Israel Culinary Tour

Extremely professional and Accommodating David Gross from Dekel Tours was amazing from beginning to end on the planning, arrangements and execution of our 10... read moreDavid Gross from Dekel Tours was amazing from beginning to end on the planning, arrangements and execution of our 10 day tour in Israel! The entire trip was wonderful, thanks to him! This was an especially difficult time, because of Covid restrictions. Israel just opened up at the time we were due to go! He made all our arrangements, coordinating with our agent here, making sure we had all the right documents. The same for the way home. The trip was incredibly wonderful! Well planned and the hotels were nice. Our tour guide, Jacob Firsel was very knowledgeable and extremely attentive. His expertise as a medic came in handy when my husband needed a bit of extra care and attention at a hospital. Jacob knew how to navigate the emergency room and got us thru in record time! Israel is a MUST SEE for everyone!! I highly recommend Dekel Tours to all!! read less

Visit to Israel My wife and I visited Israel for the first time after years of planning. Dekel tours was excellent in its... read moreMy wife and I visited Israel for the first time after years of planning. Dekel tours was excellent in its responses beginning with itinerary, suggestions, and were flexible to accommodate changes even at the last minute. I worked with Brad Lennox, who was excellent in communicating. Also came along Kelsey Keil-Fuchs, who was very prompt in answering all our questions.

From the time we landed, we were greeted on the aerobridge by a representative, who took us through a private van inside the airport, through immigration and then to the Car that was waiting. Within an hour of landing we were at our hotel. All hotels we stayed in were very comfortable (except for one in Jerusalem, the name which I will refrain from mentioning).

Kelsey met with us in Jerusalem and made us feel comfortable about the plans for the trip. It is here that we met Daniel Segalov, a wonderful funny, knowledgeable guide, who took us through 300 years of history lessons the next six days. We visited more sites than was in the itinerary, and this was a big bonus. I would highly recommend Dekel tours. Everything was so well planned, that we did not have to worry.

I would recommend, a day of rest in between, that would give a bit of breathing room to take it all in. Ours was a 10-day trip, and we were exhausted by the time we left Tel-aviv.
Pack some comfortable shoes, as there is a lot of walking around that you have to do every day.

On the final day, Kelly called to check on us, and that was indeed sweet.

In all, Dekel tours in our minds is one of the best tour companies we had dealt with. Without any reservation, I highly commend and recommend them. read less

Leah's Bat Mitzvah Family Tour Leah's Bat Mitzvah at the Byzantine Synagogue at the Tsippori National Park highlighted our extended family 11 day tour for... read moreLeah's Bat Mitzvah at the Byzantine Synagogue at the Tsippori National Park highlighted our extended family 11 day tour for our 21 people (ages 4 to 78). Brad also arranged for 7 other cousins, finishing a birthright trip, to join us for a few days. Besides the traditional mandatory site seeing stops, our group enjoyed multiple hands on Israeli, Bedouin and Druze cooked meals, Golan Heights Jeep and Judean Hills ATV tours; Overnight Bedouin stay inc Camel rides and Drumming circle. Chef Tal's and the Dubrovin farm lunches were excellent. The Kotel and Hezakayah's Water Tunnel were fabulous but when we walked the Ramparts of the Old City to Mount Zion and we all from 4 to 78 rappelled down, well that was also very memorable. Dekel Tours was very reasonably priced and guide Benny and Driver Colby were great. From airport reception to departure, our tour was flawless. read less