11-Day Best of Israel & Jordan Tour
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Tour Code: 469228
Meals included
$3,090.00 per person
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Departure CityTel Aviv
End CityTel Aviv
Duration11 days
LanguageEnglish Live
Guide TypeGuided Tour
Group SizeStandard Group Tour
Activity LevelEasy
Highlights
This 11 day tour through the fascinating countries of Israel and Jordan spends time in Tel Aviv, Tiberias and Jerusalem visiting many important religious sites and monuments as well as travelling to the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee. In Jordan we visit Jerash, Amman, Petra, Madaba and Mount Nebo
Itinerary
Cultural tour of Tel Aviv, Haifa, Acre, Tiberias, Nazareth, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jerash, Amman, Petra, Madaba, Mount Nebo
This 11-day trip through Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories along with Jordan is the perfect tour for people who want to combine visits to important historical and religious sites with some cultural and scenic experiences as well. The tour has time to explore the buzz of the city and beaches of Tel Aviv while also visiting Tiberias and touring Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth and many important religious and historical sites and monuments. The tour also includes a visit to Masada Fortress and the Dead Sea where you can bob on top of this remarkably salty Sea, the lowest place on Earth. The tour also visits the famous Sea of Galilee and enjoys a wine tasting experience in the hills of the Golan Heights. Leaving Israel behind we cross the border into Jordan where we visit some of Jordan's tourist highlights including the Roman Ruins in Jerash, the 'lost city' of Petra, Biblical Mount Nebo and the famous mosaic map of the Holyland in Madaba. Accommodation is on a 3-4 star basis with upgrades available to deluxe 4-star and 5-star hotels. IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to continued unrest we have temporarily suspended this tour in Israel. Reservations are still being accepted for later travel dates. Should the situation continue, we will contact you approximately 8 weeks prior to departure to discuss new dates/cancellation options (though you can be assured of a full refund if we are unable to operate the tour).
DAY 1: Arrive into Tel Aviv. Transfer to hotel Upon arrival in Ben Gurion Airport, in Tel Aviv, after passing through immigration and customs you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv for the night. The rest of the day is free for you to settle in and look around Tel Aviv independently. OVERNIGHT: Tel Aviv Hotel MEALS: None DAY 2: Masada & Dead Sea You'll meet your tour guide and fellow travellers this morning and set of south from Tel aviv, passing the cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod and Beersheba, the capital of the Negev Desert region. You'll then continue to Masada, the foremost archaeological park in Israel. Here we'll ascend to the top of the fortress by cable-car and have a comprehensive visit of the site, learnign about the rituals, culture and politics of the people who lived in this desert fortress. This was the final stronghold of the Jewish Zealots during their war against the Romans, and we will visit the excavations, the synagogue, bathhouse and cisterns, Herod's palaces and enjoy fantastic views of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea, far below us. Leaving Masada, we head down to the lowest place on earth - the Dead Sea - at 430 metres below sea level! Here we'll enjoy a swim, or float, in the salty waters and those inclined can also enjoy the benefits of the mineral rich black mud. We'll then head north up the Dead Sea road, with the hills of Jordan clearly visible to the East, passing by the Oasis of Ein Gedi and through the Judean Desert to Jerusalem. OVERNIGHT: Jerusalem hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 3: Israel Museum - Yad Vashem - Ein Karem - Bethlehem We start our tours today in Jerusalem at the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book, home to the famous Dead Sea scrolls. Next well visit the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, which dates back to the time of the Second Temple. We then visit Yad Vashem which is the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Established in 1953, the memorial is located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl. On our way out of Jerusalem, we'll visit the picturesque village of Ein Karem in teh southwestern outskirts of the city. According to tradition, this is where John the Baptist was born. We continue out of Jerusalm to visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, and we will will vsiit the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square before returning to Jerusalem. We'll also have the opportunity to enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born. OVERNIGHT: Jerusalem Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 4: Old City of Jerusalem We'll enter the Old City of Jerusalem today for a day packed with visits to some of the most important religious sites in the world. We'll see the Western Wall, and the actual site of the Second Temple at Temple Mount. We'll also walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which houses both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tom of the Resurrection. Leaving the Old City we'll see Mr. Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David, and the Room of the Last Supper. The next stop will be at the Mount of Olives, the site where Jesus first gave the Lord's Prayer. Here we can enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem, the holy city for three of the World's great religions - Christinaity, Islam, and Judaism. Continuing the day we'll visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus, and in the heart of downtown Jerusalem we'll visit the largest open market in Israel, Mahane Yehuda and experience the smells, flavours and colours of this bustling area. OVERNIGHT: Jerusalem Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 5: Beit Shean - Golan Heights - Tiberias We leave Jerusalem this morning and head north past Jericho, considered by many as the oldest city in the world. As we travel through the Jordan Valley we'll pass new settlements to Beit Shean and visit the excavations of this well preserved Roman city. Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, to visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman city. Drive up to the Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process. Travel through the Golan, with its Druze villages, former Syrian fortifications and panoramic views of Mount Hermon and into Syria. Later, we descend to the Hula Valley and drive to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee - regarded as one of the four Holy cities in Judaism, where the Jewish Talmud - the primary source of Jewish religious law - was compiled, with tombs of Rabbis scattered across the city. OVERNIGHT: Tiberias Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 6: Capernaum - Mount of Beatitudes - Nazareth This morning we'll descend back down to the shores of the Sea of Galilee, the stage for many of the events in Jesus' life. We'll visit Capernaum, known as 'His Town', the centre of Jesus ministry, where he spent much time healing the sick and performing miracles.We'll visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the 'Sermon on the Mount' and it is believed that he picked his 12 apostles, and Tabgha, the site of Christ's miracle of feeding the 5,000. We will continue on to Tiberias, which was an ancient centre of Jewish learning, and there is the option of taking a boat trip across the Sea of Galilee here (subject to local conditions and an additional fee). Later today, we head to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites. Finally we return to our hotel in Tiberias. OVERNIGHT: Tiberias Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 7: Acre - Haifa - Caesarea - Jaffa After breakfast we will drive through the hills of the Galilee, heading westwards to the Mediterranean coast and Acre, where we visit the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Next we continue to Haifa where we will ascend to the top of Mount Carmel to enjoy a panoramic view of the city including the Baha'i Shrine, Haifa Bay and the Persiam Garden. Our next stop, as we proceed along the Mediterranean coastline is at Caesarea where we visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at the site known as the 'masterpiece of Herod the Great'. Finally we will finish our trip with a short city tour of the ancient port of Jaffa and the city of Tel Aviv. OVERNIGHT: Tel Aviv Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 8: Cross from Israel to Jordan, tour Jerash This morning we head east from Jerusalem to the Sheikh Hussein border crossing where we proceed through the immigration formalities and enter Jordan where we are met by our Jordanian guide and vehicle. We'll continue on to Jerash, a city of the Decapolis situated about 45km north of Amman in the fertile heights of the Gilad. Jerash is one of the best preserved ancient Greco-Roman sites in the whole of the Middle East and our tour will include the colonnaded streets, the 2nd century Hadrian's Arch, the baths, amphitheatre and the columns of the Temple of Artemis. Our day will finish with a panoramic tour of Jordan's capital, Amman. OVERNIGHT: Amman Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 9: Petra After another early breakfast, we will drive south down Jordan's Desert Highway to Petra. Here you have the option to ride on horseback, take an electric buggy, or walk through the towering cliffs of the 'Siq' (canyon) into the incredible site of Petra. Known as the red rock city, Petra was the ancient trading capital of the Nabatean kingdom from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD. During our guided tour we will visit the most interesting monuments including the Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of a Nabatean king), the field of tombs, obelisks and the theatre. After a little free time to explore independently, we will return to Wadi Musa village for the night. OVERNIGHT: Petra Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 10: Madaba, Mt. Nebo, Tel Aviv After breakfast, we drive