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The 15 Best Jewish Heritage Tours in the World

40 tours  ·  from $16 a head

Synagogues, former quarters and community archives, in the cities where the record is still legible. The 15 below note what entry is included, which sites close on Saturdays, and how long each walk runs.

Budapest Jewish Heritage Memorial Walking Tour & Synagogue Entry - Raoul Wallenberg Park and the memorial garden
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Budapest Jewish Heritage Memorial Walking Tour & Synagogue Entry

1.Budapest Jewish Heritage Memorial Walking Tour & Synagogue Entry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 568 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Meet your guide at Dohány Street Synagogue for a 3-hour small-group walk through Budapest’s Jewish heritage. Visit the Great Synagogue and Jewish Museum, then choose the Essential route or Grand Tour with Kazinczy Street Synagogue, memorials, Gozsdu Udvar, and kosher cake or restaurant discount. Guides may include Benjamin, Barbara, Barbie, or Daniel.

“Benjamin was an amazing tour guide! We learned so much history. Synagogue is beautiful and the garden and the willow tree… Then he took us to see the area of the Jewish Ghetto. Very sobering. This is a must see in Budapest”

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Budapest: Jewish Heritage Guided Tour with Synagogue Ticket - Starting near Dohány Street Synagogue
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Budapest: Jewish Heritage Guided Tour with Synagogue Ticket

2.Jewish Heritage Guided Tour with Synagogue Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 533 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $81

Explore Budapest’s Jewish Quarter with an English-speaking guide such as Benjamin, Orshi, or Scilla. Visit the Dohány Street Synagogue, Jewish Museum, Holocaust memorials, and, on the four-hour option, Rumbach Synagogue and the former ghetto wall exhibition. Expect a thoughtful walking tour with time for questions.

“Our guide informed us that this was the first time that she was doing the tour and SHE was extremely knowledgeable of the history of the old Jewish neighborhood up to the present Jewish life. We had enough time to visit the many locations without feeling rush, talking while we walked from site to site was a pleasure and informative, filled of interesting historical facts. At the end we had coffee and a delicious cake at one of the kosher restaurants. She was so good that we expanded our original booked tour to the grand tour to continue with her and her knowledge and enthusiasm to share knowledge about the…”

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3-Hour Porto Jewish Heritage Walking Tour with Local Guide - Starting at Porto Cathedral
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3-Hour Porto Jewish Heritage Walking Tour with Local Guide

3.3-Hour Porto Jewish Heritage Walking Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 396 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $36

Follow a local guide through Porto’s former Jewish quarters, from the cathedral to Ribeira Square. Guides such as Ricardo, Pablo, and Pedro explain the city’s Jewish past, the merchant trade, and the damage caused by the Inquisition. Expect steep streets, stairs, medieval views, and traces rather than preserved Jewish buildings.

“The tour was quite comprehensive with the guide having a very good grasp of the Jewish history and living conditions in Porto”

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Private Jewish Heritage Journey by Barcelona Dreaming - King’s Square and the city’s complicated past
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Private Jewish Heritage Journey by Barcelona Dreaming

4.Private Jewish Heritage Journey by Barcelona Dreaming

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 383 reviews · 2 hours · from $94

Walk Barcelona’s medieval Call with a private English, Hebrew, or Spanish-speaking guide. Visit the Ancient Synagogue, learn about Ramban and Rashba, look for Jewish symbols, and discuss Sephardic roots at your own pace. Guides such as Alan, Edu, Ella, Dina, and Lilach bring different strengths to this thoughtful two-hour tour.

“Our guide Leiach was terrific and extremely knowledgeable and professional She made the entire tour informative interesting and worthwhile”

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Warsaw: Jewish History Guided Walking Tour in English - Grzybowski Square: an easy place to begin
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Warsaw: Jewish History Guided Walking Tour in English

5.Jewish History Guided Walking Tour in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 324 reviews · 2h 30m · from $26

Spend 150 minutes walking through Jewish Warsaw with an English-speaking guide from Walkative Tours. See Nożyk Synagogue, Chłodna Street, and Waliców Street while learning about prewar Jewish life, the Holocaust, the Warsaw Uprising, and the community’s renewal today. Guides including Andrzej, Jacek, Anna, and Luke are praised for clear storytelling and thoughtful answers.

“He did not hold back any comments. He would ask before he said something if people wanted to hear it . He was very honest”

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Anne Frank and the Jewish History of Amsterdam Private Tour - The Auschwitz Memorial and Holocaust Namenmonument
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Anne Frank and the Jewish History of Amsterdam Private Tour

6.Anne Frank and the Jewish History of Amsterdam Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 307 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $95

Walk about 2 kilometers through Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter, Plantage, Dam Square, and the canals with a private English-speaking guide. Hear about Anne Frank, the February Strike, hiding places, and wartime Amsterdam. Anne Frank House tickets may be arranged for early bookings, with a virtual reality alternative if sold out. Apple pie and coffee or tea are included.

“Chris was knowledgeable and polite. Great overview of Jewish history of Amsterdam and. WW2 history..”

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Lisbon Jewish Heritage and History - Private Tour Van - Miradouro da Senhora do Monte gives you the big picture
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Lisbon Jewish Heritage and History – Private Tour Van

7.Lisbon Jewish Heritage and History – Private Tour Van

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 294 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $187

Spend four hours with a private driver-guide such as Daniel, Diogo, or Vasco, tracing Lisbon’s Jewish past from Alfama to Baixa, Chiado, Rossio, and Carmo. Hotel, airport, or cruise-port pickup, museum admission, air conditioning, and luggage space are included. No synagogue visit is included.

“Extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Best tour guide we have used in over 10 years. Great experience”

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Porto: Jewish Heritage Walking Tour - Rua de Sant’Ana and the first Jewish neighborhoods
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Porto: Jewish Heritage Walking Tour

8.Jewish Heritage Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 266 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Follow a local English- or Portuguese-speaking guide through Porto’s former Jewish quarters, along Sant’Ana Street, the Esnoga stairs, Vitória viewpoint, Virtudes Garden, and Jewish Mountain. Guides such as Ricardo and Pedro bring archival research, hidden symbols, and stories of the Inquisition to life. This is an outdoor walking tour, not a synagogue visit.

“We thoroughly recommend this tour. Pedro was a fantastic guide. He made this a fascinating tour, he was very friendly and was so knowledgeable about the history of the city of Porto as well as the Jewish history of the city. We loved this tour and highly recommend it.”

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Anne Frank and Amsterdam Jewish History Walking Tour - Singelgracht and Willem Arondeus
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Anne Frank and Amsterdam Jewish History Walking Tour

9.Anne Frank and Amsterdam Jewish History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 259 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $29

Walk from Dam Square to the Anne Frank House with a licensed English-speaking guide. Along the way, hear about wartime Amsterdam, Jewish life, resistance figures, and the Frank family. Guides such as Iris, Stein, Tristan, Gee, and Madeline have led recent tours. Entry to the Anne Frank House is not included.

“Amazing tour despite the rain. Our guide was super knowledgeable, told the story in an explosive way and was very friendly.”

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Amsterdam: Jewish Quarter and History Guided Tour - Portuguese Synagogue and the older Jewish community
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Amsterdam: Jewish Quarter and History Guided Tour

10.Jewish Quarter and History Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 210 reviews · 2 hours · from $23

This two-hour walking tour follows Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter from the Amstel River to Anne Frank’s House, with stops at the Portuguese Synagogue, Jewish Historical Museum, Dokwerker, Auschwitz Monument, and former Jewish Council headquarters. English and Spanish guides lead private or small-group walks. James, Aaron, Joshua, Masha, and Jyry are among the guides used.

“Our guide, Aaron, was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. We would recommend him and the tour highly”

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Budapest: Jewish History Guided Walking Tour with Historian - The three synagogues, seen from the street
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Budapest: Jewish History Guided Walking Tour with Historian

11.Jewish History Guided Walking Tour with Historian

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 205 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $63

Spend 2.5 hours walking Budapest’s 7th District with an English-speaking historian. Visit the former Jewish Ghetto, see the Dohány, Rumbach, and Kazinczy synagogues from outside, hear about Raoul Wallenberg and Carl Lutz, and finish with coffee and flódni. Small groups of up to 10 make it easy to ask questions.

“Our tour was so interesting and fun. Our guide, Andras, was excellent. I definitely recommend it. Our group of ten was a perfect size to keep up with the tour guide and hear his explanations. He took us all over the Jewish quarter and explained the Jewish history and the current situation within this area and also an overview of Hungarian history.”

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Paris: Le Marais & Montmartre Jewish History Walking Tour - Starting in Le Marais
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Paris: Le Marais & Montmartre Jewish History Walking Tour

12.Le Marais & Montmartre Jewish History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 170 reviews · 3h 30m · from $80

Spend 210 minutes with an English-speaking guide tracing Jewish life in Paris through Le Marais and Montmartre. See Agoudas Hakehilos Synagogue and the Shoah Memorial from outside, ride public transport between districts, then follow artists’ stories to Sacré-Cœur. Guides such as Benjamin, Benoit, Pierre-Louis, and Achilles bring the subject to life.

“Informative well educated tour guide. I learned more about the history of the Jewish community since the establishment of the French region . I would highly recommend. Thank you David”

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Budapest Grand Half-Day Jewish Heritage Tour - What the Jewish Museum adds
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Budapest Grand Half-Day Jewish Heritage Tour

13.Budapest Grand Half-Day Jewish Heritage Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 135 reviews · 4 hours · from $116

Spend four hours with an English-speaking guide such as Benjamin, Petra, Orsi, or Borcsa, visiting Budapest’s major Jewish landmarks. You’ll enter Dohány Synagogue and Kazinczy Street Synagogue, tour the Jewish Museum, see the Tree of Life and Carl Lutz Memorial, walk the former ghetto, and stop for kosher cake and coffee.

“All 3 generations of my family denied and were informed”

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Girona: Jewish Heritage Guided City Tour and Museum Visit - Starting at Plaça Sant Feliu
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Girona: Jewish Heritage Guided City Tour and Museum Visit

14.Girona: Jewish Heritage Guided City Tour and Museum Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 124 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $53

Walk Girona’s medieval Call with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide, trace the former locations of three synagogues, and visit the Museum of Jewish History. Guides such as Mike, Ona, Carolina, and Monica are praised for clear storytelling and thoughtful answers. Expect cobbles, narrow lanes, and a focused look at Jewish life before the 1492 expulsion.

“Guide was excellent! Also very knowledgeable, we highly recommend her.”

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Dubrovnik Jewish Heritage Private Walking Tour - Starting near Brsalje and entering the Old Town
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Dubrovnik Jewish Heritage Private Walking Tour

15.Dubrovnik Jewish Heritage Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 121 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Join Vesna for a private two-hour walk through Dubrovnik’s Old Town, focused on Jewish life from the 14th century to today. You’ll visit the historic synagogue and Jewish Museum, trace former Jewish quarters, and hear local stories shaped by Vesna’s family connection to the city. The tour is in English and suits groups of up to eight.

“Wonderful afternoon. Very knowledgeable and personable guide. Vesna was Flexible and easy to work with. Highly recommend!”

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