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Jewish Heritage Tours With Every Meal Kosher
Jewish heritage tours for travelers who want to stand where Jewish life happened: the synagogues of Tomar, Marrakech and Cochin, the ShUM cities on the Rhine, Vilnius and Kraków, with every meal Glatt Kosher Mehadrin and Shabbat kept with the local community.
The next departures
Eight kosher heritage tours and cruises, in date order
Each one is led through the Jewish history of the place: the old synagogues and cemeteries, the communities that are still there, and a Shabbat with one of them. You fly in, we meet you, and the touring, the hotels and the meals are arranged for you. More than 900 guests on our tours and cruises since 2022.
India
India, January 2027
- Dates
- January 11–26, 2027
- From
- $5,500 per person
Helsinki to Berlin
The Baltic, August 2027
- Dates
- August 16–23, 2027
- From
- $4,990 per person
Portugal
Portugal, November 2027
- Dates
- November 2–10, 2027
- From
- $5,500 per person
Morocco
Morocco, November 2027
- Dates
- November 8–17, 2027
- From
- $5,900 per person
Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Dubai and Abu Dhabi, November 2027
- Dates
- November 16–22, 2027
- From
- $3,500 per person
Lithuania and Poland
Lithuania and Poland, a heritage tour
- Dates
- Not currently scheduled
- From
- Price to be announced
Düsseldorf to Frankfurt
The Rhine, a river cruise
- Dates
- Next sailing to be announced
- From
- Price to be announced
Cuba
Havana, Cuba
- Dates
- Not currently scheduled
- From
- Price to be announced
Dates and from-prices are the ones published today, per person sharing a double room or cabin, in US dollars. Each page carries the full itinerary, the hotels, the price and the deposit terms. Looking for the whole range, from Japan to a Kruger safari? See all our kosher tours, or the kosher cruises.
What it is
What is a Jewish heritage tour?
A Jewish heritage tour is a trip built around the Jewish history of a place: its synagogues, cemeteries and old Jewish quarters, and the communities that are still there.
On ours you walk the sites with a guide who knows them, keep Shabbat with a local community where there is one, and eat only kosher food, every meal arranged. The tours differ in pace and in distance: the Rhine cruise is the gentlest, with one cabin for the week, and a land tour such as Morocco moves between cities. Each page says which it is.
Europe
Jewish heritage tours in Europe: Portugal, Lithuania and Poland, the Rhine and the Baltic
Four ways into the Jewish history of Europe, from the Sephardic communities of the Iberian Peninsula to the Ashkenazi world that began on the Rhine and flourished in Vilnius and Kraków.
Portugal: Sephardic heritage from Lisbon to Porto
Nine days across three cities: Lisbon and Sintra, the medieval synagogue of Tomar and the Crypto-Jewish community of Belmonte, then Porto and its wine country. Shabbat is kept in Porto with the local kehillah at the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue, and a tour leader travels with the group for the whole trip.
Kosher Tour of Portugal, November 2027
Lithuania and Poland: Vilnius, Kraków and Warsaw
Eight days through the Jewish history of two countries: Vilnius, once called the Jerusalem of Lithuania, with Shabbat kept there; Trakai and Kaunas; Lublin, the center of Jewish scholarship in Poland; Kraków and the Kazimierz Jewish Quarter; and Warsaw. An English-speaking guide leads the touring, and where there is no kosher restaurant nearby a cook and mashgiach travel with the group.
Kosher Heritage Tour of Lithuania and Poland
The Rhine: the ShUM cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz
Seven nights on the river from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt, with the Moselle, the Rhine Gorge and the three ShUM cities where the Jewish communities of Ashkenaz began. Shabbat is kept in port at Speyer, with a walk to the Judenhof and its medieval synagogue and mikveh. In Worms: Rashi's synagogue and the eleventh-century cemetery, Heiliger Sand. Every meal is cooked on board for the group.
