- Holidays in Israel with children
- Treatment in Israel
- Beach vacation for active and sporty
- TOP 5 best resorts in Israel
- Alpine skiing in Israel
Despite the fact that the vast majority of tours to Israel are made with pilgrims, the country's resorts also attract those tourists who are used to combining beach holidays with treatment or educational excursions. The best resorts in Israel allow guests to catch everything, because the distances between cities in the Promised Land are not too large, the transport system is perfectly tuned, and a huge number of travel agencies and Russian-speaking guides offer their services for organizing a wide variety of recreation.
Holidays in Israel with children
Family vacations for Israelis are sacred, and therefore the infrastructure of local resorts will also appeal to foreigners who arrived in the country with kids. Admission to most of Israel's beaches is absolutely free, sun loungers and parasols are widely available for rent, rescue teams strictly enforce the rules of conduct on the water, and you can always find suitable food for all family members in cafes and restaurants on the coast.
With all the versatility of Israeli beaches, there are several resorts where a vacation with children can be organized especially comfortably:
- On the Red Sea, Israel's only resort is Eilat. Eilat's beaches are covered with sand mixed with small pebbles. The entrance to the sea is pretty shallow almost everywhere, there are no big waves either in summer or in winter, but the water temperature does not rise above + 25 ° C even in July-August, and swimming is pleasantly refreshing. The resort is well organized and free from sunbathing. Eilat has amusement parks, one of which, "City of Kings", is very popular with all visitors without exception. Tourists are offered to escape from the heat in the ice palace, and to watch the show of marine life - in the Dolphin Reef Park.
- Among the best resorts in Israel on the Mediterranean Sea, Bat Yam, a suburb of Tel Aviv, located south of the center of the metropolis, is especially suitable for a quiet family vacation. The main advantage of Bat Yam is a special children's beach with an equipped bathing area for the little ones. The "frog" is absolutely safe, and the water in it warms up very well already from early morning.
- The golden sand of the city beaches of Ashdod is especially popular with young travelers - excellent Easter cakes are made from it. It is pleasant and safe to sculpt them on the beaches of the resort: the entrance to the sea is very shallow and you can splash around without fear of currents and high waves. There is an excellent restaurant on the Lido beach, the menu of which offers a wide variety of dishes. It is pleasant to wait out the afternoon heat at the resort in one of the parks, and in what is called Lachish, there is even a small petting zoo. Children accept the offer to feed its inhabitants and communicate with them with delight.
- A measured, quiet holiday on a magnificent sandy beach is the main goal of guests coming to Nahariya. A small resort on the northern Mediterranean coast of the country, it is especially suitable for a relaxing family holiday. You can sunbathe right on the beach along the resort promenade. The entrance is free, the infrastructure is the most suitable for families with children, and umbrellas and sun loungers are rented. The ideal place for swimming for the smallest tourists is the Achziv beach, located in the territory of the national park. You will have to pay to enter here, but the shallow lagoons along the coast quickly warm up in the hot sun and even kids can comfortably splash in them.
- Although Haifa does not belong to the list of highly specialized beach resorts, you can relax on the seashore quite comfortably. The city beaches are covered with clean sand, and the breakwaters do not allow solid waves to form. Plus - the presence of playgrounds right on the shore and a variety of water activities, and an excellent place for the whole family is ready. Restaurants and the abundance of shops and markets in Haifa allow you to organize your vacation according to your own scenario: you can rent one of the apartments that are rented by locals for tourists and live in a resort without spending too much.
By the way, for organizing family vacations, renting private apartments, rooms and apartments in Israel will come in handy. There are a large number of websites about renting out housing in the best resorts on the Web and in Russian.
