ISRAEL: Sunday-Thursday Friday Saturday time Gan Garoo Australian park (west of Beyt Shean) 09:00 - 16:00 09:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 17:00 1 h Kokhav ha Yarden fortress (north of Beyt Shean) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Visit lower Jordan Valley (between B. Shean & JLM) freely freely freely 2 h-4 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ha Goshrim mini zoo (northern Golan) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 13:00 09:00 - 16:00 1 h Nimrod Castle national park (northern Golan) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Tel Dan nature reserve (northern Golan) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Senir (Hatzbani) river hike (northern Golan) 1 h Merom Golan horses & cowboys (north-eastern Golan) also sunset trips, morning wake-up with cowboys 1 h-3 h Nahal Gilbon & Dabbura ruins (north-east of Kinneret) daytime daytime daytime 1 h-2 h Vered Galil horses, no gallop (north of Kinneret) daytime daytime daytime 1*h Gamla nature reserve (to NE from Kinneret) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Yehudiya Forest nat. reserve (to NE from Kinneret) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 2 h Park ha Yarden (NE edge of Kinneret) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Tiberias & round Kinneret (shores of Kinneret) daytime & freely daytime & freely daytime & freely 2 h-3 h Haon Ostrich farm (SE shore of Kinneret) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Hamat Gader crocodile park (SE Kinneret) *Sun 07-17 06:30 - 23:00 06:30 - 23:00 07:00 - 22:00 1 h Holiday Inn etc. boat rental (Tiberias at Kinneret) daytime daytime daytime 1 h-3 h Boat dining ride on Kinneret (Tiberias at Kinneret) evenings evenings evenings 1 h-2 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocks Park (Galilee, S of Maalot) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Sulam cave & Keshet cave (Galilee, NW of Maalot) daytime daytime daytime 1 h-2 h Sarach & Bachat caves etc. (Galilee, NW of Maalot) daytime daytime daytime 2 h Rosh ha Niqraa caves etc. (Galilee, N of Haifa) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Acco fortress etc. (Galilee, N of Haifa) daytime daytime daytime 1 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hecht Museum, Haifa Univ. (Haifa) *Tue 10-19 10:00 - 16:00 * 10:00 - 13:00 10:00 - 14:00 1 h Mount Carmel national park (Haifa) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Sharon national park (between Haifa and TLV) freely freely freely 1 h Caesarea national park (between Haifa and TLV) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h-2 h Alexander River national park (between Haifa and TLV) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Survey of Israel map store (Tel Aviv) 09:00 – 13:00 closed closed 1 h Shalom Tower Observatory (Tel Aviv, 1 Herzl St.) 10:00 - 18:30 10:00 - 14:00 11:00 - 16:00 1 h Yarkon national park (near Tel Aviv) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 2 h Ramat Gan Safari African zoo (near Tel Aviv) 09:00 - 14(16):30 09:00 - 13(15):00 09:00 - 15(17):00 2 h Mini Israel miniature park (between TLV and JLM) 10:00 - 18:00 10:00 - 14:00 closed 1 h Monkey Park zoo (between TLV and JLM) 10:00 - 15(17):00 10:00 - 14(16):00 closed 1 h Avshalom stalactite cave (between TLV and JLM) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Beyt Govrin 1000 caves (between TLV and JLM) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h-3 h Hazan Caves at Lachish/Amazia (50km N of Beer Sheva) daytime daytime daytime 1 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holyland model of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) 08:00 - 22:00 08:00 - 22:00 08:00 - 22:00 1 h Old City of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) freely freely freely 3 h Solomon's Quarries (Jerusalem) 10:00 - 16:00 10:00 - 16:00 10:00 - 16:00 1 h Ophel Archaelogical Park (Jerusalem) 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 13:00 closed 1 h Jerusalem city wall promenade (Jerusalem) 10:00 - 16:00 09:00 - 14:00 closed 1 h Temple Mount & the mosques (Jerusalem) 08:30 - 15:00 closed 08:30 - 15:00 1 h Wohl Archaeological Museum. 9 AM–4:30 PM Sunday through Thursday Tower of David Museum 8 AM–4 PM Sunday through Thursday and 8 AM–2 PM on Fridays, Saturdays Jerusalem Mall (Kenion Malha) (Jerusalem) 09:00 - 21:00 09:00 - 14:00 ca 17 - 22:00 1 h Rockefeller Museum (Jerusalem) *Tue closed 10:00 - 03:00 * closed 10:00 - 14:00 1 h Herodion fortress & nat. park (south of Jerusalem) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h City of David excavations 9 AM–5 PM, Sunday–Thursday, and 9 AM–1 PM on Fridays. