The half day tour of Bethlehem with Michael was great! I had a really good time with him. He showed me around, explained everything very well, and gave me some good tips. He was also very helpful, flexible, and easy to reach! :)
I will be sure to book with him again for other tours when I come back!
It was amazing!
I had a really nice time with Michael! He was very nice and explained the history of the city and the places very well! I highly recommend booking with him if you want to experience Bethlehem for a day! I’ll be sure to book with him again for other places when I come back :)
An authentic and insightful tour - an unforgettable day
Michael took me on a journey I will never forget. I highly recommend his tours to anyone seeking a truly authentic experience.It was a full day of customized sightseeing that also gave me a deeper understanding of life in Palestine.Michael has a remarkable ability to adapt his vast knowledge to his audience, making each tour both relevant and uniquely personal. He is flexible, patient, and deeply passionate.He shows immense respect for the land and its rich history. Although Michael has visited these sites countless times, he still approaches each one with awe and curiosity. His personal, long-standing friendships with the monks allow doors and hearts to open for him—and his guests.Visiting the monasteries was my favourite part of the tour. It was very special to see these sites preserving their essence and still operating today.I am still absorbing all the information Michael shared with me, and I can only hope I have the opportunity to tour with him again in the future.
I look forward to coming back again for a longer tour with Michael. I can’t recommend highly enough. Great communication, tremendous historical literacy, very responsive to our particular interests and questions.
Highly recommended. Great experience
Michael was very knowledgeable about the history and also knew the area extremely well. I felt very comfortable in a very unfamiliar area with his guidance. He made the trip much more enriching for my kids and I.
Great Tour!!
If you would like to get know Bethlehem one day, do this with Michael! He is a great guide, I liked every minute of being with him and I felt great about our tour. We saw so many interesting places in Bethlehem (even though not all of them are happy places as well). Please also take the chance of having lunch with a family, it will be a great culinary pleasure and a heart-warming experience. Don‘t worry about taking the bus from Jerusalem and ride back by bus: it‘s easy and interesting as well. Hopefully, I can come back one day taking another tour with Michael!
Je recommande à 100% Michael tours. Nous avons fait appel à Michael de notre arrivée à notre départ et l'expérience a été super. Michael est disponible, flexible et arrangeant en plus d'être vraiment très gentil.
Je ferais appel à lui sans hésiter en cas de retour en Égypte.
Merci Michael 😊☀️
Educational, photogenic - places I would never have found on my own!
Michael took me on an amazing tour of Bethlehem and surrounding areas. We saw places I would never have discovered on my own (some of which were technically closed) including St Jerome's cave under the church of the Nativity, a very old Olive Press and tiny museum, secret courtyards with beautiful painted icons, and much, much more. He was also a wealth of information about the history of Bethlehem and the Palestinian people, and I learned so much. We visited Shepherd's field, Aida Refugee Camp and many different areas in Bethlehem. I highly recommend a tour with him if you have the opportunity.
A delightful and insightful tour
Georgette looked after us for the day on what was quite a full agenda (proposed by us!). She and the amazing driver (in a spotless car) drove us to each location, allowed us plenty of time to look at everything whilst providing really usefully information. Just as importantly she gave us an insight into the culture and people of the West Bank. We topped off the day with a delightful meal with a local family which gave us even more of an insight.
Michael Tours - Exceptional Knowledge & Service
My wife and I had the pleasure of spending 4 full days with Michael & Georgette on various tours, they were the perfect choice for getting acclimated during our first week in Palestine & Israel. Preferring to go with Private Guides on most of our vacations, the husband-and-wife team were some of the best guides we have ever used, anywhere! Whether its Culture, Religion, History, Food, Local Day to Day Life…they have got you covered. They are true professionals and all-around wonderful people…their knowledge, kindness and flexibility was something that started with our initial planning and continued once we were on the ground in Bethlehem (their specifics on what time to leave our hotel to cross the checkpoint / border was spot on and made the logistics very easy). Our first tour was the full day Bethlehem Tour, with Georgette as our guide and her Dad as our driver we were able to cover all the main sights including the Nativity Church grotto and meet some wonderful people along the way. Also, as part of that tour we opted to have lunch with a local Palestinian family and how great that it was her own!!! Got to meet her Mom, Aunt and new baby boy...and of course the food was DELICIOUS. Our next day tour was with Michael and we hit Jericho, Jordan River and the Dead Sea, all the while Michael had such great historic insights and details that made it all come to life. The next day we had our full day Jerusalem City Tour and once again their knowledge allowed us to see and experience all the highlights in each of the respective Quarters, while also making the walk down Via Dolorosa very special. Finally, Michael customized a St George Monastery and Masada trip for us which was also executed perfectly…our driver for that day even pulled over at a scenic overlook by the Dead Sea and whipped up some Arabic coffee for us from his portable stove in the van. If you are planning a trip to this part of the world you will definitely see higher prices in Israel proper for Hotels, Tours, Food, etc. once you start doing your research … but with Michael & Georgette as our Palestine based guides their prices were extremely fair & competitive…You get what you pay for…and in this case Michael Tours is worth every penny! While we started our tour(s) as clients, we left Michael, Georgette and their families as true friends. Thank You both once again for making our visit to the Holy Land so special. M&M
Extraordinary tour in the Judean Desert
Michael is an excellent guide, fully knowledgeable on the history and geography of the Judean Desert and the West Bank in general. He has carefully chosen the places to visit, to stop, etc. He gives very useful information, but to the point, without excesive chatter. The whole trip was an extremely enjoyable experience. I emphatically recommend him.
