Eilat Travel Forum

We are planning to travel to Amman and then on to Petra next month: We want to go to Eilat but not sure what the best (and safest) mode of travel for our family of 4. Rob/Melbourne

Hi all,

I am planning a trip at the end of November and am trying to organize how to travel from Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt to Eilat. Could you please let me know what are our options for travel (flights, bus, taxi) are? How long would it take and what would be the approximate cost?

Also, we are then planning to spend 1 night in Eilat and then travel to Tel Aviv. What would be our options for travel with this route?

I would appreciate any suggestions that you can provide.

Thanks,
Kate

What time does the Eilat/Aqaba border crossing open and close?

I will be in Petra and will need to get back to TLV on Monday by midnight. I could rent a car but am not sure about driving across borders getting in and out of Jordan in a private rental car. What about bus service?

Hi all...Planing a trip to Eilat in early June. I was wondering the best way to vist Ciaro and the Pyramids, by tour or on your own.

Hi does anyone know a safe and cheap way to travel from the Taba border crossing to Cairo? i'm going to be staying in eilat but i want to tour Egypt. i'd really like to go on an organised tour upon arriving in Egypt i figured that would be safer etc, have you heard of any good tours? Looking forward to responses if anyone can help me!?

Need a cheep hostel or homestay accomodation in Eilat, Israel for 1 night. Any suggestions?

We're going to Israel for our son's Bar Mitzvah this summer, spending about 12 days there, the last of them in Eilat. Our Eilat stay includes a side trip to Petra (by plane) and I suspect some people won't want to go. I'd like for the three days at the beach to be relaxing. Will the heat make that impossible?

My wife and two teenagers and I plan to use a tour group based in Cairo (TourPlanIsrael) who advertise a private car trip through the Sinai to Cairo.

Is anyone familiar with this? Is it safe? The price sure beats flying and there is some alure to me of driving through the Sinai. Plus we can stop at Mt. Sinai on the way back.

Any ideas about this?

Hey - This is my first time in this area of the world and I was wondering if anyone knew the best way to travel from Mt. Sinai to Eilat? I was thinking of flying but the rates are expensive. Are the buses safe? All info is much appreciated! Thanks!

Does it make sense to rent a car for 4 people from Jerusalem to Eilat, then drive through Jordan to see Petra? How much time should be allowed? Any advice is appreciated!

Can anyone tell me where I can find information about the bus lines within Eilat?

Hi all. I'm new to this so bear with me:) I'm travelling to Israel on 16th Aug (from Ireland) to visit my brother who lives above Haifa. Whilst there myself and my boyfriend are hoping to travel to Eilat for three or four days. We were going to book accomodation via internet before we go but my brother reckons it will be cheaper if we hold off until we reach Eilat. I've just noticed, however, that there's a jazz festival on around the time we were planning on staying in Eilat. Would people recommend that we do find somewhere and book it or should we do as my brother says and wait until we get there??

Also, if anyone can recommend some inexpensive but clean places to stay in Eilat, i'd be much obliged.

Thanks all!!

Has anyone got a recommendation of a tour from Jerusalem that goes thru the Negev Desert, stopping at Mitzpe Ramon, Sde Boker, etc. on the way to Eilat? Looking for an overnite in Eilat, tour of Petra, return to Tel Aviv airport. Many thanks.

I am a student at Virginia Tech, a college in America. I am coming to Eilat for two months this summer to work at an unpaid internship. Where can I find extremely cheap housing/apartment/room to rent for two months that is NOT a holiday or vacation rental? I have to pay for this on my own. The place to stay could even be outside of Eilat but near the city.

I need all help I can receive! Thank you!

Has anyone ever stayed here. we are looking for a reasonably prices hotel with jacuzzi and this seems to be the one. i would like to hear your comments.
thanks

I am planing a trip to Eilat in december of this year. I would like to make a dive while I am there. I am Padi certified but have not made a dive in 11 years, what are the requirements for making a dive.

f. lee

Hi
I would like to travel from london to Eilat for a week starting from London on 30th March.
Can someone please let me where can i get cheapest flights.

I have British Passport - If I do not find flights direct to Eilat from London - can I fly from London to TABA (Egypt) - what about visa do i need one for Egypt and one for Israel? How easy it is to reach Eilat from TABA

I will really appreciate any help on this

Thanks
Subhash

I will be in eilat in early december. I am a certified Padi diver but have not dove in over ten years. Do I have to br retrained? How much is the cost for an average dive requiring full gear?

thanks,
f. lee Rowden

To escape from the gruesome weather in Belgium, I'm considering spending about 10 days in Eilat. Is it a good place to be beginning of January? I mean, is there enough to do for some active people in their twenties if you can't lay on the beach all day?

Thanks in advance!

Hello,

I am planning a trip to Eilat at the end of the month and i would like to know if we have any chances so have some hot sun and a good sea bath :)?

or is it too cold to get a sun tan?

thank you and have a nice evening
cristina

I will be heading south for my second time ever in Eilat,

Is it worth it to but a computer without the vat? or wil they just jack p the prices?

Are there any good computer shops (prefarably a naional chain?)

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks

I have 10 days in Israel in November and would like to see the north Haifa area, some time in Jerusalem, Dead Sea & then down to Eilat to cross into Jordan to Petra. I am intending to use a hire car except the for visit to Petra, I;ve read some good advice about that on this site. Am I being too ambitious with the driving? Is it realistic to see all this in 10 days or should I give either the north or Eilat/Petra a miss? would it be best to spend a friday/saturday in Jerusalem rather than in the north?

Hi there! Is there a flight option from the Dead Sea to Eilat or do I have to go back to Tel Aviv to fly to Eilat?

I'm planning a trip in January 08 where we'll rent a car for the whole trip, although from the Dead Sea to Eilat I think there's too much driving and prefer to fly there. Am I right? So, now I'm mixing things up :((

question 1: flight option from the Dead Sea to Eilat?

question 2: is it safe and/or worth it to drive from the Dead Sea to Eilat?

thanks a lot for your help and sorry for my ignorance!

Sirs,
how to get pictures of the area of Eilat for holidays with bike for touring. Best would be a topographical map with ways for bicycles and streets. Info about Simple guest houses would be useful also.
Please inform after Shabbat,
Thank you,
Klaus Zachau in the Philippines

What airport is closer to Tel Aviv? We will be flying to Eilat and can fly out of either airport.

I want to fly from Jerusalem to Eilat. are there any direct flights? what are they? if not, what other options are there?
also what are the price ranges for each?

I am about to go to Eilat for a few days from Tel Aviv, and am interested in taking a 2-3 day excursion to Cairo, to see the pyramids. I am told that you can take a txi to Cairo from Tel Aviv, can you do the same from Eilat?

If I get a visa in the consulate, will I have problems entering at Taba, if I am an American Citizen?


Pete

What is the best way to get from Eliat to Cairo -- not necessarily the cheapest way.

Thanks in advance

Hello, I am planning a trip to Eilat and I would like to ask your advice regarding the optimal period to be there.
I mean to avoid the super hot period (I saw on the net max 47 degrees in August !) but warm enough on the other side to stay on the beach and take a bath in the sea (I don't like swimming pools much when the sea is nearby). I saw some posts here that the Red Sea temperatures are not so high (about 20 degrees C) - is this valid also during the summer ?

Thank you,

Mihai