Enjoy israel With Dina Horn - Testimonials

13/4/2009

From: Larae and Kent

Hi Dina!

Kent and I miss you and are so grateful for the wonderful experiences you provided for us in Israel. Not only were you knowledgeable, but you were able to convey the information with great enthusiasm and energy. You have a beautiful country and your history is tied to ours in significant ways. We are brothers and sisters and we wish you and your beautiful land the very best economically, socially and spiritually.

Thank you for your wishes for a nice Easter. We had a wonderful one, surrounded by friends and family….good food, good weather, and reflection on the origin and significance of this most holy Christian holiday.

It meant so much this year for us to be able to reflect back to the Holy Land and the sites (and sights), sounds, smells and tastes. It will forever be a part of my soul. Thank you for the pivotal role you played in that.

With love,

LaRae Scott, U.S.A.

From: Ann and Kent

miss you lots. You were so wonderful and we love you. You were so knowledgeable and made everything come to life. Thank you so much. Love your wedding pictures of you and your son and family. You
beautiful. Again, I hope we will see you again, some time.

Love you lots,
Ann and Kent, UT, USA

12/12/08

From: Bobbygale

Hi, Dina!

I just finished watching a couple of the video tapes I took. One of them was our first night at the Dead Sea and then our visit to Masada and the Dead Sea swimming. Then I watched the one where we did lots of singing on the bus and it was so good to watch, I had tears in my eyes missing being there right now.

I have given myself a goal of two years so that I can save the money to come, but I am praying that I will be able to come sooner. I am praying for a miracle. I fell in love with Israel and I also love Jordon. I want to spend the time to visit you and to get to know you more as you are such a lovely, dear person!

I miss you!

Lots of love and hugs!

Bobbygale

4/12/08

From: Shirley Platz

The Greatest City | That the World May Know

Dina I hear you talking in my head it was not in New York, not in

Chigago not even in Toronto it was right here, as I am going through my

pictures. I love the way you guided us with such passion and love for

your country I will keep you and Israel in my prayers.
Shirly Platz

3/12/08

From: Bob Martin

Dina - you are missed and your enthusiasm and knowledge will long be remembered.

Thank you all for this incredible journey!

Shalom

Bob & Karen Martin

30/11/08

From: Maggie & Kirt

Dina

We miss you already! You will be happy to hear that we sang our Evanhu Shalom Aleheim (I doubt this is the spelling) on arrival in Canada on the plane - along with O Canada - it was like being on Bus #3 all over again!

I hope that we will get to come back ’home’ to Israel one day soon again - you really helped us fall in love with Israel - your passion for your land is obvious.

Love & Blessings,

Maggie & Kirt

12/11/2008

From: Dell Wells and Telford “Bud” Davis

Horn, Dina

We have recently had the pleasure of a visit to Israel. Dina Horn was our guide.

Dina is a real professional. She is knowledgeable about the culture, customs, geography, history, and archeology of Israel. Dina knew the answers to almost all the questions we had, but if she didn’t know, she said so. She is an excellent teacher and presented the information she shared with us in ways that made us remember what she said.

Dina treats her tourists as if they were her personal guests. She does everything needed to provide for everyone’s comfort. She is courteous and respectful at all times.

Dina is personable and has good relationships with the many people she needs to do business with to insure the Israel experience is a positive one.

We recommend Dina to you as superior guide. Israel could not have a better representative.

If we can provide any other information, please contact us.

Sincerely,

Dell Wells and Telford “Bud” Davis

Durango, CO USA

13/08/08

From: Randy Sharp and Jeff Blanchette

Dear Dina,

This is a photo of the 4 of us taken in Haifa on July 2. Thank you again for the wonderful tour of Israel. We had a great time and look forward to returning some day. (Next time we will NOT travel with 3 strangers that we met on the internet!)

Thank you also for the Israeli sweets that you gave us. They were delicious.

I recommended you to our friends Donald (DK) and Tony who will be in Israel August 14-15. They said you were already booked but arranged for someone else to guide them. I’m glad that Hanoh will be their driver.

We enjoyed our 2 day tour with you very much. Please say Hello to Hanoh for us.

Shalom,

Randy Sharp and Jeff Blanchette

Plainville, Connecticut

24/04/08

From: Dottie Dickinson

Good Morning Dina,

Just now getting back to normal after having been gone for two weeks and coming home exhausted, thankful, and blessed. One of the blessings

was having you as a tour guide. What a knowledgeable, caring, always thoughtful guide you were. Thank you. I have been watching the weather in

Jerusalem and see that it is beginning to warm up. I am looking forward to making the Holy Land excursion again and would hope to have you as the

guide. Every minute was a thrill so I am saving my pennies. Hope this finds you well and busy. The widows mite necklaces were a hit with my family

and would like to purchase a few more. Is that possible?
Many thanks again along with many blessings, Dottie Dickinson ( traveling with the Beaverton Church Tour).

23/04/08

From: Lorraine and Terry

Hi Dina: I wanted to connect with you and express my deep appreciation for

your leadership and service to the Knox group during our tour of Israel.

