Shalom Israel ToursReviews of shalomisraeltours.com

Traveling with Shalom Tours was one of the best travel decisions we’ve ever made. We explored Israel as a family with our grandchildren (12 and 10), and the experience exceeded all expectations. From start to finish, everything was handled with professionalism, care, and attention to detail. The itinerary was perfectly designed, allowing us to experience Israel in a deep, authentic, and emotional way—not just as tourists, but as people truly connecting with the country. Both Shalom Tours and our guide, Shimon Ben Chimol, demonstrated incredible knowledge, reliability, and seriousness throughout the entire journey. We always felt well taken care of and completely confident in their organization. This trip created memories we will cherish forever. We highly recommend Shalom Tours to anyone looking for a meaningful, high-quality, and unforgettable experience in Israel.

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My daughter and I went on Shalom Tours. The itinerary was excellent, and Shalom was very helpful in our communications before the tour. The guide had a great personality, but unfortunately, was inconsistent with issues of lateness in returning to the bus. One time, someone was late and he expressed his concern that the man was lost and went out searching for him. Another time, people got lost and were 15 minutes late getting back to bus and he yelled at them when they returned. Perhaps he is moody. Anyway, if he would have given out his cell number, as tour guides generally do, people who are lost can call him - but he never gave his number. We returned to the airport to fly home with the bus pickup Shalom arranged. Unfortunately, it was not enough time as there were long lines and we were not told that the VAT line before security does not deal with jewelry. After waiting there, we had to go through security (long line) then go to the VAT line inside for the jewelry purchases. Just made our flight. We should have been informed of this and offered an earlier pickup. I did write to him about that from home but never got a response. It was still a wonderful experience on the whole but I think the moodiness of the tour guide and the stressful airport return made a difference.

MY BOYFRIEND BROKE UP WITH ME AND SHALOM WOULD NOT REFUND MY DEPOSIT EVEN THOUGH HE WILL BE BRINGING SOMEONE ELSE AND PAYING THE $500 AGAIN. VERY UNFAIR AND NOT MY FAULT. THERE ARE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES SOMETIMES AND THIS IS AN OCT 2020 TRIP

Our 12 day Jewish Heritage tour with this company was a smashing success and we enjoyed every minute. Logistics were excellent and our guide Meir was the best ever. Professional, knowledgeable and a warm personality who should have most of the credit. We know that the entire group shared these opinions and warmly recommend this tour. Lotta & Stefan

Now that we've been back from our family trip for two months and life has picked up where it left off. We want to thank Shalom Tours for what proved to be a perfect journey through Israel. Everything, and I do mean everything went as planned. Every part of the trip, from the private transfers to and from the airport, to seeing the important sites, to the hotel accommodations came off flawlessly. We were made to feel like VIP's throughout.The only changes happened when we wanted to do something different. In both cases Shalom was flexible and painlessly accommodated us. What was most impressive was our expecting to pay the legitimate cost to make the changes. Shalom, however, worked his magic, perhaps absorbing the costs himself and there was not a single additional fee. Of course, the absolute most important part of a trip such as this is the guide. Yehuda became part of the family. His enthusiasm, sense of humor, knowledge and really him just being himself made the trip. At the end there were four teary eyed adults having trouble saying goodbye. We all love Yudi, he made the trip special and we'll never forget him. We will remember this very important family trip forever and it is because Shalom Tours met or exceeded every expectation we had. While it's 4-5 years out we are already looking forward to working with Shalom on our next trip to Israel. Marc

We booked a 9 day trip for my family to celebrate my daughter's Bat Mitzvah. It was an incredible experience we'll never forget. Our tour guide, Daniel, was amazing. Thoroughly knowledgeable of the history and religious significance of all the places we visited. He was incredibly helpful in making sure the places we ate could accommodate my daughters' food allergies. And he was a very interesting person - fun to discuss politics, life in Israel and other topics. Shalom was very helpful all along and responded quickly to any questions or concerns we had. All of the details throughout the trip were taken care of so we could just focus on the incredible sites and experiences. So if you're looking to book a trip to Israel, you should use Shalom Tours if you want a very well organized, well planned, informative and interesting trip.

The Shalom Jewish Heritage Tour was one of the best tours I've ever done, and I've done dozens. It was beautifully organised, the guide Doron was a walking Jewish encyclopaedia, helpful and entertaining. As a non-Jewish and non-religious person, I had some misgivings but they were short-lived. The whole experience was immensely interesting and enjoyable, illuminating even to anyone unfamiliar with Jewish customs and traditions. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of the Middle East.