back up north to see the remains of a Byzantine church with a famous ancient mosaid floor map in Madaba. This is the oldest surviving original catrographic depiction in a mosaic of the whole of the Holy Land region and Jerusalem. We'll then continue to nearby Mt. Nebo from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. If the weather is clear, there are spectacular views from here, across the Dead Sea, Jordan Valley, to Jericho and beyond. We will then head back down into the Jordan Valley, cross the border back into Israel and drive to Tel Aviv to finish the tour. OVERNIGHT: Tel Aviv Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 11: Free time in Tel Aviv. Departure airport transfer After breakfast, your time is free until we transfer you to the airport for your departure flight. Extra nights are available in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv if you would like to extend the tour. *The sequence of the tour, border crossing points used, hotels used and sites visited may be amended due to local circumstances at the time of travel or the guide's discretion. OVERNIGHT: N/A MEALS: Breakfast
This 11-day trip through Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories along with Jordan is the perfect tour for people who want to combine visits to important historical and religious sites with some cultural and scenic experiences as well. The tour has time to explore the buzz of the city and beaches of Tel Aviv while also visiting Tiberias and touring Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth and many important religious and historical sites and monuments. The tour also includes a visit to Masada Fortress and the Dead Sea where you can bob on top of this remarkably salty Sea, the lowest place on Earth. The tour also visits the famous Sea of Galilee and enjoys a wine tasting experience in the hills of the Golan Heights. Leaving Israel behind we cross the border into Jordan where we visit some of Jordan's tourist highlights including the Roman Ruins in Jerash, the 'lost city' of Petra, Biblical Mount Nebo and the famous mosaic map of the Holyland in Madaba. Accommodation is on a 3-4 star basis with upgrades available to deluxe 4-star and 5-star hotels. IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to continued unrest we have temporarily suspended this tour in Israel. Reservations are still being accepted for later travel dates. Should the situation continue, we will contact you approximately 8 weeks prior to departure to discuss new dates/cancellation options (though you can be assured of a full refund if we are unable to operate the tour).
DAY 1: Arrive into Tel Aviv. Transfer to hotel Upon arrival in Ben Gurion Airport, in Tel Aviv, after passing through immigration and customs you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel in Tel Aviv for the night. The rest of the day is free for you to settle in and look around Tel Aviv independently. OVERNIGHT: Tel Aviv Hotel MEALS: None DAY 2: Masada & Dead Sea You'll meet your tour guide and fellow travellers this morning and set of south from Tel aviv, passing the cities of Ashkelon, Ashdod and Beersheba, the capital of the Negev Desert region. You'll then continue to Masada, the foremost archaeological park in Israel. Here we'll ascend to the top of the fortress by cable-car and have a comprehensive visit of the site, learnign about the rituals, culture and politics of the people who lived in this desert fortress. This was the final stronghold of the Jewish Zealots during their war against the Romans, and we will visit the excavations, the synagogue, bathhouse and cisterns, Herod's palaces and enjoy fantastic views of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea, far below us. Leaving Masada, we head down to the lowest place on earth - the Dead Sea - at 430 metres below sea level! Here we'll enjoy a swim, or float, in the salty waters and those inclined can also enjoy the benefits of the mineral rich black mud. We'll then head north up the Dead Sea road, with the hills of Jordan clearly visible to the East, passing by the Oasis of Ein Gedi and through the Judean Desert to Jerusalem. OVERNIGHT: Jerusalem hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 3: Israel Museum - Yad Vashem - Ein Karem - Bethlehem We start our tours today in Jerusalem at the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book, home to the famous Dead Sea scrolls. Next well visit the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, which dates back to the time of the Second Temple. We then visit Yad Vashem which is the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Established in 1953, the memorial is located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl. On our way out of Jerusalem, we'll visit the picturesque village of Ein Karem in teh southwestern outskirts of the city. According to tradition, this is where John the Baptist was born. We continue out of Jerusalm to visit Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, and we will will vsiit the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square before returning to Jerusalem. We'll also have the opportunity to enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the south western outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions, since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born. OVERNIGHT: Jerusalem Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 4: Old City of Jerusalem We'll enter the Old City of Jerusalem today for a day packed with visits to some of the most important religious sites in the world. We'll see the Western Wall, and the actual site of the Second Temple at Temple Mount. We'll also walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which houses both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tom of the Resurrection. Leaving the Old City we'll see Mr. Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David, and the Room of the Last Supper. The next stop will be at the Mount of Olives, the site where Jesus first gave the Lord's Prayer. Here we can enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem, the holy city for three of the World's great religions - Christinaity, Islam, and Judaism. Continuing the day we'll visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus, and in the heart of downtown Jerusalem we'll visit the largest open market in Israel, Mahane Yehuda and experience the smells, flavours and colours of this bustling area. OVERNIGHT: Jerusalem Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 5: Beit Shean - Golan Heights - Tiberias We leave Jerusalem this morning and head north past Jericho, considered by many as the oldest city in the world. As we travel through the Jordan Valley we'll pass new settlements to Beit Shean and visit the excavations of this well preserved Roman city. Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, to visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman city. Drive up to the Golan Heights to enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, enjoying a tour, wine tasting and understanding of the wine production process. Travel through the Golan, with its Druze villages, former Syrian fortifications and panoramic views of Mount Hermon and into Syria. Later, we descend to the Hula Valley and drive to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee - regarded as one of the four Holy cities in Judaism, where the Jewish Talmud - the primary source of Jewish religious law - was compiled, with tombs of Rabbis scattered across the city. OVERNIGHT: Tiberias Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 6: Capernaum - Mount of Beatitudes - Nazareth This morning we'll descend back down to the shores of the Sea of Galilee, the stage for many of the events in Jesus' life. We'll visit Capernaum, known as 'His Town', the centre of Jesus ministry, where he spent much time healing the sick and performing miracles.We'll visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, the Mount of Beatitudes where Jesus preached the 'Sermon on the Mount' and it is believed that he picked his 12 apostles, and Tabgha, the site of Christ's miracle of feeding the 5,000. We will continue on to Tiberias, which was an ancient centre of Jewish learning, and there is the option of taking a boat trip across the Sea of Galilee here (subject to local conditions and an additional fee). Later today, we head to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites. Finally we return to our hotel in Tiberias. OVERNIGHT: Tiberias Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 7: Acre - Haifa - Caesarea - Jaffa After breakfast we will drive through the hills of the Galilee, heading westwards to the Mediterranean coast and Acre, where we visit the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications. Next we continue to Haifa where we will ascend to the top of Mount Carmel to enjoy a panoramic view of the city including the Baha'i Shrine, Haifa Bay and the Persiam Garden. Our next stop, as we proceed along the Mediterranean coastline is at Caesarea where we visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at the site known as the 'masterpiece of Herod the Great'. Finally we will finish our trip with a short city tour of the ancient port of Jaffa and the city of Tel Aviv. OVERNIGHT: Tel Aviv Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 8: Cross from Israel to Jordan, tour Jerash This morning we head east from Jerusalem to the Sheikh Hussein border crossing where we proceed through the immigration formalities and enter Jordan where we are met by our Jordanian guide and vehicle. We'll continue on to Jerash, a city of the Decapolis situated about 45km north of Amman in the fertile heights of the Gilad. Jerash is one of the best preserved ancient Greco-Roman sites in the whole of the Middle East and our tour will include the colonnaded streets, the 2nd century Hadrian's Arch, the baths, amphitheatre and the columns of the Temple of Artemis. Our day will finish with a panoramic tour of Jordan's capital, Amman. OVERNIGHT: Amman Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 9: Petra After another early breakfast, we will drive south down Jordan's Desert Highway to Petra. Here you have the option to ride on horseback, take an electric buggy, or walk through the towering cliffs of the 'Siq' (canyon) into the incredible site of Petra. Known as the red