Everyone in the group has been very enthusiastic in their praise of your

work. Thank you. I will make certain I pass their comments on to Ronin Paldi

at Ya’lla Tours.

I hope your family continues to find peace and support as you mourn your

mother-in-law’s death. Thank you so much for the very meaningful story of

her life that you shared with us at Yad Vashem. We were honoured you were

willing to share that with us during a difficult time.

One thing - as I spoke with you at Azekah, I would very much like to

send you a new bible in contemporary English, and wonder if I could get your

address so I can mail one over to you?

Thank you again for your joyous love of Israel, and for sharing it with us.

Shalom,

Terry Hastings

23/04/08

From: Eric and Jacqui Diamond

We recently had the privilege of being guided through Israel by Dina.

We found her to be very knowledgeable, very engaging, highly

energetic and motivated, inspiring, and very real and human with us.

She gave us a remarkable balance of teachings, ranging from history, to archaeology, to water issues, to sociology, politics, and religious issues.

She was open to learning from us, and was able to be flexible

in meeting our needs, while keeping the tour on time and on track.

She made touring enjoyable and fun, as well as informative. She was always available for questions.

We felt taken care of at all times.

We can say with no hesitation that she was an essential part of our experience in Israel.

Any tour company will be fortunate to have Dina on staff.

Eric and Jacqui Diamond

Gainesville, Florida, US

21/08/07

From: Lynne Stephen Ethan

Dina Horn was a wonderful addition to the tour and group. Her level of enthusiasm and LOVE for the country was evident on a daily basis. She was a warm, caring and eager to please individual whom I personally believe often went beyond her job requirements to ensure that we all left Israel having had a memorable experience. I refer in the above, to her efforts to recitify poor room accomendations, airline issues and even help group members organize social meetings with others outside of our tour group. I recognize the fact that the obligations of a tour guide demand long hours of work BUT she believed that her job required continous endless hours(24 hours everyday). Her committment to your company was apparent in her attempts to even fix issues which I believe may have not been hers butperhaps your responsibility to deal with.(eg.airline problems). Although a positive trait, the negative aspect of her dedication to her job (I found to become quit annoying) was the fact of group members taking for granted her willingness to please without any thought to the fact of her stepping beyond the "call of duty". As a result some group members showed discontent ,unhappiness and anger in situations which should not have been so. Dina always (although difficult) tried to incorporate everyone’s individual needs and requests into our daily schedules. For example we went to an olive factory, Naot shoe outlet in Tiberius and various souvenir shops not listed in our day’s agenda. All of which we all appreciated and for the most part enjoyed.

Finally her ability to deal with various age groups at once was FANTASTIC ! Professionally, with respect she learned how to handle the older population in cases where parts of the trip were to become to taxing on them physically. On the opposite end she tried eagerly to engagethe Bar/Bat mitzvah generation into the history and importance of sites through even usung humor with them on some occasions. In sum she exhibited an accurate understanding of each age group and was able to develop individual relationships (aside from a group one) with us all.

We the Zwirek family left Israel with an everlasting LOVE for the countr and a never to leave us conclusion of Ethan’s Bar Mitzvah Year.

Lynne Stephen Ethan.

Toronto, Canada

30/05/07

From: Rubin Faith, SANAI TEMPLE

Thank you for your guidance and teachings. But most of all, for your attention and caring about us as a group and as individuals. People learned much information about Israel, its history, its successes, its problems and challenges. Your

knowledge is very impressive.

Thank you for the desert pictures. I saved the pictures to show the 9th graders who study Israel.

Please keep in touch.

With love,

Faith

30/05/07

From: Adam Abram

Dear David and Malka, Mabat Platinum LTD

I have your bill for the additional services and will take care of that tomorrow, when offices re-open here.

I wanted to let you know that we had a great tour and that we appreciate the thought and attention you paid to setting our itininerary, and to adjusting it as we went along.

I also wanted to pass along my enthusiasm for Dina Horn. We thought she was an excellent teacher and guide with a diverse group. My wife, Roz observed that Dina began building our knowledge in an organized way from the first day. This helped our group stay oriented with regard to the complex history of Israel. Not only that, but Dina was enthusiastic, funny, diplomatic and energetic. We enjoyed touring with her. Please pass our compliments along to her.

Best, Adam Abram

13/01/2006

From: Harley and Judy Sigmon

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to recommend Ms. Dina Horn as a tour guide. My husband and I were recently in Israel for a ten day tour and we had the pleasure of being guided by Ms. Horn. She was an excellent addition to our wonderful experience while there. Not only was she beautiful with a corresponding attitude, but gave 110% as a tour guide. She added to our site visits by surprising us and dressing in costume to take on the personality of a lady from those times! She is extremely knowledgeable about your history and conveys it very clearly. She is punctual and kept us on time every day. She accepted the challenge of a very unusual tour with great anticipation. We can personally recommend Ms. Horn for any job you want done well.

Thank you,

Harley and Judy Sigmon

Ridgeway Lane, Lexington, NC