Travel Stories

Jerusalem's Western Wall receives a health check

Jerusalem’s Western Wall receives a health check

Ahead of the upcoming Passover holiday and increased holy land tour visits and prayers at the Western Wall, the Israel Antiquities Authority injected a preservative into the ancient stones. The conservation work included using syringes similar to those being used by medical staff to inject

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Israel Safety update- Is it Safe to Travel?

Safety is our top priority and we are doing everything we can to provide the most up to date information about Holy land travel to/from Israel.  We know how much people want to start planning that special experience and book their next Holy Land tour

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Ein Keshatot synagogue in the Golan Heights

Ein Keshatot synagogue in the Golan Heights

After an extensive redevelopment, one of the most fascinating Byzantine era synagogues, Ein Keshatot, makes for a fascinating visit on a Holy Land tour. The ancient synagogue reopened about two years ago. It was discovered by Laurence Opipant, a Scottish Christian Zionist, at the end

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Visiting Kfar Aza on the Gaza border

Visiting Kfar Aza on the Gaza border

We drove one hour south of Tel Aviv to a beautiful kibbutz, Kfar Aza, with stunning nature, panoramic views and a super supportive community. The kibbutz is situated on Israel’s western border with Gaza, and when we arrived we were met by a local resident,

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Abraham Accords to bring a new type of Holyland tour

Abraham Accords to bring a new type of Holyland tour

Sincr the signing of the new Abraham Accords initiative in September, Israel and the UAE are on a fast path to normalization. Regular flights have started between the two countries and tens of thousands of Israelis have already purchased tickets to visit Dubai. Israel is

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Full moon hike in the Zin Valley

Full moon hike in the Zin Valley

A silver lining (and we all have to find silver linings these days) pertaining to Covid-19’s devastating impact on Israel’s incoming tourism industry, is now having the opportunity to check off my ‘to do’ hikes and other outdoor activities that have been on my bucket

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Israel plans for tourism to resume in April 2021

Israel plans for tourism to resume in April 2021

Israel’s local vaccination campaign is running smoothly and as a result, it is expected that much of the local Israeli population will be vaccinated by the end of March 2021. As such tourists to the Holy Land will likely begin to arrive to Israel with

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