A great trip to Israel We were overall very happy with our tour of Israel. Our guide did an outstanding job of guiding a very diverse group (multiple countries, ages, and faith) of people through an incredibly complex country. We were very happy with the wide range of experiences that we were able to see in Israel. The hotels, transportation arrangements and other logistics worked very well. We are very glad we made the journey!

I wish there was a way to review…It was a $2000 a day absolute ripoff. I wish there was a way to review without even giving one star. One out of three hotels could possibly be better than third rate. The three or four star ratings For these hotels were as false is the claim of a swimming pool at the hotel on our last stay. We paid over $24,000 for a 12 night tour of Greece. It was a $2000 a day absolute ripoff.

Was a great adventure Was a great adventure, will definitely recommend to friends and family. The tour guides were very friendly and informative, enjoyed the fact that it was a small group with only 2 of us and guide. Accommodations were nice, it was a little cold in the hotels as there was no heat, but the hotels did provide extra blankets. The tour guide in Cairo was excellent, the guide in Luxor (and the cruise ship) was also good. The tour guide in Abu Simbel was not very good. The Egyptian people are very kind and I enjoyed visiting Egypt. The itinerary was excellent and covered all the highlights.

The thing we hadn't thought about… The thing we hadn't thought about beforehand was the physical abilities of our fellow travelers on the tour. We would have preferred more walking and climbing to ruins, etc. but had to stick with the group. I guess I just assumed since there is so much walking on a tour to Israel everyone would be in decent shape.

Ya'lla did not execute well We just finished a Ya'lla tour of Israel and we do not recommend using Ya'lla. The local Israeli tour operator that Ya'lla used had a different itinerary than what Ya'lla had given us. Ya'lla management was dismissive of our valid concerns about the differences and the confusion it caused to several couples on the tour. The tour had some stops that were inaccurately described and ended up being a waste of time. For example, visits to a "winery" and an "olive oil factory" ended up being stops to small retail stores so the operators could sell their merchandise. We really did not learn anything about Israel's olive oil or wine industries or production. The tour guide did not keep us on track each day; we consistently ran behind so that we got to our hotels later than expected, which impacted the time we could spend exploring cities in the evenings. We ended up with a different tour guide and driver in the middle of the tour, which broke the rhythm of the tour. Israel is a great place to explore and we recommend you do it with a better operator.