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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8720 on: April 24, 2017, 03:33:01 PM »
Go to the community of
Hevron website and you should find it there.
Will do. Thanks.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8721 on: April 24, 2017, 03:36:42 PM »
Is masada and dead sea something we can do on our own, or is it advised to use a tour (such as hoffman tours)?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8722 on: April 24, 2017, 04:00:52 PM »
Is masada and dead sea something we can do on our own, or is it advised to use a tour (such as hoffman tours)?
Don't need a tour for anything in Israel, and is likely pointless by the dead sea.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8723 on: April 24, 2017, 08:10:56 PM »
Don't need a tour for anything in Israel, and is likely pointless by the dead sea.
Okay. Is the route from yerushalayim to masada to dead sea considered safe? The only reason I'd take a tour is for safety.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8724 on: April 24, 2017, 09:37:33 PM »
I asked this already in a different thread but wasn't answered so I'll try here. My travel agent always tells me that I shouldn't book on Priceline etc. because these Israelis always find some surcharges so I always used to book by him. but now when I looked on priceline and saw there's a huge difference between his price and Pricelines so I want to know if someone has experience with this?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8725 on: April 24, 2017, 09:53:52 PM »
I asked this already in a different thread but wasn't answered so I'll try here. My travel agent always tells me that I shouldn't book on Priceline etc. because these Israelis always find some surcharges so I always used to book by him. but now when I looked on priceline and saw there's a huge difference between his price and Pricelines so I want to know if someone has experience with this?
Are you talking about rental cars? You'll end up spending more than double the quote on priceline
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8726 on: April 24, 2017, 10:11:48 PM »
Are you talking about rental cars? You'll end up spending more than double the quote on priceline
Where would you suggest getting a rental from?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8727 on: April 24, 2017, 10:28:14 PM »
Where would you suggest getting a rental from?
You'll get fair deals from the dealers on this forum. But I had a bad experience with thrifty and would them in the future
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8728 on: April 24, 2017, 11:44:22 PM »
You'll get fair deals from the dealers on this forum. But I had a bad experience with thrifty and would them in the future
not sure which "dealers" you're talking about. I posted it "Israel help find a car thread" 5 days ago and still didn't get an answer.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8729 on: April 25, 2017, 08:33:59 AM »
Anybody has/knows any apartments for rent in jerusalem and/or tzfat?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8730 on: April 25, 2017, 10:42:02 AM »
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8731 on: April 26, 2017, 07:32:59 AM »
Okay. Is the route from yerushalayim to masada to dead sea considered safe? The only reason I'd take a tour is for safety.
IMO yes

You'll end up spending more than double the quote on priceline

I dont know what you're talking about . I book online all the time and i've never gotten matched by agents. Whatever you see online you just have to calculate the insurance (+vat if applicable)

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I'd love to get some quotes

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8732 on: April 26, 2017, 07:43:49 AM »
Okay. Is the route from yerushalayim to masada to dead sea considered safe? The only reason I'd take a tour is for safety.
It's considered safe. To be extra safe make sure you have a full tank of gas when you leave yerushalayim so that you won't have to stop at a arab/bedouin gas station.

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8733 on: April 26, 2017, 10:20:14 AM »
IMO yes

I dont know what you're talking about . I book online all the time and i've never gotten matched by agents. Whatever you see online you just have to calculate the insurance (+vat if applicable)
I'd love to get some quotes

I got quotes here which were comparable to Priceline but all inclusive.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8734 on: April 26, 2017, 04:06:28 PM »
Has anyone used Nesanel Eisenman for jerusalem walking tour?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8735 on: April 26, 2017, 04:48:09 PM »
Where would you suggest getting a rental from?

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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8736 on: April 26, 2017, 10:09:11 PM »
Who is good for the kotel tunnel?
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8738 on: April 26, 2017, 10:14:35 PM »
You book the tour here: https://english.thekotel.org/western_wall_sites/western_wall_tunnels/
Supposedly the is an advantage with the frum private groups.
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Re: Israel Master Thread: Things To Do, Places To Eat
« Reply #8739 on: April 26, 2017, 10:16:12 PM »
Supposedly the is an advantage with the frum private groups.
Didn't realize there were private groups.
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