About Us
Land of Galilee is a small ecotourism company, located in
the countryside of the historical Galilee region in Israel. We offer a
multitude of services for the independent tourist as well as tailor made
package tours for small groups. Land of Galilee provides a friendly and
authentic stay in this forgotten picturesque region, and makes every effort to
find a package suitable for every budget, as we would like to make visiting
Israel and Galilee affordable for all.
Most services are closely intertwined with various ecological matters, as we believe
that an authentic journey in this area has added values of spiritual adventure
and getting closer to nature, thus providing a simple, good way of living.
Our special services include homestay as an accommodation solution for reduced
costs and as means of meeting friendly local residents. This way, guests might enjoy
better hospitality than in any modern hotel and better food then in any
restaurant.
Another type of accommodation offered is the unique country
lodges (known as “zimmer cabins”) which are typical for Israel and the Galilee
region. These cabins are privately owned and carefully built from wood, stone
or mud – some of these cabins are much more luxurious than any 5-star hotel and
all of them offer a special atmosphere. Land of Galilee offers some of the best
zimmers at reduced prices.
Land of Galilee also offers special day tours for exploring this historical
area in unique ways: cycling on ancient trails, horseback riding to holy sites,
swimming across the Sea of Galilee, visiting organic farms that use old
agricultural methods, local medicine herbal guidance and much more. For
adventurous individuals we offer various extreme experiences in Israel that
include paragliding, rafting and more.
Our theory, about why Israel is the Holy Land for three
major religions, is based on a notion that Israel is the world’s main junction
of cultures and nature. The tours of Land of Galilee try to show this by discussing
subjects such as history, geography, bird migration (millions passing through
Israel every year) and visiting Bedouin, Druze and Circassian villages to
witness the diversity of cultures in such a small area.
Although Galilee is our specialty, we can arrange tourist services throughout
all of Israel.
Galit and
Alon Kafry – Founders
We are Galit and Alon Kafry from a small village in
Israel, we have 4 kids: 2 girls and twin boys. Both of us worked in the
high-tech world for 10 years. After we left it, we built our own ecotourism
business, which deals with tourism and ecology – two very important subjects
for us.
Galit studied industrial engineering, however in the past
years she has been dealing with ecological issues such as building with mud,
organic farming and pottery.
Alon studied
biology and psychology and traveled in many countries, including rural areas
such as Papua New Guinea and Micronesia.
We have a lot of experience in traveling with all levels of budgets from
luxurious boutique hotels to $1 per night accommodations. We believe that it
doesn’t really matter how lavish your trip can be, the most important thing is
meeting local people, making local friends and exploring the authentic local
way of living. All of this has nothing to do with the size of your budget.
We think that the Galilee area is the most interesting and pleasant area in the
Holy Land. Though Israel is an expensive country to visit, we try to offer more
reasonable packages, which use local resources to reduce costs. We will tailor
make a package to every budget and we are ready to take on any challenge. We
love kids, so families with kids are more than welcome. Israel offers many
things to do for every age.
See you in Galilee.