Sacred Israel: Private 7-Day Christian Holy Land Journey

My Mother and I had an amazing tour with Enrique. Even though my Mother is vision-impaired, mobility-impaired, and memory-impaired, Enrique made our experience extremely enjoyable. He assessed the level of her ability, then went above and beyond to provide an unforgettable, fun-filled, knowledge-filled, and adventurous experience of a lifetime.

Our experience with Compass Travel Israel was nothing short of extraordinary from start to finish. We traveled with them from November 16–30 as a family of seven with five children ranging in age from 9 to 22, and every single detail was handled with care, excellence, and thoughtfulness. From the very first email to the final day of touring, everything was seamless, personal, and deeply meaningful. A huge thank you to Benjamin and Ruben, who were an absolute pleasure to work with. Communication through email and WhatsApp was incredibly easy, and their response time was always quick, clear, and accommodating. Every question was handled with professionalism and genuine care. Our private guide Avi was hands-down one of the best guides we have ever had anywhere in the world. His knowledge of biblical truth, history, and culture is remarkable. At every stop, he went above and beyond to ensure we were fully taken care of. He was attentive to every need, incredibly patient with our children, and deeply passionate about what he teaches. We arrived as strangers but departed as family and each day was filled with laughter, meaningful conversation, and shared memories we will cherish forever. Avi truly brought Scripture and history to life in a way we will never forget. He even went the extra mile to secure special access for us, “pulling strings”as we like to say, to enter places most visitors never get to experience, including a mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem and the oceanic grottoes along the border near Lebanon, which stayed open just for us as they were closing for the day. Visiting the olive press mill and doing face mask. We can’t forget the caves where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered. These were once-in-a-lifetime moments we will forever treasure. All of our tours were private, and because there was very little tourist traffic during our stay, it was truly the perfect time to visit. There were no crowds, and it felt as though we had the holy sites almost entirely to ourselves. As a family traveling with children, we felt more than 100% safe everywhere we went in Israel. One especially moving experience was visiting the town of Sderot to view the Gaza lookout and memorial honoring the Jewish lives lost near the Gaza Strip. Despite its painful history, the town itself was beautiful, resilient, and full of life like all of Israel. Every place we visited was stunning. I want to strongly emphasize this for anyone considering a trip: Israel is SAFE to visit even during wartime. With the absence of crowds, this may be one of the best times in history to tour the country. The experience is more personal, more intimate, and more meaningful than ever. It truly felt like having the country to ourselves. Compass Travel Israel exceeded every expectation in service, safety, organization, and spiritual depth. We will cherish these memories forever and cannot recommend them highly enough to anyone seeking an authentic, secure, and life changing experience in Israel. With deepest gratitude, Smith Family

Everything began with Benjamin, who crafted a tour tailored to our needs and the number of days we wanted to spend in Israel. We requested a tour guide who spoke Spanish, and Enrique, who is passionate about history and his work, turned out to be the best guide we could have possibly wished for. Both Benjamin and Enrique did an outstanding job ensuring we had an unforgettable Israeli experience. Thank you, Benjamin and Enrique!

The logistics of the tour is amazing!! The tour was really great and included all the main places to visit, the hotels are located strategically to have a walk at night and have dinner. What we like the most was the explanations from the guides in our language, they really have a broad knowledge of all places. We absolutely recommend the tour!!

Our tour guide Enrique was so knowledgeable with history, he literally brought the Bible to life for us! We saw the Bible with our own eyes (and a little imagination). This trip was the trip of a lifetime and I would recommend this to anyone who loves Jesus and some hidden gems! I can’t say enough about our tour…It was AMAZING!! A HUGE thanks to Benjamin with Compass Travel, who helped me navigate some of the process and he was always in communication! These two are lovely! Couldn’t ask for better! Go to Israel and be Blessed and amazed!

The tours were absolutely amazing, extremely organized, the pick up and drop off were seamless, the Hotel accommodation was very good, the pickup and drop off from haifa port and also to the airport was on time. we saw all the important points we wanted to see, old city Jerusalem, Dead Sea, masada, Jericho, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Caesarea, Capernaum, Jordan river! All the important sights! If you needed to talk to the your coordinator they were very prompt to respond on WhatsApp and I had access 24/7 even on sabbath, I had Benjamin he was great at answering all my questions and organizing everything. I would absolutely use this tour company again and would recommend it to all my friends and family.

Compass Travel made it all easy, convenient, and truly an amazing experience for my husband and me who were first time travelers to Israel. The whole team of Compass Travel, from their contact person, Benjamin, to their drivers who met is at the airport and drove us back to the airport, were all efficient, professional, and most importantly very kind and accommodating to us. Will definitely recommend Compass Travel to our family and friends.

Tour arrangement was well managed. All the guides had good knowledge of the history. Would like to also thank all the bus drivers for driving us safely each day.

My mom and I went on our dream trip to the Holy Land. After months of researching, I found Compass. They answered all of my questions, were able to accommodate our needs and even helped me when the airline lost my luggage. Thank you so much for everything!

I loved the whole experience. Nothing is as I imagined. I was so surprised to see the great geographical differences - desert on one side and green agricultural slopes and flat land on the other. I loved Jerusalem, Tel Aviv is a bubbly city, but most of all I loved the north, Galilee. It was a fascinating journey from beginning to end. Somewhat expensive but worth it. Compass did a fantastic job at organizing this package. Absolutely no problems, everything worked like clockwork. People are friendly and kind, great drivers and the guides were very interesting. In fact I would recommend taking a guide. It was just a beautiful trip, one I will never forget.