Kosher Tours Worldwide with Kesher Tours
Kesher Tours was established over 30 years ago. We operate Kosher escorted and non escorted worldwide tours.
Our tour guides with their years of experience will ensure your tour will be a memorable one. Our goal in Kesher is to make your trip as pleasurable and as hassle free as possible.
CENTRAL EUROPE – JEWISH HERITAGE
VIENNA,PRAGUE,BUDAPEST
12 DAYS
Our Tour begins in Prague the Magnificent capital of the Czech Republic. We will visit the Jewish District with Europe's oldest Synagogue the Old Cemetery the burial place of the Maharal, the Old Town Square the Charles Bridge and Theresienstadt the "model" concentration camp established by the Germans in 1941, with the Museum, and Memorial Monument. Our stay in Prague ends not before we visit the old Royal Palace and the famous Gold Lane. Our next stop is Imperial Vienna where we tour the city with it's grand Structure and monument,visit the Jewish sites and enjoy Shabbat service at Vienna's great Synagogue. We will visit Belvedere Palace with its world famous gallery, Eisenstadt where in the Middle ages was the only place in the region with a Jewish community and proceed to Budapest the capital of Hungary.
We will visit the Dohany Street Synagogue built in 1800, walk through the former Jewish Ghetto, stop at the Rauol Walenberg Monument and enjoy a short cruise on the Danube. Our tour ends in Budapest.
Date: 12 – 23 Aug 2007
JEWISH ROOTS IN POLAND
10 DAYS
Our tour begins in Warsaw and will include the famous Ghetto, the Umschlagplaz Memorial – starting point for the deportation of the Jews to the Death Camps, the Cemetery that survived the Nazi destruction and the Nozyk Synagogue in the heart of the prewar Jewish District. From Warsaw we will visit Lublin, with the famous Yeshiva and Cemetery. Majdanek, the reconstructed death camp, and Treblinka where 750,000 Jews perished. After Shabbat in Warsaw we will proceed to Krakow and visit the many Jewish Sites – the Ghetto, the Alte Shul – Poland's oldest remaining Synagogue, the Remu Synagogue, the Cemetery, the Jewish Museum and Oscar Shindler's factory. We will proceed to visit the former Concentration camp of Auschwitz and Birkenau – a remaining symbol of the holocaust crimes by the Nazis. From Krakow we will also take an excursion to the Galicia Region – which will include Lezajsk to see the Grave of Elimelech, Lancut to visit the "Ohel" of the Chassidic Rabbi Hurwitz and the Synagogue, Rzesow where we will visit the small Old Synagogue from the 17th century, and the New Synagogue. After a memorable day we return to Krakow where our tour ends.
Date: 17 – 26 Jul 2007
JEWELS OF RUSSIA
MOSCOW & ST. PETERSBURG
11 DAYS
Our tour will begin in Moscow, we will combine general sightseeing with Jewish sites. The Red Square, the Kremlin, the Armory Museum with the Imperial Treasure the Tretyakov Art Gallery the Choral Synagogue which opened in 1891. We will continue to St. Petersburg the famous city founded by Peter the Great. We will see the magnificent Palaces of the Russian Tsars, visit the famous museum – Hermitage which was once the winter residence of the Russian Emperors. We will stop at the Choral Synagogue one if the
biggest in Europe, we will tour Peter and Paul Fortress the oldest monument of history and architecture in the city. We will not miss the drive to Peterhoff the spectacular summer residence of the Tsars on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.
Date: 30 Jul – 09 Aug 2007
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF JEWISH
SPAIN & GIBRALTAR
12 DAYS
Our tour begins in Barcelona where we will visit Montjuich, the Old Jewish Quarter from the Rambam Period, the City Hall, Las Ramblas, Gaudi and enjoy the sites of this beautiful city. We will take a full day excursion to the famous old Jewish town - Girona. Visiting the Jewish Museum, the Banos Arbes, see the site of the Old Mikvah in Besalu and visit the Picasso Museum. Our next stop will be Granada where we visit Alhambra – famous castle built by the Moor. We proceed to Cordoba – birthplace of Maimonides. Shabbat we will spend in Gibraltar – tour the main attractions and enjoy the Hospitality of the small Jewish community who settled there in the 18th Century. We continue to Seville – visit Old Santa Cruz formerly the Jewish Quarter, the Arabian Alcazar and its Gardens. We continue our journey to Toledo Capital of Medieval Spanish Jewry. We will visit the Jewish Quarter with its ancient Synagogues now transformed into churches. Our last stop is Madrid, we will visit the Beth Jacob Synagogue and the Jewish Community center. We will enjoy the sights of Madrid, the Royal Palace the Prado Museum. We will take a full day excursion to Segovia with its Medieval Jewish Quarters view the world largest Roman Aquaduct, the Alcazar and the Escorial Palace.