Kosher Rhine River Cruise: Jewish Heritage from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt
The Baltic: synagogues from Tallinn to Gdańsk
Seven nights aboard the Norwegian Jewel, with a port every day: Tallinn, Stockholm, Riga, Klaipėda, Gdańsk, Bornholm, and Berlin at the end. The cities on the way have Jewish communities and synagogues of their own, among the places you can see ashore. Our own group is on board, with Glatt Kosher Mehadrin meals, a daily minyan and Shabbat kept together.
Kosher Baltic Heritage Cruise, August 2027
Spain
Jewish Spain has its own story, told in a guide of its own: Jewish history on the rich Jewish Spain tour
Morocco, India and Cuba
Jewish heritage tours in Morocco, India and Cuba
Three places where Jewish communities have lived for centuries, and where the synagogues are still in use.
Morocco: the Mellah of Marrakech and the imperial cities
Ten days with the group and an English-speaking guide: Casablanca, Rabat, Meknes and Fes, then Marrakech and its Mellah, the Atlantic coast at Essaouira, and the Agafay Desert. Shabbat is in Marrakech, kept at the 500-year-old Lazama Synagogue. In Essaouira the group visits the Chaim Pinto Synagogue in the old Jewish quarter.
Kosher Tour of Morocco, November 2027
India: Cochin and Mumbai on the Golden Triangle tour
Sixteen days, with an 11-day option, from the palaces of Rajasthan and the Taj Mahal to the old Jewish quarter of Cochin and the synagogues of Mumbai. Shabbat is kept at the Paradesi Synagogue in Cochin's Jew Town, the group sees the synagogues of Chendamangalam and Paravur, and in Mumbai the Knesseth Eliyahoo and Magen David synagogues.
Kosher Tour of India, January 2027
Cuba: the congregations of Havana
Five days based in Havana with a local English-speaking guide: Old Havana, Cuba's oldest congregations, with the Adath Israel synagogue and El Patronato (Beth Shalom), the Jewish Cemetery at Guanabacoa, and a day in the tobacco country of the Viñales Valley. Every meal is Glatt Mehadrin at Chateau Blanc, under International Kosher Mehadrin supervision.
Kashrut
Kosher on the road, at every meal
Every meal on every tour and cruise is Glatt Kosher Mehadrin. How it reaches the table depends on the country, and each page says exactly how.
In Portugal the group is on full board, with packed lunches on touring days. In Lithuania and Poland a cook and mashgiach travel with the group where there is no kosher restaurant nearby. On the Rhine and the Baltic the meals are cooked on board for the group. In Morocco, where a hotel or restaurant cannot meet our standard, our own mashgiach and cook travel with the group. In Havana the meals are at Chateau Blanc under International Kosher Mehadrin supervision, and in India the group eats at the Chabad restaurants in Delhi, Pushkar and Mumbai.
The pace
For travelers with time: kosher tours for seniors and unhurried walkers
Heritage touring means old quarters, synagogues and cemeteries, and old streets are rarely flat. The tours differ in how much they ask of you, so the pace is stated on each page, and Shabbat is always a rest day.
- On the Rhine you unpack once and the ship moves between towns while you sleep. The town visits are walking tours over old streets and some steps, and Shabbat is a full day in port with no touring beyond a walk.
- In Havana the pace is easy to moderate: Old Havana is walked at a relaxed pace with stops at plazas and synagogues, and the Viñales day is the most active.
- In Portugal, Sintra and Alfama mean cobblestones, steps and slopes, and the touring is full most days. In Morocco the medinas and kasbahs mean steps, ramps and uneven ground.
- Traveling on your own, or with a friend? The tours suit couples, friends and solo travelers, and a room of your own carries a single supplement where the tour page gives one.
- Tell us what you can manage before you book. The reservation form asks for a short health declaration, because some tours are more active than others.
On every tour
What a Kosher Travelers heritage tour includes
The list differs a little from tour to tour, and each page carries its own. These parts do not change.
