Happy New Year!
We would like to share with you some of our comments about our travel experience in Israel and Jordan with your Company. We had looked at eight tour operators on the Internet, and choose CTO because your tours were comprehensive and reasonably priced. We especially appreciated that your tours had planned sightseeing every day, without "leisure" days like many of the tours have. As you know, we like to add our own leisure days after the planned tour. This was my first travel purchase on the Internet, and I was apprehensive. I called the Israel Tourist office in the United States to ask about CTO, but they had "never heard of" your Company. I learned after talking to them further that they only had information about U.S. travel agencies, and not about travel agencies in Israel. They did state that "all the tour companies in Israel were good", so we decided to go ahead. This was our first time with an organized tour, and it was a very positive experience, beginning with our being met at the airport by Julia, who helped us get through the confusion and find our transport to our hotel. We enjoyed meeting you, Noam, at our hotel that day. It was very reassuring to have such personal attention.
The next day we began our trip. Our tour guide (Alex) was excellent and well informed. He anticipated our needs and looked after us most competently, without our having to ask. His best skill was to keep the tour moving, but without rushing us. We got to see many "extra" things, which greatly added to our enjoyment of our trip. The small size of our group was a definite plus.
Notes/faxes received from CTO informing us of the next part of our trip (transfer to Jordan, transfer from the hotel to the airport) were accurate, punctual and well coordinated. Raquel was super, changing the time of our taxi to the airport and the driver was right on time. All of this good service was very reassuring!
Our tour guide in Jordan needed some work with his English, and gave people too much time for lunch and stops. (I'd rather be seeing things.) He was polite and pleasant, and we did stop at a Bedouin wedding, which was great fun! Hotels in Jordan were luxurious, with excellent service and great food. There was no need to change money at the border, since U.S. dollars were accepted everywhere. The commission charged was awfully high, so please tell people not to change money there.
Overall, a truly wonderful trip which we will long remember. Please feel free to use any of our comments and we would heartily recommend your tour Company to anyone. Many thanks to you and all of your staff for a memorable experience.
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Seidel
Tybee Island, Georgia, U.S.A.

Dear Sir
We had your Highlights Tour No2 starting on the 4th September then went on to the Jordan extension and finished for a week at Ein
Gedi.
I would like to say that we all enjoyed our stay in Israel. The organization of the tour, accommodation and Israeli food were excellent,
the Park Plaza Hotel in Jerusalem deserves a special mention. We were tremendously impressed by the achievement of the Israeli
people. However, we would like to thank Herman Kohn, our guide, for the brilliant way he conducted the tour. His knowledge,
anecdotes, care for the well being of his guests and his humor were superb. He made a great impression on us all, we shall
remember him. A great character.
With best wishes : Janos Korn

The Management,
Tours in Israel /Tel Aviv
Dear Sirs,
We had the pleasure and priviledge of joining one of your above mentioned tours starting from Tel Aviv on the 12th June. Our guide
was Brenda and the driver of the Coach was Rami. We wish to express our most sincere gratitude for a wonderful and inspiring
guided tour we have ever enjoyed. Brenda was the "perfect" guide anyone can ask for. Her vast knowledge, patience and wonderful
sense of humour, besides the way she handled the multifarious group has to be experienced to be believed.And in the hands of Rami,everyone felt perfectly safe and secure.
We wish to convey our appreciation for the care and pains taken to make our holiday such a pleasant one and a special word of thanks to Brenda for the same. To all of us she was more than just a guide - she was an advisor and a friend.
Mr. & Mrs F.M.Patel of Pune/India
presently with our son in Germany

Welcome back home
I too would have liked to have met you. However, Meira did a fine job of taking care of us. Our accommodations were quite nice, especially the Renaissance in Jerusalem. Our trip was very educational. We learned far more about Israel than we had expected to. Our guides were very knowledgeable. Only two things about them put a damper on the trip for us and others in our group.
The tour guide, Herman, is a marvelous story teller. I thoroughly enjoyed him. However, the one behavior that both of the guides exhibited that rankled nearly all ofus was their taking us to their favorite little rip-off store to buy souvenirs. people on tours are not dumb, and can quickly figure out when they are being had. (American slang. It means: you are being duped,or conned, or cheate.) More on the plus side. The bus driver, and I am sorry that I do not have his name, was a wizard with that bus. I have never seen anyone drive a vehicle as big as that through the narrowest streets, and do it quickly without causing any accident. That man deserves some special recognition!
Would I recommend CTO Tours to my friends? Most definitely!!
My profession for over 30 years was as a Quality Control Manager for some of the large electronic companies in the U.S. So when it comes to customer service, I am expert in that field. You do an excellent job of providing a high quality customer service. I do not know if this is by training or is simply an extension of your personality. Wherever it comes from, keep up the good work!!
With warm regards, ------- Harry
Harry W. Wilson

