Tips for rest in Eilat and planning a holiday in Israel.

Eilat is the southernmost point of the State of Israel. The city stands on the border with Egypt and Jordan. Here the hottest climate, hotter even than the Dead Sea, but very dry, although the city itself is located on the shore of the Eilat Gulf of the Red Sea. Dry heat is easier to tolerate. The water temperature never descends below + 22 degrees in winter, on the other hand, in summer, when the air temperature reaches record levels of +45 degrees (sometimes this happens, although the usual summer temperature is from +35 to +40), the water remains pleasant and cool. The water of the Red Sea in the Gulf of Eilat is very clean: you look and see the bottom, but you try to get it, it does not work. No waves at all. The coast consists of small pebbles, and when you enter the sea you will feel the velvet sand under your feet.

Eilat once performed the same function as Siberia in Russia: prisoners were exiled there. But in our time, with the invention of air conditioning, Eilat was turned into a candy. Eilat is a resort city with numerous hotels of different levels and for any pocket. Add the fact that Eilat has unique coral reefs and then it becomes clear why tourists come from all over the world and all seasons.

If you eat with children, you should choose a hotel with children's rides. If you want to take a break from everything and from children, then on the contrary, choose hotels that are not focused on children. In any case, it is better not to be far from the sea. The beaches are equipped: umbrellas, sunbeds, restaurants, beer and all 33 pleasures.

The best vacation time in Eilat is spring and autumn, starting from the end of September. Winter isn't bad either. In summer, July-August is very hot.

If you still went there in the heat, then you should obey the natural mode: in the early morning from 6 to 8 in the morning you can go to the sea, then for breakfast in the hotel, well, or in a cafe. Then you can move to the pool, and after lunch it is best to sleep in the room. In the evening, you can again go to the sea, where water treatments are quite combined with a delicious dinner and a beautiful landscape.

How do you get to Eilat? The cheapest form of transport is the bus (near 100 shekels or $28) from the center of the country. The fastest mode of transport is the plane. By the way, you can book a ticket directly to Eilat, and then go from there and see Israel. Well, or vice versa: first the cultural part - historical places and places of pilgrimage, and then - Eilat.

How to plan your vacation in Israel so that you can cover many places? For example, you arrive at Ben Gurion Airport. The ticket says you are flying to Tel Aviv, which is not true. Ben Gurion is located between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem (30 minutes if there are no traffic jams, and they are always there, from Tel Aviv and 40 minutes from Jerusalem). If your goal is to visit the Holy Places and places of cultural heritage, you should book a hotel in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, according to archaeologists, is 7 thousand years old, multiply all this by the Holiness of the city: Jerusalem is the city of 3 world religions, in total, Jerusalem is the concentration of the main attractions. Save time and money to travel from Tel Aviv.

After some time in the capital of Israel Jerusalem (many mistakenly believe that the capital is Tel Aviv), you can go for 1-2 days to a hotel on the Dead Sea. The Ein Bokek hotel complex on the Dead Sea is an hour’s drive from Jerusalem. You are moving to the south of Israel, that is, towards Eilat. At the same time, on the way to the Dead Sea, you can visit such objects as the place of the Baptism of Jesus (Kasar el Yahud), the fortress of Masada.

From the Dead Sea hotels to Eilat, the journey takes about 3 hours.

In Eilat there are attractions for children and adults. The most popular place is a beautiful aquarium. Tickets there are expensive (about $ 100 per person, students a small discount), but by purchasing them, you have the right to visit the aquarium 3 days in a row. Therefore, it is recommended to buy tickets there not at the end of your visit to Eilat, but at the beginning and use your right to visit the aquarium to the fullest.

Explore your hotel at the very beginning, it is disappointing to find additional highs like hot tubs or additional entertainment for children, which are located a little further than the pool closest to your room.

In Eilat there are such entertainments as diving, dolphinarium, coral reefs and so on.

From Eilat at hand to Petra. You can include a visit to Petra in your itinerary. If you decide to do the opposite and go from Eilat to Jerusalem, it is better to rent a car or take a taxi there and back. You will probably be offered a program that includes many places to visit with a guide. It is better not to rely on chance, but to choose a guide yourself.

And more. The price of hotels depends on the season. The peak of prices in the summer falls on August, due to school holidays. The peak of prices in spring and autumn falls on Jewish holidays, which do not have a fixed date due to the lunar calendar, which calculates the religious holidays of Passover (spring), Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot (autumn).