Unique trips built to combine our love for travel along with positive social contribution, in a style that is part of a fast-spreading global trend known as Social Tourism.
At Vivid Israel we specialize in creating fun, experiential and memorable trips to Israel, and strive to leave a positive mark along the process, with impact-minded travel, or as we call it – “investing in happiness” – our own as well as others.
As a part of that we aim on working with local providers, adding personal encounters & including sites and activities that relate to a wide range of social-orientated topics such as ecology & sustainability, social entrepreneurship, empowerment in different communities and more. The outcome is an authentic experience that takes travelers deep into Israel in a fun, personal and meaningful way.
Social tourism has become more than just an idea, it’s a philosophy which advocates contribution to society through varies aspects of the tourism industry.
By investing in local communities while traveling, this has become a mainstream trend in a world where the masses have more means and time dedicated to travel. The United Nations declared 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism. We at Vivid Israel imagine this type of tourism will keep growing and impacting, and are proud to be an active part of its development. 

What are social sites/activities?
It could be through a taste of Israel’s fast developing wine industry, with a visit to the award winning “Tulip winery”, operated inside the town of Hope (Kfat Tikva), established to house and provide fulfilling live for people with special needs;  Taking a fun interactive workshop at one of Israel’s world-renown R&D Centers for Ecology & Bio Agriculture; Eating your way through one of Israel’s vibrant multi-cuisine markets, finishing the tour helping at a local soup kitchen for the less fortunate – and many other options which are a real way to broaden cultural perspective while having fun & making a difference!  

What makes Israel the perfect destination for impact-minded travel?
Israel is a rare rainbow of color and diversity, where religions, languages, cultures, kitchens, landscapes, wildlife & lifestyles meet-up to create a unique, complex & wonderful Mosaic (hence the name)
It’s this richness & diversity which springs up so many social-impact platforms, integrated into our tours with a wide range of interests all throughout the country, for every season & reason.
Our social-impact trips include exposure to the Start-up nation’s , culinary tours, unique communities in society, eco-tourism in the land of milk and honey, heritage and spirituality, art and culture, nature adventures, wine industry etc

Organizations we work with + regulars:

• ONE DAY SOCIAL VOLUNTEERING – One Day is a unique organization that offers socializing through the method of flexible and adaptable volunteering opportunities for young adults. Social Volunteering increases people’s social and professional networks with people their own age. Volunteer by helping the elderly, children, animals, people with special needs and needy families. We hold events at soup kitchens, doing activities for the benefit of the environment, urban renewals and more.
• SHANTI HOUSE – Shanti House Association provides a range of solutions: a temporary shelter, an interim home until the youth joins a permanent framework, as well as a long term home.Warm Homes for Youth at risk and in Danger. The Shanti House village is located on Road 40, midway between Sde Boker and Mitzpe Ramon. It extends over 540 dunams (54 hectares), 150 of which are built up. At any given time, residing in the village are 35 to 50 youths, aged 14 to 21 who were forced to leave their homes due to physical, verbal, sexual or emotional violence, abuse, neglect, etc. It is important to note that the Ministry of Transportation, Negev Galilee Bureau, Jewish National Fund and other contributors have all joined in to make this dream a reality.
• LEKET ISRAEL – The National Food Bank – Leket Israel, the National Food Bank, is the leading food rescue organization in Israel. Unique among all other organizations that serve the poor in Israel and food banks worldwide, Leket Israel’s sole focus is rescuing healthy, surplus food and delivering it to those in need through partner nonprofit organizations.
• LATET – Latet (To Give) – was established in order to reduce poverty, for a better and just society, by providing assistance to needy populations, mobilizing Israeli civil society towards mutual responsibility, and leading change in the national priorities.Reducing nutritional insecurity among families and individuals living in severe poverty.
  Reducing nutritional insecurity among families and individuals living in severe poverty