- A guide
- An English-speaking guide who knows the country and its Jewish history leads the touring.
- Kosher meals
- Every meal Glatt Kosher Mehadrin, full board on the tours, on board on the cruises.
- Transport and tickets
- A coach for the touring, and the entrance fee for every site on the itinerary.
- Hotels and cabins
- Every night's hotel or cabin, so you unpack as few times as the route allows.
- Shabbat
- A full Shabbat program, with the local Jewish community on the tours and with the group on the cruises.
- Airport
- We meet you on arrival and take you back on the last day, so send us your flight times.
Not included: flights, travel insurance and anything you buy along the way.
Price and booking
How booking works
Prices are per person, sharing a double room or cabin, in US dollars, and each page gives its own: $5,500 for India, $4,990 for the Baltic cruise, $5,500 for Portugal and $5,900 for Morocco. The price of the next Rhine sailing is to be announced; the Lithuania and Poland and Havana tours are not currently scheduled.
A reservation form and a deposit confirm your place; the amount and the balance date are on each tour's page. Nothing is paid on this website.
- You send a short inquiry
Six fields, with the tour you were reading already filled in.
- A person replies, not a system
The person for your region calls or emails you, within one working day, with the itinerary and the reservation form.
- Every question answered, with patience
Kashrut, rooms, walking, flights, deposit and balance. Ask as many as you like.
- Places are confirmed in order of booking
Each group has a fixed number of places. Your form and deposit confirm yours.
What our guests have to say
What guests said
“Your attention to detail, administrative and organizational prowess and logistical coordination made the excursion as flawless as it was fabulous.”
Questions
Questions travelers ask about Jewish heritage tours
Which Jewish heritage tours do you run?
Eight today: Kosher Tour of India, January 2027 (Cochin and Mumbai), Kosher Baltic Heritage Cruise, August 2027, Kosher Tour of Portugal, November 2027 (Tomar, Belmonte and Porto), Kosher Tour of Morocco, November 2027 (Marrakech and Essaouira), Kosher Tour of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, November 2027, Kosher Heritage Tour of Lithuania and Poland, Kosher Rhine River Cruise: Jewish Heritage from Düsseldorf to Frankfurt and Kosher Tour of Havana, Cuba. The next Rhine sailing dates are to be announced; the Lithuania and Poland and Havana tours are not currently scheduled.
Are the meals kosher throughout?
Yes. Every meal is Glatt Kosher Mehadrin: breakfast, lunch and dinner, catered by the local Jewish community, at kosher restaurants, or cooked on board on the cruises. Each tour's page says who supervises it.
How is Shabbat kept on a heritage tour?
Shabbat is a rest day. In Porto it is with the local kehillah at the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue; in Marrakech at the Lazama Synagogue; in Vilnius; in Cochin at the Paradesi Synagogue. On the Rhine the ship is in port at Speyer, and the group keeps Shabbat together on board.
Are these tours suitable for seniors?
Yes, if you choose the pace that suits you. The pace is stated on each page, and the Rhine is the gentlest: you unpack once and the ship moves while you sleep. Portugal and Morocco ask more of your legs, with cobblestones, steps and uneven ground. Tell us what you can manage and we will say which tour suits you.
Do I need to be religious to come?
Our guests keep Shabbat and kosher, but there are no specific religious requirements to join, and we do not ask about your personal practice.
Are flights included?
No. You book your own flights. We meet you at the airport on arrival and take you back on the last day, so send us your flight times.
Is there a Jewish heritage tour of Spain?
Our guide to Jewish history in Spain is Jewish history on the rich Jewish Spain tour. The neighboring Sephardic story, Portugal, has a tour of its own: Kosher Portugal: Lisbon, Porto and Jewish Portugal.
Do you run a Jewish heritage tour in Israel?
Our Israel programs are described on our Israel page. The Jewish heritage tours listed here are outside Israel.
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