Tour guide in Jerusalem Raanan B.

Jerusalem, Israel

Hebrew, English

19

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Since Oct 29, 2021

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I'm Raanan B., your private tour guide in Jerusalem

Guide #52698

I started out my career as a field guide at the Ein Gedi Field Study Center on the shores of the Dead Sea, which I later became the manager of. With time the shores of the Dead Sea have shifted, as have I. I have worked at the Ministry of Environment, at the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel, at the Technion Institue and at EU funded projects to promote the protection of nature and the environment. I coordinated the first policy in Israel to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions, the first policy of Sustainable Development and more. If you look at the state of the environment, one might say that I have sort of failed. . . Now, after many years of guiding people as a hobby, I am a certified tour guide who does not aim to compete with other tour guides in remembering dates of events. I compete with them to provide my partners to the tour (you) with an enjoyable experience from which they will come out feeling, knowing and understanding (for example in Jerusalem) much better than when they enterd the Old City several hours earlier, and to make sure that they have had an enjoyable experience. Ceritfied tour guide BSc in Biology (Hebrew University) MPA - Masters in Public Administration (kennedy School of Government, Harvard)

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  • Nadav K.United States
    June 2023

    Raanan was a fantastic guide through Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea. He was especially attentive to our kids (8 and 10), and made the day fun and informative. Very highly recommended!

    Replied from the guide, Raanan B.

    June 2023

    Thanks much Nadav for your kind words. Your kids, as I told you, are inquisitive, attentive, interested, cooperative or in other words, kids that any guide would love to lead on a tour. I trully enjoyed the day with your family.

  • Samy N.United States
    May 2023

    Raanan was a wonderful guide. Warm, patient, articulate and somehow showed us more than we could have imagined. I would definitely recommend him and tell future travellers to choose him

    Replied from the guide, Raanan B.

    May 2023

    Thanks much Samy and Angela. It was a pleasure spending time together in Jerusalem.

  • Cheryl S.Canada
    April 2023

    Thanks for an excellent tour! All the stories you shared with us was wonderful. You made our tour of the Holy City so memorable and your knowledge is extensive. We feel very privileged to have been inside the Armenian church and see the Franciscan procession in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

    Replied from the guide, Raanan B.

    April 2023

    Thanks Cheryl and Kevin for your kind words. As for me, I have never had a tour with anyone so knowledgeable and aware of the complicated history of Jerusalem. And sorry for the rain. It won't happen again.

  • Alexandria K.United States
    April 2023

    Very knowledgeable guide and well-constructed tour. Highly recommend to anyone interested.

    Replied from the guide, Raanan B.

    April 2023

    Thank you Alexandria for your kind words and for organizing your group and taking the time to do this tour with me.

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