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Good afternoon! Who traveled recently from Sharm to Jerusalem? Can you tell me how long the tour lasts? When does the hotel check out and when does the bus return? Maybe some tips for the tour itself. Shopping for souvenirs, what to take extra, etc.
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The bus picks up tourists around 22:00. The tour lasts a day (if you pass the border quickly). Everything is very fast. There is almost no time to buy souvenirs. You may be taken to a specific store for shopping. Since you will have to be in the sun a lot, the whole body should be protected by cotton clothes. On the way, take water and dry rations from the hotel (breakfast). Lunch is served.
When you go through customs formalities and exit the terminal, you will see a beautiful view of Jordan. Nothing can be photographed! So this is the customs zone. You can immediately get into the "departure zone". Take this seriously.
When you go through customs formalities and exit the terminal, you will see a beautiful view of Jordan. Nothing can be photographed! So this is the customs zone. You can immediately get into the "departure zone". Take this seriously.
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answered 10 years ago
Excursion to Jerusalem for one day starts at about 19:00, depending on the hotel where you will rest. You return to the hotel around 21:00 the next day. This tour is quite tiring, we do not recommend for people with back problems, in view of the long sitting and standing at the border. In the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, you can consecrate those items that you bring with you (crosses, icons, etc.), buying in Jerusalem is expensive.
Excursions in Egypt at affordable prices on the company's website www.saiftour.com
Excursions in Egypt at affordable prices on the company's website www.saiftour.com
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answered 10 years ago
I went to Jerusalem in 2012, but probably nothing has changed. Departure from the hotel at 21-22 hours, depending on the location of the hotel. It takes 4-4.5 hours to get to Taba. In Taba you cross the border on foot. Then you transfer to the Israeli bus and drive about 4 hours to the Dead Sea, there is a stop and the so-called bathing in the Dead Sea, then you go to Jerusalem, first the Western Wall, then the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, lunch, then Palestine. We returned to the hotel around 1:00 am. Lived in Naama Bay. We managed to buy souvenirs, there is time for this. At the Dead Sea, you can buy cosmetics of excellent quality. If you buy, take all receipts, at the border you will be reimbursed for VAT. If you have any questions, write, I will definitely answer.
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answered 10 years ago
Everything written here is true. Pick up from the hotel (in the evening), drive to Taba-border-transition (long), triple check. About taking pictures. In the building itself it is impossible, but when you cross on foot. . I don't know, we took pictures). As I understand it, everyone has a different excursion in Jerusalem. First we had the Dead Sea, then Bethlehem-Church of the Nativity of Christ, fed, then Jerusalem-Church of the Holy Sepulcher, then the Wailing Wall. . and way home. . not enough time for everything. But in principle, you can buy souvenirs. For example, in the market adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. There, half of the traders come from the former USSR. ) We had time there. . . it all depends on the tour guide. Take money with you, you will want to buy something, and Israel is not a cheap country). You can buy cosmetics at the Dead Sea, there are several manufacturers, brands, but it depends on where you will be brought. ) Many are being led to the fact that they say that if you don’t smear yourself with mud, then your body will be covered with red spots)) you will be allergic, you won’t be able to enter the sea, you must definitely buy mud. There gr. 500 is about $20. Don't get fooled. You can take a dip and even swim)). The tour is excellent, but so few sights can be seen in one day, it is better to take two.
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answered 10 years ago
The real time for the tour is at least from 20-00 to 24-00 the next day (at such a time there is a layover at the border on the way to Israel for 2 hours, the return transition is usually much faster). It is better to buy souvenirs in front of the temples, it will be cheaper compared to the store where the Israeli guide will take you.
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answered 10 years ago
Go to my website name in the profile there are tips and reviews and recommendations, departure from Sharm at 21.00, tourists are collected from 19.30 to hotels
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answered 10 years ago
It is better to buy Dead Sea cosmetics in Duty Free when you return to Egypt. Cheaper than in the center on the Dead Sea, where you will be brought.
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answered 10 years ago
Departure approximately at 22.00. But it all depends on the hotel, return at 21.00. Ordering excursions to Israel and Jordan on the site jnile.com.
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answered 10 years ago
dileralina-quote: "If you buy, take all the receipts, at the border you will be reimbursed for VAT." But......First of all, the VAT refund in Israel is at the mercy of a private company called Change Place. She is obliged to refund tourists the cost of VAT when buying in Israel, starting from the amount of $ 100 (in November 2013 it was from 401 shekels in ONE RECEIPT !!!!)
However, the company returns this amount only upon presentation of a receipt from the store that signed the corresponding contract with this company. Although there are quite a lot of such shops in Israel, however, this is far from all that tourists enter. Therefore, often a tourist who expects to receive a VAT refund does not receive anything, since the purchases were made in a store that does not have an agreement with Change Place.
However, the company returns this amount only upon presentation of a receipt from the store that signed the corresponding contract with this company. Although there are quite a lot of such shops in Israel, however, this is far from all that tourists enter. Therefore, often a tourist who expects to receive a VAT refund does not receive anything, since the purchases were made in a store that does not have an agreement with Change Place.