Treatment in Israel
The healing factors that doctors at the best resorts in Israel use when drawing up health programs are the salts and mud of the Dead Sea, a favorable climate with low air humidity and cosmetic preparations created from natural organic raw materials:
- Arad resort is located on a mountain pass at an altitude of more than half a kilometer above sea level, the climate of which is ideal for the treatment of respiratory diseases. Dry mountain air provides guests of Arad hotels with easy breathing, and the Dead Sea, located not too far away, supplies the resort with medicinal products that reduce the manifestations of certain skin and autoimmune diseases. The wellness programs of the medical centers of Arad use sea salt baths and mud wraps, algae-based applications and massage.
- Lake Kinneret, which the Israelis themselves call the Sea of Galilee, is a place especially significant for pilgrims and believers. It was here that the Savior's preaching path began two thousand years ago. But on the banks of the Kinneret there are also medical resorts, where tourists come who want to improve their physical health. The Tiberias resort has several spas and thalasso therapy salons. The main complex of the city is called Khamei-Tiberias. It offers rejuvenation and wellness programs using mineral water from local thermal springs and therapeutic mud from the bottom of the Sea of Galilee. Respiratory diseases are successfully treated in Tiberias.
- Another popular health resort in the Promised Land is located not far from Lake Tiberias. The sources of Hamat-Gader were known to the inhabitants of the Roman Empire, who built baths for legionnaires in these parts. The thermal waters of the resort are so saturated with minerals that baths and other procedures with them very quickly restore the normal metabolism in the body. This property of the healing source is used in the health resort programs aimed at improving the functioning of the endocrine system. Modern baths are located in the park, and you will be able to look at the ruins of ancient ones during an excursion to the Roman baths.
- Despite the abundance of places where you can significantly improve your well-being, the vast majority of those wishing to improve their health choose Ein Bokek. The best health resort in Israel is located on the shores of the Dead Sea and its unique climate is an important health factor and condition for treatment. Doctors in clinics and health centers in Ein Bokek use in their practice not only mud and salt of the Dead Sea, but also the latest achievements in cosmetology, dermatology, endocrinology and other medical sciences. You can relax on the beaches of the resort absolutely free if the territory is public. On private you will have to pay for your stay. All Ein Bokek beaches are equipped with fresh showers and toilets.
Clinics and health centers in the medical resorts of Israel have a Russian-speaking staff, and therefore the treatment of compatriots is usually very pleasant, understandable and comfortable.
Beach vacation for active and sporty
Israel is often becoming a popular destination among young people, because Israelis themselves, under the age of thirty, prefer to have an active and energetic vacation. The infrastructure of the best beach resorts allows you to spend a vacation or student vacation in a varied and exciting way, you just need to make a choice in favor of the right beach or resort.
Netanya is one of such places, and young people prefer to relax on its shores. The resort is full of restaurants and cafes, discos and nightclubs, and the beaches offer a range of water sports activities ranging from snorkeling to water skiing. Several kilometers of coastline in Netanya and the surrounding area are equipped with changing cabins, toilets and showers, and serious passions boil on volleyball and football grounds from dawn to dusk. The resort has a riding school and folklore festivals. Tours to Caesarea National Park are organized for lovers of history and ancient architecture. An important argument in favor of resting in Netanya is quite affordable prices for accommodation and meals in comparison with many other resorts in Israel.
The city that never sleeps is about Tel Aviv. Its promenade is considered one of the best in the world, and its beaches are the most incendiary and fun. There are no days off at Israel's largest Mediterranean resort, and even on Shabbat you can find entertainment and like-minded people here. A dozen Tel Aviv beaches are a great opportunity to relax for everyone: married couples, children, and even nudists, but the most numerous contingent here is active youth. The coast of the resort is rich in restaurants and nightclubs, where very fashionable DJs from all over the world "play" music.
TOP 5 best resorts in Israel
Modern Herzliya is a relatively young city. Its history does not even have a hundred years, but during this time Herzliya has become the second financial center of the country and a rich resort, where very wealthy citizens of Israel and tourists rest. Millionaires and movie stars can be found on the wide sandy beach in Herzliye Pituach. The yacht pier in Herzliya has seen the most expensive and largest ships of its class in the world, and in the medical center of the resort you can improve your health and get rid of ailments of the cardiovascular system and musculoskeletal system.
