Bacharach on the Rhine, its church spire above the old town and the river beyond

For travelers with time

Kosher Tours for Travelers With Time

Kosher tours for seniors, and for anyone who would rather unpack once than five times: a Pesach or Sukkot program in one hotel, a river or sea cruise, a short tour from one base. Every meal is Glatt Kosher Mehadrin, and Shabbat is a rest day on every trip.

How to choose

The kind of trip decides the pace

If you travel now that the children have grown, the choice is mostly about how much walking a trip asks of you and how often you want to pack a case. Our trips fall into four kinds, from the quietest to the busiest, and each trip's own page says how many steps, hills and early starts to expect.

One hotel for the chag: A Pesach or Sukkot program is the whole chag under one roof: nothing to pack in the middle, and the hours between the meals and the shiurim are yours.
Unpack once, at sea: On a cruise the ship moves while you sleep. The days ashore are as active as you make them, and the days at sea are for rest and the lectures.
A short week from one base: Some tours stay in one hotel, or keep the touring easy to moderate. Others cross a country and ask more of your legs, and the page below says which.
Private, on your own dates: Cape Town and Kruger is run for your own party, so the dates and the pace are yours. The game drives start early, with rest between them.

Traveling alone? Ask us about a cabin or a room for one. There are no religious requirements to join any trip, and we never ask about your observance. Guests on our trips are of every age, so you will not be in a group of one generation: one guest wrote of a program with “something for everyone from 3 years to 80”.

One hotel · four programs

Pesach and Sukkot in one hotel, with nothing to pack

The easiest kosher trips to take at an easier pace: you arrive, you unpack, and the chag comes to you. Davening and shiurim are in the hotel, the meals are at the table, and the day between them is your own.

The Elysium Resort in Rhodes at dusk, looking over the pool to the sea

Pesach at the Elysium

Rhodes, Greece

April 20 – May 2, 2027

A table set on the terrace of the Inbal Hotel, with the Old City of Jerusalem behind it

Pesach at the Inbal

Jerusalem, Israel

April 21–28, 2027

Sunrise over Lake Kinneret from the pier at Nof Ginosar

Pesach at Nof Ginosar

Lake Kinneret, Israel

April 21–29, 2027

The infinity pool at David's Harp at sunset, the Sea of Galilee beyond

Sukkot at David's Harp

Sea of Galilee, Israel

October 15–22, 2027

At the Elysium in Rhodes there is davening every day and a learning program with talks from the scholars in residence. At Nof Ginosar the hotel is wheelchair accessible, and there are daily minyanim and Torah shiurim. At the Inbal in Jerusalem the Old City and the Kotel are a walk away on Yom Tov and Shabbat, and the rest of the city is a short ride on Chol Hamoed. At David’s Harp there is a spa, and three easy walks from the hotel.

All three Pesach programs, with what each includes, are on Passover programs 2027.

A wide lawn running down to the sea at the Elysium Resort — The lawn beside the sea, Rhodes

The courtyard of the Inbal Hotel seen from above, tables under the stone arches — The Inbal courtyard, Jerusalem

Unpack once · 5 sailings

A cruise: one cabin for the week, and the ship does the traveling

The Rhine is the gentlest of our heritage tours, with one cabin for the week. On a sea cruise the pace is set by how much you choose to do ashore, and some sailings keep a day at sea in the middle to rest.

The Rhine, a Jewish heritage river cruise

Düsseldorf to Frankfurt

Next sailing to be announced

Positano on the Amalfi Coast at sunset, houses climbing the cliff above the sea

The Mediterranean, four sailings

Rome and Barcelona

May 23 – August 29, 2027

The Briksdal Glacier above a rushing glacial river

Norway's fjords and glaciers

Round trip from Rotterdam

July 4–11, 2027

Odda at the head of the Hardangerfjord, mountains reflected in the water

Norway's hidden fjords

Rotterdam to Amsterdam

August 29 – September 5, 2027

Gamla Stan, Stockholm's old town, seen across the water with the spire of Riddarholmen Church

The Baltic capitals and Scandinavia

Dover to Oslo

June 25 – July 7, 2027

Every cruise page says what to ask before you book. Guests who cannot manage stairs will want to know how near the elevators the cabins are, and how Shabbat is managed with the key cards and the doors. Ask us, and we will tell you.

All of our sailings, ocean and river, are on kosher cruises.

Rows of vineyards running down a hillside to the wide Rhine, with an island in the river and hills beyond — Vineyards above the Rhine

The old town of Stockholm and a tall church spire seen across the water — Gamla Stan, Stockholm

A short week · 3 trips

Tours from one base, or at an easy pace

Three trips that are kind to the legs, each in its own way. Read the pace line on the page before you choose, because the last of them is private, on your dates, and sets its own speed.

The lit towers of Business Bay reflected in the canal at night, the Burj Khalifa rising behind them

Dubai and Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

November 16–22, 2027

A classic red convertible on a street in Havana

Havana, Cuba

Cuba

Not currently scheduled

Cape Town and Table Mountain under a pink and orange evening sky

Cape Town and a Kruger safari

South Africa, private

Every Wednesday, year-round

Dubai and Abu Dhabi is a short, full week based in one hotel, so there is no packing and unpacking. Havana is easy to moderate: most days are city touring by coach and on foot, with one more active day at Viñales. Cape Town and Kruger is private: Cape Town is full and active with a fair amount of walking, and the safari days are more relaxed, built around morning and afternoon game drives with rest in between.

