How do I get my hands on a cheap tour of Israel but a quality one as well? Well, that’s what we’ll try to cover in this article. We’re going to offer you some tips mixed with some options on how to find cheap Israel tours.

Based on our research, here are some of the companies that offer the best value for money tours of Israel:

1. Pilgrim Tours

Israel tour packages from Pilgrim Tours usually offer a more religious experience so it’s great to choose them in case you’re interested in a holy land tour. Other than that, they offer tours at good prices for many important regions in Israel. Some of their most interesting tours include “Best Of Israel” type of tours or tours that take place in more countries in case you’d like to get to know the neighbors – Egypt, Jordan, etc. – as well.

Site: pilgrimtours.com

2. Ben Harim Tours

Ben Harim is a licensed Israeli company specialized in offering Israel tour packages. They’ve got two types of tours, Israel day tours and Israel private tours. Private tours of Israel extend on many days and are quite expensive but Israel day tours are quite cheap and they don’t take more than one day. Of course, these tours don’t include what a classic country tour includes such as plane tickets, accommodation, etc. You’ll actually have to get to Israel yourself and take one of these tours.

Site: benharim.co.il

3. Globus Journeys

Globus Journeys is another reputable company known to offer quality tours of Israel. Quality but not always cheap though. You may want to call them several months in advance and negociate a better deal. Price-wise this is recommended only if you run out of other options.

Site: globusjourneys.com

4. Tours In English – Alternative Tours Of Israel & Palestine

This is quite a special type of tour. This company, Tours In English, is offering tours that cover the history, culture and geography of both Israel and Palestine. They will take you to places both inside Israel and Palestine, will help you meet the locals and see the Israeli Palestinian conflict from both sides. You can pretty much say that this Israel tour is “all inclusive”. Not only that but these tours also have social benefits for the areas involved because the agency hires and trains tour guides and uses services from both sides of the conflict. Worth a look.

Some people think that Tours In English is biased against Israel so you may want to do your own research on this and decide for yourself.

Site: toursinenglish.com

5. Israel Guides

Israel Guides is a site offering licensed Israel tour guides. You can search for tour guides by language, by style and by region. The licensed tour guides have passed through extensive training and tests so it’s worth trying to find a quality one at a decent price.

Site: israel-guides.net

“I went through your options and still didn’t manage to find a cheap tour to Israel. What now?”

Well, if we failed to give you a serious option when it comes to touring Israel cheap, we’ve got the following tips you might use:

1. As said in the review of one of the tour operators, calling early might help you get a cheaper Israel tour package.

2. You might also try to tour with more acquaintances or friends and use the large number of people you go with in your negotiations for getting a discount.

3. You can take a look at your local tour operators as well and see what prices they offer and then compare them with what we’ve recommended.

4. You should take a look and ask around large travel forums such as Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree or the TripAdvisor forum.

“What other tips can you offer when considering an Israel tour package?”

1. Maybe this tip should be on our list above but it should be said that you’ll often get better deals in both price and quality when hiring an Israel tour operator. You can do that either from abroad or just get flight tickets and a hostel in one of Israel’s major cities and search from there.

2. If you consider hiring a non-Israeli travel agency to book you a tour of Israel you may want to ask them whether they resell these tours and who their original maker is. Then, do a thorough research of the original creator of the tours on the Internet and see what others think of them. Also check out whether you can book directly and whether doing so plus air fare plus accommodation will cost you less than the whole hassle through the initial travel agency.

3. Investigate whether the tour operator you chose actually does a good job. Some of the things you have to look out for are organizing tour groups where the guide would have to present in more than one language (waste of time), putting group members in different hotels (waste of time again), merely passing by some of the attractions, etc. How does one do that? Ask them to refer you to a bunch of previous customers if they can or search for online reviews. In fact, I encourage you to post reviews of Israel tour packages as comments to this post so that people can decide better on what they’ll settle on.

4. The Jerusalem municipality is offering free walking day tours of Jerusalem every Saturday in both English and Hebrew. Pretty cool!

I’m glad we ended this article with a freebie. That’s about it from us on cheap Israel tours and Israel tour packages. If you’ve got anything to add on this topic, then please do so in the comments.

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