Fifty kilometers north of bustling Tel Aviv, and you are in Caesarea. It is not for nothing that this Israeli resort takes its place in the ranking of the best, because the beaches of Caesarea are considered one of the cleanest and most beautiful on the Middle Eastern Mediterranean coast. Caesarea has a somewhat unusual administrative status: it is run by a private company, and therefore the entrance to the beaches in the resort during their opening hours is paid. The entrance ticket includes the use of the entire infrastructure, including sun loungers and sun awnings. Caesarea attracts lovers of ancient history and ancient architecture. In the historical reserve and national park in the vicinity of the city, you can see, among other things, the ruins of a Roman city built by Herod the Great two millennia ago.
However, Tel Aviv itself should hardly be ignored. Especially if you are not yet ready to lie down and enjoy the loneliness all day. The largest Israeli resort, Tel Aviv is especially popular with people who prefer to take everything from life. On the city embankment, you can meet a lady with a dog, a beauty on rollerblades, an elderly gentleman jogging, and a company of friendly informals. Tel Aviv's twelve beaches are designed for vacationers with a wide variety of needs, and talking about the local nightlife is a thankless task. From Tel Aviv it is very easy to get to any city in the country, so the excursion program during your vacation can be very varied and rich. It is also important that the cost of the services of restaurants, hotels and other places attractive for tourists in the city is very diverse, and therefore anyone will be able to meet the planned amount of expenses in Tel Aviv.
Eilat has the right to be in the TOP-5 of the best resorts in Israel, if only because it is year-round. Even New Year's holidays in Eilat can be spent quite comfortably. You just have to go to the beach closer to lunchtime, so that the sea and air warm up to pleasant temperatures. However, Eilat has a lot of other advantages, which become the main arguments in favor of buying a tour to Israel. First, there is a huge selection of hotels for every taste and budget. Secondly, there are tremendous opportunities for active recreation: from diving and snorkeling to hiking in the reserve of the Eilat Mountains. Thirdly, the resort is known to shopaholics as a duty-free zone, and therefore its shopping centers are never empty. And, finally, a huge number of entertainment centers and parks are open in Eilat, and in order to go around them all at least once, you have to return to the resort again and again.
Ein Bokek at the Dead Sea is invariably included in the list of the best resorts in Israel. First of all, Ein Bokek is famous for its medical centers and complexes, but you can almost always see simple sunbathers on its beaches. The reason is in the unique climate of the Dead Sea region, where even the air has amazing healing properties. In combination with water, in which dozens of useful salts and minerals are dissolved, the climate of the Dead Sea turns into a truly magical remedy for healing. In addition, the weather in the resort allows you to take sun and air baths all year round, and therefore it is always crowded on the shores of the saltiest sea on the planet.
Alpine skiing in Israel
Choosing a Middle Eastern destination, a tourist most often thinks about a beach holiday. Surprisingly, there is also a ski resort in the Promised Land, located in the north of the country near the Israeli-Syrian border.
The Hermon mountain range is not very significant, although one of its peaks rises into the sky by 2224 meters. During the period from December to March, it often snows on Hermon, and then the ski resort, whose slopes are located at an altitude of 1600-2000 meters above sea level, becomes a place of pilgrimage for all local residents.
If you find yourself in Israel in winter and alpine skiing is your passion, try the Hermon slopes. Of the dozen local runs, two are black, seven are red, and the rest are suitable for beginners. The difference in altitude on Hermon reaches four hundred meters in some places, and eight modern lifts bring tourists to the starting points. The infrastructure of the resort does not imply a long stay and there are no hotels on Hermon. But you will find enough restaurants and cafes, as well as rental equipment for skiing or sledging.