Dear Noam
Our trip in Israel was a wonderful one. Thanks to your excellent arrangement and a good guide. As mentioned before, we will not hesitate to recommend you to any of our friends who would be going that way. Israel is always in our heart, and we will love to visit again with friends(that are many who would love to visit Israel), hopefully in the not too distant future. We feel safe and at peace in Israel. Hope your business is doing well and May God bless you and your family Abundantly.
Shalom
Veron

The tour was very interesting with a lot of photo opportunities. Due to the fast pace to cover all the information may I suggest that you advise your clients to in addition to camera they bring a small portable cassette recorder {a micro recorder} and a number of blank tapes. The Driver , Mohamed and Guide Ehud , from the Consolidated Tour Organization that you provided were excellent. They seemed to have genuine concern that all went well and safe. I do not know yet when I may return but when I do I hope to get the same tour and Driver/Guide. Please pass our appreciation on to Mohamed and Ehud Thank you.
Grace Galindo Plunkett

Hola Sandra , Muchas gracias por hacer de nuestra estad�a en Israel -de Junio 14 al 23-algo tan placentero, interesante e inolvidable. Como te hab�a pedido el favor le puedes transmitir el siguiente mensaje a Salomon Sered por Favor ? Gracias!. Maria Nelly V�squez. Apreciado Salomon:
Estoy ya en mi casa en Bogot�, recordando con alegr�a y nostalgia a la vez los d�as preciosos que pasamos en Israel . Tu pa�s es incre�blemente hermoso todo, el paisaje , la gente, la comida, toda esa historia para nosotros sagrada, y Jerusalem, la Ciudad Santa que nunca olvidar�, aunque espero regresar alguna vez -no en verano- para conocer m�s de cerca la cultura e ideolog�a de ustedes. Quiero decirte que amo, respeto y admiro al pueblo jud�o ; desde muy joven me ha interesado estudiar acerca de la historia, cultura, guerras y todo lo relacionado con los jud�os y el estado de Israel, aunque soy cristiana-no cat�lica- es algo que me atrae profundamente no puedo explicar la raz�n. Te felicito porque eres un super-gu�a,-el mejor que tuvimos en todo nuestro viaje por Israel y Europa- un hombre muy interesante y divertido. Que lastima que no aprovechamos m�s el tiempo hablando y compartiendo contigo m�s tiempo.Me encantar�a que pudieramos ser amigos al menos por Internet -siempre he querido tener un amigo jud�o- y que me contestaras para conocerte m�s , creo que eres una persona muy interesante y agradable para conversar. Tambi�n quiero que sepas que desde mi pa�s -Colombia- soy una simpatizante de la causa de Israel por su tierra . Como te fu� en Bulgaria? Por favor, saludos para Mohamed . Un abrazo y que Dios te bendiga siempre! Mi direcci�n, por si quisieras escribirme es: Maria Nelly Vasquez Carrera 14 # 142-84
Bogot�, Colombia.

Noam, back in the swing of things and hard at work.
Thinking of the wonderful time we had in Israel.....I truly thank you for your outstanding service and personal attention. Also the family especially wishes to be remembered and thanks to Ehud, he was fantastic. I would have no hesitation recommending your services to anyone I know touring Israel...an absolutely wonderful country, with so much to offer...and hopefully a lasting peace.
Keep well and safe.
Again a big thank you,
Kindest personal regards,
Howard Kaplan ( Wendy and Grant)
New South Welsh
Australia

Dear Sirs,
I made a wonderful tour of Israel with Your organization the first week of August 2005. I enjoyed it very much and remember the experience with great pleasure, hoping to come again as soon as possible. I wish to thank especially Mr Dan Arnold, perhaps the best guide I have ever met (he maybe remember of me: I was the only Italian tourist of the group of ten).
Hag sameaH and happy new year!
Annalisa Ferramosca, Bologna, Italy

Just to tell you that it was full of very happy memories that our group has gathered again last Saturday to meet and eat and talk about the precious experiences we had with you as our guide there in your country. We looked through more than 700 pictures that had been taken by different people showing all the interesting places and people! Thank you again for all that you have done for us.
May the Lord bless you on your way!
Rev Louis Louw.
Pretoria
South Africa

