Daniel guided us on a 13 day tour of Israel and we cannot speak highly enough of him and our overall experience. Daniel was knowledgeable, flexible, highly social, cooperative and... read more highly organised. He gave us terrific insight into the social, cultural and political environment in Israel in the context of the Christian faith. He went out of his way to ensure that we saw all of the significant sites from a Christian perspective. As a result, he was able to energise our faith as we gained a greater appreciation not only of the geography of the land, but also because Daniel helped to “bring to life” the Gospel stories and the life of Christ as revealed in them. Importantly, Daniel brought his own perspective as an Arab Israeli and was forthright in his opinions, which we found most refreshing. Combined with a great sense of humour, and a great network of friends/ contacts which greatly assisted in getting quick access to sites, Daniel has a unique ability to make a tour of Israel an unforgettable experience.

  This was our second time to the Holy Land, this time with friends who had never visited and we were confident that Holy Land VIP Tours would not disappoint. ... read more The knowledge shared with us was current and relevant to the history of the people and...More

  Daniel was the perfect guide for our big family (2 adults, 6 kids from 12 to 24 y/o). We visited Israel for one week, Daniel send us the Programm for... read more our trip in advance so we could adjust what we want to visit and what not. He rented a car to drive us around all over Israel and had always cold water provided for us in his car! He is a christian guide and not only knows a lot about the religious history of the holy land but also has an interesting view on the current and historic political situation and manages to explain everything in an very open minded way. He took us to a lot of really great local restaurants and secret spots, especially in Jerusalem. Another great feature is that you can also visit the Palestine Area with Daniel.
All of us enjoyed this one of a kind trip thanks to Daniel. We would definitely recommend him! More

  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

  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

  We spent 10 days with Holy Land VIP and it is a time we will never forget! Our pilgrimage included three generations all on our first journey to Israel and... read more on to Jordan. I started working with Daniel and Lulu months in advance and might have had more questions than they’ve ever received before! Both were incredibly patient and helpful throughout the process. Being our first time to this part of the world and a detailed planner myself, there were lots of nerves going in, but the entire team made this so easy. We were met hours before sunrise on our first day by a wonderful guide, Hanna, and a great driver! We learned more than we ever could’ve imagined and made memories to last a lifetime. We can’t wait to return one day and would consider no one other than Holy Land Vip to lead us again. Best wishes to you all going forward. I can’t recommend this group highly enough!

  My husband and I just traveled for 16 days with two friends through Israel with Daniel. It was an extraordinary journey. I will never read the Bible in... read more the same way again. I also gained a deep appreciation for the country of Israel today and...More

  Daniel was not available for our trip but he recommended John, who took the four of us on a day trip to the Galilee region. We loved our experience and... read more all of the Biblical knowledge that John gave us with each area we visited. It...More

  We just finished our two-week trip to Israel. Wow. What a magnificent experience. Daniel was spectacular. He certainly exceeded expectations and made our “once in a... read more lifetime” trip to the Holy Land memorable and special. Here is why: His makeup. Daniel is an Israeli citizen...More

  My father, brother, and I recently had the immense pleasure of being guided across Israel for a week by Daniel. This was a very important trip, as my father... read more is 80 years old and indicated he wanted to make sure he saw the Holy Land in this lifetime. I spent many hours researching the trip before we departed, from bus tours to private guides, and was somewhat pressed for time as the trip came together quickly. What I determined: (1) it is almost required to have a guide that can speak three languages: Hebrew and Arabic and the guests’ language (English for us), because there are many people in Israel and the Palestinian Territories that speak only Hebrew or only Arabic, and Daniel seeks all 3 fluently; (2) it is best to have a Christian guide, as a Jewish guide cannot go to areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority such as Bethlehem and Jericho, and visiting those areas was an indispensable part of our trip; and (3) a private guide is ideal because the tour can be customized, which was critical to us because my father’s physical condition would have been stressed being on a motorcoach or walking long distances. I reached out to Daniel and he quickly responded. I worked with his assistant to tweak one of their itineraries. It is important for you to ask what expenses are not included in the price so you can factor that in.

Our flight was delayed by a day and Daniel and I were in constant contact. He picked us up from the airport in his late model Mercedes Benz van, with chilled water bottles for all, and we jumped straight into touring. Over the next week our stops included Caesarea, Megiddo, Haifa, Galilee area (Capernaum, Migdala, Mount Arbel, etc.), Golan Heights, Cana, Nazareth, Jericho, Qumran, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem and surrounding area (including Mt. of Olives). We also added on 3 days in Jordan to our trip and Daniel coordinated that, but he cannot guide there. He stayed in contact with me and when I felt the service there in Jordan could have been better Daniel instantly responded to my text about it and jumped on the issue, which was resolved in a matter of minutes.

