Below you can read the latest reviews we received, you can read 100s more on our Tripadvisor page .
For our consistent and excellent service we have received a Certificate of Excellence for all the years since we started.
In both 2020 and 2021 our Amazing Jerusalem Boutique Tour has been ranked in the Top 10 Experiences in the Middle East by TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice.
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We had an amazing day on this tour! Menno is a walking encyclopedia who provided a great combination of history, architecture and urban development insights, while at the same time... read more pointing out all the bars and restaurants that we should visit (bellboy cocktailbar here we come!). The Carmel market was an experience by itself and we would have never found the hidden gems we were taken to. Felt like a local with all the different food and beer tryouts! The tour was for us (brothers 20-something + 30-something) perfectly balanced in terms of comfortably walking with a coffee to go, sightseeing/listening and enjoying the market.
February 1, 2022I signed up for the 5-hour tour of Old Jerusalem and it was amazing! Leo was very knowledgeable and was a fantastic guide. Since this was a private... read more tour, I was able to move at my pace (quite brisk, in my opinion!) and it felt much more personalized. Just let Leo know what it is you would like to get out of the tour, and she will accommodate you. Highly, HIGHLY, recommend this tour! 11/10!
January 1, 2022Shimon was great. We loved our tour with him. I happen to be in Jerusalem with a guided tour last week, so it was easy for me to compare... read more and contrast the experiences. THIS tour was the one we wanted. Last weeks tour was a mess, but that's a different story. The tour highlights for us was getting into and up and personal with the Dome on the Rock (pervious guide just said we weren’t allowed in since we weren’t Muslim with no further explanation). Also, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was an amazing experience that Shimon brought to life including seeing many areas that our other tour simply didn't show (my favorite was the spot where the crosses were found). And for me, as my favorite way to experience a new place is through food, going to the hummus place with Shimon and sitting down for an authentic Arabic coffee was perfect. I actually sometimes book specific food tours of places I go, and this tour kind of nailed both. Todo Raba for the great experience.
January 1, 2022The Tour of Jerusalem we have taken in Nov. 2021 was really a professional, instructive and in the same time relaxed and friedly one. Our tour guide Meno was attentive... read more to everybody's needs which is not a easy task but he succeded being warm friendly and calm, We strongly reccomend this great tour, easy to take and a good lesson of history and religion as well. When we will visit Tel Aviv / Jerusalem will definetly call again our friend / guide Meno de Vries - ITA Travel & Tourism Ltd.
December 31, 2021Obviously a lot of work has been allocated to making this tour a real pleasure. From the Temple Mount to the Mount of Olives to the Holy Sepulcher and the... read more Wailing Wall, all the major sites were covered. The explanations were clear and included maps and pictures shown in the bus from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem; and they were nicely complemented onsite by a well-articulated and smiling Menno. Thanks for a great day!
December 7, 2021Usually, I’m not a fan of organized tours. They are often slow and too much time is spent in souvenir shops and sponsored restaurants. But after reading the good reviews... read more of this Boutique tour I decided to join it. I was a good decision. I had a great day in Jerusalem and learnt new things about the history and culture. The pace of the tour is relaxing, not to slow and not too fast. On the bus Menno talked about the history of Israel and the three major religions in a neutral way. We also received explanations at the sights, sometimes with pictures to make it clearer. Because of the small size of the group, it is easy to make contact with the fellow travelers. After a wonderful day with a lot of new experiences and knowledge we went back with the comfortable minibus to Tel Aviv. And the cold beers in the bus really finish it off! A day to remember.
December 6, 2021Informative, fun and laid back! We experienced all the highlights of the old city of Jerusalem without being overwhelmed. Departure from Tel Aviv was convenient, well organized and not... read more too early. Menno guided us pleasantly and with great expertise.
December 3, 2021A great experience! The trip to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv was perfectly arranged in a luxury mini-van. No changes of busses or unnecessary stops at crappy petrol stations like I’ve... read more experienced with some of the other tours. Huge advantage to be with a small group. On the way our guide Menno gave a detailed and balanced history of old and new Israel, including visuals shown on a TV in the van.
We walked down to the city from mount olive and saw the main Jewish, Muslim and Christian sites always with extremely informative explanations. It was super impressive and we managed to see a lot without feeling rushed or taking forever. We had lunch in the Eastern side of Jerusalem, in a very clean restaurant (including clean toilets) with a very nice panoramic view.
We had three tour guides joining us on the tour who were there to learn from Menno. This made me think he must really be the best. The fact that this tour is rated one of the top 10 experiences in the Middle East is deserved 100 percent.
I found this tour using Google and came across Menno’s phone number so I sent him a WhatsApp to see if the tour was happening considering corona etc. He replied within 10 min although it was a weekend. Top service.
