מורה דרך יגאל זאבי - Igal Zeevi Tour Guide

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My Story

I am a professional Israel Tour Guide with years of experience and thousands of satisfied customers. But how did I become a guide?

I am a sabra (born in Israel, in Petach Tikva) and my love for this country can be traced to many wonderful childhood experiences exploring nature and identity, first as a participant and later a guide, in the Israel Scouts Movement. Also as a child, I developed a love for food, helping my mom cook Persian food, my dad Uzbek food and having opportunity to eat variety of foods at our Polish, Iraqi, Yemenite and German neighbors.

While in the army, I moved to Tel Aviv, the city I learnt to know and love while going to high school in Tel Aviv (yes, travelling every day 8 miles from Petach Tikva...) After completing my army service, I spent few years traveling through India, Central America, Europe and the USA, living in both urban and rural communities, exploring a range of cultures, meeting new people, and of course enjoying the food.

Upon returning to Israel, following my passion for food, at age of 24, I opened my own business, a popular bistro-coffee shop “Tika” on Sheinkin Street, one of the funkiest streets in Tel Aviv. I loved the food and the people, having opportunity to meet many Israeli celebrities that visited the coffee shop, but felt something was missing. I was longing for more connection with Israel and missed travelling. Still while running the coffee shop, I studied to become a licensed guide at the Israeli School of Tourism of the Haifa University. The experience gave me a richer appreciation of the land, its natural beauty, historic sites, holy places, literature and contemporary culture. Once I got my tour guide license, I started with guiding my customers from the coffee shop, spending more and more time guiding and eventually I closed my coffee shop and begun guiding full time.

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