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Green Olive Tours

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Owner description: Green Olive Tours is a social enterprise that focuses on cultural and people-to-people experiences in Palestine an Israel, visiting religious and... more » Owner description: Green Olive Tours is a social enterprise that focuses on cultural and people-to-people experiences in Palestine an Israel, visiting religious and historical sites, villages, refugee camps, and off-the–beaten track locations. Our guides are knowledgeable and illuminate the culture, politics and history of the Palestinian and Israeli people.Each day-trip is unique. You might find yourself having lunch with a Palestinian or Bedouin family one day, then meeting a Samaritan priest the next. We offer daily tours and multi-day experiences that include home stays in Bethlehem and Palestinian villages. Our tours benefit the local people. « less
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Tel Aviv-Jaffa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

The tour was very high quality indeed. Nazeeh, the tour guide, was knowledgeable, articulate and caring. There was a clear differentiation between religion, politics and history, which I usually sorely miss on Israeli Jewish-led tours. The paradigm of Christianity-Judaism-Islam presented here and made palpable through visits to sites associated with each of these three groups (or several ones at once)... More

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Warsaw, Poland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

The trip to Hebron was one of the strongest points of our holiday in Israel. It was very informative, interesting and emotional, very well organized. It showed us the Palestinian perspective. The guide was very happy to answer any questions we had and was flexible when we wanted to change the trip slightly to be able to see the wall... More

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Boston
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

Our one-day tour of Bethlehem and Hebron was fantastic - extremely informative and enlightening. Our guide, Muhannad, was excellent and the choice of sites that we visited was top-notch. Muhannad's explanations and what we witnessed provided insights into the lives of Palestinians that we probably couldn't have gotten in any other way. It was a great way to see areas... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

We did a tour to Bethlehem and Hebron and were very impressed to see the situation on the West Bank with our own eyes. The Palestian guides from ATG did a very good job in showing us around and explaining daily life in the Palestian territories. With them, we felt very safe the whole day. Also the lunch with Palestinian... More

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london
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

We went on a day tour from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and Hebron with Green Olive Tours. It was a fascinating day, our guide was extremely knowledgeable and impartial and gave a real insight into the day to day reality of living in the Palestine. We met with locals and had lunch with a Palestinian family in Hebron. Many fascinating religious... More

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Madrid, Spain
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2013

We made the Saturday tour to Jenin Nablus and Sebastia in April. After reading all the incredible opinions in tripadvisor and paying the big amount of money they ask for the tour, we had high expectations. We thought we were going to get an insight from the Palestinian point of view of the situation in the region. FAIL. Our guide... More

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FredtheTourGuide, Owner at Green Olive Tours, responded to this review
7 May 2013

I am so sorry that the tour did not meet your expectations. The guide's English has never been a problem before. In fact an Academic historian who went on the same tour with the same guide called me yesterday to thank me for setting it up and we are having coffee together tomorrow. However our tours in the north are... More

Mexico
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Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

I recommend this tour if you want to really understand from local people about Palestine´s situation. Most tours only go to Bethlehem and back to Jerusalem without taking you to know the local people and their way of life. We were guided by a Palestinian who took us to different places around Bethlehem including a NGO and a refugee camp.... More

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Umeå
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

If you are interested in hearing about the current situation in the Old City of Jerusalem and the West bank - go with Green Olive Tours! Very good guides!

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Jerusalem, Israel
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

Really interesting day. One of the best tours I've ever done - and a great way to find out about the politics and history of this fascinating region.

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Auburn, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

My trip to Bethlehem and Hebron was wonderful. It was moving to visit the place of Jesus' birth. Visiting with Palestinians and hearing about the challenges of their everyday lives was enlightening. I would strongly recommend this tour.

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