About Shai Bar Ilan Tours
Shai Bar Ilan is the leader in the field of high quality organized tours for the orthodox traveler, including kosher food, a daily minyan and shmirat Shabbat. From 1980, when Shai Bar Ilan began organizing kosher tours, the world has opened up to thousands of travelers from Israel, USA, Canada, Europe and England.
In addition to visiting the most important places and sights in the area, Shai Bar Ilan tours include a visit to the local Jewish community and its institutions.
A professional experienced well-traveled guide leads each tour along with an expert in the field. Religious services and gourmet kosher food are a standard component of each tour.
On Shabbat in cities with a Jewish community, Shai Bar llan travelers are guests of the Jewish community, joining them at the synagogue for the prayer services. Travelers mee with the local Jews and their leaders, so that we can share with them the history of their home together with their connection with Israel.
Kashrut: We believe that a great part of the traveler's experience is enjoying the local cuisine. Shai Bar Ilan tours does its best to enable experiencing the local food within the limitations of Kashrut.
On our tours you will meet with local folklore customs and authentic foods. Gourmet meals include local foods such as fish, vegetables, and fruit. Meat meals are served where kosher meat is available. The food that is served on tour is fresh, varied, and tasty.
We will be happy to see you on our tours throughout the world
RUSSIA - Moscow & St Petersburg
 Explore Moscow, a vibrant city rich in history, and St. Petersburg - Russia‘s most romantic and culturally important city. The combined Moscow and St. Petersburg tours will leave you with unforgettable memories of Russia‘s most interesting and important cities.
Russia’s capital, Moscow, is an exciting and vibrant city rich in history, politics, religion and authority. St. Petersburg, on the other hand, is Russia‘s most romantic and culturally important city. Discover the fascinating Kremlin in Moscow and the splendor of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. Experience Moscow’s powerful present and encounter St. Petersburg’s Imperial past. Each city has a long history of Jewish involvement at multiple levels. Our combined Moscow and St. Petersburg tour will leave you with unforgettable memories of Russia‘s most interesting and important cities. .
12 Day Trip: Start from $2600.
- August 11, 2008
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CHINA - Capital Cities and Gardens
 This is a tour of capital cities and Chinese gardens. You will travel from Beijing, China’s capital in the past and present, to Xian the seat of government in the Tang Dynasty . Before the tour ends in Shanghai, known as China’s financial capital, you will have enjoyed the picturesque classical Chinese gardens in Suzhou. Experience the old and well- preserved imperial buildings which are part of todays Chinese and world cultural heritage.
Highlights of the tour: Depart from Tel Aviv and fly to Beijing. Visit the following sights: Tian’an Men Square, the "Forbidden City", Imperial Gardens, learn about Chinese herbal medicine and enjoy a reflexology treatment by experts, The Great Wall of China, Temple of Heaven, Xian, The "Terracotta Army", Kunming, the Capital of the Yunnan province, the "Stone Forest", Lijiang: a UNESCO World Heritage Site, "The Tiger Leaping Gorge" of the Yangzi River, Guilin in the autonomous region of Guangxi, a boat ride on the Li River and visit the small villages where time has stopped, Hangzhou the capital of China in the 12th and 13th cent., folklore performances, Suzhou where we will learn about the production of the silk. Shanghai and the "Ohel Moshe" Synagogue.
17 Day Trip: Price start from $3810
November 3, 2008
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CHINA and HONG KONG
 This is an extraordinary excursion to a captivating culture. Big bustling cities on breathtaking backdrops; tasty exotic teas and fertile rice paddies; soft silk and exquisitely pleasing pearls; and the marvels of Chinese medicine - see them all up close and personal as the greatest transformation of the modern age takes place before our very eyes. Our tour menu includes Yunan Province - the Stone Forest in Kunming and fascinating Lijiang; charming Suzhou, the enchanting vistas of Guilin; the cities of Beijing, Xian, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and quaint countryside villages. An exciting exploration of both ancient and modern Chinese culture - and for dessert: Hong Kong! .
17 Day Trip: Start from $4190
October 29 - 31st
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CANADIAN ROCKIES + ALASKA CRUISE
 Experience one of the most spectacular places on earth. The potential is limitless—outdoor opportunities of every imagining and world class resorts await. Visit our two national parks and discover why nature lovers and sport enthusiasts consider the Canadian Rockies their home away from home.
Deep, pristine lakes beneath towering mountains; enormous creeping glaciers and swiftly rushing rapids. Experience Alaska and the Inside Passage from the sumptuous luxury of a grand and magnificent ship pampering you at sea, bask in the beauty of British Columbia, and then climb to the heights of Canada’s Rockies, North America’s principal mountain range. This glatt-kosher cruise & tour combination brings you nature at its most spectacular and most powerful.
19 Days Trip: Price starts from: $6850
June 19, 2008
august 14, 2008
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Iceland
 Iceland is an island country of glaciers, hot springs, geysers, active volcanoes and snow-capped peaks. Even though its name is associated with cold, it’s becoming one of the hottest destinations in Europe. Its popularity stems from its magnificent natural locations, including glaciers and thermal springs, geysers (including the site “Geysir” from this term is drawn) and volcanoes, snow-capped mountain peaks and expansive lava fields. But this country is also know for its remarkable history and attractive literature, valued traditions and appealing folklore. This is a special opportunity to tour one of the most unusual and exhilarating countries in the world.
