Simon says: "What do first-time visitors tell me they don't expect in Israel?"

🇮🇱 3 Things First-Time Visitors Never Expect in Israel! 🇮🇱

🌍 1. The sheer diversity!
It’s one of the world’s smallest countries, yet every few kilometres feels like stepping into a new world. Jewish, Karaite, Samaritan, Christian, Muslim, Druze, Circassian, Armenian, Bedouin, Baháʼí, Ahmadi Muslim & Black Hebrew communities, plus smaller Christian denominations, such as the Greek-Catholic Melkites, Russian Orthodox, Bet-El & Greek Orthodox. 

Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, English, French Amharic, Spanish, Yiddish, Persian, German & Turkish spoken side by side; falafel stands next to high-end sushi bars. Israel is a living mosaic!

⚙️ 2. Ancient & ultra-modern side by side!
Visitors expect Biblical ruins & desert views - but not glass skyscrapers, world-class research labs & cutting-edge tech. It’s the only place where you can walk through a 2,000-year-old marketplace in the morning & visit an AI start-up that afternoon.

🌿 3. The jaw-dropping variety of landscapes!
Snow on Mount Hermon ❄️ … tropical reefs in Eilat 🐠 … the salty stillness of the Dead Sea 🌊 … and rolling green Galilee hills 🌾 - all just a few hours apart.

📸 Whether you come for faith, history or adventure, Israel never fails to surprise, & it always leaves you wanting more.

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I’m a licensed tour guide with experience driving & guiding all over Israel in a comfortable 7-seater vehicle & I’m an accredited tour guide for Israel’s National Parks.

I’ve also been certified as the Amazon Tour Guide for online virtual tours in the North of Israel - as well as being a guide for cruise ship passengers coming into Haifa & Ashdod.

My price includes collection from and return to your location, snacks, water & a unique souvenir of your tour.

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Please don't hesitate to be in touch imagineisrael8@gmail.com, or by phone/WhatsApp +972 54 2390412 if I can help plan your visit.