Date: 10 - 21 Jun; 12 – 23 Aug; 14 – 25 Oct 2007:
MOROCCAN ENCOUNTER
12 DAYS
Our tour starts in Rabat, the city on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean that combines peace, beauty and serenity. After visiting the city with its Casbah we will proceed to the Imperial city of Mekenes the 17th century capital of Morocco. We will visit the Jewish Quarter and the Imperial Palace. Through Volubilis with the spectacular ruins of the old Roman City we will proceed to Fez one of the oldest and more beautiful cities in North Africa. Fez was the city where Moses Ben Maimon began his commentaries on the Mishna, where Rabbi Amram born in Hebron settled there at the end of the 18th century, we will visit the Jewish Quarters, the Old Jewish Cemetery and the famous Souk one of the largest and most intriguing in Morroco.
We will pass through Ifrane – a beautiful nature reserve on the Atlas Mountain where the King entertains his guests and Beni-Mellal. Our next stop will be Marrakesh. Before Shabbat we will take a short trip to Quirka valley on the foothills of the Atlas Mountains Tour the old and new City, see the famous Dejmaa el Fna Square, the Koutoubia Mosque, the Royal Palace and the Jewish Quarter. After a restful Shabbat we will continue our tour and proceed to Agadir the renowned year round beach resort.
On our way to Sefi we will stop in Essaouria the old Portuguese Port with it's busy fishing harbor. Our Moroccan encounter ends in Casablanca where we will see the Royal Palace, the central market and the Hibbous Sector
Date: 27 May – 07 Jun; 14 – 25 Oct 2007
CHINA & HONG KONG
17 DAYS
Our tour of glorious China starts in Imperial Beijing. We will see the Forbidden City old Imperial Palace the Tiananmen Square and visit a traditional Chinese Tea House. One of the Highlights Of the tour will be a visit of the Great Wall of China at Mutianya. We will not miss an evening performance of the Beijing Opera and a Dragon Boat ride on the Kunming Lake. Our next destination is Xian, where we will visit the Ming City Wall, the famous Terra Cotta warriors and the Bronze Chariots. Our next stop will be in Shanghai where a Jewish community existed since the 19th Century we will visit the Old Jewish Ghetto the Synagogue and Monument the Jade Buddha Temple , Children Palace and the Marble Palace and enjoy a special acrobatic show. A full day excursion will take us to Suzhou – The Lingering Garden, and we will take a boat ride along the Grand Canal and visit a Silk Factory. We continue our journey to Guilin – the "scenic wonder" of China. We will visit the Reed Flute Cave and cruise on the magnificent Li River. Hong Kong is our last stop before heading home. Our sightseeing tour will include Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, the Synagogue and Evening tour of the night market.
Date: 28 May- 14 Jun; 22 Oct – 08 Nov 2007
CANADIAN ROCKIES FANTASY
10 DAYS
Our meeting point for our Canadian Rockies Fantasy is Seattle where we will enjoy a tour of Jewish Seattle, visit Chinatown, the University of Washington and view Puget Sound. Vancouver is our first Canadian stop we will visit all the major sites: Butchard Gardens, take a ferry to beautiful Victoria, Congregation Emanuel one of the oldest Synagogues in Canada, Stanley Park, historic Gastown and much more.
After a pleasant Shabbat in Vancouver we start our excursion to the Canadian Rockies. Our first stop is Kamloops. From there we drive via Selkirk Mountains to Yoho National Park. Along the Kicking Horse River to Natural Bridge to Canmore for a wonderful stay in the National Parks. We will visit the "jewel" of the Canadian Rockies Lake Louise and enjoy the gorgeous lake and Victoria Glacier, the Valley of Ten Peaks. An enjoyable gondola ride will bring us to the top of Sulphur Mountain and the town of Banff. Jasper National Park is our next destination through Bow Summit up to Columbia Icefields Parkway view the Towering Mountains and the rock peaks and the highlight will be the Snowmobile on the Glaciers. Our Canadian adventure ends in Calgery where we will have a short sightseeing tour including a visit to the Jewish Community before we fly home.
