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RE: Advice Needed for Israel Travel in the Golan Heights and Galilee Area

by kaplanr1959 17 May 2012

Lots to do both on the Golan and in the Upper / Eastern Galilee if you have a car. Any of the hikes are great, but they're 4-5 hour blocks…
RE: Advice Needed for Israel Travel in the Golan Heights and Galilee Area

by catw 12 May 2012

The crusader city of Akko (Saint Jean d'Acre is fascinating). I would encourage you to spend at least half a day and the night inside…
Advice Needed for Israel Travel in the Golan Heights and Galilee Area

by travelbuggd 11 May 2012

We are staying at a friends in the Qatzrin (Katzrin) area for about five nights. We want to see as much as the area as possible, including…
RE: Help Needed to Plan trip to Israel: Amount of time needed and best sites?

by DUDE057 19 April 2012

Actually CatW. There are 4-5 ways to write Tzfat in its transliterated form. There only one way to write it in Hebrew. As for the Old…
RE: Help Needed to Plan trip to Israel: Amount of time needed and best sites?

by catw 19 April 2012

Worth noting that Safed which I mentionned is the same city as Tzfat which VTP mentionned. There are at least four of five different ways…
RE: Help Needed to Plan trip to Israel: Amount of time needed and best sites?

by VTPIsrael 19 April 2012

I would fully agree with the above lists of highlights (Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Sea of Galilee, Dead Sea, Haifa, Akko etc). I'd add also…
Re: Israel 10 day itinerary

by mbgg 16 April 2012

Re Safed: it's your vacation ...... Ein Gedi: I wouldn't count on getting a taxi there but Shuffaluff posted this on another thread:…
RE: Israel 10 day itinerary

by Shuffaluff 16 April 2012

You can carry a backpack because there is an "eruv" in Safed - as there is in all towns in Israel - allowing you to carry in the street…
RE: Israel 10 day itinerary

by esf 16 April 2012

Thanks everyone. As for Shabbat in Safed; I'm Jewish, and would quite like to have the "day off", even though I'm not usually that observan…
RE: Israel 10 day itinerary

by amirico 16 April 2012

Safed has a large Jewish religious population which means that all shops and most restaurants will be closed from Friday afternoon until…
Re: Israel 10 day itinerary

by mbgg 16 April 2012

I haven't been in Safed for a while but I think you will find more things open in the middle of the week. The atmosphere will be much…
RE: Israel 10 day itinerary

by esf 16 April 2012

Well, I figured Safed would be a nice place to wander around on Shabbat, no? Thanks for the advice on getting to Ein Gedi from Haifa..…
Re: Israel 10 day itinerary

by mbgg 16 April 2012

Note that June 9 is a Saturday. Do you want to spend the day in Safed ?? The city is pretty much closed down on Shabbat. Why not spend…
RE: Israel 10 day itinerary

by esf 15 April 2012

OK: how does this look? Feasible in terms of transport (using only public transport) and getting enough time to at least see something…
RE: Israel 10 day itinerary

by amirico 15 April 2012

Think more or less of a clockwise direction for your visit. From the airport: - train to Tel Aviv, spend time there (city, beach, etc)…
Re: Israel 10 day itinerary

by mbgg 15 April 2012

To repeat what #1 said, the airport is located between Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv so you can just as easily go to either city when you arrive…
RE: Self Drive Tour of Christian Galilee regions help needed

by catw 10 April 2012

I'd strongly advise you to plan half a day + a night in Akko / Saint Jean d'Acre, it's one of the most beautiful places in Israel. I'd…
Re: Galilee

by catw 03 April 2012

I second Tzfat / Safed, the Kabbalist town. The Old City is very beautiful, the view on the valley and the hills down the village is spectac…
RE: Tsfat to Nazareth to Tel Aviv

by Shuffaluff 29 March 2012

I assume you looked at the Egged website and found nothing remotely practical. Most routes in the north are not operated by Egged. You…
Tsfat to Nazareth to Tel Aviv

by kalikalooti 29 March 2012

Hi, Please can you tell me what's the easiest (and most efficient) way to get from Tsfat to Nazareth, and then Nazareth to Tel Aviv?…
RE: Galilee

by amirico 28 March 2012

If you want a town with an old center and a few museums and shops then Tzfat (Safed) suggested by a1 is where you should go. This is also…
RE: Galilee

by a1 28 March 2012

Tzfat (Safed) would sound like a good choice in your case.
RE: Short Trip - first time - need advice

by yochannontzvi 07 March 2012

I lived there for 13 months so I'll see how I can help you out. First, the bus systems in Israel are excellent. Especially if you're going…
RE: What should we focus on?

by amirico 15 February 2012

From Tel Aviv, I'd recommend a day trip north by train/bus along the coast to Acco and Haifa (and Mt. Carmel if you have a car). You should…
RE: Travel in Israel/palestine

by Shuffaluff 08 February 2012

#4 Yes, the 961, twice a day at 6:30 a.m. (which you won't get unless you spend the night in Tiberias) and at 18:30 (when it's dark so…