Maranatha Tours - Christian Tours 18428 North 42nd Place, Phoenix, AZ 85032

"I have been on several tours with Maranatha, in fact I wouldn't go to Israel with any other tour group. The packages are everything you would expect from a top tour company. Excellent accommodations, excellent food, excellent guides excellent sight's."

"The company promised to book travel via Turkish Airlines assuring the inclusion of baggage fees for the round trip. On our return, the airline told us we had been removed from the Maranatha Tour and were booked outside of the tour by Maranatha. This occurred for three separate parties. We contacted Maranatha from TelAviv and subsequently repeatedly requested a refund of the excess unanticipated baggage fees. Maranatha made the error in booking with the airline and refused to refund us the extra fees in violation of their expressed contract with us. They were wholly unsupportive, telling us to take it up with the airline and to "have a blessed day". The bags were underweight as when departing the US and yet we were forced to pay extra fees without compensation from Maranatha. The agenda for the trip was excellent but the tour guide, especially in Israel, while very likable and knowledgeable, lacked interest or knowledge of biblical references providing sort of "new age" lectures at key sites. The tour therefore lacked Biblical depth. In addition, anti-Catholic slurs were made on more than one occasion. Fortunately, a very kind and knowledgeable Baptist pastor in our group would help us informally. Disappointed with our “once in a lifetime” trip, I would recommend careful shopping of Holy Land tours and rule out Maranatha."

"I just returned from Israel and all the major points of interest. Maranatha did an excellent job of scheduling every detail of my trip. Nothing went wrong. Hotels were.100% correct guided tours were correct. I couldn't ask for a better experience. And our guide, Doron Berkenstien was excellent..5 stars all the way."

"From planning to execution Maranatha did a wonderful job. Airline schedules, hotels, guides, drivers, destinations; all were excellent. One of our tour members had a health problem and between Maranatha and Near East Tours the person had quick and capable medical treatment and was able to join the tour after missing only a day. All of this was coordinated without interrupting the flow of the tour itself. I have made many trips to the Lands of the Bible over the years but this was by far the best experience I've had as a tour leader."

"Awesome experience. Our tour guide Foteh was excellent. He was very knowledgeable, passionate, helpful, fun and a great teacher. I learned so much, he eased our way to so many places. Mohammed our bus driver was great boy could he get anywhere he needed to in that bus. Our Our accommodations were very good. Meals were good. Air travel with Turkish Airlines was excellent. I cannot say enough good things about this trip. Cherished memories of a lifetime , made many new friends. I highly recommend Maranatha Tours to anyone traveling."