Daniel is a Jerusalem native and has tremendous practical insight into the complexities of the region. He is also “street smart” and was able to give us nuanced takes on situations. Many people in America could not believe that we were going on our trip after the Iran unpleasantness in January 2020, and in particular that we were visiting the West Bank; I never felt even slightly unsafe and am so glad we saw what we saw.

Daniel’s attention to detail and kindness was impeccable; for example he noticed my father was having trouble buckling his seat belt and thereafter he buckled it from my father without being asked. I hesitate to state the specifics of what Daniel did to enhance our tour on the fly as he might not be able to make the same things happen every time for every person, but let me say that it is VERY helpful to have someone who seems to know everyone when you are in a pinch and need a favor. He even takes good pictures with your phone if you ask!

It is like having the mayor as your tour guide, and with Daniel, it felt like we were related to the mayor because Daniel became like family to us. We miss being with him as we genuinely came to care for him.

Daniel is more expensive than most, but you simply cannot compare his price to a bus tour price because they are not comparable. If you want to spend as little amount of money as possible and get a basic overview of the Holy Land while riding on a bus with strangers, Daniel is probably not for you. But if you want to be guided by a local that can move among all people and who knows how to maximize the time that you have allotted to your trip, then Daniel is absolutely the person you should hire. Israel is a once in a lifetime trip. You get what you pay for, and Daniel is well worth the money. Book him!

  We highly recommend Danial Sahwani! We are a Christian family of five and had a three day tour with Daniel in the Sea of Galilee area, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. ... read more He is not only kind and patient but has a true heart for the Lord Jesus....More

  Our guide Daniel created the most special day in our entire lives. His knowledge of the history of Isreal was remarkable. We appreciated his in depth explanation of Christian history... read more and he helped us better understand the rich and often complicated history of the Holy...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

  We had a very nice day with Danielle today.He was very informative and very intelligent. His mastery of the political issues of both modern Israel and ancient Israel were very... read more detailed, precise, and enlightning. We felt safe the entire trip. Daniel was very passionate describing his Christian faith, and I think this increased the quality of his Commentary. I Recommend him very highly as a personal tour guide of the holy land.Attached is a photo of today’s gaNg with Daniel included at the Jordan River as we were about to Visit the baptismal sight of Jesus.

  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!

  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

  Daniel, Your tour arrangement was fantastic for me and my friends. I recommend everyone to use Holy Land VIP tours.. Many Thanks

  My family of 4 (including 2 children ages 10 &12) enjoyed a most memorable trip to the Holy Lands and Jordan thanks to Holy Land VIP Tours. As Greek Orthodox... read more Christians, it was very important for us to have a Christian guide. After being misled by another guide company, we scrambled to find a true Christian guide for our trip in late December. I’m so glad Daniel and his guides were able to work with us! Our trip would not have been the same without them. Everyone from Daniel, his assistant, Lulu, George and evening our driver Sammy felt like family after a short time together. Daniel made sure to get us into Bethlehem on Christmas Eve (a truly remarkable experience) and bypassed the line to venerate the birthplace of Jesus. It was incredible. Just as our day touring the old city and The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is one we will never forget. We had fascinating conversations and experiences every day. I highly recommend booking your personal guide through VIP Tours. Worth every penny!

  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!

  In September we toured the Holy Lands with another couple. Our guide was Daniel and he was awesome! It was 12 days that were very carefully planned out... read more and executed flawlessly. No issues and no stress. Born in Jerusalem with Palestinian ethnicity Daniel is a...More

  We toured with Daniel’s company for five and a half days. We took a group of 9: two grandparents + a family of seven, 5 kids ages 3-14).
... read more /> Daniel and his team were the ultimate professionals. We really did receive the VIP treatment in every way. From the beginning he answered my calls and texts instantly. This was NOT the case for other companies I reached out to.

Even before we put down a deposit, he began to take care of us with utmost care and enthusiasm. Making a trip to an unknown country feels like a leap of faith! But he was there for us every step of the way which made the journey and his tour package seem much less risky.

We did not have Daniel for 90% of our tour. This was a concern at first. But the minute we met our guide Jude, all suspicions melted away. Jude was congenial, patient, understanding, intuitive about our group dynamics, and fun to listen to. So, if you don’t get Daniel, you can trust him to find you the perfect guide to suit your needs. I can not say enough kind things about Jude. He has exhaustive knowledge of the Biblical sites— and he was able to clearly convey everything we were seeing. While we were enroute from one place to another he continually pointed out things we were passing by. I felt like I wasn’t missing a thing.

