Sign in
Dafna Zuriel Tours
Recommendations & Reviews
About us
Hi, I am Dafna Zuriel.
I was born and raised in Haifa, Israel. It’s the place where my heart is, where my parents built our first home, where I raised my three sons, managed a major exports and trading company, served as an officer in the Israeli Army, and when my sons grew up I decided to follow my passion and turn my hobby of hiking into my full-time job – the tour of my life.
I graduated from a two-year course at Haifa University as a government certified tour guide (No. 5942). I founded my own business, Dafna Zuriel Tours, and have been working as a private tour guide in both English and German for the past 20 years.
I have toured my country thousands of times over and over again, and yet, whenever I take visitors on a new tour around Israel, together we discover new facets, new places and stories, new faces of Israel. One of the things I enjoy most is when I help visitors get a deep understanding of Israel’s long and complex history, and fall in love with my country.
TOURS:
I offer custom tours in English and German for groups, businessmen, couples, families and individuals. I create custom tours based on the specific interests, the time frame we have and the personal preferences.
Because of the long and eventful history of Israel, each site can be illuminated in a different color, told from various perspectives.
If you are looking for an active way to spend your vacation in Israel with your children, I offer tours such as hiking, horseback riding, shootingx ranges or jeep tours - lots of fun for the kids and a good way to bring the whole family together with the excitement of an adventure in Israel.
A visit to Israel can become an emotional learning experience by getting acquainted with its numerous archaelogical sites, bringing alive events and peope of ancient times.
Most popular tours in Israel that I offer include:
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Holy Sites tours
Family tours (I have 2 amazing grandchildren, so I am an expert with kids!)
Bar and Bat... show more Mitzvah tours
Hiking adventure tours
Archaeological tours
Anthropological tours: people, sites and beliefs
Special Theme tours:
Israel food and winery tours (In the past few years Israeli winery industry has won an impressive collection of reputable medals)
Monasteries in the desert,
All Major Historical sites of Jerusalem and Israel
In-depth tours of specific communities and cultural sites in Israel.
I will take you to off-the-main-track tours, where you can meet the local population, get to know hidden attractive spots and feel that you have absorbed the country if a way so different from regular tours.
If you didn’t find the tour you are looking for or have an idea - please write to me, I’ll be more than happy to accommodate any idea you have and make your dream come true!
Email me: zurielda@gmail.com
Call me to book a tour: +972 (0)52-352-9480
FEEDBACK:
I want to say that having a private guide is the only way to tour. A group of 50 would not have met our expectation for a successful tour. The guides were knowledgeable and were happily willing to adjust to our special requests. The tour was GREAT! Dafna Zuriel was much appreciated for her knowledge and courtesy. I have been asked many times about my favorite thing about our visit. In all honesty, I cannot choose just one single thing. Old Jerusalem, the Churches, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, Masada, Caesarea, Megiddo, and the Museum of Israel and the Holocaust Museum were all very impressive and thought provoking. I took over 1025 photos! The Scots Hotel was a great place to stay. Thank you for arranging the tour and tolerating last minute changes.
Mike and Patty Jonez, Yuma, AZ
Marilyn and I wish to both thank you for your planning, executing and bringing to fruition a “ dream come true”. When we first started thinking of possibly taking two of our five grandchildren on a trip of a lifetime to Eretz Yisrael, I never would have thought it could happen. Dafna, was the most perfect choice of guide you could have made for our family trip. Her knowledge, her compassion, her stories, her showing the connections between the sights we were standing on, the biblical stories our grandchildren heard when they were younger, and all the interconnections between the old testament with the new testament was just fabulous… To stand on mountain tops, to enter valleys of history, to enter caves where biblical stories took place, what an awesome powering feeling.
All this and more, Dafna Zuriel did for us and the children. Going to Israel now, and being guided by Dafna and you, it was such an inspiring and great feeling seeing Israel though the eyes of our grandchildren, even though we ourselves had been there before. It was truly now different and special. We especially liked the tree planting ceremony continuing the tradition with planting one more tree in the hills of Judea and watch them grow tall and fulfill the dreams and memories of generations gone by. What more can I say, but Todah, Todah.
David and Marilyn Samson, Deerfield, IL
We had a wonderful trip. We especially want you to know that Dafna Zuriel was a delight in every way. She was a perfect fit for us with her knowledge of archeology and we enjoyed all of our time with her. I dont know where she gets her energy,she packed so much into every day.We were able to see much more than we expected. We all miss her since we got quite attached to her.You both are great ambassadors for Israel. Thanks from all of us.