Date: 14 – 23 Aug 2007
SCENIC SWISS TOUR IN
GESHER KOSHER CLUB HOTEL, DAVOS
9 DAYS
We land in Zurich and proceed to The Gesher Kosher Club Hotel in Davos which will be our Home away from Home for the next 8 days. Davos is located in Grauburden Canton which is know as the Holiday Corner of Switzerland. From this town with the beautiful scenery surrounding her we will take daily excursions to Lucerne with its famous 14th Century Wooden Bridge, St Moritz the renowned Alpine resort, Vaduz the Capital of the tiny Country Lichtenstein, Lindau the picturesque town on Lake Konstanz . We will enjoy a peaceful Shabbat in Davos which in summer is the preferred resort by the religious Jews from all over the world. The last night we will spend in Zurich not before we stop at Shaffhausen the charming town with the spectacular view of the Rhine Falls and Lengau with the Oldest Synagogue in Switzerland.
Date: 30 Jul - 7 Aug 2007
LONDON AND PARIS
WITH A TOUCH OF CLASS
11 DAYS
Our Luxury tour begins in London where we will have a whirlwind tour of Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, the Tower Bridge the London Eye the famous Old Bailey the unique Chancery Lane Silver Vaults. We will stop and visit the Bevis Marks Synagogue and in the evening see one of the many famous West End Shows (optional).Shop in the fancy and famous Burberry's Outlet and visit Waddeson Manor built by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild to display his outstanding collection of art treasures. From London we proceed with the Eurostar Train through the Channel Tunnel, which was declared by American Civil Engineers to be one of the Seven Wonders of the modern world to Paris. Upon arrival we will have a night tour of the City of Lights. Our stay in Paris will include a special visit for the Ladies in the famous Roger Sakoun Atalier where they can order the latest fall outfits, a deluxe Cruise down the River Seine with a special Champagne Brunch and the famous flea market the Marche aux Puces. We will conclude our stay with a visit to Chateau de Malmaison, the House of Napoleon and Josephine with its wonderful gardens.
Date: 03 - 13 Jun 2007
Our tour guides with their years of experience will ensure your tour will be a memorable one. Our goal in Kesher is to make your trip as pleasurable and as hassle free as possible.
CENTRAL EUROPE – JEWISH HERITAGE
VIENNA,PRAGUE,BUDAPEST
12 DAYS
Our Tour begins in Prague the Magnificent capital of the Czech Republic. We will visit the Jewish District with Europe's oldest Synagogue the Old Cemetery the burial place of the Maharal, the Old Town Square the Charles Bridge and Theresienstadt the "model" concentration camp established by the Germans in 1941, with the Museum, and Memorial Monument. Our stay in Prague ends not before we visit the old Royal Palace and the famous Gold Lane. Our next stop is Imperial Vienna where we tour the city with it's grand Structure and monument,visit the Jewish sites and enjoy Shabbat service at Vienna's great Synagogue. We will visit Belvedere Palace with its world famous gallery, Eisenstadt where in the Middle ages was the only place in the region with a Jewish community and proceed to Budapest the capital of Hungary.
We will visit the Dohany Street Synagogue built in 1800, walk through the former Jewish Ghetto, stop at the Rauol Walenberg Monument and enjoy a short cruise on the Danube. Our tour ends in Budapest.
Date: 12 – 23 Aug 2007
JEWISH ROOTS IN POLAND
10 DAYS
Our tour begins in Warsaw and will include the famous Ghetto, the Umschlagplaz Memorial – starting point for the deportation of the Jews to the Death Camps, the Cemetery that survived the Nazi destruction and the Nozyk Synagogue in the heart of the prewar Jewish District. From Warsaw we will visit Lublin, with the famous Yeshiva and Cemetery. Majdanek, the reconstructed death camp, and Treblinka where 750,000 Jews perished. After Shabbat in Warsaw we will proceed to Krakow and visit the many Jewish Sites – the Ghetto, the Alte Shul – Poland's oldest remaining Synagogue, the Remu Synagogue, the Cemetery, the Jewish Museum and Oscar Shindler's factory. We will proceed to visit the former Concentration camp of Auschwitz and Birkenau – a remaining symbol of the holocaust crimes by the Nazis. From Krakow we will also take an excursion to the Galicia Region – which will include Lezajsk to see the Grave of Elimelech, Lancut to visit the "Ohel" of the Chassidic Rabbi Hurwitz and the Synagogue, Rzesow where we will visit the small Old Synagogue from the 17th century, and the New Synagogue. After a memorable day we return to Krakow where our tour ends.
