Alternative Tel Aviv Tours
Alternative Tel Aviv Tours
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Join Israel's No. 1 art tour provider for those interested in art, society and the environment in which we live. Alternative Tel Aviv provides boutique private tours for those interested in contemporary art and urban culture. Our tours are held in the shared public space and at cutting-edge exhibitions and galleries in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem, Israel and in Berlin, Germany. We have graffiti and gallery tours in each city as well as special art tours around particular art events during the year. Founded in 2013 by Yael Shapira, an art historian specializing in urban art, Alternative Tel Aviv is the leading research laboratory in the Israeli urban art field. Alternative Tel Aviv's guides are art historians and professional tour guides specializing in their field.
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Sasha I
Tel Aviv, Israel11 contributions
Mar 2018 • Friends
Very interesting tour.
More information, good guide, friendly and make new look to Tel Aviv.
Thanks!
More information, good guide, friendly and make new look to Tel Aviv.
Thanks!
Written March 25, 2018
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Devra J
Riverside, CT3 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
Everyone in our very diverse group (varying interest and knowledge of art and aged from 12-70) loved the tour. We learned a lot, had fun, and ended up later in our travels around tel aviv, finding art pieces by the artists we learned about on the tour. That made for great conversation. Saw tel aviv in a different way. Highly recommended for new and repeat visitors to the city.
Written December 31, 2017
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Thanks so much for that feedback Devra. That is our main goal - to open your eyes so that you can find and understand urban art where ever you go, regardless of age and previous knowledge. We're looking forward to seeing you on your next visit so that you can see what's new on Tel Aviv's streets.
Best,
Yael and the Alternative Tel Aviv team.
Written January 1, 2018
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Daniel B
Monte Verde, MG11 contributions
Sep 2017 • Friends
Imagine that you have a short period to visit Tel-Aviv and that you dont have time enough to do the graffiti tour that you wanted so much. Does it sound familiar to you?
I sent an email to the Alternative Tel Aviv tours explaining my situation and they not only answered me back promptly but also shared with me the Google Maps spots of each graffiti in town with the full explanation.
The best part? COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE!!
So this is to celebrate people that work serious and take service to the next level.
Thanks a lot!!
I sent an email to the Alternative Tel Aviv tours explaining my situation and they not only answered me back promptly but also shared with me the Google Maps spots of each graffiti in town with the full explanation.
The best part? COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE!!
So this is to celebrate people that work serious and take service to the next level.
Thanks a lot!!
Written October 23, 2017
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Gregor B
3 contributions
Sep 2017 • Solo
Found this tour online and asked for a private tour the next day. Even if this wasn't possible, they replied really quick (and pleasant). The best part is that they still made it happen by providing a map so I could do this on my own. Thanks again for your help! :)
Written September 27, 2017
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Thanks so much for this feedback Gregor, it's great to hear that you liked the map and that you enjoyed the tour. We always do our best for our clients and we really appreciate you noticing that and making the effort to write about your good experience with us at Alternative Tel Aviv. Thanks again and we hope to see you soon on one of our tours.
Best,
Yael and the Alternative Tel Aviv team.
Written October 3, 2017
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Marco K
Brussels, Belgium137 contributions
Sep 2017 • Friends
We had a great tour of a part of Tel Aviv unknown to us - an urban setting totally suited to the kind of street art you can admire.
Buildings in this area are pretty run down, and the array of different styles of wall paintings and tags give the Florentine neighborhood a truly distinctive character. They also give you yet another great perspective on the diversity of Israeli society - urban alternative, anti-conformist, etc
Our guide was terrific - really knowledgeable, dynamic, a great speaker.
This is well worth a visit
Buildings in this area are pretty run down, and the array of different styles of wall paintings and tags give the Florentine neighborhood a truly distinctive character. They also give you yet another great perspective on the diversity of Israeli society - urban alternative, anti-conformist, etc
Our guide was terrific - really knowledgeable, dynamic, a great speaker.
This is well worth a visit
Written September 19, 2017
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Thank you so much Marco K. Our aim is to always show our guests the real, alternative and sometimes hidden culture of Tel Aviv and we're very happy to hear you enjoyed the tour. We'll be looking forward to see you again on your next visit.
Thanks again from all of us at Alternative Tel Aviv.
Written September 20, 2017
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JUDIANNE
London, UK60 contributions
Apr 2016 • Family
We had a brilliant tour around Florentin's street art with Inbar. We have 3 kids aged 8, 11 and 13 and she kept all of us really fascinated for an hour and a half. She told great stories, was passionate about her subject and really engaged her audience. I will never look at street art in the same way again. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Written April 25, 2016
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Thanks so much. It was great having you.
Best, the Alternative Tel Aviv team.
