Israel Tours

Our group enjoyed the tour very much. Israel was as expected but Jordan was a pleasant surprise, we loved it! Israel hotels were good but Jordan Marriott hotels were outstanding, especially the Dead Sea resort. Our guide in Israel (Orna) was very knowledgeable but the scheduling of lunch breaks was too late and too much was packed in a very long day that it wore us out. Perhaps the tour could be extended by 2 days to make it less hectic. The operator should also seek out more variety for ...read more lunch stops as we loved the food but swarma and falafel everyday gets to be boring. Our guide in Jordan (Sam) was the best, he was very organised and very clear with instructions. He was also very informative and answered all questions, even controversial ones, in a fair and honest manner. I would highly recommend the tour but be prepared for alot of walking and stairs. We were blessed with good touring weather but I would not go when it’s hot. Be prepared to wait in line. Bring US$dollars in small bills as you can use them even for small purchases everywhere. Changing into local currency is a loss as they charge more if you pay in shekels and dinar.

Very happy with our Tour guide - Tal Segal. Driver also, coach and constant water supply in the heat. Hotels and food very good. Was indeed a good tour of The Holy Land. Felt very safe during our time there and loved Jerusalem. Global was not prompt with information. Received my paperwork 10 days before departure to find 'shoulders may offend" and later from another source ' knees may offend'. Very late to have to go out and find 'sleeves' before departure. Feeling the heat, I do not own sleeves. ...read more This information should have been given with deposit - not on top of departure. No service from Global at all. Not one phone call whatsoever. (MD Global Journeys - Ouch! We don't get reviews like this very often! We've taken your comments onboard. We are however only able to courier your travel documents once when we actually receive them from Globus ourselves - and then we double check them for you. Glad you enjoyed your trip and happy future travels!)

I thoroughly enjoyed my tour of Israel and the tour director was fun and entertaining. Our tour left our hotel by 7.45 each morning and didn't return until around 6'ish so it was quite hectic. I would have appreciated if the tour was a day longer with a free day or half day to do my own thing. All breakfasts and dinners were all included in the tour cost which was really good. I was disappointed in the optional excursion to the Dead Sea as this a part of the trip I was really looking forward to ...read more but by the time we had lunch and spent time shopping (which none of us were really keen to do) we only had 1 hour to enjoy our experience of the Dead Sea. Also, and my fault entirely, I didn't realise how religious the tour was going to be. I thought there would be a bit of religion as were visiting the Holy Land but it was full on with quite a few extremely religious people on the tour. I should maybe have booked an historical or archaeological tour. Petra in Jordan was fantastic, but again, my travelling buddies and I, would have enjoyed an extra day in Petra.

In a large touring busload, name tags would seem to us to be an essential item. We did appreciate the flexible approach of our tour guide, Tal, & minor changes he adopted to take advantage of reduced travel & early arrival at sites to beat crowds.