November 30, 2021Obviously a lot of work has been allocated to making this tour a real pleasure. From the Temple Mount to the Mount of Olives to the Holy Sepulcher and the... read more Wailing Wall, all the major sites were covered. The explanations were clear and included maps and pictures shown in the bus from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem; and they were nicely complemented onsite by a well-articulated and smiling Menno. Thanks for a great day!
November 1, 2021Gadi was our tour guy for a day and half. He toured us Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Jerusalem and dead sea. He's extremely knowledgeable, and if you are into history... read more and religions, he would be a wonderful pick! Tha
Elaine N
October 15, 2021Menno, tour guide running the business, was always professional, flexible and happy to accomodate our needs, since we had to define and lead a virtual business delegation of about 40... read more or more people. The tour was informative, quality of video really good, entertaining and we explored places in Jerusalem that hardly anyone had seen before, despite few of us already knew the city main landmarks pretty well. Given the 360 view, this is a unique experience that could be defined as the closest thing to an in-person visit. I would totally recommand it.
July 1, 2021Breathtaking 360 degree tour of Old Jerusalem! Amit is a very kind, knowledgeable, and patient person! My old laptop was not working well, so I switched to my tablet, and... read more it was better- only kicking me out a couple of timeshighly recommend a good computer that can handle multiple videos, chat, and a good internet connection. Amit is very friendly, and was delighted to show the sights! The views were absolutely breathtaking, and if you’re unable to walk far, or unable to travel, Amit tries his best to make the experience just like you were there. Amit shared lots of maps, videos, graphs, & quizzes that were fun for all kinds of adventurers and people of different faiths. Thank you so very much for a wonderful tour!
June 1, 2021My family really enjoyed this virtual tour with Amit. Although we are Buddhist, it was very interesting to learn about the historical events that took place in the city and... read more to see some of these important sites mentioned in the Old Testament. Amit is a very professional guide and does an excellent job. I wouldn't hesitate to take another tour with him - virtual or in person!
May 1, 2021Amit gave us so much information on the tour. He shares wonderful maps, and timelines and aeriel photos. It's super thorough in every way. I highly recommend... read more all of Amit's tours. I have been on a number of them and they have been super f
May 1, 2021We waited for pickup for a long time and were not sure how to contact them when they were late...but they were extremely apologetic and definitely discussed things in a... read more human way and found the best solution for us.
They explained it was the first time they were doing two tours at once and as I said, they fully made up, throughout the day, for the bad start.
I would trust them again for sure, knowing full well that they take pride and really care about getting people the best possible tour of Jerusalem.
The pace of the tour was perfect and we loved our guide who was really nice.
I'd recommend them tEmanuela R
April 18, 2020We took the tour on the last day before shutdown due to coronovirus. In spite of the uncertainty and challenge of the time, Menno provided us with a great... read more tour of Jerusalem. He drew us a great picture of all of the complexities of Jerusalem, from history, religion, and politics, that gave me and my family a deeper understanding of the city and times. Note, we did have the advantage that there were no crowds! I would recommend them to anyone wanting to get a full feel of the visit when they restart.
Best wishes Menno in this challenginPaul D
March 21, 2020The tour starts at 9 am, which is good - gave us time to get there by public bus. The tour schedule is very efficient, no time wasted for souvenir... read more shops and long lunch. Nadia gave an excellent overview of the whole history of Jerusalem during bus ride from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. If you first time in (Old) Jerusalem, this tour will give you a very good starting point to explore it more afterwards. It is also good if you have only one day there. You can't manage to visit as many sites and get as much information in one day by yourself. Thank you Nadia!
There were 19 people in oLana704
March 17, 2020We decided to do a single day visit to Jerusalem departing from Tel Aviv. We hesitated to book because of the early departure times of most other excursions. We booked... read more with Menno beause he offered single day tours, both in English and in Dutch AND his depature time was round 09:00. Our trip to Jerusalem was one of the highlights of our 5 day stay in Israel. Menno knows his history and is able to adapt to both the beginner and the expert. We can only repeat what we've experienced: don't visit Jerusalem without a guide; you'll completely miss the
dsfeiken
March 15, 2020We greatly enjoyed this tour to Jerusalem. Efrat was a perfect guide. She had excellent command of the English language and was very knowledgeable and passionate. She answered... read more any question, be it religious, historical or political. We had a small group of 10 people in a comfortable van. No shopping which was great! Just a jam packed day of seeing the key sites. Thank you for a wonde
meg d
March 13, 2020In a city with SO much history, we wanted to make sure we booked a great tour guide! We read some great reviews about Shimon and we definitely were not... read more disappointed! He has a wealth of knowledge to share! Shimon truly made our time in Jerusalem, and I would highly recom
Voyagergirl
March 13, 2020The Boutique Tour of Jerusalem from Tel Aviv was everything we hoped for and far more. What a day! Nadia's command of ancient history (and modern-day political reality,... read more by the way!) was excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour as Nadia summarized 4,000 years of history on our bus ride and then guided us through all the notable sites in (old) Jerusalem! We would highly recommed this tour to any and all!
