Despite being one of the most established names in the travel business, they continue to innovate and offer new top-notch experiences.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule
Visits
Acre, Amman, Bethlehem, Caesarea, Capernaum, Dead Sea, Galilee, Haifa, Jaffa, Jerash, Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, Kerak Castle, Madaba, Masada, Nazareth, Petra, Tel Aviv, Wadi Rum, Yad Vashem
Highlights
Tel aviv: Welcome dinner
Latrun area: Visit the site of David’s victory over Goliath in the Valley of Elah, the Monastery of the Trappist Monks in Latrun
Jaffa: Walking tour of the ancient port
Caesarea: Visit the Roman Amphitheater and the Crusader fortress
Cultural, Education / Learning, Photography, High Adventure, Religious
What travelers are saying
"A Culture Trip curated trip is a must for anyone burnt out planning their own trips or going to a remote or unfamiliar area. Having a local insider was the highlight of the trip. From the moment we landed to the moment we had to go through security to leave, we were completely taken care of. Our insider gave us great recommendations for restaurants and was very adaptable to any situation that arose."
Amman, Bethlehem, Caesarea, Capernaum, Dead Sea, Galilee, Haifa, Jaffa, Jericho, Jerusalem, Masada, Nazareth, Petra, Tel Aviv
Themes
Cultural, 50 Plus, Religious, Holy Land
What travelers are saying
"I would highly recommend this company and some trips to Scandinavia and Baltic. The countries are amazing, the service and our guide Ausra Paukste was really the best ever. If you wish to visit this region consider Cosmos company."
Ajloun, Amman, Bethlehem, Caesarea, Capernaum, Dead Sea, Galilee, Haifa, Jaffa, Jerash, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, Madaba, Masada, Nazareth, Petra, Tel Aviv
Themes
Cultural, 50 Plus, Religious, Holy Land
What travelers are saying
"I would highly recommend this company and some trips to Scandinavia and Baltic. The countries are amazing, the service and our guide Ausra Paukste was really the best ever. If you wish to visit this region consider Cosmos company."
Join thousands of Israelis at the Western Wall to welcome the Jewish Sabbath
Journey to the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea, and float in its buoyant and therapeutic waters
Stay on a Kibbutz and talk with residents about their life in a collective community
Themes
Nature & Wildlife, 50 Plus, National Parks, Religious
What travelers are saying
"I enrolled early in the French Art Voyage because of the caliber of the sites visited: no visit to the overly crowded Louvre but rather to Monet’s Giverny and Cezanne’s studio. A preliminary itinerary I just received has no mention of Giverny so I went online to be sure it was still open. It is. I checked Cezanne’s studio and found it closed for renovation.
I called Road Scholar to ask why Giverny was canceled and did they mean Cezanne perhaps.
A customer service rep was clueless. I spelled Giverny to her twice. She put me on hold for 15 minutes, returned and said someone would contact me. I told her to wait a minute. I had more. Was Cezanne’s studio to be canceled as well.?
Five days later I get an email from Judith telling me Giverny was not officially on the itinerary, Cezanne’s studio had to be removed due to renovation and I could not see the Mona Lisa!!!
I responded saying I sensed some bait and switch also reminding her I NEVER asked about the Mona Lisa.
She replied telling me how to arrange Giverny for myself and reiterating that I could not see the Mona Lisa!!!!
I have experienced ageism but not gaslighting like this. I am not an old fool who imagined Giverny on the itinerary. I am not an old fool insisting on a Mona Lisa that was not.
Road Scholar has no business marketing to elders with staff like this."
"The people, platform, and program that Pilgrimm Tours provided made our experience extrordinary. It wasnt easy puting a tour together in these times yet we really wanted to go to Jordan and Israel. Pilgrim used discresion yet was proactive in making this tour available. In so doing we were afforded an amazing opportunity to see these lands and sights at a time where few people are going in. The guides were culturaly relevant and educated in a way to bring top tier information and experience of their world view in their home countries. The places we went were relavent to our interest levels, and the experiences we had were out of the Box. Pilgrim used thier itenerary along with our own ideas in a longer stay to accomodate our time away. We highly reccomend Pilgrim Tours out of PA."
"Our 8th OU tour was to Switzerland. We visited many sites in Switzerland, Austria and also a quick stop in Germany. O.U. takes all the stress away by using outstanding Tour Directors who handle everything. Our T. D. Kiara was fantastic!
She worked flawlessly throughout the tour, even when we were stuck in Zermatt after a flood. I highly recommend O.U."
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Apr 2019
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We recently returned from a tour to Israel through Odysseys Unlimited. This was our fourth tour with Odysseys. Again, we were not disappointed. Our guide, Yanay, was...