Date: 17 – 26 Jul 2007
JEWELS OF RUSSIA
MOSCOW & ST. PETERSBURG
11 DAYS
Our tour will begin in Moscow, we will combine general sightseeing with Jewish sites. The Red Square, the Kremlin, the Armory Museum with the Imperial Treasure the Tretyakov Art Gallery the Choral Synagogue which opened in 1891. We will continue to St. Petersburg the famous city founded by Peter the Great. We will see the magnificent Palaces of the Russian Tsars, visit the famous museum – Hermitage which was once the winter residence of the Russian Emperors. We will stop at the Choral Synagogue one if the
biggest in Europe, we will tour Peter and Paul Fortress the oldest monument of history and architecture in the city. We will not miss the drive to Peterhoff the spectacular summer residence of the Tsars on the shores of the Gulf of Finland.
Date: 30 Jul – 09 Aug 2007
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF JEWISH
SPAIN & GIBRALTAR
12 DAYS
Our tour begins in Barcelona where we will visit Montjuich, the Old Jewish Quarter from the Rambam Period, the City Hall, Las Ramblas, Gaudi and enjoy the sites of this beautiful city. We will take a full day excursion to the famous old Jewish town - Girona. Visiting the Jewish Museum, the Banos Arbes, see the site of the Old Mikvah in Besalu and visit the Picasso Museum. Our next stop will be Granada where we visit Alhambra – famous castle built by the Moor. We proceed to Cordoba – birthplace of Maimonides. Shabbat we will spend in Gibraltar – tour the main attractions and enjoy the Hospitality of the small Jewish community who settled there in the 18th Century. We continue to Seville – visit Old Santa Cruz formerly the Jewish Quarter, the Arabian Alcazar and its Gardens. We continue our journey to Toledo Capital of Medieval Spanish Jewry. We will visit the Jewish Quarter with its ancient Synagogues now transformed into churches. Our last stop is Madrid, we will visit the Beth Jacob Synagogue and the Jewish Community center. We will enjoy the sights of Madrid, the Royal Palace the Prado Museum. We will take a full day excursion to Segovia with its Medieval Jewish Quarters view the world largest Roman Aquaduct, the Alcazar and the Escorial Palace.
Date: 10 - 21 Jun; 12 – 23 Aug; 14 – 25 Oct 2007:
MOROCCAN ENCOUNTER
12 DAYS
Our tour starts in Rabat, the city on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean that combines peace, beauty and serenity. After visiting the city with its Casbah we will proceed to the Imperial city of Mekenes the 17th century capital of Morocco. We will visit the Jewish Quarter and the Imperial Palace. Through Volubilis with the spectacular ruins of the old Roman City we will proceed to Fez one of the oldest and more beautiful cities in North Africa. Fez was the city where Moses Ben Maimon began his commentaries on the Mishna, where Rabbi Amram born in Hebron settled there at the end of the 18th century, we will visit the Jewish Quarters, the Old Jewish Cemetery and the famous Souk one of the largest and most intriguing in Morroco.
We will pass through Ifrane – a beautiful nature reserve on the Atlas Mountain where the King entertains his guests and Beni-Mellal. Our next stop will be Marrakesh. Before Shabbat we will take a short trip to Quirka valley on the foothills of the Atlas Mountains Tour the old and new City, see the famous Dejmaa el Fna Square, the Koutoubia Mosque, the Royal Palace and the Jewish Quarter. After a restful Shabbat we will continue our tour and proceed to Agadir the renowned year round beach resort.