William S
March 9, 2020 -
My wife and I had the pleasure of joining this tour in February. The tour started in Tel Aviv and during the drive to Jerusalem, our guide, Nadia Samakh,... read more gave us an historical overview of the city and some of the sites that we were to visit.
The tour started at the Mount of Olives, at a lookout which gave us a view of the old city. We then walked down hill, visiting a number of holy sites, with Nadia giving us the historical context of each venue we visited. Thorough and knowledgeable commentary was very helpful to our understanding of all the faiths interacting in Jerusalem over the centuries. The mini-bus was waiting for us at a scheduled pick up location and we were transported to the Dung Gate of the old city, where we accessed the Dome of the Rock for a visit. We had a mid-tour stop for a rest and simple lunch. The tour ended at the Western Wall before the transfer back to Tel Aviv.
I recommend this tour to any person interested in a more in depth visit to Jerusalem. While we previously visited Jerusalem on multiple occasions, this tour gave us more insight into the churches, synagogues, and other holy sites. The commentary very much added to our appreciation ofNomad318325
March 4, 2020We chose this tour as a party of five from Tel Aviv. For the three people who hadn’t visited Jerusalem before this tour provided a really good introduction, with an... read more excellent overview of the history of the city provided on the journey to J
JMT
March 4, 2020Eva was our tour guide, she was amazing! She had so much knowledge on all things Israeli 🙂 I would recommend this tour to everybody. We did a private tour,... read more which in my opinion was a better option. The private tour gives you more of a personal touch and leaves more room for questions.
Thank youCarmen
February 20, 2020Alan Harkavy guided us through the old city of Jerusalem. He managed to give us a good insight of the 3000 years of history, as well as the way the... read more various religions are connected to each other. A day with Alan in Jerusalem learned us more than 15 years of school education had done. Not only educational, but also with a lot of fun and cliffhangers (always at his best not to spoil the last page of history) and knowing his way to the best hummus in the world.
Melanieeddy v
November 10, 2019We did this tour on Oct 2nd 2019 and our tour guide was Shimon Parker.
He was absolutely brilliant and showed us everything we wanted to see in a span... read more of five hours.
He was patient and answered all our queries.
We booked the tour through Menno who also helped us with transportation and guide in Bethlehem who were simply excellent.
Thanks to the team of Booqify for making our holiday comfortable, fun and informative.
Suggest everyone - Just go through Booqify and you can be rest assured that your experience wilAbhishek B
October 8, 2019Agustína guided us along the old city of Jerusalem for four+ hours with outstanding knowledge and professional skills. She was always willing and ready to answer questions, her comments and... read more tales were interesting and entertaining. We definitely recommend her
Caio G
September 25, 2019Today we had a great tour with the vety nice guide Efrat through the old city of Jerusalem. She guided our familie through the most interesting and beautiful streets and... read more buildings of the old city. Not only explaining everything about these important places in historie but she also gave us a better insight in the complexity of the situation in this city and tje country of Israël. Everything in a objective and very enthusiastic way. She picked us up at the hotel at 9 AM and before we knew it was 5 hours later when the tour ended in the Church on the top of Golgotha. It was really worth it. It was our first time and i can advice everybody to book this wonderful, professional and very nice guide. Going by yourself you will mis so many of all this special places and the meaning of it in
Theobert v Boven
July 23, 2019Myself and my two children , 18 and 21, spent 4 very exciting hours with Leontine being guided through Old City of Jerusalem.
I had done the walk of these... read more historic sites before with a good guide, it was still so worth while as. Leontine have all the background to these very complex and intertvined events of 3000 years or so. So enriching and fun! My kids were really bubbling with impressions afterward and we had so many interesting discussion afterwards.
Leontine also showed us the best (the best) hummus place!!
Thanks Leraevlu
June 19, 2019We had an amazing time with our guide Leontine walking throughout the entire old city of Jerusalem. She shared so much knowledge and information with us and customized our tour... read more to what we wanted to see and learn. She braved an incredibly hot day with us and made the experience much more bearable given the heat. We would highly recomm
Danielle G
June 7, 2019The Tour of Jerusalem we have taken in Nov. 2021 was really a professional, instructive and in the same time relaxed and friedly one. Our tour guide Meno was attentive... read more to everybody's needs which is not a easy task but he succeded being warm friendly and calm, We strongly reccomend this great tour, easy to take and a good lesson of history and religion as well. When we will visit Tel Aviv / Jerusalem will definetly call again our friend / guide Meno de Vries - ITA Travel & Tourism Ltd.
