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Mr. Danino believes in the uniqueness of Israel. Through his understanding of Israel's Biblical, archeological, and cultural roots, he creates in the visitor a deep appreciation to this historic land and its people. Whether as part of a pilgrimage within the fragile co-existence of multiple religions in Jerusalem, or the exploration of the Judean desert or touring the Negev, where one experiences the challenges and beauties of nature, Mr. Danino and Yael Adventures provide an opportunity to discover, learn about and marvel at the splendor of the country. The discovery is done in so many different ways; hiking Israel’s trails in the Galilee, traversing the Sinai wilderness, combining at times usage of the  Scriptures as texts, this touring experience is rich with a spiritual, historic and human touch impacting significantly the traveler. Through his professional training and many years of  experiences, Mr. Danino provides a heart warming and an engaging travel opportunity in the Land of Israel.

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Mr. Oved’s first steps as a specialist in domestic tourism in Israel were made when he began hiking in the trails of Israel. His professional knowledge and experience helps him to create positive attitude in his groups to better understand and enjoy the history, religions and the nature which the state of Israel is blessed with. Mr. Oved’s managerial career as the manager of ‘Park Yakum’ –a nature reservation, sales and marketing manager at ‘Tzukey Yeelim’ (the parent company of 'Yael Adventures')  and his knowledge as a business coach helps him to develop special methods that would enable to pinpoint the clients’ needs and to best customize a program for them.
Mr. Oved has 17 years of experience in tourism. In Israel his reputation as a specialist in educational tourism precedes him. His experience enables his clients to enjoy customized and more original Programs.

Costumers letters:
"We want to express our great appreciation and thanks for your service, your devotion and care in helping us with our annual tour, and taking care of all the details (just to remained you that the tour was organized in one week)”   Efrat Malta, tours manager, Catzir high school, Holon.

“I want to thank you from the button of my heart for your time, your help and your devotion in preparing the annual tour. You shared our responsibility for the safety of our 190 students. I was very happy to know a prudent and professional colleague who cares and is above all affable and polite. The tour at all its stages was successful and joyful. Please transfer our thanks and appreciations to the wonderful tour guides”
Michal Aslan – 7^th class manager, Hashahar middle school, Hod Hasarom.

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Mr. Avinoam Karavani’s predominant characteristic is his strong compassion for mankind and nature, combined with a unique receptive aptitude to other's calls and feelings.  Already as a teenager he joined the idealistic youth movement "Hanoar Haoved Vehalomed”, believing that service to the community and others are his missions. He felt his call is in strengthening the bound among people, and the love to nature, especially of his own country
Mr. Karavani’s inquisitive approach to life and nature has brought him to study Israel’s History & Geography and major in Israel Educational Tourism at Beit Berel College. His first professional position was at "The Society for Protection of Nature in Israel" (S.P.N.I.) where he conduced navigation camps and guided excursionists through Israel's trails, focusing on nature preservation.
Since then, Mr. Karavani has accumulated, within leading Tourism Companies, over 17 years of successful experience in all areas of the Israeli Tourism:  tour guiding, creation, elaboration and implementation of tour programs, and counseling in domestic Israeli tourism. Mr. Karavani coordinated a professional develop programs, and lead innovative recreational project. He has progressed and was promoted to a senior sales manager.
Mr. Karavani arrived in San Diego last December due to personal reasons. His passion and longing for Israel’s landscapes has lead him, a couple of months ago, to "Yael Adventures" where, thanks to his impressive credentials and well proven abilities, he was offered the position of West Cost Sales Manager.
Mr. Karavani admits that the aspect he most prefers and excels in his work is the "magic element". Israel is a magical country, for a fact. No doubt, whatever trail you choose to walk through, you will not stay indifferent. However, it requires extensive knowledge and a unique talent from your coordinator to match not only a tidy and precise Taylor-made journey for you, but also to provide you with an exalting experience, a real adventure. This is the magical spirit Avinoam is all about!

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Mrs. Rachel Gal grew up in the town of Nazareth. Living in the proximity of a Historical and holy place, abundant with so many sacred and magnificent ancient edifices has certainly made an impact on her personal life perspective. Mrs. Gal has always been captivated by foreign cultures and landscapes and no wonder she choose to learn geography and Social Sciences at Haifa University. Very soon she came to realize that Tourism is her vocation, the only profession that will allow her to combine her personal qualities and abilities with her fascination for culture and profound fondness with humankind, recreation and fun.
In 1991 Mrs. Gal started to work as travel Agent, extending her professional skills to overseas tourism. Her high standard accuracy and service-oriented inclination have made her very appreciated among the local business Managers community. Her notoriety has finally brought her to the company where she was appointed four years ago as Overseas Desk Manager.
Today Mrs. Gal provides flights and plans services to a wide range of exclusive leading companies' managers. Mrs. Gal is also a resourceful overseas tour planner and adviser who elaborates customized programs to groups and private sector. 
The many appreciation letters Mrs. Rachel Gal receives, testify for her good disposition, personal resources, are a 24/7 service provided.

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Mrs. Gali Keidar Is only 36 years old but already possesses an impressive and outstanding record: she has a profound academic knowledge of the Middle East area including its History, Archeology and Ethnology. She works as an Israeli tour guide instructor, a photographer-art designer and a reporter at several local leading magazines dealing with Nature, recreation and vacation. She is often asked by the Israeli TV channel 10 to serve as a researcher in their nature, cultural and history programs. Mrs. Keidar also initiated and produced several Judeo-Arab cultural events and more.
Mrs. Keidar is an idealist who believes in peach. She chose to serve at the Israeli Army as a teacher and a tour guide within the Israeli Nature Protection Organization.  If you ask her what motivates her, she would say the daily revealing of her country’s beautiful inner soul; which she considers as a life time journey. Mrs. Keidar's secret wish is to make everyone feel Israel’s diverse and multiple rhythms. Her highest experience was the privilege she had when she spent a period of one year with the Bedouin tribes in the desert, as part of the Haifa university extensive ethnology research. 
For several years now she has been in charge of recruiting, training and orienting company's tour guides. She creates, processes and carries out the company's local touring programs; she elaborates and implements special local tourism projects produced by the company.

