Create
&Deliver
With almost 50 years as an incoming tour operator,
Amiel has earned its worldwide reputation as the leading provider of tourism to Israel
WE
CREATE
From an endless breadth of sites, traditions, and activities to choose from, WE CREATE a perfect journey designed specifically for the likes, needs and interests of any, and make it memorable, leaving a taste for more.
WE
DELIVER
When it comes to organizing trips, WE DELIVER unmatchable execution and customer-care that are second to none, to make it memorable, for both the individual traveler, the entire group, and our agent partners.
MAKE IT
MEMORABLE For YOUR
With Israel We Stand
The horrific events of October 7th sparked a wave on unwavering support for Israel, which martialized, among other things, in travel to the sites and locations where the horror took place, in solidarity with the victims and communities.
Touring the Holy Land in difficult times
As touring the Holy Land became more challenging after the horrific events of October 7th, and the Gaza war which followed them, supporting Israel and not giving-in to terror, adds new meaning for groups traveling the country.
Trip of a lifetime
Exploring modern Israel and its many communities, was at the core of the Omaha Jewish Federation group tour
Meeting Israel’s people
Exploring modern Israel and its many communities, was at the core of the Omaha Jewish Federation group tour
Pilgrims in the Holy Land
Christian volunteer group on an inspirational cross-country choir tour
WE
ARE
Amiel’s mission is to create and deliver experiences that resonate for a lifetime.
Our love for Israel, passion for sharing its landscapes, history and traditions with travelers from around the globe, and our ability to stay relevant, after so many years in business, are why tour operators choose us again and again, as their trusted partner in Israel.
1839
The Amiel family leaves Casablanca on route to Jaffa
They arrived in the Holy Land and settled in the first Jewish neighborhood outside of Old Jaffa, where Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek is today, only to be expelled by the Ottoman government to Alexandria, Egypt, shortly after.
1920
The Amiel’s return to Palestine
Following the defeat of the Turks by the British, the family is able to return
1948
Irit Amiel, Holocaust survivor, makes Aliyah and settles in Kibbutz Palmachim
Irit was born in Poland in 1931, and survived World War II in Czestochowa ghetto, using false Aryan papers. In Palestine she settles in Palmachim, a new kibbutz on the Israeli coast where she meets and marries Chuzi Amiel, a fellow pioneer
1955
Chuzi becomes the nation’s first out of two tourist bus drivers
In the 1950s, the bus cooperative where Chuzi worked acquired three brand new red tourist buses. Chuzi immediately fell in love and became one of the first tourist bus drivers in Israel.
1960
Chuzi receives his tour guide license, and becomes young country’s 23rd tour guide
For 20 years Chuzi followed a career path that included bus driver, tour guide, tour operator and then department head in a tour agency, before he finally founded his own company – Amiel.
1976
Amiel was established
1982
Oni joins the company
Oni, an officer in the Paratroopers Brigade, and a student of Land of Israel studies at Beit Berl College, joins his father’s business as a licensed tour guide.
1983
Oni is sent to Germany to establish Shalom Israel Reisen, Amiel’s outgoing tour operator to Israel in Germany
1998
Amiel receives the Jubilee Promoter of Tourism Award from the President of Israel
2000
Chuzi retires after receiving a Life Achievement Award from the President of Israel, and Oni is named company CEO
2008
Yuval Amiel joins Amiel
Yuval, Oni’s son, studied business administration and also became a licensed tour guide. He is the 3rd generation in the family business
2020
Yuval becomes CEO of Amiel