Israel Tours & Holidays

On all of our group tours to Israel, you will visit the Dead Sea for a few hours to float in the therapeutic water and slap on some of the famous mud. Our longer Signature tours which also visit Jordan (Road to Jerusalem & Pyramids, Petra, Promised Land) include a full free day on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, so you can really enjoy the experience.

On our Signature small group tour, the maximum group size is 24 and tours depart with a minimum of four passengers.

Our Handpicked Israel coach tours have a maximum group size of 45, and depart with a minimum of two passengers. More detail can be found on each individual tour page.

On both our Signature and Handpicked holidays, we stay in 4-star, centrally located hotels. Each tour page has a hotels tab where you can find out a bit more about the hotels we regularly use on tour, though we reserve the right to switch to a different hotel of the same standard if the need arises!

Spring and autumn are generally the best times for a trip to Israel, with pleasant, warm temperatures throughout the country. Spring lasts from March - May, and autumn is from September - November. There's more information about when to explore Israel with our guide and you can see the departure dates for each tour online.

Although Israel is involved in several well-known conflicts with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, this conflict rarely intrudes on tourist destinations like Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, or the wider country. It is mostly confined to Gaza and the West Bank. The country is generally considered to be safe for travelers. Ben Gurion Airport is widely considered the safest airport in the world - this just means you may experience additional security to what you are used to!

As a UK-based company, we follow the latest up to date advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO). You can see the latest travel advice and local laws before departure here.

According to the 2022 LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Index, Israel scores a B- rating for LGBTQ+ traveler safety, ranking 35th out of 203 countries.

Although same sex marriage isn’t legal, foreign marriages are recognized, and there are constitutional and worker protections in place for people of all sexual orientations. Hate crimes against members of the LGBTQ+ community are partially criminalized and 26 - 50% of consulted citizens consider Israel a good place to live for gay and lesbian people. There are no legal punishments for same sex relations and most trips for LGBTQ+ travelers to Israel are trouble-free.

The LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Index is designed to provide a good overall picture of attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community in each country and may not reflect the experience of foreign travelers to the country.

The tap water in Israel is generally safe to drink unless you are explicitly told otherwise by your guide or staff in a particular hotel or establishment. Therefore we recommend taking a reusable water bottle on tour, so you don't need to buy plastic water bottles on your trip - good for the environment and your wallet!

On our Signature tours, we travel in private, air-conditioned vehicles such as minibuses. On our Handpicked tours, the group sizes are larger and travel is in a private, air-conditioned coach. There is more information on each individual tour page.