Travel tips
Practical tips for planning a trip to Israel: the holiday calendar, what’s open when, getting around and making the most of your time.
4 articles
4 articles
Simchat Torah in Israel: what to expect as a visitor
Simchat Torah ends the autumn holidays with dancing, flags and the Torah paraded through the streets. Here's what the day is about, and what it's like to be in Israel for it.
Sukkot in Israel: what to expect as a visitor
Sukkot is the week-long Feast of Booths, a joyful, hospitable time when sukkahs pop up everywhere. Here's what it's about, and why the middle days are a good time to be touring Israel.
Yom Kippur in Israel: the day the country stops
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year, and in Israel the whole country stops: no flights, no cars, no shops. Here's what it's about, and how to experience it as a visitor.
Rosh Hashanah in Israel: what to expect as a visitor
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year: two quiet days of apples and honey, the shofar and family. Here's what it's about, and what it means if your trip to Israel bumps into it.
If you are going to Israel, you would be mad not to give him a call.
Amol Rajan, BBC presenter and broadcaster
Having been on trips in Israel with seven different tour guides, Samuel stood above all the rest.
Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
Berkeley Haas Business School student