Private Tours in Israel: choose a route or build your own
Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the desert and northern Israel with Ari, a licensed private guide. The history here is complicated. The day doesn't have to be.
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- Licensed guide, No. 21953
- English and Spanish
- Families, private groups, institutions and events
- One day or several
Google review
“The best tour I've ever taken. Ari was incredibly thorough with the details… while keeping the narration engaging, fun, and dynamic.”
— Esteban Wolfenson
Read verified guest reviews →Where to start
Jerusalem: History, Faith and Identity
A first encounter with Jerusalem that makes the city clearer without pretending it is simple.
Explore Jerusalem →
Masada and the Dead Sea
A desert day connecting Herod, the Jewish revolt, Roman power and a landscape changing in front of us.
Explore Masada and the Dead Sea →
Tel Aviv and Jaffa: The Making of a Modern City
Walk from an ancient Mediterranean port into the streets where the first Hebrew city took shape.
Explore Tel Aviv and Jaffa →
The Gaza Envelope and October 7
Not a war tour. A careful visit to the communities near Gaza, focused on the people who live there and what the evidence shows.
Explore the Gaza Envelope →Looking for Tzfat, the Negev, Acre or something less familiar? See All Private Tours
A guide who listens before he starts explaining
Ari is a licensed guide and a clinical psychologist. He was born in Argentina, lives in Tel Aviv and guides in English and Spanish. The tour isn't therapy, but years of listening to people help when a group is tired, a teenager has checked out, or a conversation about the conflict gets heated.
"Showing you where something happened is the easy part. The interesting part is why people still argue about it."
“It didn't feel like being with a guide, more like spending the day with a friend who happens to know a lot.”
Choose by interest
Five ways into Israel
Christian & Biblical Israel
Where the biblical stories happened, what tradition says about them, and what the excavations actually support.
Jewish History & Modern Israel
Follow Jewish history from the biblical and Second Temple worlds through diaspora, Zionism and modern Israeli life.
Contemporary Israel
Who came here, from where, and why Israelis argue so much about what the country should be.
Archaeology
What the texts say, what the ground shows, and where the two disagree.
Nature & Geology
Deserts, water systems, exposed rock and landscapes that explain how the land works.
A private tour should be easy to plan
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Tell Ari about the trip
Share dates, group size, previous visits, interests and the places you are considering.
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Get a proposal
A suggested route, honest timing, transport options and a price with every item listed separately.
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Keep the day flexible
Kids get tired, sites close early, someone finds a question worth following. The plan bends around it.
Coming for several days? Tell Ari your full route, and he'll help you decide which days are worth a private guide and which are better left open — see Multi-Day Custom Israel Journeys.
Start with the basics
This takes about a minute. You can add preferences and logistics in the next step.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is transportation included?
It depends on the tour and group. Ari's proposal separates guiding, transportation, entrance fees and third-party services clearly.
Are the tours suitable for children?
Yes. A seven-year-old and a fifteen-year-old need different days, and Ari plans for both: shorter stops, more walking and climbing, and explanations at their level.
Can the itinerary change during the day?
Yes, within the limits of reservations, geography, access and current conditions.
Can the tour be in Spanish and English?
Yes. Tours can be in either language or, when useful, in a planned combination of both.
Tell Ari who is traveling. He will design the day from there.
Share your dates, interests and group. You will receive a personal proposal, not a prewritten package.