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answered 10 years ago
I'll tell you how 26 people scammed us for $120 each on a trip to Israel.
We are resting in Sharm and decided that we can go on an excursion to Israel. A hotel guide from the company Join Up on the one hand and Sun International (one of the worst companies, do not go anywhere with them) on the host side, advertised this tour as one of the most exciting and interesting, he sold the tour for $ 120 with a promotion person. When asked if there is a possibility that they might not let us in, they answered that only 1% were not allowed to pass.
They put us on a bus, which was a bit old and not comfortable, those men and women who were tall and a bit of a dense physique barely fit into the chair, although the other group was traveling in a comfortable bus. We were traveling by 3 buses with an average of 80 people. They brought us to the border and here is the most interesting thing. One bus brought us from the side of Egypt, and another bus was waiting from the side of the Israeli border. Some people crossed the border without problems, and some were left for additional interrogation. and recorded the data of those people who remained for additional interrogation. Farther
We are resting in Sharm and decided that we can go on an excursion to Israel. A hotel guide from the company Join Up on the one hand and Sun International (one of the worst companies, do not go anywhere with them) on the host side, advertised this tour as one of the most exciting and interesting, he sold the tour for $ 120 with a promotion person. When asked if there is a possibility that they might not let us in, they answered that only 1% were not allowed to pass.
They put us on a bus, which was a bit old and not comfortable, those men and women who were tall and a bit of a dense physique barely fit into the chair, although the other group was traveling in a comfortable bus. We were traveling by 3 buses with an average of 80 people. They brought us to the border and here is the most interesting thing. One bus brought us from the side of Egypt, and another bus was waiting from the side of the Israeli border. Some people crossed the border without problems, and some were left for additional interrogation. and recorded the data of those people who remained for additional interrogation. Farther
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answered 6 years ago
And then she took 55 people on the bus and went on a tour of Israel. They knew in advance that they would not let everyone through, so the bus did not even want to wait for us. The migration service came out and told us that since the bus had left and it made no sense for them to interrogate us, because we had nothing to go on, they were sending us back to Sharm. We did not receive an official refusal, simply because no one is waiting for us, they threw us, they did not even give us a chance to go through the house. Interrogation, from which people both received a positive answer and one negative one (one girl was definitely told no). We arrived at the border for a maximum of 2 hours, not 5 Not 6, so that we would be tired of waiting, but 2 from which we sat in line for additional interrogation for 30-40 minutes. No one wants to take responsibility and they don’t want to return the money for the tour to us. If we clearly heard that the migration service does not let you through, this is one question, it is our own fault here, but here they just left us like kittens at the border without an unaccompanied guide.
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answered 6 years ago
The receiving parties called the office of Sun International, no one wants to talk to us especially, and as I understand it, this is not the first case with them, but the guide himself was surprised that he sold us a tour, that we arrived at the border a little, so that the bus would not wait for us. The money has not been returned to us yet, at first they offered to return 50%, we refused, we wrote a claim, since there is no fault of ours here, there is no official refusal from the migration service, this is a matter of organization and let them decide and look for new ones. Can anyone tell me where else to call or apply to resolve this issue. 26 people for $120 is not a small amount of money that someone put in his pocket
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answered 6 years ago
If you are lucky in life, then you should go to Israel from Sharm)))
My husband and I were not allowed. And almost all of our bus. We arrived first at the border. Waited for an additional interview for 5 hours. During this time, three of all those who were waiting were called ... Then, when people got to the bus, they took out their passports and sent them back. 50 USD-Egyptian transfer (round trip for one person). 70 returned. Why didn't you like it... Mystery.
In the five hours that we were sitting... We let all the Russians, Kazakhs, Belarusians through.
Ukrainians included families with children and elderly couples.
They check the phone, count money, are interested in work. All those who did not pass were young couples, without children. Or lonely, who left their children, wives at home or in a hotel due to a tiresome event.
What could not please us personally, my husband is unshaven, I do not work (on maternity leave). The children were left with their grandmother (I think that they would not be interested). The latest statistics ... Out of 3-4 buses arriving, one leaves back ((( No explanation.
My husband and I were not allowed. And almost all of our bus. We arrived first at the border. Waited for an additional interview for 5 hours. During this time, three of all those who were waiting were called ... Then, when people got to the bus, they took out their passports and sent them back. 50 USD-Egyptian transfer (round trip for one person). 70 returned. Why didn't you like it... Mystery.
In the five hours that we were sitting... We let all the Russians, Kazakhs, Belarusians through.
Ukrainians included families with children and elderly couples.
They check the phone, count money, are interested in work. All those who did not pass were young couples, without children. Or lonely, who left their children, wives at home or in a hotel due to a tiresome event.
What could not please us personally, my husband is unshaven, I do not work (on maternity leave). The children were left with their grandmother (I think that they would not be interested). The latest statistics ... Out of 3-4 buses arriving, one leaves back ((( No explanation.
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answered 5 years ago