Hello,
You arranged a 2-day trip to Petra for me and my 2 friends last week. I just wanted to write and let you know that it was a great success. The guide (Saimir) and driver (Ishmael) were exceptional. They went out of their way for us, and I would recommend both of them highly.
Thank you again for arranging a memorable trip. Kristin Richardson
January 2006

Dear Ezra
Greetings from Korea. Just to say hi and to say thank you once again for a fabulous tour in Israel. I remember the bus ride with great fondness and have lovely pictures to remind me of all the wonderful places we visited. Thanks, too, to Mohammed for his careful and excellent driving.
My love and best wishes to you both and may the Lord bless you as you continue with your tour work into the Spring and Summer.
Sincerely
Andrea Henderson
January 2006

Feb 27
Att: Noam.
I had an e-mail from Mrs Vasut on Saturday. All in all they had a wonderful time and they were very complimentary about your services and the guide. They liked the guide very much. They said he was helpful, flexible, friendly and really made the trip. SO with regard to CTO they were really pleased and , of course, I was thrilled to hear it. So we will definitely use you again. It was a good trip, well organized and I appreciate your cooperation on it. I do not know when we may have another client for Israel but perhaps the Vasut's will convince friends to do a similar trip. They said they did not feel unsafe and enjoyed the country very much.
Kind regards,
Charles Stuart
Managing director
American Travel Center
Dear Yuval ,
My wife and I would like to thank you for the pleasure we got from the Highlights Tour (2) of Israel last week. The tour let us see all of the land: its ancient wonders, as well as the great achievements made by the people of the modern State of Israel. It was well planned and perfectly organized from the beginning to the very end. We appreciate in particular how well structured it was since we arrived and left later than everyone else.
My wife and I are Jews, American citizens who came originally from the former Soviet Union. Along with our Christian counterparts from Europe and Canada we enjoyed the friendly and comfortable atmosphere the tour guide and the bus driver provided with ease and professionalism.
There is much to say about our tour guide Ms. Lea Veerman. She spoke with great tact and clarity on many complicated religious and political issues. It was extremely helpful when she continually invoked the Jewish and Christian Bibles together with exact comments about the current situation in Israel. This made it possible for everybody to understand the Middle East reality with all its rights and wrongs, whatever language she spoke, English, German or Dutch. We thanked her for a wonderful job. In conclusion, we are going to enthusiastically recommend the CTO Tours in Israel to our friends and colleagues.

With great respect,
Dr. Lev Gogish Our recent trip to Israel and Jordan was spectacular and > informative. Everything was meticulously planned and executed by you > and your company: drop-offs and pick-ups at the Jordanian border, 2 > a.m taxis, which arrived on time, exceptionally well-informed tour > guides, good hotels, excellent food, and above all, fabulous tours of > two fascinating countries -- by far the best planned tours we have > ever taken.
> > Because of your efficient planning, our trip was perfect. We had a > positive experience every inch of our itinerary. I would and have > recommended you and your company to everyone who expresses an > interest in Israel and Jordan. Thank you so much.
> > Sincerely, Vic & Phylliss Stenger
Dear Gina and Shloma,

We have been home already 10 days from our highlights tour and visit to Israel. Dan, my daughters and I would like to thank you both very much for all you did to make our trip so smooth and enjoyable. Firstly, Alex, our tour guide as well as Haim the driver, were outstanding as tour guides and chaffeur! Our days of the tour were busy, educational and with Alex's immense knowledge of history and the country, served the tour excellently!! The itinerary was full and our destinations were very meaningful and impressionable. Each of the hotel's were first class and the service at the Dan Hotels were outstanding! Gina, I was certainly surprised to reach the King David Hotel when Dan decided to change accommodations. Thank you for your assistance in Eilat as well. The transfers went off without a hitch and certainly made our trip smooth without wasting any time. Your proficiency is greatly appreciated. Our trip to Israel has been a trip of a lifetime and my teenage daughters as well as Dan and I are grateful to have experienced this at this time in our lives. Once again, thank you both and are regards to Alex and Haim, Le'hitraot,
Dan, Darlene, Jackie and Cara Lebenzon

Newspaper & articals that mention the company C.T.O - Consolidated Tour Operators

The Guardian newspaper from the UK

American travel paper 2007 March issue a long article about visit in Israel by Noel Canfield

July 2006 reporter that visit from Maimi Florida