Testimonials

Routes to Roots

All Jewish Heritage Tours focus on the rich and inspiring Jewish traditions of Eastern Europe, they are gone, but not forgotten world of the “Shtetl”, on the scholastic heritage of the many Yeshivas and centers of Rabbinic learning and on meetings with the Jewish communities still surviving in these historic areas. In addition, we can arrange special visits for groups or individuals to places of familiar interest as part of our “Routes to Roots” program. Jewish Heritage Tours offers personalized tours for individuals, groups and study missions on request.

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Testimonial: Student Group Shakespeare Trip to London

Dear Sophia,Thank you for the really wonderful job that you did arranging all of the details for our England Shakespeare trip. The itinerary was thoughtfully planned out and we had wonderful guides in all the places that we visited. My students learned tons about Shakespeare and London through first-hand visits and experiences. Your hard work…...

Testimonial: Trip to Italy

Day 1. The car renting at Milan was no problem but we lost one bag for a week. They finally delivered it at Bauer Hotel in Venice. We landed in Stresa in about 40 minutes and Borromees Palace was incredible. It is one of the most beautiful places we have ever stayed in the whole…...

Testimonial: Trip to Northern Spain

Our trip to Spain was great; all hotels and the rental car worked out fine. The best hotels were the Passeo de Arte in Madrid (excellent value) and the Casa del Marques (Santillana de Mar). Breakfasts were excellent and most hotels had free wi-fi internet access. Rental car pickup, dropoff and performance were good. Roads…...

Testimonial: Private Tour to Greece

Dear Sophia, Our family would like to thank you for your excellent help in planning our recent vacation trip to Greece. We loved Greece and everything about the trip was wonderful including the people of Greece, the places we visited, and last but not least, the amazing Greek food we couldn’t get enough of! Our…...

Testimonial: Jewish Heritage trip to Latvia and Lithuania

The trip was great. We looked forward to everyday and were never disappointed. Yulik was amazing. He made the trip a journey of a lifetime for all of us. His passion for guiding and sharing is something that was contagious. He is extremely resourceful and truly loves what he does. We were very fortunate to have him…...

Testimonial: Private Jewish Heritage Tour to Turkey

First we'd like to thank your for making all the arrangements, and for making sure that we had good guides who were able to enhance the experience. We had a very good trip. Turkey is a remarkable place for tourists- it has just about everything one would want- history, entertainment, spectacular scenery, friendly people, good…...

Testimonial: Private Tours in Turkey and Black Sea Cruise

Kate and I wish to thank you again for arranging the tours in Istanbul and Kusadasi. I am enclosing a copy of the letter we sent to Mehmet. Not only did he personally conducted our tour of Istanbul, he also called us in Kusadasi to ensure that we were properly taken care of on our visit.…...

Testimonial: Private Tour of Morocco and Portugal

All of our lodgings in Portugal were wonderful. Especially the Convento Espinheiro outside Evora. It was absolutely luxurious!, beautiful, historic, and the service was incredible. The Hotel Barrio Alto in Lisbon was also amazing. Also with wonderful staff and service. Sintra was the most beautiful town and the Hotel Palacio Seteasis fantastic..what a spot. As…...

Testimonial: Private Trip to Russia

We had a wonderful time. I found the cities, people, food, etc all very inviting. Our guides were friendly and knowledgeable. With the exception of the Armory tour mishap, the trip went without a hitch. The weather was very agreeable too. I only lament that we did not have more time to see more of…...

Testimonial: Tallin, Estonia Private Tour

The day in Tallin was a highlight of our Baltic trip and we are grateful to you for your knowledge and ability to have arranged such a meaningful day..Our guide Kaia was excellent and we had an amazing experience at the dedication of the Estonian Holocaust Memorial..There were only about 50-60 people in attendance and…...

Testimonial: Trip to Lithuania

I have not replied to you sooner, we had a wonderful trip. The guide is Vilna was not who you had assigned but it was a lovely woman name Tamar, she was great and it was a fantastic experience. Thank you for all your help. Ester H...

Testimonial: Private Tour of Russia

We are back from Russia, where we had a great time. I would first like to thank you for all your help. the trip was AMAZING and we all had a wonderful time. St. Petersburg is a beautiful city -- Peter the Great can be proud! And the Hermitage is an amazing place. (But you…...

Testimonial: Paris and South of France

We enjoyed our vacation very much. The train to Paris was lovely. I did have a problem with the luggage when we left for Nice. Easy Jet charged me about $500.00 for extra baggage weight! It would have been the same amount of money to fly Air France. Live and learn!! The Marignan was nice. Friendly people…...

Testimonial: Paris, Rome and Central Europe Trip

(Editor's note: Alex is in Prague - our local support office) I would like to share our trip with you. It was fantastic. You did a nice and thorough job planning for us. Let's start with Paris. Adventure tours, we had an Evening illumination cruise which was lovely. The next day we had a full…...

Testimonial: Trip to Italy

We came back last Thursday, but I still can feel a 'past-taste' of Italy. We could not even go to the Russian art show at Guggenheim museum this Sunday, because our minds are still full of Michelangelo, Bernini, Tintoretto, etc. The trip was great Regarding the hotels: Casa Cosmo guest house in Venice - nice…...

Testimonial: London Trip including Private Harry Potter 1.5 Day Tour

It was wonderful, we had a great time. We would like to go again. Everything was so perfect! The Hop on hop off bus was not a very good idea but we did part of the tour. It was too cold over there, I guess because it is very humid. The other tour we did…...

Testimonial: Private tour of Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg)

Thanks to you and your organizations our trip to Russia was without equal. Everything was organized perfectly and Adele and I will be happy to recommend E&M Travel and Interactive Russia in the future. Just one thought. We were not comfortable with the night train between the two cities. An airplane trip would have worked…...

Testimonial: Harry Potter Tour, England

Sarita and I had a great time traveling with back roads tours on the Harry Potter Tour. We spent two days in London, three days around Bristol Bay, seeing Stonehenge, Wells cathedral, the town of Cheddar, a Roman Villa, Tor mountain, Glouster, and the forest of Dee. Then we finished the tour in Oxford mostly…...

Testimonial: House in Portugal

It was a fantastic trip and a lovely house and hosts. Really to recommend to other guests! Camilla D. From Sweden, party of 6...

Testimonial: Heritage Trip to Lithuania and Poland

Our trip overall was wonderful. The guide in Vilnius, Yulik, was fabulous! He was so knowledgeable and so accommodating that our stay in Vilnius was as perfect as we could imagine. The Hotel Conti was also fabulous. The accommodations and staff were simply wonderful. I think the hotel deserves more stars and Yulik is an…...