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Shekhinah Tours
Shekhinah Tours
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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Shekhinah Tours established in March 2005, as a family business. Because we are family business, we want our guests to feel a warm welcome and feel part of the family when on Bonaire. We are flexible and want our guests to be willing to choose and feel comfortable with their own schedule when booking with us. Therefor we have a lot of activities and rentals to provide services to our loyal and new customers. Shekhinah Tours specialises in quality native guided tours to one and all across this beautiful island Bonaire. We also offer high quality transfers and activities for both individuals and in groups. With our extensive knowledge, large network and cooperation with the best suppliers on the island, we can meet every demand to make every holiday unforgettable. Shekhinah Tours always perform continuous quality improvements. It is part of our commitment to keep maintaining and improving our services, customer satisfaction and customer confidence.
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Private and Luxury
3 hours
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3 hours
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Ports of Call Tours
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Car Tours
1–2 hours
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Peter W
Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA4 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
Shekhinah Tours was great. Our guide, Stan, was the best! He picked us up at our lodging and took us up to 1000 Steps for a snorkel trip. He was very knowledgeable about the island and educated us all the way there. Once in the water Stan was great at finding and pointing out all varieties of fish and other sea life. He even found us a sea turtle immediately! Shekhinah Tours gets a thumbs up from us.
Written July 23, 2023
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Hi Titejano,
Thank you for your message. We are happy to hear that you had a good time! Stan is a kind and knowlegable guide, and loves to share is passion for Bonaire with everyone.
Hope to see you next time on our beautiful island!
Written August 4, 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
ItchyFeet319
Appleton, UK160 contributions
Nov 2019
We toured with Ephraim in November and really enjoyed our time together.
The island is quite small with not too many obvious tourist attractions but our tour did a great job of covering a bunch of interesting sights, with a great commentary and leaving us on a lovely beach to soak up some Caribbean sunshine.
We never felt rushed and I think the length of time was perfect.
Bonaire is a lovely island and Ephraim is a great ambassador - both for the island and for his tour company.
No hesitation in recommending.
The island is quite small with not too many obvious tourist attractions but our tour did a great job of covering a bunch of interesting sights, with a great commentary and leaving us on a lovely beach to soak up some Caribbean sunshine.
We never felt rushed and I think the length of time was perfect.
Bonaire is a lovely island and Ephraim is a great ambassador - both for the island and for his tour company.
No hesitation in recommending.
Written December 7, 2019
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Steve H
23 contributions
Oct 2019
We had the pleasure of being the only two on a guided tour of Bonaire/Rincon with Ephraim. What a delightful day we had! Ephraim' s knowledge of the island was very helpful. We went to the Rincon Museum to learn about the history of the area. We got to see a lot of the countryside as well. We made a stop at the Cadushi distillery and learned about the process of making liqueurs and spirits that are named after the other five islands in this chain. The distillery is actually very small, but made over 28,000 bottles of liqueur/spirits this past year. Our visit also included tasting. We also had an orientation of the small shopping street. Our trip concluded with lunch at Konfur restaurant. The trip to the museum and lunch were an additional charge ($5 p/p at museum; less that $20 total for 2 at lunch). Would definitively work with Shekinah Tours again!
Written October 25, 2019
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Emiller19011
2 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
Booked this tour despite the low number of reviews and so glad we did! This company has been around a long time and Ephraim is just now getting it out on social media. No other tour on our cruise was as informative and personal as this one. We got to see everything Bonaire has to offer. Ephraim went above and beyond to make our time on this beautiful island very special. This is a family owned company with roots on the island. You will not be disappointed!
Written August 18, 2019
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Wise14u
Isla Mujeres, Mexico500 contributions
Jan 2020
We had a short day in port and wanted to see a bit of the island so we elected to do a South Tour. I would have done a north and south tour if there was more time. This tour company was easy to work with and quick to respond to questions. They met us at the port where they told us to be. There was just four of us in our group and took us around the south end of the island with some great picture opportunities. Saw the salt evaporation ponds and large mountains of salt. Our guide got us some samples of the salt from guard at the gate. It was a windy day and the water was choppy so I'm glad we opted for the tour instead of snorkeling. Great tour, nice guides.
Written February 3, 2020
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BackPackMaluku
Kralendijk, Bonaire146 contributions
My mom came over for a visit. She wanted to see as much of the island as possible. As we both dislike driving a car ourselves, we went looking online for a guided Island tour by car.
High up on the search results was Shekhinah Tours, so we checked out their website and the North and South tour looked like it would suit our needs. Made a reservation, paid securely online and within minutes we received a receipt and booking confirmation online. This all looked and felt very professional, even for a small family business.
A few minutes before we were picked up near my appartment we received a call from Ephraim confirming we were ready and waiting outside. He was joined by what I believe was his apprentice, a young fellow named Sky. No other people for this tour, so off we went in their 6 seater van. We first went up north along the scenic west coast. Lots of information of the various hotspots along the way was shared by them. We spotted quite a number of pink flamingos in their natural habitat and they stopped for pictures wherever we wanted.
At the halfway mark we stopped just outside Rincon for some refreshments and for some local snacks. I even got to sample taste iguana soup, which was actually very nice!
For the second part of the tour we drove south along the windy east coast. We then visited the salt planes and the final stop was at the white slave huts.
