Meet The Team

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Phil

Phil is a trial lawyer and has represented scores of America’s largest corporations. A native of Miami, he began leading tour groups 10 years ago and has led tours to Iceland, Cuba, India, and cruises. Phil has a massive love of travel. He says, “Travel opens your heart.” He became fascinated with travel when his parents took him to Europe at age 13 and he realized different countries had different histories, lifestyles, and thoughts from the United States. The trip opened up his eyes! Outgoing and hilarious, he will bring his special sparkle and “fabulosity” to your trip.

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Issam (“Sammy”)

Issam (“Sammy”) is a manager at a luxury hotel in Miami. He was educated in Malaysia where he joined with students from all over the world. He brings a wealth of experience in hotels and restaurants selecting each of our hotels, restaurants only locals know, and offering suggestions on wine. He introduces us to the staff, chef, and sommelier. He is a certified Sommelier. He is also a native of Jordan and leads our Jordan tour as only a native can. He provides incredible knowledge on the sites we visit. Charming, world-travelled, and a student of history, Issam’s infectious smile will have you smiling throughout our journey together.

How we Work

Join Us For Drinks!

The only thing we ask is that you join us for drinks each evening so that people can share their experiences and get to know each other!

We Arrange Everything Else

We arrange everything else: Welcome Party, local guides, transportation, river cruises, winery outdoor lunches, winery tastings and private Sommelier tours, entertainment, mud baths, Dead Sea spa, camel rides, Bedouin adventures at Wadi Rum, cliff climbing at Petra, meeting our friends, restaurant reservations, restaurants only locals know, special native goat feast in Jordan, tour schedule for each day, Farewell Lunch, and SURPRISES! Phil and Issam also provide a morning talk on the sites you will see that day including their history, story, and the movies filmed there.

You Book Your Own Hotel

We give you a list of the hotels to book. We give you the arrival and departure dates. That way, you can get exactly the room you want.

You Book Your Own Flights

We let you book your own flights. That way, you can get exactly the seats you want and use miles if you have them! We give you the schedule of when to arrive and when you may wish to depart.

You Can Do Whatever You Want

You do not have to join the tour group each day. If you want, take a day off and go shopping, enjoy the beach, people watch at a café, see sites we do not have on our schedule, join a Camel Safari, see movie sites, or just chill out.

Why Our Tours Cost Less than Other Companies

Why Our Tours Cost Less:

  1. We choose wonderful but less expensive hotels
  2. We let you book your own air and hotels
  3. We handle sites to visit, getting around, restaurants to choose, where to shop, and people to meet.
  4. We only add a charge of $500 per traveler for all of the arrangements we make, guiding the tour, introducing you to our friends, and arranging fantastic, unique, once-in-a lifetime experiences for you. And lots of surprises!

Other companies’ prices:

Kensington Tours

Abercrombie & Kent

Our Tours

Jordan

Date: Nov. 7 - 16, 2024

Price:
$2,400 per person traveling together
$3,200 per solo traveler

Dubai

Date: Nov. 17 - 22, 2024

Price:
$2,000 per person traveling together
$2,400 per solo traveler

porto duoro valley madeira

Date: June 18 - July 1, 2025

Price:
$2700 per person traveling together
$3,600 per solo traveler

Magical Madeira

Date: June 26, 2024 - July 1, 2025

Price:
$1,300 per person traveling together
$1,750 per solo traveler

WHAT OUR TRAVELERS SAY

Cloud 9 Travel Tours

"I Will Never Forget it"

“Thank you for an amazing trip! I will never forget it. Meeting the Prince, the feast atop the castle, dinner by candlelight at the Taj Lake Palace Hotel, riding the elephants, wearing turbans, and visiting the truly most beautiful building in the world – the Taj Mahal. These are just a few of my 100 favorite memories. Please put me on the list for the next trip, wherever it is. I cannot wait!”

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"They are very jealous!”

“A Cruise to Cuba! What can I say? Only you could put that trip together. 14 wonderful new friends, sites that Americans have not been able to visit since the 1960’s, Fidel, Che Guevara, Hemingway’s home and favorite bar, riding in the 1950’s pink cars, the private rooftop restaurant, the charming Cuban people, and my first time on a cruise ship (I loved it!). I have told all my friends about Cuba and the Cruise. They are very jealous!”

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"Thank You!"

“Many kudos to you for arranging our group trip to Iceland. What an interesting and unique country! I would probably never have gone if you had not put the group together. I loved the Icelanders you arranged for us to meet. Dancing at midnight while the sun was still up was amazing! The blue, blue warm springs pools were unforgettable. Seeing Bjork’s home. Smoking volcanoes. And finding out the Icelanders have an app to determine if they are too closely related to marry. My favorite thing was making so many new friends. As they say in Iceland, “pakka per fyrir” (Thank you)!

Why Choose Our Tours

Our Vision

At Cloud9traveltours, we believe in taking you on a trip as a friend would show you his hometown.  We want you to feel like you are on a trip to home.

Our Expertise

We visit every site and make friends there.  We put together only the most enjoyable, most fun, and most enriching experiences for our tour groups.

Our Commitment

We are committed to giving you a trip that will bring you joy, laughter, friends, and happiness.  We take you into the heart of each location, sharing what we find unique, and then connect you with incredible people

Contact Us

We’d love to hear from you!
We put together tours to our favorite places.  We would love to have you join us to see our favorite sights and meet our friends.  Travel opens your heart.
Hours:
Monday – Friday : 9am – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday : Closed

We will get back to you as quickly as we can.  Looking forward to speaking with you.

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