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When crossing to Taba:
Bring a pen.
If you have luggage israel might make you pay the 106 shekel exit fee. You can receive a refund on your way out if you save the stub and show your hilton reservation.
When leaving egypt you need an exit stamp and (currently) they give you those in the arrivals hall.
The hilton is usually cheap or 5,000 hilton points.
Everyone knows your jewish.
The casinos use USD and have exchange places in them.
You can also use visa/mc for a 2% fee.(purchase, not CA)



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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #340 on: January 24, 2016, 07:14:10 AM »
Cool! When is it opening?
not until at least 2017

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #341 on: January 24, 2016, 07:17:33 AM »
Is that an accurate rendering? are they really building a new airport and not including a jetbridge? I.Hate.Airport.Buses.

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #342 on: January 24, 2016, 09:38:26 AM »
Looks like it'll be a BA hub

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #343 on: February 16, 2016, 03:42:25 AM »
Has anyone gone through the Taba border recently? How long did it take?

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #344 on: February 16, 2016, 01:52:53 PM »
Has anyone gone through the Taba border recently? How long did it take?
I'll let you know tomorow night iyh.

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #345 on: February 16, 2016, 01:54:59 PM »
I'll let you know tomorow night iyh.
Bring a pen

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #346 on: February 16, 2016, 01:57:37 PM »

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #347 on: February 16, 2016, 02:00:02 PM »

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #348 on: February 16, 2016, 02:01:43 PM »
Lots of paperwork?
No,just one form but no pens and no people that care about that

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #349 on: February 16, 2016, 03:57:55 PM »
No,just one form but no pens and no people that care about that

And no one that speaks English to even know what a pen is.

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #350 on: February 17, 2016, 05:36:45 AM »
I'll let you know tomorow night iyh.
What time would you be going? Have a bunch of questions

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #351 on: February 17, 2016, 06:05:23 AM »
+1 to the pen
I honestly thought it was one of those scams where they "don't have a pen" and then someone just happens to be selling $5 pens right there. Nope, not a scam. they won't let you use their pens so bring your own.

What time would you be going? Have a bunch of questions
I crossed it about 10 times. what do you want to know?

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #352 on: February 17, 2016, 06:27:07 AM »



I crossed it about 10 times. what do you want to know?

I have also but I have a specific question I need asked over there. Want to know about driving a car over Israeli border. Yes I know what the rental contract says and I know that it can't go into Egypt
Seems I may be able to drive over if it stays in the Egyptian border zone and Hilton lot

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #353 on: February 17, 2016, 03:47:23 PM »
Ryanair starting new route from Ovda to Bratislava

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #354 on: February 18, 2016, 10:22:19 AM »

I have also but I have a specific question I need asked over there. Want to know about driving a car over Israeli border. Yes I know what the rental contract says and I know that it can't go into Egypt
Seems I may be able to drive over if it stays in the Egyptian border zone and Hilton lot
There are costs associated with driving over the border. Do you know if those costs are waived for the TABA zone the same way visa's are?
Why not save the hassle and time and just park 4 minute walk from the border?

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #355 on: February 18, 2016, 10:51:05 AM »
There are costs associated with driving over the border. Do you know if those costs are waived for the TABA zone the same way visa's are?
Why not save the hassle and time and just park 4 minute walk from the border?
I'm 99% sure it's different. I always parked and walked but would be much easier this way

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #356 on: February 18, 2016, 11:05:34 AM »
I asked a lot of the people and got lots of IDKs, yes you can drive a rental over, you can drive over and you have to pay, you can drive over and you pay and you get your money back... So looks like nobody really knows.
Though the cost of leaving egypt is about $1 so I wouldn't worry about that charge.

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #357 on: February 18, 2016, 11:55:26 AM »
I asked a lot of the people and got lots of IDKs, yes you can drive a rental over, you can drive over and you have to pay, you can drive over and you pay and you get your money back... So looks like nobody really knows.
Though the cost of leaving egypt is about $1 so I wouldn't worry about that charge.
Thanks. I guess I'll figure it out when I go

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #358 on: February 18, 2016, 03:09:43 PM »
Please report back when you do.

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Re: Eilat, Israel, Master Thread
« Reply #359 on: February 19, 2016, 06:47:50 AM »
I'll let you know tomorow night iyh.
Did anything in Taba other than casino?