rock city, Petra was the ancient trading capital of the Nabatean kingdom from the 3rd century BC to the 2nd century AD. During our guided tour we will visit the most interesting monuments including the Treasury, El Khazneh (a tomb of a Nabatean king), the field of tombs, obelisks and the theatre. After a little free time to explore independently, we will return to Wadi Musa village for the night. OVERNIGHT: Petra Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 10: Madaba, Mt. Nebo, Tel Aviv After breakfast, we drive back up north to see the remains of a Byzantine church with a famous ancient mosaid floor map in Madaba. This is the oldest surviving original catrographic depiction in a mosaic of the whole of the Holy Land region and Jerusalem. We'll then continue to nearby Mt. Nebo from where Moses viewed the Promised Land. If the weather is clear, there are spectacular views from here, across the Dead Sea, Jordan Valley, to Jericho and beyond. We will then head back down into the Jordan Valley, cross the border back into Israel and drive to Tel Aviv to finish the tour. OVERNIGHT: Tel Aviv Hotel MEALS: Breakfast DAY 11: Free time in Tel Aviv. Departure airport transfer After breakfast, your time is free until we transfer you to the airport for your departure flight. Extra nights are available in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv if you would like to extend the tour. *The sequence of the tour, border crossing points used, hotels used and sites visited may be amended due to local circumstances at the time of travel or the guide's discretion. OVERNIGHT: N/A MEALS: Breakfast
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Extra night - pre-tour
Visiting Attractions
Dead Sea
Petra
Al-Khazneh
Mount Zion
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
Jerusalem Old City
Via Dolorosa
Masada
Qumran
Basilica of the Annunciation
Church of the Multiplication
Church of the Nativity
Madaba Map
Jerash Archaeological Site
Banias
Shrine of the Bab
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Special Notes
We use good quality hotels rated at the Israeli and Jordanian 3 and 4-star level on this tour. Local star ratings may vary slightly from international standards but we ensure we use some of the very best hotels available at the level stated.
Accommodation is based on twin, triple or double en-suite rooms with air conditioning. All couples will stay in a private double room.
This tour includes an arrival airport transfer from Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to your hotel at anytime on Day 1 of the tour, and a transfer back from your hotel to the airport on Day 11. If you would like to add extra time in Israel and arrive before Day 1 of the tour or leave after Day 11, we can provide you with a quotation for your extra nights and airport transfer.
For legal reasons when crossing from Israel into Jordan, it's not possible for us to use the same vehicle so you'll be escorted to the immigration point on the Israel side of the border before taking a shuttle bus to the Jordanian side where our Jordanian team will greet you. Once in Jordan you'll have a Jordanian guide and driver who will continue with you for this part of the tour. You should budget approximately $107.00 for border fees which are not included in the tour price. These fees will be paid locally, in cash, when crossing the border. We have many passengers each year crossing this border and our local team are very experienced - full assistance will be given at each side.
This tour includes two crossings of the Israel/Jordan border. We ask for your patience when crossing borders, as this process can sometimes take more than an hour. Please be assured that our local team is working daily with the authorities and is doing whatever they can at all times to expedite this. We also suggest that you try to travel as light as possible, as the Israeli security is tight and it can take a while for them to search through and check large cases.
Crossing at Beit Shean (Sheikh Hussein) from Israel to Jordan.
Our border assistant will explain the procedure to you at the entrance to the terminal. First, you enter the terminal and visit the exit tax kiosk and pay your exit tax (100 ILS plus 5 ILS surcharge in USD, EUR or Israeli Shekels). Take your exit tax to the immigration counter and hand it over with your passport. After processing your passport you walk through the duty free and outside across the road there is a waiting area. Here you can wait till called to board your shuttle bus to the Jordan Terminal. Note: Our staff cannot accompany you during this process, so you should follow the instructions of the assistant and border staff to ensure your crossing is smooth. You pay the shuttle bus fee of JOD 1.6 (approx. $2.3 US or 10 NIS) on arrival at the Jordan terminal and then head to Jordanian immigration to arrange your Jordan visa and enter the country. Once on the Jordanian guide, your guide/assistant (sometimes the same person), will handle the taxes and if appropriate, visa payments.
Returning to Israel from Jordan.
Our assistant team on both sides can take you right up to the border fence and will explain to you the procedure throughout.
