Tourist Guide for Israel

If you go to visit Israel you must to know

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• Israel is located in the Middle East, along the eastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. It lies at the junction of three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa.

• Main CitiesJerusalem, Israel’s capital (population 788,100), has stood at the center of the Jewish  people’s national and spiritual life since King David made it the capital of his kingdom some 3000 years ago. Today it is a flourishing, vibrant metropolis, the seat of the government and Israel’s largest city.Tel Aviv-Yafo (population 404,300), which was founded in 1909 as the first Jewish city in modern times, is today the center of the country’s industrial, commercial, financial and cultural life.Haifa (population 268,200), a known coastal town since ancient times, is a major Mediterranean port and the industrial and commercial center of northern Israel.

  Be’er Sheva  (population 195,400), named in the Bible as an encampment of the patriarchs, is today the largest urban center in the south. It provides administrative, economic, health, education and cultural services for the entire southern region.

• When you leave the airport you can keep with you all the time The Gate Pass. This is an official form of indentification while in Israel. Please keep it with you until your exit from Israel
• The main forms of public transportation are buses and the national rail service, both offering a convenient, reasonably priced means of travel to nearly every destination in the country.
• Rav Kav-  a conveninent and cost effective travel card, allowing passage between buses, rails and other transport systems. The card can be purchased on the bus, at central bus stations and at major train stations.
• In Israel workdays are from Sunday until Thursday, weekend is friday and saturday. Most businesses are open on Fridays until the early afternoon. before the onset of the Jewish Shabbat, which begins at sundown on friday and lasts until shortly after sundown on Saturday.
• The domestic currency is New Israeli Shekel. Foreign currency of all kinds may be exchanged at the airport, banks, post offices, most hotels and licensed exchange agencies. Cash withdrawals can be easily made from the many widespread ATMs via international credit or debit card.
• The Iraeli Ministry of Tourism operates a range of digital services, providing 24/7 up to date information and real-time assistance to all visittors to Israel. Online information is in info.goisrael.com, Israel Virtual Tourist Office is on virtual.goisrael.com,  whatsapp assistance    972509000400
• Tourists visiting Israel, who have purchased items in a value exceeding 400NIS including VAT at stores participating in the VAT refund plan, are entitled to a VAT refund.  Refunds can be obtained at the VAT desk at all international airports and land border crossings.