Angie Chernin, Ann Arbor MI
Great to hear from you. We love Dafna Zuriel. She is the greatest tour guide ever. I hope we did not burn her out because we did so much. I just think we are so lucky to have found you all. I still can't get over it. If you have any future travelers that want to ask about your tour company send them my way. In terms of hotels Sheraton was in great location but was tight space, Mt. Zion was gorgeous... Scots was awesome LOVED it, Dafna's food places were all superb... we want more now! Photographers were great. What can I say I loved everything. Thanks for everything!
Claudia Ravins, Oyster Bay Cove, NY
Dafna Zuriel was my private guide. I attended her tour with the Chernin family in December of 2009. Dafna gave us a rich tour and an experience of a life time. Her guided trip is one I will cherish for a lifetime. The pictures I captured and historical knowledge I am compiling for high school presentations. My World History teachers are ecstatic about this! I could not create this presentation without Dafna's extensive historical knowledge of Israel. Danfa is a remarkable guide and I highly recommend her. Thank you for hiring Dafna and having such a qualified educated individual on your staff. Sincerely, JoAnn Perry,MLIS
JoAnn Perry, Loveland, CO
Doug, Adam, Mara, and I are now back home and so I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for arranging our trip of a lifetime. This is something that we will remember for the rest of our lives, particularly because we experienced this trip together. In the coming year, both of my children will be married, so this was the last opportunity to spend this special time with them – and to do it at a magical place: Israel. Dafna Zuriel. Well, I could probably write pages about her, but I will be brief. Simply put, she will be with me for a long time in my head and my heart. She was the perfect guide for us, although I know she wondered if this was true from time to time. I hope that by the end of the two weeks she understood that we liked her very much, and she had become more than a walking encyclopedia of Israeli knowledge. She rearranged our itinerary in appropriate ways, took us to a few favorite mountain spots of hers, and most importantly she sensed what each of us needed at varying times, and she always accommodated each person’s needs;
Marty Siegel, Bloomington, Indiana
show more
I was born and raised in Haifa, Israel. It’s the place where my heart is, where my parents built our first home, where I raised my three sons, managed a major exports and trading company, served as an officer in the Israeli Army, and when my sons grew up I decided to follow my passion and turn my hobby of hiking into my full-time job – the tour of my life.
I graduated from a two-year course at Haifa University as a government certified tour guide (No. 5942). I founded my own business, Dafna Zuriel Tours, and have been working as a private tour guide in both English and German for the past 20 years.
I have toured my country thousands of times over and over again, and yet, whenever I take visitors on a new tour around Israel, together we discover new facets, new places and stories, new faces of Israel. One of the things I enjoy most is when I help visitors get a deep understanding of Israel’s long and complex history, and fall in love with my country.
TOURS:
I offer custom tours in English and German for groups, businessmen, couples, families and individuals. I create custom tours based on the specific interests, the time frame we have and the personal preferences.
Because of the long and eventful history of Israel, each site can be illuminated in a different color, told from various perspectives.
If you are looking for an active way to spend your vacation in Israel with your children, I offer tours such as hiking, horseback riding, shootingx ranges or jeep tours - lots of fun for the kids and a good way to bring the whole family together with the excitement of an adventure in Israel.
A visit to Israel can become an emotional learning experience by getting acquainted with its numerous archaelogical sites, bringing alive events and peope of ancient times.
Most popular tours in Israel that I offer include:
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Holy Sites tours
Family tours (I have 2 amazing grandchildren, so I am an expert with kids!)
Bar and Bat... show more Mitzvah tours
Hiking adventure tours
Archaeological tours
Anthropological tours: people, sites and beliefs
Special Theme tours:
Israel food and winery tours (In the past few years Israeli winery industry has won an impressive collection of reputable medals)
Monasteries in the desert,
All Major Historical sites of Jerusalem and Israel
In-depth tours of specific communities and cultural sites in Israel.
I will take you to off-the-main-track tours, where you can meet the local population, get to know hidden attractive spots and feel that you have absorbed the country if a way so different from regular tours.
If you didn’t find the tour you are looking for or have an idea - please write to me, I’ll be more than happy to accommodate any idea you have and make your dream come true!
