My trip consisted of my siblings and spouses for 10 days. We traveled with Holy Land VIP tours and Daniel was our guide. We felt very safe, and... read more our accommodations were excellent. We were able to visit all of the Christian Holy Land Sites we had hoped for, and Daniel was very knowledgeable. We were all able to fit comfortably into the large travel van, and all our meals were planned. The people we ran into were very friendly, and we were able to travel freely without of a lot of interruptions. I would highly recommend this Holy Land trip and using Daniel as a guide.

  We had a great 2 week tour of Israel with Daniel. He is very knowledgeable on the Christian Holy sites and has a unique perspective as a native Israeli... read more Christian. Daniel is fluent in Hebrew, English and Arabic and has access to all Palestinian areas....More

  Before coming to the holy land we were hesitant to come or change our destination ! We were checking recommendations and From the reviews on TripAdvisor we decided to contact... read more Daniel directly ! he speaks Excelent english and made it easy on us he recommended...More

  We are a family of 8 (with 6 children between 12 and 24). It's a miracle to find something that appeals to all ages. To be honest a Christian journey... read more to get to know the sites of the Bible first did not thrill all our children. But our trip to Israel with Daniel was even more than just a nice experience for everyone. We were all totally enthusiastic and today we rave about the most impressive journey of our lives. Daniel unites all things to make the journey perfect: he is a Palestinian with an Israeli passport, a committed Christian and has spent most of his life living in a Jewish environment. Not only does he speak Arabic, Hebrew and English, but he is also at home in all these cultures and well connected. One always feels completely safe in his presence, not only because of his trained physique. He is a caring tour guide, always has chilled water in the car, is responsive to everyone and cares comprehensively about the well-being. Through him we got to know the best local food and got to visit any place we wanted to. We really appreciated his high level of knowledge and expertise in both the Bible and the historical and current political situation. Last but not least, we were impressed by his driving skills. Where he manages to go by car is just amazing. Driving home from the airport we heard... We are a family of 8 (with 6 children between 12 and 24). It's a miracle to find something that appeals to all ages. To be honest a Christian journey to get to know the sites of the Bible first did not thrill all our children. But our trip to Israel with Daniel was even more than just a nice experience for everyone. We were all totally enthusiastic and today we rave about the most impressive journey of our lives.

Daniel unites all things to make the journey perfect: he is a Palestinian with an Israeli passport, a committed Christian and has spent most of his life living in a Jewish environment. Not only does he speak Arabic, Hebrew and English, but he is also at home in all these cultures and well connected. One always feels completely safe in his presence, not only because of his trained physique.

He is a caring tour guide, always has chilled water in the car, is responsive to everyone and cares comprehensively about the well-being. Through him we got to know the best local food and got to visit any place we wanted to. We really appreciated his high level of knowledge and expertise in both the Bible and the historical and current political situation. Last but not least, we were impressed by his driving skills. Where he manages to go by car is just amazing.
Driving home from the airport we heard the wish from the back seats that we should make also the next journey with Daniel. More

  Helpful , magnificent guide & professional service
Excellent for couples & extra ordinary fro family group
Mr. Daniel is an expert filled with passion toward his guests

  Daniel is a great guy, very knowledgeable, great driver and always ready when good ideas or improvisations are needed. We only did Jerusalem and the Westbank with him, however he... read more speaks all the languages needed, moves smoothly between the cultures and religions and seems to...More

  We talked to several private Israeli tour agencies and we decided to choose Holy Land VIP tour because they specialize on Christian pilgrimage. From its website’s description - I... read more also knew that this is the tour that I always wanted. Also, this is the only...More

  Our new testament studies were brought to life as we traced the steps of Jesus with the ever energetic Daniel Sahwani.

  Our family of five recently visited the Holy Land with Daniel. We were so blessed to have him as a guide. As we were planning our trip, we reached out... read more to him and his assistant Lulu who arranged all the details for us. We were fortunate that Daniel himself was our driver and guide and was able to take us to sites in the West Bank as well as Israel. Daniel demonstrated his breadth of knowledge— culturally, socially, politically, and most importantly, Biblically— throughout our trip and we all learned so much. He read from Scripture at many of the sites and his thorough explanations made the Bible passages come to life. Before traveling, we had heard from friends in the US that if we went to the Holy Land, we would need to take a pastor with us to get the most out of the experience. With Daniel, that wasn’t true. More than just a guide (who seemed to know everyone and maneuvered to and through sites with aplomb), he served as driver, pastor, and cultural emissary as well. My personal favorite moment of the trip was an incredible cultural experience with a Christian family in Bethlehem. In the morning, Daniel picked us up at our hotel and told us he had a surprise for us for lunch. That morning, he had spontaneously arranged lunch for us with some of his Christian friends who welcomed us with open arms. We gained so much from hearing their perspective and experience as local Christians and by the time we left, we felt more like friends than guests. Each day, Daniel introduced us to wonderful food that we enjoyed so much, we had to look up recipes when we came home to try ourselves. I highly recommend a Christian tour with Daniel!

