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Travel agency review Гал-Круиз (Lviv)
Scammers who profit from tourists.
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Date of purchase: 15 december 2016 Written: 22 december 2016 |
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Travel agency: Гал-Круиз (Lviv) Service type: пакетный тур, экскурсионный тур |
Acquired from the tour operator a pilgrimage tour "Israel in 6 days" through the intermediary firm "Urbis et Orbis". They warned that the border control at Ben Gurion / Tel Aviv airport is a bit specific, but if the documents are in order and during the interview to remain calm and tell the truth, there will be no problems. They didn't see the documents, they said that during the gathering of the group at the Boryspil airport, the head of the group (in our case his name was Mykhailo) would give us a package of documents. What was my surprise when Mikhail said that tourists still have to pay $ 50 for a tip to the driver and for entrance tickets to holy places, in exchange for a package of documents. The group consisted of more than 50 people. Arrived at Ben Gurion. When they approached the passport control, an airport employee ran up to the girl who was checking the documents, whispered something in her ear and then returned all the members of the group (even the old grandmother!) For an interview.
Mikhail pretended to be very surprised, even "shocked" by what was happening (if we only knew!) !!! All of them, without exception, were taken to a room where biometric data were taken: photographed and fingerprinted. It took about 2.5 - 3 hours. Then again the whole group took us to the border guards. And here it began! One by one they were called to the office, some several times, senior tourists over 50 were allowed in. When I was called to the office, I was only allowed to sign a paper stating that I did not have any prohibited items in my luggage and to call the next one. No more questions or documents were asked. One of the group heard that before that, an Israeli border guard shouted at Mikhail: "We have warned you not to drive such large groups! No one from your groups is coming back." After that, Michael (the head of the group) and disappeared, depriving ourselves of "dealing" with this situation.
As a result, 31 tourists from the group were deported from the country without questions or explanations! Everything we had to go through and what we went through is described above in other reviews. I just want to warn others who planned to go on a pilgrimage tour from this tour operator, and even any tour through them. Gal Cruise has already "established" itself on the Israeli border and has a negative reputation!
