Traveler, tour guide, and explorer of Galilean culture. Amnon, a resident of Kfar Vradim and a history graduate from Tel-Aviv University, finished 22 years of army service as a lieutenant colonel and then traveled to South America on a delegation. When he returned to Israel, he ran a local radio station and decided to take a year off among Galilean villages and their residents, during which he began guiding tours. Among his notable activities – Author of the bestselling Hebrew travel books Galilean Secrets and Five Minutes from the Zimmer; Announcer of the radio show Galilean Time and national radio segments about the Galilee; Writer of columns Continue Reading
Traveler, tour guide, and explorer of Galilean culture. Amnon, a resident of Kfar Vradim and a history graduate from Tel-Aviv University, finished 22 years of army service as a lieutenant colonel and then traveled to South America on a delegation. When he returned to Israel, he ran a local radio station and decided to take a year off among Galilean villages and their residents, during which he began guiding tours. Among his notable activities – Author of the bestselling Hebrew travel books Galilean Secrets and Five Minutes from the Zimmer; Announcer of the radio show Galilean Time and national radio segments about the Galilee; Writer of columns and articles published in many newspapers and travel culture magazines in Israel. Always curious to explore, Amnon specializes in Galilean folklore tours, wine tours, geopolitical tours, and even exciting tours to the tavernas of Greece.
“…in his unique and humorous way, Amnon Gofer bring to his tours a deep understanding of the special Galilean way of life, seasoned with juicy stories mixing tradition, myths, fantasy, and reality” – Haim Shapiro, Jerusalem Post
“Follow him through fire and water, or better yet, through meat and wine…” – Rafi Aharonovich, Globes
Western Galilee Now is a registered non-profit grassroots organization (NGO) promoting awareness and appreciation for the region’s boutique wines, beers, food and produce, along with its cultural diversity, its historic traditions and the area’s scenic routes nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea acting as a Chamber of Commerce to boutique tourism operators in the region.
We expose the visitors to the unique heritage and hospitality through workshops, culinary events, art, music, guides tours, festivals and also through our Tourist Information Center in Akko, owned by JNF USA which we were chosen to operate since Jan. 2016.
Our vision is to develop local and foreign tourism based on close cooperation between all the interested parties in the region.
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