travel company creatively incorporated my ideas into a terrific itinerary and suggested other places and activities based on my interests.  I originally contacted several other travel companies for comparison, but this travel company was by far the easiest to work with and developed the best itinerary for me.  They were always willing to incorporate changes and responded promptly by email and phone.  

My guide (also the owner) was extraordinarily knowledgeable about Israel, both ancient Israel and the modern Jewish state.  From archaeology to military history to modern politics, he shared his extensive knowledge and experience.  He was happy to go into greater detail or just give me a general overview based on my interest.  He also sometimes shared personal stories from a lifetime in Israel that were a great addition to the history. His love and pride in this amazing country shone through. He also gave me a good orientation to each city I stayed in so that I could explore on my own.

This is a great travel company and I highly recommend them.  While in Jerusalem, I was happy to have the opportunity to meet the owner's wife and son and office staff.  They are all terrific people and will help you plan a memorable Israeli adventure!

We booked a one-week private tour for two on very short notice -- less than a month.  Despite the short notice, our travel agency was able to put together a beautiful itinerary for us, covering most of the highlights of Israel.  We started in Tel Aviv, then headed north to Haifa, Akko and the Golan Heights, then down to Jerusalem via Beit She'an, then down to Eilat via Masada, a one-day side excursion to Petra, Jordan, then back to Tel Aviv.  Our travel agency provided excellent service throughout.  The hotels we stayed at were all very nice, and our guide/driver was extremely knowledgeable.  Our travel agent called me personally on our first night in Tel Aviv just to check in and make sure we had arrived safely, which I thought was a very nice personal touch.  In short, we were well looked after from the time our plane landed in Tel Aviv until we were dropped off back in Tel Aviv at the end of our visit.

We worked with the travel company to build out a 2 week custom itinerary that started with a few days in Jerusalem, then the Dead Sea and Eilat.  We then crossed over to Jordan and saw Wadi Rum, Petra, Amman and then crossed back into Israel and saw the northern part of Israel ending our trip in Tel Aviv.

Overall the trip was very good and we really enjoyed all the sites, learning about the history.  Our guide in Israel was excellent - very knowledgable, friendly and extremely flexible. We had changes and he was very accommodating and we appreciated that.  Same was true as well as the tour company/guide/driver in Jordan.  The new Wadi Rum camp was absolutely fantastic.

The only part of the tour that was disappointing was the lack of attention to detail on meals. We had advised the travel company that we were vegetarian.  Our guide had no idea that we were vegetarian or where to take us to eat, nor were our dietary restrictions communicated to the Jordan tour company or guide. We ended up having falafal lunches most days or pizza at a strip mall. In Jordan, our lunch comprised of french fries and cold salad at rest stops. Dinners were fine since we did them on our own. If you have any kind of dietary restrictions, I would highly recommend work closely with the travel company to ensure they understand expectations.  If it was not for the meals, I would have given them a 5 star review.