12 Day Trip: Start from €4250
July 13, 2008
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TANZANIA
 Tanzania is a Garden of Eden for nature lovers. Animals of all types and kinds, astonishing scenery of craters and lakes, swamps and forests, and of course Mount Kilimanjaro, the most famous and highest in Africa. All this and more on a kosher tour, during which we’ll visit some of the largest game reserves in the world, get to know the local Masai tribe up close and personal, as well as the Datoga and the Hadzabe. In the game parks we’ll live in comfortable and well-appointed lodges that blend into the surrounding bush.
10 Days Trip: Start from $4190
August 11, 2008
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Morocco
 Morocco is an initiation into the magic of the Islamic, Arabic, African world of medinas, minarets, desert and mountain, and yet retains a European patina. Imbibe the spirit of Morocco; wander the streets of the great cities. Fez is a stunning array of medieval buildings; the world-famous souk of Marrakech sells a bewildering array of goods; Casablanca, is a thriving commercial center, and Rabat reflects its modern French origins. The snow-capped Atlas Mountains lie inland. Beyond them are the fringes of the parched Sahara. Whether scaling distant ridges, haggling for exotic artifacts, gazing at ancient wonders or marveling at the pink of a desert dawn, you will be mesmerized.
11 Day Trip: 1,285 per person double occupancy
August 31, 2008
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JAPAN
 Japan is a country of glorious contrasts, leading the world in the rush towards the future while maintaining a wealth of historical traditions from its long and glorious past. This itinerary explores the older side of Japan, emphasising the distinctive culture and scenery of this amazing country.
The Japanese built their national and cultural heritage on a chain of volcanic islands. The transition from a closed society to one that opened to the outside world has a profound effect on Japan. Even today, when Japan is super-modern and technological, it retains a stark conservativeness and guards its unique traditional very closely. Our tour provides a wonderful opportunity to visit this amazing country where tradition and innovation are wonderfully interwoven; contemporary and traditional architecture embrace one another; amazing scenery and bustling cities; and polite, welcoming people everywhere. .
9 Days Trip: Start from $3950
August 12, 2008
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INDIA and NEPAL
 Our India and Nepal journey will amaze you with its abundance of fascinating, stunning, and exotic sights and sounds. You'll visit many of India's most important and significant cities, including New Delhi, the nation's capital and third-largest city, Jaipur, known as the "Pink City" for its unusual rose-colored sandstone architecture, Agra, site of the Taj Mahal, the world's most famous monument to love, Khajuraho, with its exquisitely carved sculptures, and Varanasi, the holiest site in India, where thousands of Hindu pilgrims tour its temples and bathe in the Ganges River to gain religious merit. You'll continue Nepal, at the foot of Mt. Everest, which few countries on Earth that can match for its combination of spectacular scenery, exotic culture and hospitable people.
Highlights of the tour: Arrive Delhi. Start in Old Delhi: the heart of the quarter - "Chandni Chowk. "Rajghat" the site of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation (in the middle of a beautiful garden). Drive around "Vijay Chowk" or "Victory Square". Stop in front of "India Gate", the great red sandstone memorial Arch in order to remember the British and Indian soldiers who died during the First World War. Jewish cemetery. "Bahai's Temple", "Qutb Minar", pilgrim's town Pushkar in the province of Rajastan. Pass through beautiful villages (natural beauty of the region). Pushkar city - dedicated to the Hindu God "Brahma" the Creator (more then 50 "Ghats", Temples from where the pilgrims go down the steps to the water in order to emerge and purify themselves). Bazaar. Jaipur - the "Pink" city. "Amber Fort". Famous gardens, the "Sheesh Mahal" a chamber, City Palace Museum, Palace of the "Maharaja's" of Jaipur. "Hawa Mahal" (Palace of the Winds), "Jantar Mantar". Government Central Museum. See an Indian film in a local theater. Fatehpur Sikri. A Mughal walled city all built in red sandstone and standing in full glory. Agra Fort (splendid palaces, both in red sandstone and white marble). One of the wonders of the world - the "Taj Mahal" during early sunset. Town of Jhansi. Orchha in the Province of Madhya Pradesh. Khajuraho. Varanasi on the banks of the Holy Ganges River. Boat trip on the River Ganges (watch the local pilgrims coming down from the more than 90 "Ghats" to the River). Mahatma Gandhi Temple, the Durga Temple and the Tulsi Mans Temple. Katmandu, capital of the Kingdom of Nepal. Temple complex of "Swayambhunath" - "Monkey Temple". To foothills of the Himalaya Mountain range to Dhulikhel, a small "Newari" town. Pashupatinath. Old capital of Bhadgaon - also called Baktapur. Night market at Thamel. Historic Durbar Square and its historic palaces, palace of “Kumari Devi” ( home of “The Living Goddess”).
18 Days Trip:
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Shai Bar Ilan Tours Include:
- accommodation in comfortable hotels
- full board
- tours and admissions
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