About Nazarene Tours

Nazarene Tours is a travel agency specializing in inbound and outbound tourism, and one of the most successful tour operators in Israel.

Nazarene Tours is part of the Afifi Group, consisting of five companies all privately owned by the Afifi family and operating in the fields of travel, tourism, transportation and real estate investment. The Afifi family, active in business since the early 1920s, is one of Israel s leading companies.

Nazarene Tours, established in the early 1970s, is a member of IATA, ASTA, JATA and the Israel Association for Travel Agents. The Afifi family has a well- established tradition of building long-term relationships with clients and partners, both nationally and internationally. They also boast a proud reputation of continuous commitment over many decades to the quality of their products and services. With some 350 buses and coaches, Nazarene Tours has the flexibility and experience to provide personal attention to each customer s needs, a policy the Afifi family places the highest premium on.

Nazarene Tours main office and headquarters is located in the centre of Nazareth and managed by a team of highly skilled, dedicated members who have specialized in tourism for many years. Nazarene Tours has 13 other branches in Israel: Tel Aviv, Haifa, Netanya, Nazareth Illit, Nahariya, Karmiel, Shefaram, Maalot, Zefat and our reservation centre. All branches are equipped with modern technology to support our customers requirements.

The staff at Nazarene Tours are dedicated to the mission of the company: to provide excellent first-class service to each customer, identifying his or her individual needs and desires, and dealing with their requests efficiently and carefully.

Inbound Department:
The team concentrates on creating tours that are tailor- made to each customer s specific needs. The 'Nazarene experience' includes guided excursions in Israel, as well as the opportunity if desired to visit Jordan and Egypt to complement and enhance the natural attractions offered by Israel. Nazarene Tours recognizes that Jordan and Egypt have their own special attractions, making our tours 'holidays of a lifetime'. We offer you the chance to see more of the region and sample more of its delights.

Nazarene Tours also uses it long experience of tourism in the Holy Land to create a series of tours and pilgrimages that make the job of deciding what to see all the easier for you or your group. We are there to offer advice at all times. The choice ranges from Christian pilgrimages to 'fun and sun' holidays, country exploration to historical tours. The tours on offer are wide-ranging because Nazarene Tours realizes that it is important to let our customers decide what they want to get out of their visit to the Holy Land.

All our excursion guides are carefully selected before hosting tours and have a deep knowledge of their chosen subjects. We use a customer feedback scheme to ensure that you are entirely happy with your trip. Every guide Nazarene Tours allocates to a group has a passion for Israel and the region, and an enthusiasm to pass on their knowledge.

The department also provides conference and convention planning and incentive programs.

Outbound Department:
Our team, considered a major competitor by other leading travel agencies in Israel, offers a wide range of tourist options, including tailoring each journey to our customers requirements.

We provide 'added value travel to our corporate clients and understanding and good value to the needs of the business traveler. Hotels, car rental and ticketing are among the services we offer.

Nazarene Tours is also dedicated to leisure travel, providing holiday packages for families and groups: 'sea and sand' packages, city breaks, health packages, charter packages, airline tickets and much more.

Nazarene Tours manages arrangements for incentive groups, conferences and organized groups and has handled parties to Italy, Paris, London, Prague, Budapest, Spain, Turkey and many other destinations.

We can fly groups and individuals not only from Israel but also from A'lia Airport in Amman, Jordan to destinations all over the world, especially the Far East, North Africa and the Arab countries. In addition Nazarene Tours transports about 13,000 people a year to Saudi Arabia via Jordan for the Omra and Haj trips.

Domestic Department:
This department handles hotel reservations, visits to national parks, excursions, summer camps and many other activities all over Israel for individuals, schools and other organizations. In addition, the domestic team is experienced in conference and convention planning and incentive programs. In 2004 the team handled over 40,000 customers.