General Information
Israel
Currency, language
The Israeli New Shekel is the currency in Israel
You can do a money exchange transaction at the airport or at the hotel, you also have the possibility of withdrawing cash on ATM’s.
The official language is Hebrew and here are some helpful words that may help you through your travels:
Shalom Hello and goodbye
Ken Yes
Lo No
Toda Thank you
Boker Tov Good morning
Erev Tov Good evening
Be vakasha Please
Be teabon Bon appetit
Maim Water
Sherutim Bathroom
Malon Hotel
Monit Taxi
Electricity
Israel’s electric current runs at 220 V. so it is necessary that you bring a current converter so that you can connect any electric devices you may bring on your trip; remember that you may need different types of current converters depending on the device.
What to visit
TEL AVIV/YAFFO
One of the most hype and modern cities in Israel where the millenary history leads way to a new wave of design and a more modern culture. Tel Aviv is one of the most spectacular cities you will visit in Israel.
The White City of Tel Aviv has been categorized as a World Heritage and is one of the most interesting places to visit in Israel.
JERUSALEM
Very few cities in the world emanate such spirituality as we feel in Jerusalem. It is the core center for the three monotheistic religions we know today: Judaism, Christianism, and Islamism.
Founded by King David more than 3,000 years ago, Jesus Christ lived and died in Jerusalem and since then, according to the Muslim religion, Mahoma ascended to heaven. So… can you imagine another city more mystical than Jerusalem?
GALIELA AND THE NORTH OF ISRAEL
The north of Israel, also known as Galilea, is formed by the regions of Low Galilea and High Galilea, as well as the Occidental Galilea and the Mediterranean coast.
High Galilea is targeted at people who love nature and it is home to major landmarks like the Hula Natural Reserve, the trails and waterfalls at Banias and mount Hermon.
Low Galilea is also formed with trails, panoramic highways, pools and biblical landmarks.
In Occidental Galilea we can find ourselves surrounded by cities filled with charm like Rosh Pina and Safed, where you will find art galleries and small independent boutiques. At the coast, you will find yourselves surrounded by beautiful beaches like the one in Rosh Hanikra with its caves and rock formations to which you will arrive via cableway.
DEAD SEA
The Dead Sea, one of the most wonderful beauties of our world, is a salt lake situated at the lowest point on earth, it is located at more than 300 meters below the sea level, which makes the Dead Sea into the lowest salt lake in the world. Is rough conditions make it so that no life can exist in it, hence the name the Dead Sea.
It is an experience like no other to submerge yourself in its waters, floating on them and cover your body with the mud that provides vast amounts of good properties for our skin.
Weather
The weather in Israel is characterized for having very sunny and warm summers (from April to October) and soft winters (from November to March). In general, there are six hours of light every day during winter and twelve on summer time.
There is a phenomenon that happens in the summer that is called khamsin (in Hebrew sharav), which is the arrival of hot and dry winds coming from the Arabian desert, these winds bring with them very high temperatures.
Distances
Ben Gurion Airport- Tel Aviv 35 min
Ben Gurion Airport- Jerusalem 45 min
Tel Aviv- Jerusalén 1 hour
Tel Aviv- Tiberiades 1.45 hours
Tel Aviv- Haifa 1.25 hours
Tel Aviv- Safed 2 hours
Tel Aviv- Masada 2 hours
Tel Aviv- Eilat 4.5 hours
Tel Aviv- Mitzpe Ramon 2 hours
Jerusalén- Tiberiades 2.5 hours
Jerusalem - Haifa 2 hours
Jerusalén - Sefad 2.5 hours
Jerusalem - Masada 1.25 hours
Jerusalem - Eilat 4 hours
Jerusalem - Mitzpe Ramón 2.5 hours
Tiberiades- Monte Bental (Golan) 1 hour
Tiberiades- Safed 1 hour
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Currency, language
The Jordan coin is known as the Jordanian Dinar (in Arabic: دينار), it is divided into 10 dirhams, 100 qirsh (or piastras) or into 1,000 fils. It also circulates in the West Bank next to the Israeli Shekel.
The official language is Arabic.
What to visit?
PETRA
It is known as the 8th wonder of the old world and it is also considered one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Petra is without a doubt Jordan’s most precious gem of a city and its most important tourist attraction. It is a marvelous and colossal city carved into rose-red nabateu rocks. The Nabateans were a hard-working Arabic tribe that established themselves there more than 2,000 years ago and made it into a very important junction for the silk, spice and various other trading routes that linked China, India and the south of Arabia with Syria, Greece, Egypt, and Rome.
WADI RUM
Also known as the Valley of the Moon, is a protected desert wilderness in southern Jordan, it is a valley cut into sandstone and granite rock. A labyrinth of dramatic sandstone mountains and beautiful landscapes which stands at 1,750 meters high, creating a true challenge for experienced rock-climbers.
You can enjoy the tranquility of the open spaces that have no limits, explore the spouts and the water deposits as well as discovering the wondrous drawings on the rocks that date back about 4,000 years.
Wadi Rum is the first mixed natural and cultural site declared as a World Heritage by the Unesco in Jordan in 2011
Distance
Eilat/Jordania-Wadi Rum border 1 hour
Eilat/Jordania- Petra border 2.5 hours
Egypt
Currency, language
Egypt's official coin is the Egyptian Pound (in Egyptian Arabic: الجنيه المصرى al-Gunaih al-Maṣrī).
The pound is divided into 100 piastras (قرش qirsh), or 1,000 milliemes (مليم mallim).
Their official languages are Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.
Where to go
CAIRO
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and it is the most populated metropolitan area in the African continent.
It is known by the Egyptians as “The Mother of all Cities”. The must-see places are the Sphinx pyramids, Sakkara and the old city of Memphis, also, the Egyptian Museum and Tutankhamun’s tomb as well as a boat ride through the Nile.
LUXOR
It is an Egyptian population built on top of the city of Tebas’s ruins and was the capital of the New Empire in ancient Egypt and the capital of the IV Nome of the High Egypt. It is located at the eastern riparian of the Nile river, it is worth it to visit the treasures of both banks in the Nile, the Valley of the Kings, and the Karnak and Luxor temples.
Distances
Cairo/ Luxor (plain) 1 hour