We want to give you as much flexibility as possible when it comes to booking your holiday with us. So, to take account of people with varying travel plans, we don’t include your international flights in the main tour price. We are however very happy to book your flights for you, and our ATOL (UK flight sales license) protects all holidays booked together with a flight from the UK.
Please contact us with your preferred dates and departure airport and we’ll give you a selection of airlines, times and fares to choose from. Your airport arrival & departure transfers are included on the first and last days of the tour whether you book your flights independently or through us. All our group tours in Israel start and finish at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv (TLV).
On average our group departures tend to have a minimum of around 10 to 20 passengers, though we only need 2 passengers to book for a departure to be guaranteed. The maximum capacity of this tour is 45. To ensure affordability in what is a very expensive country to arrange tours like this, we share this tour with a small number of other operators so you may join with travellers booking with different companies.
We aim to only use local Israeli guides and reps. We feel this gives you the best experience of the country and the sites you are seeing. Please check our website for more details and profiles of some of our most famous guides.
The tour price includes entrance fees to all the tourist sites mentioned in the itinerary. You will need to cover the cost of entrance to any other extra sites that you may wish to visit.
Tipping is common practice in Israel, as a sign of appreciation for services provided. You may therefore wish to tip your guide and driver at the end of the tour. You should not feel obliged to tip any particular amount, and should consider your personal budget. We are often asked to provide a guide however, and can suggest that approx. GBP 5 / USD 8 per person per day would be appropriate.
You should ensure you are fully insured for medical emergencies including emergency evacuation and repatriation.
Recommended vaccinations and other health protection measures vary according to the country you are visiting and where you are travelling from. We recommend you contact your GP/medical practitioner or a travel clinic for current information on vaccinations needed for your destination. You should ensure that you are up to date with vaccines and boosters recommended for your normal life at home, including for example, vaccines required for occupational risk of exposure, lifestyle risks and underlying medical conditions. In addition, additional courses or boosters normally recommended for the countries in this region are:
Egypt: Tetanus, Typhoid, Hepatitis A
Jordan: Tetanus, Hepatitis A
Israel: Hepatitis A, Poliomyelitis
Lebanon: Dipheria, Hepatitis A
Malaria is not generally present unless it has been contracted abroad; you do not need to take malaria prophylactics.
Note: We are aware of some places in Egypt using 'black henna' instead of pure brown henna. Black henna contains a chemical dye PPD (paraphenylenediamine) which can result in severe allergic reactions and resultant scarring. To be safe we recommend avoiding any henna tattoos while in Egypt unless you are certain they are using pure brown henna.
Passports should be valid for at least six months after your departure from the country. Please do not bring an almost full or almost expired passport. Visa arrangements are the responsibility of the traveller, and requirements are subject to change by the local authorities.
Many nationalities (including UK, European, USA, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, South African) do not need to obtain a visa to enter Israel as a period as long as your stay is for less than 3 months. Other nationalities should check with their local consulate.
Most of our tours visiting Israel also enter the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). No special visas are required but check points and border posts are operated by the Israeli authorities and access is sometimes limited or restricted.
Sockets are two round pronged and 220 volts (Type C). Universal adapters are available in most airport shops if you don't have one already. Standard European adapters will work fine, though sometimes they may feel a little loose in the sockets. All hotel rooms have electrical sockets where you can re-charge cameras, phones etc. Hair dryers are normally available on request from the hotel reception if not in your room already.
If you have US appliances (110 volts) you will need a voltage converter as well as a plug adapter.
The local currency in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories is the Israeli Shekel (ILS). You do not need to arrange to bring any Shekels with you as exchange facilities are available in the international airports and in most hotels, banks and bureau de changes in major towns. You should try to obtain and keep hold of small denomination notes or coins on you during the tour as these are useful for toilets, tips and small purchases. ATMs are readily available in major towns and many local shops will accept VISA/Mastercard or Amex, but may charge fees of up to 10% - check before you pay. Travellers cheques are not recommended as they can not be changed in many places now, and can incur high fees.
