Testimonials By Eric Tomer

Rajiv Singal, Toronto, Canada

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Eric, I just wanted to send you a note from Sandra and I to thank you for the amazing experience in Israel. It is a beautiful country and there is so much to learn. Your time with us was an absolute highlight and quite frankly made the trip so much more memorable. We will be back. Please stay in touch and reach out if you are ever heading to Canada.

Rajiv K Singal MD, FRCSC
Endourology, Urologic Cancer and Robotics Surgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

Jeff , Denver, Colorado

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Eric,
Judy and I want to thank you for the wonderful time we had in Israel. Not only did we appreciate your knowledge and attention to detail, but we appreciate the fact that we made a new friend.
Jeff

Nadine , Paris France

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Cher Eric,
Je tenais à vous dire le plaisir que j'avais eu de vous rencontrer et de faire mes premiers pas en Israël en votre compagnie.
Votre culture et votre gentillesse m'ont permis de goûter la réelle beauté de ce pays.
La visite de Jérusalem a été un moment particulièrement fort et émouvant. En vous disant cela, j'imagine que je ne suis pas très originale, mais je ne pensais pas, avant de venir, être ainsi touchée. Les vibrations de cette ville sont vraiment très fortes.
Merci du cadeau que vous nous avez fait.
J'espère sincèrement avoir le plaisir de vous revoir lors d'un passage par Paris.
Amicalement,
Nadine.

Gabriella and Stefan, Switzerland

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Dear Eric,
We have now returned to Switzerland and wanted to thank you again for being such a wonderful guide for us. You have allowed us to discover precious jewels in your country and those memories will stay with us for long.
Please do let us know if you travel to Switzerland, we will be there to welcome you.
Kind regards,
Gabriela and Stefan

Nina and Elene, San Francisko

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Hi Eric,
I just want to thank you again for an amazing time and for taking such good care of my sister and me. We learned so much from you and appreciated all the guidance you gave as well as your enthusiasm and light-filled spirit. You were an important part of our journey and I feel very blessed for the time with you.
Will certainly pass on your contact info to others and hope to see you again one day.
My prayers and thoughts are with Israel.
Nina

Hi, Eric.
Nina passed on your message so I just wanted to add my personal thanks as well. It was a truly special day for us. You brought a smile to my face and remembering our time together and hearing your stories, will help keep it there.
Elene
San Francisco, CA 94105

Marc

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Eric,
Wow, and The best trip to Israel I have ever had and most of it was due to your ability as our wonderful tour guide. We’ve already sent an email to ----- telling her how great things were. Thank you for your words of wisdom and sharing with us what we can do the next time we visit Israel.
We certainly hope to see you again in the near future.
Marc

Rubinstein family

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We had a wonderful time and a safe trip back. Our experience was very intense and emotional. Our guide, Arik was nothing short of superb and was a huge part in making our experience what it was. His depth of knowledge was endless, he was the utmost professional, and very fun!
Best,
Ellen

Ivy and family

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Dear Michael and Yoav
I want to thank you for a simply spectacular stay in Israel. The trip was "sababa" and everyone had a blast! I am on the beach in tel aviv writing you this email. The waves are amazing and I am sipping on a beer...Not a bad final day!
Our guide Arik was amazing. He was not only knowledgeable but he was kind and patient with both the kids and the adults. He was flexible, funny and always positive. I have only the highest complements for him. When we come back to Israel again we will reserve him for sure!! Arik gave us a huge gift, that gift was his love of Israel. His commitment to this country and pride was contagious. I really can't say enough! My son Isaac cried when we said goodbye to Arik. Isaac did not want to say good bye to his new friend....Arik is truly a special man! Thank you for sharing him with us.
I am only sharing these details with you both because I know you would want the feedback. I know you aim for perfection and in the case of our trip you did it! Our trip was perfect! Thank you all for making this dream comes true. We will of course be in touch when we return to Israel in the future.
I thank you sincerely!!
Ivy (and Justin)

Brooke Anthony Minister of Family Life

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Hi Eric,
I wanted to thank you again for a wonderful tour. You added so much to my experience and I learned much from you. You are a wonderful guide and my reviews will reflect this.
I wanted to send you a few good pictures I got of you. The ones from dancing at the wall are pretty dark but still nice to have.
Thank you again!
Brooke Anthony
Minister of Family Life
Danville Christian Church

Terri S.

