Shopping

Shopping can be great fun in the Holy Land. You can do it ether the oriental way by bargaining the price, or the cosmopolitan way, by paying the tag price and leave.

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Currency

The New Israel Shekel (ILS). There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 50 & 100 ago rot, and bank notes in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100 & 200 shekels. You can use any international currency, Travel Checks & Credit Cards as well.

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Entry Requirements

Tourists are required to hold valid passport , Entry visas are granted free of charge at port of entry to citizens of Europe , Argentina , Austria , Brazil , Canada , Chile , New Zealand , South Africa , U.S.A., and all Western European countries . Please check with us for exact requirements.

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Time

Our clocks are seven hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, and two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time .This means that when it is noon in Jerusalem, it is 10 AM in London and 5 AM in New York (without allowing for daylight saving time).

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Electric Current

The electric current is alternating current (A.C.), 220 volts, single phase 50 Hertz. If you bring an electric shaver or a travelling iron, get the kind that can work on 110 for home use and that can be adjusted to 220 for use in the holy land.

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Masada

The massive rocky city of Mezada, was the impregnable refuge for King Herod the Great Places to visit in Masada are the Mosaic, and the Northern Palace.

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Dead Sea

It is the lowest point on Earth, 1300 ft. below sea level; it is rich in salt and  minerals which cures many diseases.

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