  Daniel was highly recommended by a mutual friend who had visited Israel. Once I contacted Daniel and told him what we were interested in seeing and doing, he put... read more together a 12 day itinerary, 8 days in Israel and 4 days in Jordan, everything went...More

  Where do I begin? We booked Daniel for our trip to Israel after reading all of the great reviews here on Trip Advisor. Thanks to everyone who recommended... read more him! I was expecting a smaller version of the hop on the bus, go to an attraction,...More

  Just came back from an awesome holyland trip guided by Daniel Sahwani. Our family felt safe the entire time. Especially, when we traveled in West Bank area. Daniel is very... read more knowledgeable, fun, and outgoing. It seems he knows everyone in town. He took us different...More

  Daniel is an incredible tour guide filled with kindness and knowledge in Christianity. It was humbling to see even the priest we traveled with become the student as Daniel... read more taught some things in the Bible that is often overlooked. The highlight of our trip was...More

  My family of 7 scheduled a Holy Land VIP Tour with Daniel during the week of March 8th. We were monitoring the situation of the COVID-19 situation while traveling in... read more Israel. A proposed itinerary was submitted a few months before our arrival and the schedule was easily catered to our family's needs. Daniel was knowledgeable and easy to talk with while answering all of our questions. He clearly has the knowledge and experience of the region to ensure the entire family (ages ranged from 5 years to 65 years) felt safe and educated. Daniel is fluent in the languages English, Hebrew, and Arabic which was important while visiting the various regions of Israel. We were able to visit the areas where Jesus walked, Sea of Galilee, baptized in the river Jordan, and swim in the Dead Sea. Due to pandemic closures, he took us to unplanned/less visited areas which turned out the be the highlight of the trip! We experienced local cuisines and ate like queens/kings. Due to Israel closing its borders and USA travel restrictions, we had to leave quickly. Daniel was flexible and quickly delivered when we needed to leave Israel. Daniel refunded the unused travel days before we arrived back home.
**If you are looking for a fabulous and reliable great Christian guided tour, I highly recommend Holy Land VIP Tours. We will surely use Daniel's services again when we return to Israel. During a time of Pandemic and crisis they were quick on their feet and always ensured that we felt safe and secure.

  I initially worked with Daniel when planning 4 days of touring Israel with my wife and 2 adult daughters. He personally could not be our guide for the days we... read more needed so he arranged for his coworker Fadi to be our guide. They were helpful...More

  Our group of four just returned from the Holy Land where we experienced informed, insightful, reverent information about holy sites, as well as up to date exposure to the current... read more political issues (jeep tour of the Golan heights). An unexpected joy was Daneil's wide circle...More

  This Christian Holy Land VIP Tour exceeded all our expectations. Our excellent communication with Daniel started a year before our trip. He answered all our questions and beyond. ... read more We were a private group of four with an amazing and excellent guide John who was extremely...More

  Daniel was an amazing tour guide who was able to put together my custom itinerary in short notice. As a young woman traveling alone in the Middle East, Daniel made... read more sure that I was safe and had all of my needs taken care of, from...More

  My siblings and I just returned from the pilgrimage of a lifetime, thanks to our fantastic guide, Daniel! He tailored our sightseeing to capture highlights in the Holy Land.... read more Daniel personalized our experience by reserving private celebrations for the twelve of us, such as a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and a marriage vow renewal at Cana. Besides having vast knowledge of Israel, Daniel was so perceptive to our needs that he called restaurants ahead of our arrival so we never had to wait on a table! Daniel heightened our experience with the perfect mix of solemnity and entertainment! He is family now!

