PRIVATE ISRAEL TOURS

Bespoke tour of the Holy Land Dekel Tours really did provide the holiday of a lifetime and we are still processing all that we did. We... read moreDekel Tours really did provide the holiday of a lifetime and we are still processing all that we did. We really packed in so much! Our guide Eyall was absolutely outstanding - I cannot say enough good things about him. He ensured that all our wishes were met and guided us with outstanding knowledge and insight. He was also great fun to have around and became a part of our little "group" of travelers. There is simply nothing about our holiday that I would change with hindsght. read less

Amazing Israel Tour with Dekel I had consulted with several travel agents in America as well as an Israeli guide , but when I contacted... read moreI had consulted with several travel agents in America as well as an Israeli guide , but when I contacted Dekel Tours, it was a whole other experience. This was to be a once in a lifetime trip for my 26 year old son who is already in Israel studying , & myself , having recently retired. I planned for 14 days adding 2 travel days at either end with 9!days of a private guide . We worked around the 2 Shabbats that my son observed . David Gross contacted me and actually made a time to talk to me by phone. In fact we had quite a few phone calls. He asked me about my trip, expectations, interest & activity level, food needs ( my son is vegan & kosher ) , and then proceeded to map out an itinerary that we again went over by phone, made adjustments to , & he kept within my budget . I had to book the US to Israel airline tix which was very easy ( flew Delta midnight direct flights) & get travel insurance( I used Squaremouth for this ) but everything else was taken care of by David.
Someone met me at the airport & walked me through Covid testing & custom procedures. We had a driver at every transfer to a new hotel… and even to & from our stay North of Tel Aviv in Ra’annana & our Airbnb in Jerusalem over the Shabbats. It was a very full trip with basically 2 nights in each location, 4 in our Airbnb which I booked, but we wanted to see as many parts of Israel as possible along with a 2 day one night stay in Wadi Rum & Petra, Jordan which David arranged with guides hand walking us through the border crossings, Covid testing, & to our Jordanian guides both ways. It couldn’t have been easier & stress free. We even had a hiccup with my son forgetting his passport … David answered his cell immediately, had us can back to the hotel that was holding our big luggage , rebooked us on a later flight & we got all of the activities we scheduled in spite of losing a few hours.
The guide Shira that we were matched with was a wealth of information, was able to address both my son’s questions coming from a more religious perspective as well as my own, coming from a secular perspective. She is also a hiker & took us on fabulous hikes . Our itinerary was a mix of hiking, history, fun activities such as camel riding , star gazing & horseback riding in Jordan to Kfar Kedem … milking a goat, making pita bread & goat cheese, riding Vanilla the donkey, to atv riding, floating in the Dead Sea, to touring a working Kibbutz , learning & understanding the ancient history as well as more current while visiting Masada & the Jordan Valley , Caesarea , Akko, The Golan Heights where we also toured a winery. We spent time in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as well… again learning about the history from Shira, who got to know us and was extremely sensitive to our hunger needs & desire to pack in as much as we could, putting in extra late hours , going above & beyond our expectations & adding stops that she felt would interest us. She even took care of retrieving a credit card I left at a restaurant making calls on her own time & picking it up for me ! I couldn’t ask for a better guide than Shira or a better agency with David really hearing the kind of trip we wanted activity wise, food wise, & historical …down to the balconies in every hotel room so we had extra room traveling as a mom & son.
We highly recommend this agency & if you can get David & Shira as your planners & guides, you will not be disappointed! read less

Bespoke tour of the Holy Land Dekel Tours really did provide the holiday of a lifetime and we are still processing all that we did. We... read moreDekel Tours really did provide the holiday of a lifetime and we are still processing all that we did. We really packed in so much! Our guide Eyall was absolutely outstanding - I cannot say enough good things about him. He ensured that all our wishes were met and guided us with outstanding knowledge and insight. He was also great fun to have around and became a part of our little "group" of travelers. There is simply nothing about our holiday that I would change with hindsght. read less