Email me: zurielda@gmail.com
Call me to book a tour: +972 (0)52-352-9480
FEEDBACK:
I want to say that having a private guide is the only way to tour. A group of 50 would not have met our expectation for a successful tour. The guides were knowledgeable and were happily willing to adjust to our special requests. The tour was GREAT! Dafna Zuriel was much appreciated for her knowledge and courtesy. I have been asked many times about my favorite thing about our visit. In all honesty, I cannot choose just one single thing. Old Jerusalem, the Churches, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, Masada, Caesarea, Megiddo, and the Museum of Israel and the Holocaust Museum were all very impressive and thought provoking. I took over 1025 photos! The Scots Hotel was a great place to stay. Thank you for arranging the tour and tolerating last minute changes.
Mike and Patty Jonez, Yuma, AZ
Marilyn and I wish to both thank you for your planning, executing and bringing to fruition a “ dream come true”. When we first started thinking of possibly taking two of our five grandchildren on a trip of a lifetime to Eretz Yisrael, I never would have thought it could happen. Dafna, was the most perfect choice of guide you could have made for our family trip. Her knowledge, her compassion, her stories, her showing the connections between the sights we were standing on, the biblical stories our grandchildren heard when they were younger, and all the interconnections between the old testament with the new testament was just fabulous… To stand on mountain tops, to enter valleys of history, to enter caves where biblical stories took place, what an awesome powering feeling.
All this and more, Dafna Zuriel did for us and the children. Going to Israel now, and being guided by Dafna and you, it was such an inspiring and great feeling seeing Israel though the eyes of our grandchildren, even though we ourselves had been there before. It was truly now different and special. We especially liked the tree planting ceremony continuing the tradition with planting one more tree in the hills of Judea and watch them grow tall and fulfill the dreams and memories of generations gone by. What more can I say, but Todah, Todah.
David and Marilyn Samson, Deerfield, IL
We had a wonderful trip. We especially want you to know that Dafna Zuriel was a delight in every way. She was a perfect fit for us with her knowledge of archeology and we enjoyed all of our time with her. I dont know where she gets her energy,she packed so much into every day.We were able to see much more than we expected. We all miss her since we got quite attached to her.You both are great ambassadors for Israel. Thanks from all of us.
Angie Chernin, Ann Arbor MI
Great to hear from you. We love Dafna Zuriel. She is the greatest tour guide ever. I hope we did not burn her out because we did so much. I just think we are so lucky to have found you all. I still can't get over it. If you have any future travelers that want to ask about your tour company send them my way. In terms of hotels Sheraton was in great location but was tight space, Mt. Zion was gorgeous... Scots was awesome LOVED it, Dafna's food places were all superb... we want more now! Photographers were great. What can I say I loved everything. Thanks for everything!
Claudia Ravins, Oyster Bay Cove, NY
Dafna Zuriel was my private guide. I attended her tour with the Chernin family in December of 2009. Dafna gave us a rich tour and an experience of a life time. Her guided trip is one I will cherish for a lifetime. The pictures I captured and historical knowledge I am compiling for high school presentations. My World History teachers are ecstatic about this! I could not create this presentation without Dafna's extensive historical knowledge of Israel. Danfa is a remarkable guide and I highly recommend her. Thank you for hiring Dafna and having such a qualified educated individual on your staff. Sincerely, JoAnn Perry,MLIS
JoAnn Perry, Loveland, CO
Doug, Adam, Mara, and I are now back home and so I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for arranging our trip of a lifetime. This is something that we will remember for the rest of our lives, particularly because we experienced this trip together. In the coming year, both of my children will be married, so this was the last opportunity to spend this special time with them – and to do it at a magical place: Israel. Dafna Zuriel. Well, I could probably write pages about her, but I will be brief. Simply put, she will be with me for a long time in my head and my heart. She was the perfect guide for us, although I know she wondered if this was true from time to time. I hope that by the end of the two weeks she understood that we liked her very much, and she had become more than a walking encyclopedia of Israeli knowledge. She rearranged our itinerary in appropriate ways, took us to a few favorite mountain spots of hers, and most importantly she sensed what each of us needed at varying times, and she always accommodated each person’s needs;
Marty Siegel, Bloomington, Indiana
show more
Recommendations and reviews from 1 person
-
Referral from
August 26, 2016
Eilon M. asked:Good morning.. Im looking for a professional country guide who can show Israel to a very important American couple(aprox. 1 week). Requiered: Fluent English. Luxury car. Knowing the country from North to South. Well paying!Ira M. replied:Amazing guide (fluent English and German) https://www.facebook.com/DafnaZurielTours/?fref=ts
New Review
Please wait....
Please wait...
