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Cruises to Israel
Cruises to Israel are increasingly popular for tourists, with the ports of Haifa and Ashdod featured on itineraries. The cruises in Israel tend to stop for one night in Haifa and one night in Ashdod, although occasionally they’ll stop for two nights. Getting from Ashdod port to Tel Aviv is simple, as it’s just about a 40-minute... Read More
Taxis in Israel
Taxis are very common and popular forms of transport in Israel. Cheap by European standards, cabs in Israel are widely available and are generally safe and modern cars, with helpful drivers. Within cities, drivers must use the meter (moneh) unless they agree a fixed fare with the passenger, whilst inter-city, taxis have fixed fares. Read More
Driving in Israel
Whilst, Israeli drivers dont have a great reputation, but renting a car and driving in Israel is a convenient and generally easy way to get around in Israel. Israel has a great, modern road network which spans the width and breadth of the country which are signed in English as well as in Hebrew and... Read More
What to do in Jerusalem
With so much to see, working out what to do in Jerusalem should not be a problem! One of the most incredible cities on Earth, Jerusalem is full of great things to do from the historical and archaeological sites which are everywhere, to the religion and spiritual, the modern culture, and the museums. Jerusalem is a city like no other, and choosing what to do in Jerusalem is important for you to make sure that you have as amazing an experience as possible whilst visiting. Read More
Car Rental in Israel
Renting a car in Israel is a popular and convenient way of getting around and seeing the country at your own pace and on your own time-scale. Car rental companies can be found across the country, ranging in size, from the major international car rental firms including Avis, Budget, Hertz, and Sixt, as well as a large number of local firms including the largest, Eldan. All of these companies offer car rental at Ben Gurion Airport, as well as in major towns and cities across Israel. Read More
Trains in Israel: Israel Railways
Rail travel in Israel has been modernized and developed extensively over the past ten years or so, meaning that Israel Railways, the national train operator, offers a great option for getting around, particularly within the Coastal Plain. Trains in Israel are clean, generally modern, and air-conditioned, and are reliable and relatively frequent. The stations are also relatively new, and particularly useful routes for visitors to Israel include the train from Ben Gurion Airport from Tel Aviv, Haifa, and many intermediate cities, as well as the trains to Tel Aviv from its suburbs. Read More
Tefen Open Museum
In the relatively remote hills of the Western Galilee lies the Tefen Open Museum which is a unique collection of exhibitions in a unique setting, an industrial park. This is no typical industrial park, however. There are a handful of Tefen Industrial Parks across peripheral regions of Israel. The Open Museum includes sculpture gardens, artwork, a vintage car collection, displays on the Tefen Model and ISCAR the company founded by Wertheimer, as well as changing internal exhibitions. Read More
The International Puppet Theater & Film Festival in Holon, Israel
The International Puppet Theater and Film Festival takes place every July in the Israeli city of Holon, just south of Tel Aviv. Started in 1995, the festival which is organized by the Israel Puppet Center, hosts around 30 performances by resident and international artists, conferences, exhibitions, and an opening street procession. There are also workshops for professionals and amateurs. The festival is largely free to the public and is taking place between July 21-30, 2011. Read More
Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
The 30-acre oasis that is the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens on the southeast corner of the Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus houses about 10,000 species arranged according to geography, with sections for plants native to the Mediterranean region, Central and Southwest Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and Southern Africa. It also has a large collection of bonsai trees, a tropical conservatory and an herb and medicinal plant garden. Read More
Ariel Sharon Park
The Hiriya is a 60 meter high mound of waste. It is the first sight, and smell, many tourists have upon entering Israel, being next to Ben Gurion Airport. Thankfully, the landfill is now closed, and the mound is being converted into the centerpiece of the new Ariel Sharon Park, set to be the largest new urban park built in the last century in the world. Bigger than Central Park in New York, the Ariel Sharon Park is currently open in a limited format, and will be opened in stages until its completion in 2020. Read More
Kayaking and Rafting on the Jordan River
Kayaking or Rafting on the River Jordan might not quite match with the initial image people have of a Biblical stories, but once you've seen the Jordan from a kayak on a hot summers day, you'll have a totally different take on the matter! And its not an activity reserved for those into extreme sports. The kayaks on the Jordan come aren't really conventional kayaks but more like large inflatable rafts for two to five people. The two main kayak centers are at Kibbutz Kfar Blum and Kibbutz HaGoshrim. Read More