Written April 27, 2016
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Aidler
10 contributions
Mar 2016 • Friends
It seem that TLV is not only a hub for start ups but also uprising center for street art artists and their admirer, I have much enjoy touring with Yael in few neighborhoods of TLV enjoying murals of UNTAY, DEDE ,Know Hope ,which considered HUGH even in International terms. Yael , an intellectual art scholar, sucseeded with her whit and vast knowledge to show me the true meaning of TLV. This Street art tours are defiantly the best alternative NEW way to appreciate the city culture . Don't miss her Florentin street art tour and if you are a hardcore art lover, Ask Yael about her galleries art tour ,believe me best secret in TLV!
Written April 10, 2016
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Betsy T
Largo, FL10 contributions
Jan 2016 • Couples
We enjoyed our tour with Catherine getting to know Tel Aviv through the eyes of the street artists. She was knowledgeable about the art and the city and was willing to be flexible according to a few requests. I would have liked to have a better English translation and understanding of some of the poetry in addition to the art but that is a minor thing. Seeing this part of the city is a must!
Written March 10, 2016
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Hi Betsy
I'm glad you enjoyed Tel Aviv and got to see it's great street art, but we don't have a guide named Catherine :) You must have meant to review someone else.
All of the guides at Alternative Tel Aviv are perfectly fluent in English as well as Hebrew. We'd love to host you next time you visit.
Best,
Yael and the Alternative Tel Aviv team.
Written March 12, 2016
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Toker
26 contributions
Jul 2020 • Friends
A great tour in TLV to explore the graffiti and street art. The guide was an art pro and her guidance was amazing.
Written July 26, 2020
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We thank you so much! It’s so heart-warming that people still come from all over the world, especially in these crazy Corona times, and chooses OUR tours from all the things to do in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem. People like you, who also take the time to write a good word after the tour, are the main reason we embarked on this journey in the first place. We enjoyed you guys as well and we appreciate you. Best, The Alternative Tel Aviv team.
Written July 28, 2020
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Lavlav25
Chicago, IL22 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
When we visit a city we always try and go on a street art tour. We find it to be a portal into what the locals really think as well as it being a great way to learn a neighborhood. Alternative Tel Aviv Tours did an excellent job of showing us representative art and explaining the artist message. The tour guides were fantastic. They all study art and personally know many of the street artists. They were extremely easy to deal with and supremely flexible in making our arrangements.
Written August 30, 2019
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Thanks! It was great to meet you in Tel Aviv and Haifa and we hope to see you again soon. Maybe in Jerusalem next time. All the best, The Alternative Tel Aviv team.
Written September 6, 2019
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חיפה עיר הגרפיטי , חשוב לטייל בשוק הפשפשים החיפאי עם רדת החשיכה ,החנויות נסגרות ומדלתות החנויות הסגורות
מתגלה עולם ציורי גרפיטי עשיר.
מומלץ בחום
Written December 24, 2019
אשמח לדעת על סיורי גרפיטי נוספים בעירי חיפה בהדרכת ה"סיירת"
Written December 24, 2019
Anna V
Hamburg, Germany
Hello! Do you have an open tour in this period? Thanks!
Written December 27, 2018
Hi Anna
Thanks for contacting us. Currently we only do private tours in English (we do have open tours in Hebrew if that's at all relevant for you) but if you send us an email, I can send you our Alternative Tel Aviv Graffiti Map. It will allow you to take a shorter version of our Florentin graffiti tour on your own. Thanks, Yael.
Written December 30, 2018
Hi there, i wanna join your tour, can't find info about dates & hours & price...?
I'm moving around, can you call me?
+559521489
Toda 😊
Dagmara Zandman
Written June 14, 2018
Hi Dagmara
Thanks for contacting us. We tried calling earlier.
We don't have an open tour this month but we can offer our Alternative Tel Aviv Map which you can use on our own and get a taste from our Florentin Graffiti Tour. You're welcomed to write us an email and we'll send the link to our map. A private tour is also an option but if you're traveling on your own that's probably not relevant for our trip. If you do use the map, we'd really appreciate your feedback.
I'm here for an question
Thanks,
Yael.
Written June 14, 2018
I am visiting Tel Aviv next week and find myself unexpectedly available to explore on Tuesday. Are you running any tours then? I shall be staying at Grand Beach hotel and have just that one day for recreation. Please let me know if you are running a tour and whether I could join it. Please also advise costs.
Regards
David Hall
Written February 17, 2017
Hello David, thanks for contacting us!
We have an open tour this Friday (the 24th) at 15:30 in the Florentin neighborhood. To check an option of a private tour on Thursday please contact us at our website or via email.
Enjoy your visit :)
Written February 18, 2017
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