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Mr. Motti Kopelman immigrated to Israel from Argentina in 1963. At the end of his military service, he decided to settle down at Mishmar Haemek kibbutz in the Galilee, where he lives with his family.
Mr. Kopelman knows by heart the special stones, trees, parks and the many pathways in the Holy Land because of his love for nature and the Holy Land’s landscapes. Twenty years ago he made the decision to follow his passion as he becomes his a tour guide.
His easy going nature and human loving as well as his extensive knowledge of the land and its topography has made him highly appreciated by the thousands of tourists he has lead through the Holy Land trails over the years.
Mr. Kopelman occupies the position of an Operation Manager at the company, where his expertise is much valuable and guarantees the successful and smooth operational process of each and every excursion produced by the company.
Today, Mr. Kopelman handles most of the many operation processes from his office. But on weekends and recreation time he does the one thing he likes most - hiking with his family and friends in the trails of the Holy Land.

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Mr. Yair Herdan was born 33 years ago in Haifa and his philosophy is that life is a daily celebration to which every one is invited. Such is his approach to guiding tours: exalting, joyfully but mostly innovating.
Mr. Herdan specializes in the Haifa region. He spent much of his childhood playing in the narrow alleyways of the Wadi, predominantly home to Muslims and Christians. He knows and tells the entire city’s soul little stories, stories you will never find in any History book.
Mr. Herdan is locally known as "the musical tour guide". Being a gifted trumpet player it was only natural for him to add his tune to the tour creating a joyful experience. As quoted from an article published last year in the Jewish Telegraph: "… Mr. Herdan is heard before he is seen, guiding tours during which he serenades tourists and locals alike…".
His personal recommendation to the new visitor in Israel: "Go to the market place. For several years I am guiding special tours to Rosh Haayin street market where all the surrounding Muslims, Christians and Jewish villagers present their locally made merchandise side by side. You will find there a unique mixture of captivating smells, tastes, colors, goods and typical mix-cultural articles which in a way represents the essence of Israel".
Mr. Herdan has been working as a tour guide for almost 8 years with the company. Part of Mr. Herdan’s secret of success is his continued innovations. click here to view Mr. Herdan’s unique tours.

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Three years ago Mr. Eitan Kapach has honorably retired of his functions as an aircraft pilot in the Israeli Army at the rank of a Lieutenant Colonel, after 24 years of service to his country.
Mr. Kapach’s long experience as a helicopter pilot and navigator has provided him with a particular perspective of the Israeli landscapes, much valuable in his second career. Observing his country for 24 years from the hawk eye point of view has certainly deepened his love and attach to it. There For, for Mr. Kapach being a tour guide was the obvious and logical second career.
Mr. Kapach’s resolve patience and empathy combined with his outstanding field abilities have made him very rapidly a most successful and appreciated professional in the Holy Land tourism area.
Mr. Kapach is also an excellent and erudite lecturer. As such, he is sought out for pre-tour presentations, which deepen his future excursionists’ knowledge and experience.
Mr. Kapach occupies the position of tour guide at the company and in only 3 years has become one of the prime ones, thanks to his thorough work and devotion.   

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Ms. Dorit Guez entered the tourism industry 7 years ago while successfully fulfilling the position of an operation Manager for 3 years at Sea-Track ltd, a company that offers cruising journeys along Israel’s sea shores.
For almost four years now, Ms. Guez operates the company’s reservation department, taking care of all the reservation: accommodations, transportation, security, catering, sites reservations and more.
Ms. Guez outstanding organization skills and extensive knowledge of the Israeli suppliers involved in each and every domain have brought her to become the center of the company’s "nervous system". Ms. Guez is fully committed to each and every reservation handled by her, knowing by heart every detail, and will always deliver a tour perfectly tied up in all its various aspects.
But above all, Ms. Guez with her charming and cheerful personality remains available 24/7 for any question or assistance required, making her a real jewel.  

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Mr. Yohay Avrahami was born in Israel 47 years ago. As a typical "Tzabara" (Israeli born) he is deeply attached to his country but at the same time is attracted by the fascinating call of foreign cultures. He spent several years hiking the roads of North America and South America where he learned Spanish and Portuguese.
Mr. Avrahami studied Israel’s History & Geography at Bar-Ilan University and is profoundly aware of Israel’s unique spiritual bound with the Christian and Judaic cultures. In the tour guiding profession he found his balance between sharing his knowledge with others and his personal desire for contacting people from other cultures and countries.
Mr. Avrahami has been working with the company since 1992 and specializes with pilgrimage tourism from North & South America.  Within his many years of experience Mr. Avrahami developed unique way of guiding: using books of literature poetry and history he follows a foot step the narration. This personal approach has made him highly appreciated among his clients and colleagues. As declared by Mr. Avrahami, the tour guide in the Holy Land has the unique privilege of leading the Christian and Jewish tourist through the Holy Land while using the most ancient touring manuals: the Bible and Josephus Flavious writings.  
Mr. Avrahami personal recommendation: "Bring your own bible when touring the Holy Land. Almost every place in the Holy Land has a reference in the sacred book. You will be amazed to be present at the actual sites while reading the lines described it in the book. It is an exalting and unforgettable spiritual experience and my personal joy to take you through it."

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