January 1, 1970Menno, tour guide running the business, was always professional, flexible and happy to accomodate our needs, since we had to define and lead a virtual business delegation of about 40... read more or more people. The tour was informative, quality of video really good, entertaining and we explored places in Jerusalem that hardly anyone had seen before, despite few of us already knew the city main landmarks pretty well. Given the 360 view, this is a unique experience that could be defined as the closest thing to an in-person visit. I would totally recommand it.
July 1, 2021Breathtaking 360 degree tour of Old Jerusalem! Amit is a very kind, knowledgeable, and patient person! My old laptop was not working well, so I switched to my tablet, and... read more it was better- only kicking me out a couple of timeshighly recommend a good computer that can handle multiple videos, chat, and a good internet connection. Amit is very friendly, and was delighted to show the sights! The views were absolutely breathtaking, and if you’re unable to walk far, or unable to travel, Amit tries his best to make the experience just like you were there. Amit shared lots of maps, videos, graphs, & quizzes that were fun for all kinds of adventurers and people of different faiths. Thank you so very much for a wonderful tour!
June 1, 2021My family really enjoyed this virtual tour with Amit. Although we are Buddhist, it was very interesting to learn about the historical events that took place in the city and... read more to see some of these important sites mentioned in the Old Testament. Amit is a very professional guide and does an excellent job. I wouldn't hesitate to take another tour with him - virtual or in person!
May 1, 2021Amit gave us so much information on the tour. He shares wonderful maps, and timelines and aeriel photos. It's super thorough in every way. I highly recommend... read more all of Amit's tours. I have been on a number of them and they have been super f
May 1, 2021We waited for pickup for a long time and were not sure how to contact them when they were late...but they were extremely apologetic and definitely discussed things in a... read more human way and found the best solution for us.
They explained it was the first time they were doing two tours at once and as I said, they fully made up, throughout the day, for the bad start.
I would trust them again for sure, knowing full well that they take pride and really care about getting people the best possible tour of Jerusalem.
The pace of the tour was perfect and we loved our guide who was really nice.
I'd recommend them tEmanuela R
April 18, 2020We took the tour on the last day before shutdown due to coronovirus. In spite of the uncertainty and challenge of the time, Menno provided us with a great... read more tour of Jerusalem. He drew us a great picture of all of the complexities of Jerusalem, from history, religion, and politics, that gave me and my family a deeper understanding of the city and times. Note, we did have the advantage that there were no crowds! I would recommend them to anyone wanting to get a full feel of the visit when they restart.
Best wishes Menno in this challenginPaul D
March 21, 2020The tour starts at 9 am, which is good - gave us time to get there by public bus. The tour schedule is very efficient, no time wasted for souvenir... read more shops and long lunch. Nadia gave an excellent overview of the whole history of Jerusalem during bus ride from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. If you first time in (Old) Jerusalem, this tour will give you a very good starting point to explore it more afterwards. It is also good if you have only one day there. You can't manage to visit as many sites and get as much information in one day by yourself. Thank you Nadia!
There were 19 people in oLana704
March 17, 2020We decided to do a single day visit to Jerusalem departing from Tel Aviv. We hesitated to book because of the early departure times of most other excursions. We booked... read more with Menno beause he offered single day tours, both in English and in Dutch AND his depature time was round 09:00. Our trip to Jerusalem was one of the highlights of our 5 day stay in Israel. Menno knows his history and is able to adapt to both the beginner and the expert. We can only repeat what we've experienced: don't visit Jerusalem without a guide; you'll completely miss the
dsfeiken
March 15, 2020We greatly enjoyed this tour to Jerusalem. Efrat was a perfect guide. She had excellent command of the English language and was very knowledgeable and passionate. She answered... read more any question, be it religious, historical or political. We had a small group of 10 people in a comfortable van. No shopping which was great! Just a jam packed day of seeing the key sites. Thank you for a wonde
meg d
March 13, 2020In a city with SO much history, we wanted to make sure we booked a great tour guide! We read some great reviews about Shimon and we definitely were not... read more disappointed! He has a wealth of knowledge to share! Shimon truly made our time in Jerusalem, and I would highly recom
Voyagergirl
March 13, 2020The Boutique Tour of Jerusalem from Tel Aviv was everything we hoped for and far more. What a day! Nadia's command of ancient history (and modern-day political reality,... read more by the way!) was excellent. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour as Nadia summarized 4,000 years of history on our bus ride and then guided us through all the notable sites in (old) Jerusalem! We would highly recommed this tour to any and all!
William S
March 9, 2020