On our way to Sefi we will stop in Essaouria the old Portuguese Port with it's busy fishing harbor. Our Moroccan encounter ends in Casablanca where we will see the Royal Palace, the central market and the Hibbous Sector
Date: 27 May – 07 Jun; 14 – 25 Oct 2007
CHINA & HONG KONG
17 DAYS
Our tour of glorious China starts in Imperial Beijing. We will see the Forbidden City old Imperial Palace the Tiananmen Square and visit a traditional Chinese Tea House. One of the Highlights Of the tour will be a visit of the Great Wall of China at Mutianya. We will not miss an evening performance of the Beijing Opera and a Dragon Boat ride on the Kunming Lake. Our next destination is Xian, where we will visit the Ming City Wall, the famous Terra Cotta warriors and the Bronze Chariots. Our next stop will be in Shanghai where a Jewish community existed since the 19th Century we will visit the Old Jewish Ghetto the Synagogue and Monument the Jade Buddha Temple , Children Palace and the Marble Palace and enjoy a special acrobatic show. A full day excursion will take us to Suzhou – The Lingering Garden, and we will take a boat ride along the Grand Canal and visit a Silk Factory. We continue our journey to Guilin – the "scenic wonder" of China. We will visit the Reed Flute Cave and cruise on the magnificent Li River. Hong Kong is our last stop before heading home. Our sightseeing tour will include Victoria Peak, Aberdeen, the Synagogue and Evening tour of the night market.
Date: 28 May- 14 Jun; 22 Oct – 08 Nov 2007
CANADIAN ROCKIES FANTASY
10 DAYS
Our meeting point for our Canadian Rockies Fantasy is Seattle where we will enjoy a tour of Jewish Seattle, visit Chinatown, the University of Washington and view Puget Sound. Vancouver is our first Canadian stop we will visit all the major sites: Butchard Gardens, take a ferry to beautiful Victoria, Congregation Emanuel one of the oldest Synagogues in Canada, Stanley Park, historic Gastown and much more.
After a pleasant Shabbat in Vancouver we start our excursion to the Canadian Rockies. Our first stop is Kamloops. From there we drive via Selkirk Mountains to Yoho National Park. Along the Kicking Horse River to Natural Bridge to Canmore for a wonderful stay in the National Parks. We will visit the "jewel" of the Canadian Rockies Lake Louise and enjoy the gorgeous lake and Victoria Glacier, the Valley of Ten Peaks. An enjoyable gondola ride will bring us to the top of Sulphur Mountain and the town of Banff. Jasper National Park is our next destination through Bow Summit up to Columbia Icefields Parkway view the Towering Mountains and the rock peaks and the highlight will be the Snowmobile on the Glaciers. Our Canadian adventure ends in Calgery where we will have a short sightseeing tour including a visit to the Jewish Community before we fly home.
Date: 14 – 23 Aug 2007
SCENIC SWISS TOUR IN
GESHER KOSHER CLUB HOTEL, DAVOS
9 DAYS
We land in Zurich and proceed to The Gesher Kosher Club Hotel in Davos which will be our Home away from Home for the next 8 days. Davos is located in Grauburden Canton which is know as the Holiday Corner of Switzerland. From this town with the beautiful scenery surrounding her we will take daily excursions to Lucerne with its famous 14th Century Wooden Bridge, St Moritz the renowned Alpine resort, Vaduz the Capital of the tiny Country Lichtenstein, Lindau the picturesque town on Lake Konstanz . We will enjoy a peaceful Shabbat in Davos which in summer is the preferred resort by the religious Jews from all over the world. The last night we will spend in Zurich not before we stop at Shaffhausen the charming town with the spectacular view of the Rhine Falls and Lengau with the Oldest Synagogue in Switzerland.
Date: 30 Jul - 7 Aug 2007
LONDON AND PARIS
WITH A TOUCH OF CLASS
11 DAYS
Our Luxury tour begins in London where we will have a whirlwind tour of Buckingham Palace, Houses of Parliament, the Tower Bridge the London Eye the famous Old Bailey the unique Chancery Lane Silver Vaults. We will stop and visit the Bevis Marks Synagogue and in the evening see one of the many famous West End Shows (optional).Shop in the fancy and famous Burberry's Outlet and visit Waddeson Manor built by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild to display his outstanding collection of art treasures. From London we proceed with the Eurostar Train through the Channel Tunnel, which was declared by American Civil Engineers to be one of the Seven Wonders of the modern world to Paris. Upon arrival we will have a night tour of the City of Lights. Our stay in Paris will include a special visit for the Ladies in the famous Roger Sakoun Atalier where they can order the latest fall outfits, a deluxe Cruise down the River Seine with a special Champagne Brunch and the famous flea market the Marche aux Puces. We will conclude our stay with a visit to Chateau de Malmaison, the House of Napoleon and Josephine with its wonderful gardens.
Date: 03 - 13 Jun 2007
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