  My wife is mobility impaired (she cannot stand or walk and she uses a small electric scooter to ambulate). That made selecting and locating a private tour guide of... read more Israel daunting for us. However, my wife located Daniel Bishara Sawany through Trip Advisor and we...More

  We had a fantastic tour with John, whom Daniel recommended. They did a great job of bringing the bible to life. Highly recommended! Thomas (we even saw... read more a burning bush on the way... true story)

  Five of us joined Daniel on 7 day tour of Israel. He was a truly wonderful guide. He put together a trip with many moving and unique experiences. We took... read more a private boat tour on the Sea of Galilee experiencing sunshine and stormy atmospheric conditions while singing along to beautiful Christian hymns. We took a Jeep tour of the Golan heights traveling only meters from the Syrian border and climbing through tunnels bunkers and bombed out buildings. My husband had the once in a lifetime experience of being baptised in the Jordan River. We had a magnificent home cooked meal with a Christian Palestinian family. The food was yummy and one of the family played and sang for us. A truly unique experience! These were only a few of the fantastic activities that Daniel organised. Every day was jammed packed with so many sites Jewish Christian Moslem and Roman and every day we ate like Kings at local Restaurants. He was full of information of the culture, history and politics of Israel. We wished to walk the areas where Christ walked and he very much fulfilled that aim. I highly recommend Daniel as a guide and I have experienced many guides in many countries. He is certainly of very high quality. He is caring supportive and sets out to organise a trip for each persons wants. Thank you Daniel so much for making our trip to Israel so special.

  We spent our first two days in Jerusalem with a tour guide who provided us absolutely nothing in terms of Christian faith and theology. On the second day, we were... read more in a crunch to find a Christian tour and happened to stumble upon Holy Land...More

  We confirmed our private tour with Danny a couple weeks before our trip based on TripAdvisor comments and a personal recommendation of a friend that had the pleasure of touring... read more with Danny earlier. Danny introduced us to John to be our guide. I precoordinated with...More

  Where do I begin? We booked Daniel for our trip to Israel after reading all of the great reviews here on Trip Advisor. Thanks to everyone who recommended... read more him! I was expecting a smaller version of the hop on the bus, go to an attraction,...More

  I'm so thankful that I found out about Daniel Sahwany, Alaa Odeh, and the team at Holy Land VIP Tours! I wanted to bring my wife and three young... read more daughters (ages 10, 8, and 6) to the Israel but was uncertain about the best way...More

  Daniel is a phenomenal guide. His knowledge of the region and the history behind the history is truly outstanding. As a Christian guide, he is able to educate travelers on... read more the life of Christ. His biblical knowledge and insight perfectly complemented the history we were seeing.
Daniel has truly never met a stranger. He knew most of the other tour guides and he knew all of the staff and workers at the tourist sites. This familiarity allowed Daniel to park very close to the sites to limit the amount of walking that my 80 year old father had to do. He knows the best times and ways to view the sites. Our wait times were minimal and this allowed us to maximize the sites we visited.
Daniel toured us all over Israel. Haifa, the Golan Heights, Cana, Sea of Galilee, Tiberias, Jerusalem, Jericho, the River Jordan, and Bethlehem were places we visited in our 7 days. While the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Edicule definitely were the highlight of my trip, going behind the walls in Bethlehem and experiencing Palestine first hand was also life changing.
I never felt unsafe at any time anywhere.
Daniel drove us around in a very comfortable luxury van. He is fluent in English, Hebrew and Arabic. He spent his youth in Jerusalem so he knew this area like the back of his hand. He also would make sure we got the “local prices”!
He arranged for my brother and father to travel to Jordan.
It is with my utmost respect that I highly recommend Daniel to anyone interested in a first class experience of Israel and the Holy Land. I will definitely return with my wife and children. You truly get what you pay for!

  We scheduled a tour with Holy Land VIP, but then the pandemic hit. Unfortunately, we had to cancel our trip. But Daniel was extremely gracious. Even though they had already... read more worked in our plans and arrangements, he refunded a large part of our deposit, and offered to leave the other part in my account to use on a future trip. Holy Land VIP Tours was generous and very accommodating. They were great to work with as we were planning our trip. We certainly hope to have the opportunity to use them in the future!

  My friend Wendy and I went to Israel with a church group and decided to stay 2 days longer than they did. Our time with Daniel was more informative,... read more personal, fun and meaningful than the other 12 days combined. His knowledge is unsurpassed. He is...More

  My wife and I spent two weeks in Israel on a private tour with Danial Sahwany of Holy Land VIP Tours. We had a wonderful time and we're glad we... read more chose Danial. He is a Christian who speaks native fluent Hebrew, Arabic, and English. Danial...More