I am Tamar Linchevsky, a certified tour guide, group facilitatorand tour guide instructor.
With over two decades of expertise on Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, I provide unique insights into cultures and religions, identity issues and spirituality, and enjoy weaving storytelling, poetry, and texts into my guiding work.
I work with business visitors, leaders, academics, educators, students, journalists, families and communities from all over the world; people of all religions and backgrounds; first-timers, repeat visitors, and people with special needs and challenges. I have guided tours for VIP guests of some of the world’s leading companies and institutions (such as Google, IBM, Intel, the Weizmann Institute, Columbia University, etc.).
I am fascinated by the endless worlds existing in this country side by side. I’m enchanted by the variety of unique landscapes, cityscapes and characters, its variety of people and cultures. constantly experiencing and discovering new secret places and hidden mysteries. I love sharing them with my clients, who through touring are invited to become part of the unique fabric of Israel’s infinite world.
I am also involved in various educational touring projects in Israel and abroad with communities of all affiliations.
Personal Tour Planning
If you are seeking a unique, tailor-made experience, I’m happy to share my love, passion and knowledge of this land and create a customized tour to meet your individual desires and needs.
I offer a combination of classical, off the beaten track, and specially-themed tours as well as unique workshops and ceremonies for special events. Touring with me usually includes a personal twist, interesting encounters, flavors, artists and most importantly, face-to-face, heart-to-heart dialogue with you — the visitor
Contact me and share your desires, needs and thoughts. I look forward to speaking with you, allowing me to tailor for you a tour that is a bit different — your own unique and special tour.
Dialogical Tourism
Over the years, I developed a unique guiding approach called Guiding through Dialogue. I teach the method to various tourist organizations and help integrate it into their systems. I am also involved in developing touristic and educational content for different tourist sites and organizations in Israel (such as the City of David, the Hebrew University Botanical Gardens and more).
Testimonials:
“Thank you for a truly wonderful experience”
“…with her magical storytelling“
“I wish I had a week there instead of a day”
She was amazingly insightful, tailored the tour to our requirements and created a remendous memory for us that will last forever
“you are truly gifted at what you do”
“express my enormous gratitude”
For more details about the Tours, see Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Tours.
Among the classic tours:
- United under God — 4 quarters, at least 3 religions, endless peoples — one God. Classic tour of the main holy sites to the three major religions.
- The Christian journey in Jerusalem — following in the footsteps of Christ.
- Jewish Journeys in Jerusalem — in the ancient, the Old and the new city.
- The new city comes to life.
Among the special themed tours in Jerusalem:
- Food and Folklore — the tastes and secrets of the Machane Yehuda food market.
- Markets of the Old City — colors, sounds and wonders.
- All About Bread — a fascinating dive into the role of bread in the cultures, spirituality and religions. Tour in the new and Old City.
- Rooftops and Hidden Corners– in the Old City. Off the beaten track, wonderful sites, peoples and experiences.
- Poetry and beauty — following in the footsteps of the poet Yehuda Amichai.
- Nachlaot — the colorful, multi-ethnic neighborhood.
- Ein Karem — the mysterious alleyways and holy sites of this picturesque village.
Tell Aviv and Jaffa tours
- Old Jaffa Secrets and Wonders — thousands of years of magic in the wonderful alleyways of this port city; artists’ galleries and a unique flea market.
- Behind the scenes of the Jaffa Flea Market — old and new meet in the heart of what is becoming the new Soho of Israel.
- Tel Aviv, the Hebrew City — a dive into vision and reality, into the multicultural mix and the constantly beating heart of this city that never rests. Tour in the Bialik Street and Yemenite Quarter areas.
- Tel Aviv, the White City — a cultural and architectural journey into the UNESCO-recognized capital of the Bauhaus (international) architectural style. Tour around Rothschild Blvd.
- Tel Aviv– visions and dreams turned into reality. The stories of visionaries and visions in Tel Aviv rom its first days to today — between Neve Tzedek and Rothschild Blvd.
- Magic and Beauty of Neve Tzedek — the colorful little neighborhood comes to life.
- Cultural culinary tours in the markets of Tel Aviv — food and folklore, tastes and encounters in the heart of Tel Aviv. Tour through the Carmel and Levinsky markets.
In the Outdoors:
- Unique outdoor hikes, walks and tours in the Judean hills and the Valley o Elah — where the Bible meets organic farming, boutique wineries, artists, wondrous caves and many hidden surprises.
- The Secrets of Beit Guvrin — a wonderful, mostly underground journey in the land of a thousand caves, where fascinating archeological digs reveal ancient secrets.
Tours usually last up to 4 hours and are designed to meet your personal needs.