A wide paved promenade under palm trees along the Abu Dhabi waterfront, the city towers beyond — The Corniche, Abu Dhabi

The wide seafront promenade of the Malecón, Havana — The Malecón, Havana

Walking, stated plainly

How much walking? Kosher tours for seniors, trip by trip

This is what each trip’s own page says about the walking. If it is not here, the trip’s page does not yet say, so ask us before you decide.

Rhine river cruise: The gentlest of our heritage tours: you unpack once and the ship moves while you sleep. The town visits are walking tours over old streets and some steps.
Havana, Cuba: Easy to moderate. Old Havana is walked at a relaxed pace with stops at plazas and synagogues; the Viñales day is the most active.
Cape Town and Kruger: Cape Town is full and active, with a fair amount of walking. The safari days are more relaxed, with rest between the drives.
Vietnam: Light to moderate daily walking, with some steps and village paths. Several days include a boat, and there are two domestic flights.
Portugal: Cobblestones, steps and slopes in Sintra and Alfama. The touring is full most days.
Morocco: Steps, ramps and uneven ground in the medinas and kasbahs. A full day of touring most days and one long coach journey.
Japan: A full touring week, with long days on foot at markets, temples and castles, and the coach and the bullet train between.
India: A long, full tour: eight cities, three domestic flights and several long drives, with walking in forts, bazaars and old towns.

These tours are not closed to anyone: choose the pace that suits you, and tell us what suits you. For the heritage tours in particular, see Jewish heritage tours, where the pace is stated on each page and Shabbat is always a rest day.

Orchards and the Kinneret seen from David's Harp — The Kinneret from David’s Harp

Rooms, lifts and distances

Access: ask before you book, and we answer before you book

Questions about access (ground-floor rooms, lifts and distances) are answered before anyone books. Every hotel and ship is different, so we tell you about yours rather than printing one answer for all of them.

Tell us what you need when you inquire: a ground-floor room, a room near the lift, a short walk to the dining room and the synagogue, a cabin close to an elevator, or help with luggage
Nof Ginosar says on its page that the hotel is wheelchair accessible; for every other hotel, ship and tour, ask
Some ports are reached by tender, the ship’s own launch. On the Japan, South Korea and China cruise, Jeju is one, and wheelchair access there is limited
Ask how Shabbat works with the key cards, doors and elevators at the hotel or on the ship you are considering, and we will tell you what to expect
The tours ask for a short health declaration on the reservation form, because some days are more active than others

Health, insurance and flights

Medical cover, insurance and getting there

Medical costs abroad can be far higher than at home, and your own health plan may not follow you across a border.

HMOs, PPOs and Medicare typically do not cover you outside your home country, so take out travel insurance before you go. A good policy covers cancellation fees, hospitalization, related medical costs and emergency evacuation, and a cruise needs a policy written for cruises. The page on travel insurance says what to look for, and the team for your region will point you to a policy that fits your trip.

Flights are not included. We can introduce you to a travel agent who knows the program, so your flights fit the dates of the trip. Each trip page gives its deposit, balance and cancellation terms.

The pool deck at Nof Ginosar, loungers beside the water — The pool deck, Nof Ginosar

The Old City of Jerusalem seen from a suite terrace at the Inbal — The Old City from the Inbal

What our guests have to say

What a first-time group traveler said

“All we had to do was show up and things were taken care of for us.”

Tziporah and Eric Thall · Chicago · Chanuka in Dubai

Questions

Questions about kosher tours for seniors

What is the best kosher tour for seniors?

It depends on the pace you want. The easiest are a Pesach or Sukkot program, where you stay in one hotel for the whole chag, and a cruise, where you unpack once. The Rhine cruise is the gentlest of our heritage tours. A tour that crosses a country asks more of your legs: read the pace line on its page, and ask us.

Are your kosher tours suitable for seniors?

Yes, if you choose the pace that suits you. Guests of every age travel with us, and each trip page says how much walking there is. Shabbat is always a rest day.

Do you run tours only for seniors?

No. Our trips are open to every age, and guests of every generation travel together. If you would like a trip with a quieter pace, this page is where to start, and a person for your region will help you choose.

Can I come if I use a wheelchair or a walker?

Ask us before you book. Questions about access (ground-floor rooms, lifts and distances) are answered before anyone books, and the answer differs from hotel to hotel and ship to ship. Nof Ginosar says on its page that the hotel is wheelchair accessible.

I am traveling alone. Is that all right?

Yes. Ask us about a cabin or a room for one. There are no religious requirements to join any trip, and we never ask about your observance.

How does Shabbat work if I cannot manage stairs?

Shabbat is a rest day on every trip, in the hotel or with the local community. Ask how it works with the elevators, key cards and doors at the hotel or ship you are considering, and we will tell you what to expect.

Do I need travel insurance?

We strongly recommend it. A good policy covers cancellation fees, hospitalization, related medical costs and emergency evacuation, and your own health plan may not cover you abroad. See travel insurance.

Do you run kosher tours of Israel for seniors?

Our Israel programs are hotel programs for Pesach and Sukkot. For a guided tour of Israel planned around your own group or family, see guided tours to Israel.

Other ways to choose

Every trip, or by who is coming

Discover

The world beyond the ordinary.

Connect

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Enrich

Memories that touch the soul.

Jerusalem at dusk, seen from the Inbal Hotel

Inquire

Speak to someone about your trip

Call the line for your region, or send an inquiry and we will come back to you.

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