Shin Tours runs Jewish tours to Israel lasting 10–13 days, priced from $5,500 per person sharing. Book one of our five ready-made tours on any date, or a private tour built around your group, dates, and pace. We're rated 5.0 on Tripadvisor (checked November 2026).
Our routes cover Jerusalem, Masada and the Dead Sea, Tzfat (Safed) and the Galilee, and Tel Aviv. Kosher and Shabbat-observant arrangements can be built into any itinerary. Licensed Israeli guides lead every tour.
Asaf Peled, a registered guide in Israel since 2012, founded Shin Tours in 2018. Compare the five tours below, or ask us to plan a private trip of your own.
Our Jewish Tours of Israel: Durations and Prices
Our five Jewish tours of Israel suit volunteers, first-time heritage travelers, multigenerational families, families marking a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, and seniors. Each runs on any date, and every tour is a private group, the Small Group tour included.
| Tour | Days | From (per person sharing), 2026–27 | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Group Jewish Tour of Israel | 10 days / 9 nights | $5,500 | Travelers who want to meet Israelis and volunteer |
| Classic Jewish Heritage Tour of Israel | 11 days / 10 nights | $5,500 | Israel's core Jewish heritage in one route |
| Multigenerational Jewish Tour of Israel | 12 days / 11 nights | $5,900 | Grandparents, parents, and children traveling together |
| Bar & Bat Mitzvah Tour of Israel | 13 days / 12 nights | $6,700 | Families marking a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at the Western Wall |
| Jewish Seniors Tour of Israel | 13 days / 12 nights | $7,200 | Seniors wanting a gentler pace, with a desert rest day |
The Classic Jewish Heritage Tour of Israel is our most popular Israel itinerary. Every tour also has a luxury tier with 5-star hotels, from $7,400 per person sharing.
*Prices are in US dollars, per person, based on a group of 10 sharing a double or twin room, and exclude international flights.
Prefer a Customized Jewish Tour of Israel?
A tour of your own suits a family that wants a slow morning in Jerusalem's Old City. It suits grandparents who want shorter drives between hotels. It also suits a congregation traveling on its own dates and at its own pace.
If you’d like to book a completely custom-built private tour, then you’ll need a conversation with our CEO Asaf or our Israel planning specialist Shakked (Shakk) Beery. Kosher and Shabbat-observant arrangements can be built in – tell us when you get in touch.
Share a few details about your group and get a free sample itinerary before you book.
Celebrating a Bar or Bat Mitzvah in Israel
Our most popular Bar/Bat Mitzvah itinerary is the Bar & Bat Mitzvah Tour of Israel. It holds your child's ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Day 3. The 13-day route then continues through Tel Aviv and Jaffa to Tzfat and the Galilee.
At the Western Wall, the main plaza follows Orthodox custom, with separate men's and women's sections. At Robinson's Arch, the egalitarian section, the whole family joins the ceremony and girls read from the Torah. The site supplies Torah scrolls and prayer books.
Work with your own rabbi, or we introduce you to one who shapes the ceremony around your family's traditions. On a bespoke tour, the ceremony can take place in Masada's ancient synagogue, the ancient synagogue of Baram, or a synagogue in the Golan Heights.
Shakk offers families a free consultation on each setting. To book one, contact us.
"The rabbi they suggested to lead my son‘s bar mitzvah was phenomenal. We FaceTimed with him many times before we left for our trip to ensure my son was ready for his bar mitzvah at the Kotel." Hilary K, posted to Shin Tours on Tripadvisor – Jul 2022
Who Organizes Your Jewish Tour of Israel?
Our founder, Asaf Peled, began as a registered tour guide in Israel in 2012, with Ministry of Tourism license 11213. He founded Shin Tours in 2018 and, as CEO, oversees every tour we run in Israel.
Asaf saw that most Jewish tours of Israel focus on the sites alone. He built Shin Tours to pair those sites with meaningful encounters with Israelis. That matters most to Jewish families who don't live in Israel, or whose children weren't brought up there.
Shin Tours is a private Jewish heritage tour operator in seven countries, rated 5.0 on Tripadvisor (checked November 2026). It holds a Travelers' Choice Award 2025, with more than 200 five-star reviews on Tripadvisor.
Shakk also plans our Israel trips with families before they travel. She is a licensed guide, with Ministry of Tourism license 10361, and co-author of Secret Israel: The Israel Most Visitors Miss. During your trip, Asaf gives you round-the-clock support – while Shakk helps you plan and arranges the entire trip thanks to her extensive network of local contacts, suppliers and the people in charge of heritage sites.
Who Are the Guides on Our Israel Tours?
Every guide on our Israel tours is licensed by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. You can check any license on the Israeli Ministry of Tourism's register of licensed guides.
We aim to keep you with the same guide throughout your trip. For certain experiences, depending on location, a specialist guide may join you.
For up to 6 travelers, you ride in a Mercedes V-Class or similar, and your driver is also your guide. Groups of 6 to 16 travel in a Mercedes Sprinter minibus with a driver and a guide.
"Our guide was outstanding and brought history to life, engaging both my teenage children and myself." Toby Friedman, posted to Shin Tours on Tripadvisor – May 2023
Why Book a Jewish Tour of Israel With Shin Tours?
Shin Tours designs, manages, and stands behind your whole journey through Israel, from the first conversation with Asaf to your flight home.
What Makes a Shin Tours Trip to Israel Different?
Our tours pair Israel's Jewish sites with time among the people who live there. On three tours, a resident of Netiv Ha'asara, a community on the Gaza border, will share their story with you.
