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Beginning of October, a tour to Israel. The best option for price and reliability?
In Israel, you need to exchange $ and what is the minimum? What to take with you? What is it necessary (desirable) to buy there?
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Do you want to visit Jerusalem from Turkey?
The cost of the air tour is about 320-350 dollars.
They accept dollars in Israel, they didn’t change them for shekels. If you go in an organized group, then the guide in Israel will lead you to the "necessary" shops.
The cost of the air tour is about 320-350 dollars.
They accept dollars in Israel, they didn’t change them for shekels. If you go in an organized group, then the guide in Israel will lead you to the "necessary" shops.
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answered 11 years ago
I'm always wondering why people go from Turkey (Egypt to Israel), is there a hundred extra money?! Isn't it easier to just go to Israel, in reality there is nothing to do there for less than 10 days, you won't have time to see or understand anything. Turkey and Israel are my two favorite countries, I don’t impose on anyone, but I personally came to the conclusion a long time ago that there are so many interesting things in each of them that each deserves separate attention and study!
PS: unfortunately, a tourist trip from Turkey is a complete scam, you are unlikely to have to change $ for shekels anywhere, you will be taken to shops for tourists, where everything is 4-5 times more expensive and they accept currency (shekels in general in Israel), even at the Dead Sea they'll give you dirt for bucks! doubt? check it out!
PS: unfortunately, a tourist trip from Turkey is a complete scam, you are unlikely to have to change $ for shekels anywhere, you will be taken to shops for tourists, where everything is 4-5 times more expensive and they accept currency (shekels in general in Israel), even at the Dead Sea they'll give you dirt for bucks! doubt? check it out!
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answered 11 years ago
Thank you. Is it better to buy a tour "on the street" or are the prices approximately the same for everyone? I don't want to be a "zombie" with the guide and therefore I'm wondering what such an "exclusive" can be purchased in Israel or is it not worth wasting time on this whim?
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answered 11 years ago
Hello! And I want to share my delight from visiting Israel!!! here they say that it is better to tour from home, but it is much more expensive and a very difficult program. And I saw so much and it cost 229 dollars. from Pegasus. You will visit Jerusalem (Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Western Wall) and Bethlehem (Church of the Nativity), visit the Dead Sea. There is enough time for this, in the Temples, everyone is harassed and they are not allowed to linger for a long time near the shrines, but this is right because there are thousands of people and otherwise the queues would drag on for days. But there is enough time to walk around and see the Temples themselves. The Dead Sea is such a dubious pleasure))))))))) but worth a visit!!!!!
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answered 11 years ago
At the expense of purchases - you will indeed be first brought to the "house of pilgrimage" for purchases - in the Temple you will need a bunch of 33 candles. It must be bought here, you will not be able to buy it anywhere else before the Temple. Take a bunch of the cheapest ones, and then buy more wax ones. And the icons and everything else there is very overpriced. But when, after the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, you go to the Wailing Wall, you will pass through the market, everything is much cheaper there, you can buy souvenirs and gifts there. the same candles can be bought here. And the guide will also tell you to prepare notes for health and peace. Write in small handwriting to fit on one sheet. The guide will not warn you, but will lead you to the chapel in the Temple where they should be left. So there the priest takes 5 dollars. for one piece of paper, everyone counts))))))))) Many did not spend money and shoved these sheets into the Wailing Wall! But in Bethlehem, the guide did not take to the priests, but a group walked behind us and a priest approached them (you can see a friend of the guide) and there, if desired, you could give leaflets with names and give money no matter how sorry. And in Bethlehem you can buy 3 magnets on the street. for 100 rubles or 2 dollars. but one must have them without a task, because the group moves quickly and one can get lost.
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answered 11 years ago
And of course, you will be taken to the Dead Sea and then to the cream shop. They say they are good, but quite expensive. But no one forces anyone, everything is optional! It’s worth going and seeing, because it’s possible that you won’t be able to get out of the house on a separate tour! You will be delighted, you will not regret it. The energy from the holy places will be enough for you for many years! By the way, you will be brought to the airport 3 hours before departure. You can leisurely walk through the duty free! Have a nice holiday! If you have questions - ask!
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answered 11 years ago
In Jerusalem, do not change dollars for shekels, it is quite possible to pay for everything in dollars or euros. It’s worth buying 33 candles in one bundle (from $ 1, depending on the quality of the wax), gift sets with the holy land, incense and myrrh (from $ 4), they usually bring more icons, but here the difference is different depending on the quality of the material. And of course, Dead Sea cosmetics, yes, of course, they are expensive, but if you compare them with the prices for them in Russia, then they are much cheaper. Usually when buying sets, there are still discounts.
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answered 11 years ago
Despite the fact that I travel to Israel on my own (at the same time, the cost of the trip does not differ much from Turkey in a 3 * hotel, although we buy in Israel in full, there is a very cheap and rich duty free in Ben Gurion (a / p Tel -Aviva) I want to give you real prices, I’ll write in dollars, I’ve also been to tourist shops. where the guide led and go to the shop opposite, everything is in the same denomination - the price tags have the same numbers, but in shekels, i.e. 4 times cheaper! (there it is not more expensive, but rather cheaper than in a factory store, I usually take it in a pharmacy, but it’s unlikely that you will visit local pharmacies!) , in t. number of tourists! So in the same Church of the Nativity of the Lord, notes are given to Orthodox priests (they put in their pocket and put as much money as you see fit, at least 10 agoras (bargaining coin) We went through at least more than a dozen churches and monasteries!
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answered 11 years ago
For souvenirs, there are such sets of pilgrims: a small bundle of 33 candles, an icon, oil, incense and earth - packed in a box. Of course, you can buy a pilgrim's cross, there are both simple cheap ones and jewelry pieces adorned with diamonds. The buzz from the Dead Sea usually comes on the second day, this is after complete relaxation, it’s hard to say something if a person is brought there for an hour, the main thing is to wash yourself very well under a hot shower with soap (gel) after visiting it, otherwise God forbid it will annoyance until you get to Turkey. If there are excursions for 2 days, it is better to take one. And yet, I remain of my opinion, to see Israel"raid " is the same as smelling flowers in a gas mask. But I hope that someday you will come to this land for at least 10 days, draw up a route for yourself and calmly see something, it’s not in vain that I write like this, every time we return from there we understand that we haven’t seen a lot of things, and everything is ahead!
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answered 11 years ago