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Activities

Jerusalem Area

Begin Museum- outside the Old City
Caliber 3- Shooting Range in Gush Etzion
Ramparts Walk- on top of the Old City walls
Tzomet Institute - Alon Shvut
Kotel Tunnel Tours/Old City Jewish and/or Muslim Quarter Tours (PM satturn if you want a private tour)
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Churva/Ramban
Machon Hamikdash
Burnt house
Gichon
4 Sephardi Shuls
Old Yishuv Court
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2048 - Tlv - Incredible fun experience! Active Activities in each room. cool team game, electrifying, challenging and especially fun!
Time Elevator in Jerusalem- Don't waste your time.
City of David (Ir David)-Amazing-you must take a tour to fully understand the site.
Segway tour-interesting way to waste a few hrs-NOT an absolute must do
Biking - Beatiful trails in the valleys outside of the city. PM Drago if interested.
http://tmsifting.org/en/visitor-and-volunteer-information/
https://www.patbamelach.com/
https://www.galita.co.il/en
Yad Vashem
Martef Hashoah - Kever Dovid
Migdal Dovid- Museum of Jerusalem
Bibical Zoo/Aquarium/Ein Yael
Tax Museum
Gush Katif Museum
Science Museum
Bible Lands Museum
Israel Museum
Italian Jewish Art Museum
Beit Harav Kook
Underground prisoners
Kneset /Rose Garden/Bird watching
Shuk Machane Yehuda - Kever of Gerrer Rebbes
Mearat Tzidkiyahu/Rockefeller Museum
Belz Shul
Har Hatzofim
Har Hazeisim
Har Hamenuchos
Ammunition Hill
CHaggall Windows @ Haddasa
Chutzot HaYotzer/Park Teddy
Great Syn/Jewish Art Museum
National Library
Supreme Court
Jclay
Mamila
Gan Sacher - sports fields, picniking, exercise equpment, amazing huge kids climbing area

Tel Aviv/Center

Blind or Deaf Museum in Cholon- Blind, amazing. Deaf, good. Prior reservation needed.
Hagana Museum in Tel Aviv--15NIS per adult; students free; a bit disjointed and kind of fake acting in the videos, but mostly very interesting and educational.
Bullet Factory in Rechovot

Beit Shemesh to Modiin area (Jerusalem Corridor)

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Golan Heights

Bereshit Apple processing center
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Good summary of many hikes:
http://hikingintheholyland.com/

FB group with many ideas of activities
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kidsdaysoutisrael

Separate Beaches - AS OF 2022!
The suitability of the area around the separate beach area varies.

Separate Areas for Men and Women:
Tveria - Kinar Hotel
Tveria - Chof Menachem
Tveria - near Chamei Tveria
Yam Hamelach - International Beach
Yam Hamelach - Chamei Zohar

Men: Mon, Wed, Fri - Women: Sun, Tues, Thurs
Akko X2
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Bat Yam
Chaifa X2
Hertzilya (only in the summer?? BZ only??)
Netanya - Kiryat Sanz
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Nahariya

Switches bet Mornings (7a-1p) and Afternoons (1p-7p)
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Men Morning: Sun, tues, thurs  - afternoon: Mon, wed, fri
Women Morning: Mon, Weds, Fri - Afternoon: Sun, Tues, Thurs
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10900 on: August 26, 2019, 05:31:36 PM »
Any relaxing ideas for a couple, near jerusalem, morning hours?
TIA

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10901 on: August 26, 2019, 06:09:46 PM »
Any relaxing ideas for a couple, near jerusalem, morning hours?
TIA

Greens and/or then head to Gan Sacher.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10902 on: August 27, 2019, 02:00:52 AM »
Greens is not relaxing.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10903 on: August 27, 2019, 02:01:38 AM »
I loaded my rav kav online and i see they charged my cc but the money wasn't loaded onto my card. What do i do?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10904 on: August 27, 2019, 02:02:32 AM »
Any relaxing ideas for a couple, near jerusalem, morning hours?
TIA
Nearby hikes in the morning, while it's cool.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10905 on: August 27, 2019, 02:04:34 AM »
Greens is not relaxing.
Lol. Actually, the last few weeks in the morning it has been nice and quiet.

I loaded my rav kav online and i see they charged my cc but the money wasn't loaded onto my card. What do i do?
Do you have a receipt? Why not send them and email or go to a kiosk? Or dispute it?

Any relaxing ideas for a couple, near jerusalem, morning hours?
TIA
Mamilla or old City tour with Tzvi satt
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10906 on: August 27, 2019, 04:23:47 AM »
Lol. Actually, the last few weeks in the morning it has been nice and quiet.


What? It normally crazy in the morning?
Greeens itself is not relaxing but taking "Greens" and bringing to a nice chilled spot aka. Finding somewhere close by like a quiet place in Gan Sacher can be.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10907 on: August 27, 2019, 05:50:38 AM »
What? It normally crazy in the morning?
Greeens itself is not relaxing but taking "Greens" and bringing to a nice chilled spot aka. Finding somewhere close by like a quiet place in Gan Sacher can be.
During the year after 9 am I won't walk in there. For some odd reason the last few weeks have been quiet till at least 10.  But totally agree on the gan sacher idea.  Used to do that on Fridays.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10908 on: August 29, 2019, 06:01:01 AM »
Any atv tours up north that dont require drivers license?
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10909 on: August 29, 2019, 05:57:03 PM »
I loaded my rav kav online and i see they charged my cc but the money wasn't loaded onto my card. What do i do?

no clue but the coolest thing was loading my ravkav using NFC from my phone.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10910 on: August 31, 2019, 04:14:05 PM »
Anywhere to go horse back riding not more than 1.5hrs from Jerusalem?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10911 on: August 31, 2019, 04:39:47 PM »
I loaded my rav kav online and i see they charged my cc but the money wasn't loaded onto my card. What do i do?

Do you have receipt? Try Going to a Rav Kav office with your Rav Kav, receipt and ID ( passport) and ask to refund it or put the money on
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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10912 on: September 01, 2019, 09:06:47 AM »
Anywhere to go horse back riding not more than 1.5hrs from Jerusalem?

Thanks in advance.
Sure, and Groupon has/had several options showing.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10913 on: September 01, 2019, 11:21:34 PM »
Has anyone stayed at the Herbert Samuel reef hotel in eilat? Comments on it would be appreciated.
What about the kashrut there for breakfast?
What about kosher places to eat in eilat?

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10914 on: September 14, 2019, 07:18:46 PM »
Free public transportation on election day
 (This Tuesday)

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/268668

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10915 on: September 15, 2019, 02:12:00 AM »
Do you have receipt? Try Going to a Rav Kav office with your Rav Kav, receipt and ID ( passport) and ask to refund it or put the money on
in the end it was refunded automatically.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10916 on: September 15, 2019, 02:12:53 AM »
Which banks let Americans open accounts? (Preferably in the shamgar area)

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10917 on: September 15, 2019, 02:17:01 AM »
If not shamgar area, I'm in hapoalim.

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10918 on: September 15, 2019, 06:22:35 AM »
I have an account with Pagi who has a branch in Shefa mall

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Re: Things To Do In Israel Master Thread
« Reply #10919 on: September 15, 2019, 12:53:23 PM »
I have an account with Pagi who has a branch in Shefa mall
I dint think they're opening accounts tho.