Our aim is to create memorable, lasting experiences that go beyond just “seeing the sites” to actually building a personal connection. That could mean volunteering at the Salad Trail desert farm, meeting active soldiers, or sharing a Shabbat dinner with a local Tel Aviv or Jerusalemite family. These are experiences most tours leave out – but for our clients, they become the highlight of the entire tour.
Each of these encounters is built into the itinerary and included in the price.
"Access to once in a lifetime experiences, local guides who provide unique perspectives, and a level of hospitality and service that leaves no need unmet." Compass28448428183, posted to Shin Tours on Tripadvisor – Mar 2025
Is It the Whole Trip or Just the Guided Tour?
Shin Tours organizes the whole trip. Your VIP airport welcome, hotels, private transport, guides, and entrance fees are arranged before you land. Lunches and dinners are included unless the itinerary says otherwise, and the full list is under What's Included below.
Who Do We Contact If Something Goes Wrong?
You contact Asaf, at any hour. He gives you round-the-clock support throughout your trip in Israel.
When one family's flight home was canceled at the last minute by US East Coast thunderstorms, our team found them hotel options that evening. We also arranged a driver to take them to the airport the next morning.
What Happens If Flights to Israel Are Suspended?
If flights are suspended or canceled because of conflict in or near Israel, we hold your payment as credit and postpone your tour. Our other cancellation and payment terms are in our terms and conditions.
Can We Change the Itinerary During the Trip?
Ask at the time – the answer is almost always yes. Visits near Israel's borders run subject to the security situation on the day, and your guide confirms or adapts the route.
Which Jewish Sites Do Our Israel Tours Visit?
Our Israel tours center on Jerusalem, Masada and the Dead Sea, Tzfat and the Galilee, and Tel Aviv and Jaffa. In the Negev, our Seniors tour also visits Ben Gurion's home and tomb at Sde Boker. Shakk's guide to the best Jewish sites in Israel covers 15 sites in more depth.
Jewish Jerusalem: Western Wall, Shrine of the Book, and City of David
Jerusalem is on all five tours. Every tour walks the Jewish Quarter of the Old City and visits Yad Vashem, Israel's memorial to the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust.
The Western Wall
Jews have gathered at the Western Wall for about 2,000 years, since the Romans destroyed the Temple in 70 CE. Notes left at the Wall are collected and buried on the Mount of Olives.
Photography isn't allowed at the Wall from Friday afternoon to Saturday night. Four of our tours also visit the Western Wall Tunnels, subject to availability.
The Israel Museum and the Shrine of the Book
The Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Great Isaiah Scroll from about 100 BCE. Its dome echoes the lids of the clay jars the scrolls were found in.
The City of David and Hezekiah's Tunnel
The City of David is the first Jerusalem, conquered by King David about 3,000 years ago. Its underground water tunnel was in use for more than 2,500 years. You walk through it, so bring a change of shoes.
Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea
All five tours visit Masada and the Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth.
Masada
Herod the Great built Masada in the 1st century BCE, and it is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 73 CE, about 960 Jewish rebels chose death over surrender there, according to Josephus. One of the oldest synagogues in the world stands on the summit, and a cable car runs to the top.
The Ein Gedi Ancient Synagogue
The Ein Gedi Ancient Synagogue, on our Classic tour, has a Byzantine-period mosaic floor with a peacock, a menorah, and the zodiac. Its Hebrew inscriptions curse anyone who reveals the town's secret, probably the formula for balsam oil.
Tzfat and the Galilee: Beit Shearim and Tel Dan
Three of our tours visit Tzfat, one of Judaism's four holy cities and the home of Kabbalah. You walk its alleys, synagogues, and artists' quarter.
Beit Shearim
Beit Shearim, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Lower Galilee, holds ancient Jewish catacombs. Rabbi Judah HaNasi, compiler of the Mishnah, lived and died there in the early 3rd century CE. Kohanim, Jews of priestly descent, should ask a rabbi or guide before entering.
Tel Dan
Tel Dan lies at the foot of Mount Hermon, beside one of the three sources of the Jordan River. The Tel Dan Stele, found there in 1993–94, names the "House of David".
Tel Aviv and Jaffa: Anu and the Peres Innovation Center
Every tour visits Jaffa (Yafo), a 4,000-year-old port city. Four tours also visit the Ayalon Institute, a once-secret munitions factory of the Haganah, the pre-state Jewish underground.
Anu – Museum of the Jewish People
Anu – Museum of the Jewish People sits on the Tel Aviv University campus and reopened in its current form in 2021. It includes a genealogy database. Bring ID for campus security.
The Peres Innovation Center
The Peres Innovation Center opened in 2018 and is dedicated to Shimon Peres. Most of it covers Israeli innovation, and visits on our tours are subject to availability.
What's Included in Our Israel Tours?
- VIP airport welcome and transfers on arrival and departure
- Private transport with a driver throughout
- Hotels with daily breakfast
- Lunches and dinners, unless the itinerary says otherwise
- Licensed guides, with specialist guides for selected experiences
- All entrance fees to the sites in the itinerary
- Round-the-clock support from Asaf
Flights, Kosher Meals, and Shabbat
- International flights: we can arrange them for you, priced separately
- Kosher meals: kosher and Shabbat-observant arrangements can be built into any itinerary. We check kosher certification in advance for the restaurants and caterers we book
- Shabbat: if you keep Shabbat, tell us before booking, and we plan each Saturday around it
What's Not Included
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Optional extras paid on site, such as the private day trip to Petra
