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Israel February 2016
My husband and I went on our first trip with SmarTours last month. Our entire experience was wonderful! SmarTours arranged a fabulous itinerary and was great. The tr...
We wish everyone could take this trip
Israel was not even on our list of places to visit and at the last minute we decided not to sign up for a trip to Australia and New Zealand in favor of Israel. This ...
Wonders of Israel
Excellent tour . The guide was outstanding. Will recommend this tour all my friends
Wonders of Israel tour was great!
This was an excellent tour that lets you get a good overview of the entire country. Our tour guide Uri Mor was outstandinding. We had to deal with heightened securit...
Wonders of Israel
This was an amazing tour -- thanks for the most part to our excelled tour guide, Uri Mor. He went above and beyond to take care of every need but more importantly he...
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Wonders of israel
5 stars Anat our tour director was excellent. A world of knowledge , ki...
5 Stars!
We just returned from this tour. It was absolutely fantastic. Our guide was amazing, Uri Mor. His love, compassion, and enthusiasm about his country was admirable. W...
Great Trip
great value, wonderful knowledgeable tour guide, great hotels, my daughter and I had a fabulous time
Wonderful Experience
This was a packed marvelous tour, on the go constantly.We saw everything, an excellent value. Our tour guide Raya was so very knowledgeable and terrific. My only cri...
Best Guide Ever!
This is an excellent tour for a first visit to Israel. It is well planned, hitting the highlights one might expect. Hotels are excellent, food is very good. The high...
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This is a trip of a lifetime
This is a trip of a lifetime. So many sights packed into each day. Loved the swim in the Dead Sea. The guide (Shlomo) was very knowledgeable of the history. The reli...
This tour is wonderful
This tour is wonderful and so full of blessings. It does feel like I have come home in a sense but have never been here before. I know all the places because of His ...
We had an incredible trip
We had an incredible trip. Bruce was our guide and he was as good as it gets. That was said by everyone we spoke to. We learned so much and so many questions were an...
Wonderful experience
The Israel/Jordan Tour through America Israel Tours was a wonderful experience and it began with Pauline and Regan assisting us and all of the help we received along...
Everything from biblical times to current events
We recently returned from a tour to Israel through Odysseys Unlimited. This was our fourth tour with Odysseys. Again, we were not disappointed. Our guide, Yanay, was...
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Fascinating and informative!
The richness of history, sights and sounds of the Holy Land came alive by the expertise of our excellent guide, Michael. While many guides simply take you to the sit...
Amazing!
God showed me something amazing. He has a personalized plan for our lives; My Holy Land tour was one of the best travels I ever had. With the presence of Michael as ...
Wonderful time
What a wonderful experience, fantastic, magnificent... No word can describe my exiting feeling. Our driver drove very carefully to sure that we got to see the best ...
Magical Experience
The memory of the Lhasa Mt Everest & Mt Kailash Kathmandu Group Tour will be with me for years. I love it very much. Thanks to the driver and guide who helped me...
Good Experience
When we first arrived in Tibet, we were warmly greeted by our guide. During the two-day tour of Lhasa, we got a general understanding of Tibetan culture and visited ...
Editor’s Take
What to Look for in Holy Land Tour Reviews
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
Holy Land tours are often suited for people interested in renewing their faith, and those who want to gain a further understanding of their religion through visiting historical sites. While there are exciting excursions that don’t focus on religion, such as floating in the dead sea, most of the top tourist sites are religion-based.
These tours are filled with a lot of adventure and sightseeing. Travelers love the mix of free time and rearranged site seeing. Holy Land tours offer extensive overviews of Israel, allowing visitors to explore the entire country, as well as Jordan and the Palestinian Territories. Visitors felt that safety was a priority, which is comforting when traveling in unknown lands. Tour guides were noted to be extremely knowledgeable while exploring different sites/regions, including learning about the culture and the people.
The tour guides also focused on making sure everyone was having an enjoyable experience, so you can trust that you’re going to have a great time on your Holy Land visit. Many people said having tour guides who knew the land and an array of knowledge made their experience meaningful. Having someone who is so passionate about their country and can show you secret places that only locals know about creates unforgettable memories. Travelers felt that the quality of their visit was overall worth it, and the ease of having everything arranged (including flights, hotels, transportation, tours, and making sure your luggage gets between places) helped make the trip enjoyable.
Trip reviews can vary depending on what you’re looking for in your Holy Land tour. Itinerary lengths span from 1 week-2 weeks, and sometimes longer. Physical activity depends on the tour as well, some with easy to moderate physical activity levels, and some with more strenuous activity. Awareness of the itineraries and how many activities you expect to do can help you prepare for this trip. This information is posted on each tour webpage. Checking before booking a tour can help ensure a positive trip that matches your needs and desires.
Depending on the time of year you go, some travelers noted that the dry, hot summers made traveling difficult. Checking into the monthly weather conditions and knowing what type of weather you’re looking to travel in can help make a better experience. Another difficulty for travelers is the culture shock/change, especially for those who are new to international travel.
The new food can be a big change as well. Studying up before you on the culture and language (and maybe checking out a local Israeli restaurant at home!) before you head out on your upcoming adventure can help ease these travel difficulties, creating a more pleasant experience.
If you want a professional take on traveling in The Holy Land , see the Travelstride The Holy Land Guide »
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