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Eric-
Shabbat Shalom! We wanted to thank you again for being such a wonderful guide. We had a fantastic trip, thanks to your efforts. We loved all the places we visited, found you to be incredibly knowledgeable and informative, and genuinely enjoyed your company. We were so well taken care of by you that when you dropped us in Haifa on Sunday; we were at a bit of a loss to proceed on our own at first. You made our touring so easy that it took us a while to adjust to having to figure things out for ourselves. We did have a nice time in Haifa after all, though. After hearing from you about all of the Israeli inventions, our visit to the Technion provided a nice follow-up.
Irv, I would like to thank you for your recommendation of Eric Tomer as a tour guide. He was superb, helping make our family trip to Israel the extraordinary experience I hoped it would be. My wife, kids (11 and 14), and I had a marvelous time. Eric worked with me before the trip to refine the itinerary and, once we arrived, correctly read our interests and made numerous tactical decisions about what to do and where to go that were dead on. Having been to Israel a half dozen times since 1973, I had a fairly demanding agenda and can say there was not a single thing we did, over nine days, that led me to think we shouldn't have done it. He is focused, very knowledgeable, funny, and perceptive. His judgment is outstanding, and I recommend him without qualification. He was an essential part of a trip that I will remember as a benchmark in the life of our family.
Hope you're having a good summer.
Terri and Jeremy
Washington, DC 20007

Al Kaltman, Wahington

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Hi Eric,
This is what I sent to International Travel News along with your email, phone and fax numbers.
Best wishes, Al

Eric was born in Israel, and after a career in the IDF and the PMs office decided to become a tour guide so that he could share the beauty of his country with others. He speaks Arabic, English, French and Hebrew, and is extremely knowledgeable. We arranged a private tour for our family of four people, and were delighted with the 3 days we spent with Eric. He not only covered all the places on the suggested itinerary that I had provided, but included a number of worthwhile sights that I had not considered. He was also very flexible. Concerned that the IDF would close the West Bank border crossings for Israel's memorial and independence days, Eric on the fly arranged for a Christian Arab friend of his to provide us with a private tour of Bethlehem. You could not ask for a better person to show you the Holy Land.
Al kaltman

Kasia et Christophe, Champane France

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Dear Eric,
We are already at home. Unfortunately! ? We had such a great time visiting Israel with you. Honestly, we both agreed that it was our best holidays ever! Of course it's a beautiful country, but you simply did a great job and you really are the Best Guide in Israel! ? We realize that we asked you a lot of questions ? and you were just wonderful explaining us everything, with no taboos! We feel like we know your country a little bit better than from the European news.;)
Thanks again and please, know that you will always be welcome here in Champagne. Who knows, maybe on your way to Province with your wife you would like to step in and see a little bit of Champagne Region. You'll be always welcome and remember that you'll have a VIP champagne cellars tour and a nice tasting. :)! Thanks a lot once again and you need to know that we were pretty serious about coming back to Israel. ? There must be something about this Holy Land because it never happened to us to be willing to get back somewhere to know the place even better.:) But there's one condition. We'll be back in Israel only if you`ll find time to guide us once again! ?
Take care and once again... mille mercies!!!
A bientôt, nous espérons!
Kasia et Christophe

Matthew

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What a day! We went to Caesarea, Haifa, Akko, and Meggido, a full day in Northern Israel. Between the ancient Roman ruins on the coast and the high tech industry section of Haifa, the contrast of life in Israel is incredible. We spent a great deal of time below ground exploring Crusader escape passages and secret tunnels inside ancient Hebrew fortifications. Our guide, Eric Tomer, was incredible in regards to knowledge and connections inside Israel. He brought history alive and made us feel that we were discovery these ancient cities for the first time.
Matthew

Cyril

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Salut Eric
Nous sommes bien rentrés même si on a eu un peu peur pour les oliviers!
Ils sont quand même bien arrivés en France, et sont déjà en Normandie. Je pense qu'ils regrettent le soleil d'Israël, car il fait 18 depuis notre retour, mais on va s'occuper d'eux.
Nous avons gardé un très fort souvenir de ce voyage très émouvant, et notamment grâce
à toi. Je t'en remercie vraiment.
Cyril

Isabelle

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Eric,
Ce voyage fut pour moi plus qu'un voyage et depuis mon retour à Paris, je ne cesse de me poser des questions et de me repasser en boucle cette semaine pleine d'emotions et de decouvertes.Tu as ete un guide remarquable et je sais que chacun(e) d'entre nous pour des raisons differentes à senti son coeur battre pour autre chose que la decouverte des paysages et des vieilles pierres.
Il y a tant de choses que j'aimerai savoir et comprendre......je m'y applique et je reviendrai.
En attendant, je me permets de laisser mes coordonnées et ma porte est grande ouverte pour toi ta charmante epouse et toute ta famille.
Amicalement.
Isabelle
92110 clichy

Jean-Claude et Catherine

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Bonsoir Eric,
Nous sommes bien rentrés en France, dans notre Normandie : 7°C le matin et du vent, + 4 ce soir. Merci de nous avoir fait découvrir votre pays avec autant d'enthousiasme et de professionnalisme.
Jean-Claude et Catherine

Marie-Christine

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Cher Eric,
Juste ces quelques mots afin de te remercier de m'avoir permis de réaliser un rêve : découvrir Israël, tel que tu nous l'a présenté.
Ce voyage n'aurait pu être le même sans toi, sans cette humanité qui est tienne, ta chaleur, sans omettre tes compétences.
Je n'ai pas eu de révélation divine, mais pourtant, ces moments m'ont donné envie de croire.
Lors de notre séjour, nous avons évoqué, il me semble trop brièvement, la notion de bonheur. Et bien, cela représente de réels moments de bonheur où l'on est séduit, charmé, troublé.
Je t'embrasse,
Marie