While in Israel and the OPT you will need sufficient funds to cover meals not included in the itinerary, drinks, snacks, souvenirs and personal expenses such as laundry. These should generally all be paid for in local currency, though tips for guides and drivers may be paid in hard currency (GBP, USD, EUR).
It is difficult to recommend a level of personal spending money which will suit everyone as this can differ greatly, but as a guideline, we would suggest allowing USD 25-35 per person per day as a minimum. Allow more if you plan on doing lots of shopping, or buying many alcoholic drinks.
Luggage: Suitcases, rucksacks or fabric holdalls are all fine to bring with you to Israel. You should also bring a small daypack/bag to take out during the day. Your main luggage will normally be left in the hotel during your sightseeing trips – you will not need to carry it far, and there are nearly always hotel porters to assist.
Luggage limits: There is no luggage limit for this tour. However, most airlines restrict you to between 20kg and 25kg for your hold luggage and between 5kg and 10kg for hand luggage. Please check with your airline before travelling to the airport.
Clothing: The climate in Israel varies widely from hot days in the summer to cool and sometimes wet days in the winter months. At night, especially in the deserts, the temperatures can drop quite dramatically. So you must pack for cool conditions. Formal dress (eg. suits & ties) is not required. When visiting any mosques, legs and arms should be covered.
Other items: We also recommend you bring a sun hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, a basic first aid kit, toiletries, money belt, small torch, camera & charger.
Travel insurance is compulsory on all of our tours and needs to cover personal accident & liability, medical expenses and repatriation, travel delay & abandonment. We also strongly recommend that you take out cover against cancellation and lost/stolen baggage. Personal medical insurance does not normally provide sufficient cover and is generally not suitable for travel on our tours. You will not be able to join your tour if you have not provided us with details of your insurance or if you arrive without cover in place (no refunds will be due in this event).
You may arrange your own insurance, or you can take advantage of a comprehensive policy that we can arrange for you through Endsleigh Insurance which has been designed to be suitable for our tours. The policy is available to travellers of all nationalities and you do not need to live in the UK to take out the policy. For full details of cover provided, prices and to apply for one of our policies, please complete travel insurance application form.
Note: Any country that borders the Mediterranean is considered as 'Europe' for the purposes of travel insurance (including Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Morocco). If you are doing a tour that visits one country in 'Europe' and one that is 'Worldwide' (for example, an Egypt and Jordan tour), then you need a 'Worldwide' policy. When completing the form you should enter your travel dates including any extra days involved in overnight flights or connecting travel between your home and the tour. Our policies are not able to cover any extra time or activities other than your tour and options booked with us and your travel to & from home.
If you plan to arrange a hot air balloon flight locally, or do some scuba diving during your tour, you should check the small print in your policy to make sure these are covered (these are covered in our policy). Please also check the maximum altitude that you will be reaching and that full cover including emergency evacuation is provided up to this altitude.
If you are taking expensive camera gear or other electronic equipment with you then please check the coverage and the fine print of your policy to ensure that you have sufficient cover.
IMPORTANT: We must have your travel insurance details (policy number and type of insurance) before you depart or you may not be allowed to join the tour. If you haven't told us already, please let us know the details when you can. You should take a paper copy of your insurance policy with you as you may be asked to show this at the start of the tour.
The time we mentioned in the itinerary is for reference only. Please refer to your guide on tour for the actual arrangement. The visiting order and duration might be changed according to actual and practical situation for better service.
This tour/activity is overseen by a select local operator in the region. Upon booking your tour or activity and after receiving confirmation, you will be issued an e-ticket detailing the local operator's name and contact information. If you require assistance finding a specific tour, please contact us for more information.
Yellow Fever Vaccination Requirement: If you have traveled to or transited through yellow fever-endemic regions including East African countries (excluding Tanzania) or South American countries, either before or after your trip, you may be required to present a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate. This requirement can apply not only for joining tours but also for certain flights or entry into specific countries. For more details, please refer to the official site: : Yellow Fever Risk Areas - Fit for Travel
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