He paid attention to every little detail: making sure we had cold water, dropping us off at the doorstep of every site, giving insight on where to buy the best souvenirs, giving warnings about what to avoid, recommending the best tasting yet most convenient restaurants (and booking them for us!). another example: he purchased five giant lollipops to keep the kids happy on one of our stops because he knew they were getting a little antsy. These are the little touches that made us feel like we had an old friend taking care of us the whole time. ***If you get Jude, be very excited!!***

Jude and Daniel speak *perfect* English—but Arabic is their first language. This was so important for our trip. It’s not something I even considered until we got there. He is able to communicate with every shop owner, parking attendant, ticket salesman, waiter, passerby, etc. Likewise he was able to make it possible for us to chat with some of the people ourselves—we had a personal translator every moment of the day. Jude and Daniel speak Hebrew as well.

We did the Bedouin experience with Daniel’s company. The kids said this was their favorite part of the trip! We drank coffee, ate their bread and cheese, and took camel rides with a hospitable Bedouin family. It was so fun and memorable. Jude was our gracious translator and we learned so much about their way of life and their own plight as a population living in Israel. Fascinating.

Regarding Israel itself, Jude diplomatically explained the geopolitical situation going on in Israel, which he knows first-hand since he is an Israeli-Arab-Palestinian-Christian. :) Before I went, my intention was to see the Holy Land and its sites from a Christian biblical perspective—we definitely got all of that. But we all came away with much much more: a heart for the marginalized and oppressed in their society + a greater understanding/compassion for the situation that makes life in Israel so intense.

We got the 360 degree view—I would be surprised if you can find another company that could possibly do this for you. You are not going to get a better experience of Israel. Holy Land VIP tours ensures you will see it with a local—whose heart is to share the biblical, Christian sites + give you the perspective of the current culture and how political climate impacts the people on a day to day basis.

Even though I hired them, I honestly felt privileged to get a chance to know them.

Book your accomodations and flights. Then book Daniel and his team, and he will do all the rest.

  An outstanding week. no wasted effort, no lines, but time to absorb almost every major site, outstanding biblical scholarship, plus interactions with Arab / Palestinian Christians. All the Israelis were... read more warm and kind. Food was excellent and Daniel was accommodating for every special request. The...More

  Daniel came to us highly recommended, and he certainly lived up to the expectation! My husband and I spent 5 days with Daniel and we really saw some very special... read more places with him. Our favorites were all in the West Bank particulary the time we...More

  Incredible falls short of describing our trip to the Holy Land. Thanks to our guide, Walid, for making this trip even that much more memorable. He could not have been... read more a more kinder person to be with and his experience and knowledge of the bible and the countryt of Israel was extremely helpful to us. We made so many memories in our short time there thanks to the folks at Holy Land VIP Tours. Daniel followed up with us daily to ensure everything was going well. Could not be happier with the professionalism, courtesy and overall freindliness of these folks. We hopefully will have the opportunity in the future to return and will not hesitate to reach out to Daniel when we do. Thanks for the memories! Jeff & Kendall

  My family and I just returned from five incredible days spent in Israel and the West Bank with Daniel. It was certainly the trip of a lifetime! At all of... read more the Biblical sites, he did so much more than just point out locations and buildings— he taught directly from the Bible, reading from relevant passages at different places along the way, showing us how seeing the sites, paying attention to small details, and knowing the context reinforces the historicity of the Bible. In addition to his Biblical knowledge, the cultural insights we learned from spending time with him were invaluable. We learned so much about the plight of Christians living in Israel and Palestine and appreciated his concerted efforts to take us to restaurants and shops operated by Christians. We also saw a much more nuanced version of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than we see portrayed in US news today and came away with a fuller understanding and a new perspective. The cultural experiences he facilitated for us were certainly a highlight of the trip including lunch with a wonderful and welcoming Christian family in Bethlehem as well as all the delicious and authentic regional food!
I highly recommend Daniel and his team of Christian guides in the Holy Land.

  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

  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

  Jyst came back from Holyland tour with Daniel Sahwani. That was the best tour with lots of information and visit lots of places. Thank you Daniel for the the tour.

  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

  This was our first trip to Israel and, to be completely honest, I went into it with the hope that, while walking in the footsteps of Christ, I’d be lucky... read more enough to have a revelation from God. In full disclosure I must admit this wasn’t...More