Personal Tour of Bethlehem
My husband and I found Michael Tours through TripAdvisor and we spent the Day with Georgette and her Father Isa (spelling?). Isa is my husband’s age and Georgette our 2 daughter’s age. Georgette and Isa are natives to Bethlehem and born there. The personal touches and stories they provided of life in Bethlehem was so warm and friendly and loving, We were interested in seeing the important Christian sites, most importantly, the Church of the Nativity. Georgette was married there!!, here brother-in-law, is the pastor and she and. Isa even invited us to Georgette’s first son’s christening the following day!. As we toured the country-side on the way to the Jordon River where Jesus was baptized by St. John, they told us of local life and customs and recent joys and challenges as Palestinians. We saw Mary’s Church of the milk dedicated to new mothers (* Georgette is one! ). Which was really special to her and to us. We had lunch in a local cafe and met some of her friends and colleagues. She ordered for us so that we’d enjoy local food favorites (*which were awesome!). They drove us to the Dead Sea and waited for us after they advised us how to best enjoy the lowest point on earth!!. We shared stories of our families and our respective lives. They asked us questions about our culture and recent political events and we did the same. We learned so much from each other in a spirit of global humanity and love. We hugged and cried and learned things about Bethlehem and Palestinian culture we would never had learned had we not spent the day making father to father and mother to daughter connections. It was a day to remember for a lifetime. Not just sites of Christian and historical significance did we see. We made heart to heart connections with Georgette and her Dad Isa. In my opinion, this is why we travel, and so should you. To learn more, and to love more. Georgette and Isa showed us both. They will warm your hearts and make your trip!! Thank You Georgette and Isa!!
Simply the best!
Michael is an absolutely fantastic guide - one of the best we've had throughout our travels - and we would gladly hire him again. From the outset, Michael took time to help customize our tour so that we could fit everything we wanted to see into our trip. He also did a great job coordinating before the tour and, during the tour, ensured we were comfortable and that we stayed on schedule, without making things feel rushed.We met Michael near Checkpoint 300 in Bethlehem and from there, after stopping for some roadside coffee, went onward to see religious and historic sights in Jericho and surrounds, stopped for a dip in the Dead Sea, and then ended the day seeing sights in Bethlehem. Throughout, Michael made us feel welcome and shared his knowledge of the area's history, religious sites, and daily life. Michael is truly a first-class guide with unmatched hospitality, expertise, and openness. Thank you, Michael!
Thankful to have found Michael. He made my dream come true, of seeing where Jesus was born! It is not easy to get from Tel Aviv airport to tour Bethlehem and then into Jerusalem for the night to our hotel. Michael made it happen! Van driver met us at airport with a sign. Then wonderful time touring and accomplishing my bucket list in Bethlehem. And finishing with dropping us in Jerusalem hotel. Thank you Michael!
Michael's Tour was awesome!
So thankful to been able to work with Michael. He arranged for a van to pick us up in Tel Aviv and bring us to Bethlehem for his tour, which is not easily done, and then take us to our hotel in Jerusalem. Very special! Book with him. Excellent communication. Excellent guide.
The Best, Will not disappoint!
This was our second time with Michael. We had booked a day tour of Bethlehem and the Desert Monasteries back in September 2019 and enjoyed our time with him. We had the opportunity to return to Jerusalem this August 2023 and Michael was our first choice as a guide. We booked 2 separate tours with him, both private. First was a walking tour of Jerusalem. We walked the walls and streets of Jerusalem, saw many churches and other sites. And walked the Via Dolorosa.Our second tour was a 2-day tour of Bethlehem, Hebron, Herodion, St George Monastery and Jericho. The first day was all the sites outside of Bethlehem: the monasteries, Herodion and the Monastery of Temptation in Jericho. The second day was filled with the sites of Bethlehem, from the Church of the Nativity to the Sheperd’s Field. All this while Michael described the history of what we were seeing and letting the stories from the Bible come to life. As he would say the Fifth Gospel is the Holy Land itself.We even asked to spend an evening with a local family in Bethlehem for dinner. We spent a wonderful evening with his parents and family. The food was delicious and the company even better. Thank you and your family for your hospitality.I highly recommend Michael. You will not be dissatisfied.Thanks again Michael!
This was an experience of a lifetime, and our tour of Bethlehem and Jericho far exceeded our expectations thanks to Michael. My goal was to encounter the sites, culture, people, and food in a way that’s just not possible in large groups. I decided to invest a little more for a private guide to accompany our family of four (w/ 2 teen boys) and couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome. We took a bus from Jaffa Gate to Bethlehem and walked through the security checkpoint to meet Michael, who used his private car to drive us to each site. At every turn Michael beautifully described what we were encountering, whether it was the countryside, the people and their culture, an archeological site, or holy site. I have a personal history with Israel, but it was the first time for my family be in the land. I clearly didn’t have the level of knowledge Michael has, but I knew enough to know that he was spot on with the history and explaining the connections to the Biblical accounts, which was paramount to our experience. The whole day was masterfully orchestrated, and it was easy to work with him to customize our day to focus on specific sites of meaning to our family. It was the perfect day, and I am so grateful we found Michael.
Great tour and great guide!
Michael did a great job from pick up to drop off. He was very informative throughout the tour about Israel, Palestine, the history and importance of the places we saw. He never rushed us, took us for a great meal, his English is excellent, and he really knew the details of the holy sites. Thank you Michael for a great tour!
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