The whole tour took three hours but it felt like we spent way more time exploring together. They dropped us at our doorstep and we thanked both Ephraim and Sky for this wonderful and well-organised tour.
Recommended!!!!
High up on the search results was Shekhinah Tours, so we checked out their website and the North and South tour looked like it would suit our needs. Made a reservation, paid securely online and within minutes we received a receipt and booking confirmation online. This all looked and felt very professional, even for a small family business.
A few minutes before we were picked up near my appartment we received a call from Ephraim confirming we were ready and waiting outside. He was joined by what I believe was his apprentice, a young fellow named Sky. No other people for this tour, so off we went in their 6 seater van. We first went up north along the scenic west coast. Lots of information of the various hotspots along the way was shared by them. We spotted quite a number of pink flamingos in their natural habitat and they stopped for pictures wherever we wanted.
At the halfway mark we stopped just outside Rincon for some refreshments and for some local snacks. I even got to sample taste iguana soup, which was actually very nice!
For the second part of the tour we drove south along the windy east coast. We then visited the salt planes and the final stop was at the white slave huts.
The whole tour took three hours but it felt like we spent way more time exploring together. They dropped us at our doorstep and we thanked both Ephraim and Sky for this wonderful and well-organised tour.
Recommended!!!!
Written January 14, 2020
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Chester Moore
Peachtree Corners, GA30 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
We enjoyed the 3 hour drive to the north and south parts of the Island. Our guide was indeed a native islander. His English was good as long as he stayed on his script but he had a hard time understanding and answering questions. There was no Wi-Fi in the van as advertised.
Written December 27, 2019
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Inspiration783891
2 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
My family and I paid for this excursion while we were on a cruise. We were to meet with the guide 15 minutes before the tour. While waiting we received a call from the tour operator saying that a vehicle had broken down and that someone would be there in about a half hour. The guide came but couldn’t take everyone (5 people) in the pick up truck, leaving my family and I to wait for another hour in the sweltering heat. That was the only option that was provided to us. Because my parents are older, waiting for an hour was not viable or acceptable. When we asked for a refund we were given a partial refund (25%) of the cost. When I inquired about receiving a full refund I was told that since I chose not to accept the option of waiting for an hour, then I would only receive this partial refund. It was also mentioned that because I “cancelled” within the 24 hour timeframe, that they could not give me a full refund. Seriously?! I had no choice but to cancel because of the ineptness of the company to find a more viable option. I find this policy and practice totally unacceptable and unethical!!
Written June 29, 2023
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Hi, thank you for your message.
We are sorry to hear you feel this way. Unfortunately, there were issues with the van selected for your tour. We called you ahead of time to inform you that the tour was delayed because of this, which you told us was fine.
The replacement van was on its way within an hour and we sent our guide to your location to inform you about the issues in person, instead of calling.
We did everything we could to let this tour continue as soon as possible and provided a 25% refund for the inconvenience caused on our side.
As we did provide you with a reasonable solution, when you decided not to agree to this, you therefore cancelled your tour. Our canecellation policy clearly states that we do not offer refunds for cancellations within 24 hours of your tour date.
Despite this policy, we still provided a 25% refund for the inconvenience.
Nevertheless, we do hope that you enjoyed our beautiful island.
Written July 7, 2023
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Nadine
1 contribution
Jul 2022 • Couples
You feel like a real Bonarian when you go cave hunting with the local guide. Everything was taken care of.
Written July 4, 2022
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Thank you very much for your review, we at Shekhinah Tours are happy to share our knowledge with our guests and for them to feel at home. Next time you come back to Bonaire let us know and we will be happy to give you great tips.
Written July 5, 2022
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CSNavy
Washington DC, DC24 contributions
May 2022
Thoroughly enjoyable tour. After a long internet search, this was the only tour company that is able to accommodate a solo traveler. It was a little more expensive since they usually do 2 or more for a tour, but affordable and worth it...otherwise I would not have seen the island! Saw everything the island has to offer - all sights as advertised: salt pyramids, wind surf area, flamingo sanctuary, 1000 steps, and more. Had plenty of leisure time to take pictures, it was not rushed. Loved my tour guide, he was very chill and conducive for a relaxing tour. I recommend using Shekhinah Tours for everything you have planned on the island.
Written May 25, 2022
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Thank you for your review and your time.
It is very important for us that our guests have the best time with their guide on Bonaire. We are not like many other tours who just drive past a lot of locations and some of the locations we visit, other tours don't do because they have a big car with many people inside and they are unable to provide a full service for their guests. At Shekhinah Tours, we want to serve our guests the best and to give them a full experience of Bonaire.
Thanks for recommending us as well.
If you happen to come back to Bonaire we will give you a discount if you are visiting by yourself again.
Thanks again and we hope to see you soon.
Written July 8, 2022
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Could you please tell me how to book a private tour for 2 people?
Written June 1, 2019
You can go to our website and you can book it from there or you can tell me what you want to do and we can send you a invoice aswell.
Let me know
Ephraim Alberto
Written June 1, 2019
I've been trying to put review on your TripAdvisor three times already and it doesn't go in what is the problem
Written January 17, 2019
Your review have now been published on our page, thanks John.
Greetings from Bonaire to you and your wife.
Looking forward to see you and fly with you soon.
Ephraim Alberto
Written January 18, 2019
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