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashqelon national park (30km south of TLV) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Eshkol national oasis (30km W of Beer Sheva) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 2 h Ostrich farm near Eshkol park (30km W of Beer Sheva) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Cholot Agur desert road (50km W of Beer Sheva) freely freely freely 1 h Revivim ostrich farm (20km NW of Beer Sheva) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Tel Beersheva national park (NE of Beer Sheva) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Tel Arad national park (15km north of Dimonah) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Dimonah Black Hebrew Village (Dimonah) 10-13 & 16-19 closed closed 1 h Mamshit ruins (south of Dimonah) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Massada fortress (10km north of Sedom) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 15:00 08:00 - 16:00 2 h Kfar ha Nokdim camels & tents (15km NW of Sedom) quite freely quite freely quite freely 1 h-6 h Flour cave (5km west of Sedom) freely freely freely 1 h Small Crater nature reserve (10km SE of Dimonah) freely freely freely 2 h Big Crater & Maale Aqrabim (10km SW of Dimonah) freely freely freely 2 h-6 h Arava antelope ranch & zoo (70km south of Sedom) 09:00 - 16:00 09:00 - 16:00 09:00 - 16:00 1 h Derekh Habsamim camels & huts (Tzofar 70km S of Sedom) quite freely quite freely quite freely 1 h-3 h Horvot Shivta Nabatean ruins (40km SW of Beer Sheva) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Horvot Nitzana Nabatean ruins (70km SW of Beer Sheva) daytime daytime daytime 1 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawwar and Tzin river hike (north of Mitzpeh Ramon) freely freely freely 2 h Eyn Avdat national park (north of Mitzpeh Ramon) 08:00 - 15(16):00 08:00 - 15(16):00 08:00 - 15(16):00 1 h Avdat national park (north of Mitzpeh Ramon) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 1 h Ramon Crater & Bio Ramon zoo (near Mitzpeh Ramon) 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 1 h-6 h Alpaca Farm, horses etc. (Mitzpeh Ramon) * etc. 08:30 - 16:30 * 08:30 - 16:30 * 08:30 - 16:30 * 1 h-12h Lotz Pits site & camping (25km W of M. Ramon) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Beerotaim / Ezuz camels, huts (80km SW of Beer Sheva) quite freely quite freely quite freely 1 h-3 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shaharut Inn camel rides (40km north of Eilat) daytime daytime daytime 1 h-6 h Yotvatah Chai-Bar reserve (35km north of Eilat) 08:00 - 17:00 08:00 - 17:00 08:00 - 17:00 2 h Red Canyon (25km NW of Eilat) freely freely freely 2 h Amram cols & Schoret canyon (20km north of Eilat) freely (?) freely (?) freely (?) 3 h Timnah Valley (20km north of Eilat) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 13:00 08:00 - 16:00 (?) 1 h King's City (eastern Eilat) 09:00 - 24:00 09:00 - 16:00 18:00 - 24:00 1 h-2 h Coral World underwater obs. (8km S of Eilat center) 08:30 - 17:00 08:30 - 16:00 08:30 - 16:00 1 h-2 h Dolphin Reef (1km S of Eilat center) 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 16:30 09:00 - 16:30 1 h-2 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buses TLV - JLM - TLV: line no. 405, every 20 minutes between 5:40 ... 23:00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEST BANK: Shomron (Sebastia) (5km NW of Nablus) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Ramallah (10km N of Jerusalem) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Mitzpah ruins (south of Ramallah) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Tel Jericho ruins (55km E of Jerusalem) 08:00 - 17:00 08:00 - 17:00 08:00 - 17:00 1 h Jabel Quruntul mountain (55km E of Jerusalem) 07:00 - 16:00 07:00 - 16:00 07:00 - 16:00 1 h Bethlehem (10km S of Jerusalem) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Bethlehem, Solomon's Pools (4km S of Bethlehem) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Ramat el Khalil (north edge of Hebron) daytime daytime daytime 1 h Hebron (Khalil) (30km S of Jerusalem) daytime daytime daytime 1 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JORDAN: Sunday-Thursday Friday Saturday time Sheikh Hussein border control (northern Jordan Valley) 06:30 - 22:00 08:00 - 20:00 08:00 - 20:00 1 h Allenby Bridge border control (southern Jordan Valley) 08:00 - 14:00 (?) 08:00 - 14:00 (?) closed 1 h Jerash Roman city (northern Jordan) 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 08:00 - 16:00 3 h Amman city center (Amman, central Jordan) freely freely freely 2 h Jabal al Qala'a citadel (eastern Amman) freely freely freely 1 h Jordan Archaeological Museum (Amman, at the citadel) 09:00 - 17:00 10:00 - 18:00 09:00 - 17:00 1 h Roman amphitheater (central Amman) freely freely freely 1 h Museum of Popular Tradition (Amman, at amphitheater) 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 1 h Petra rock city (southern Jordan) 06:30 - 17:00 closed 06:30 - 17:00 6 h-9 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buses from Amman: Trust Intl (Petra) JETT (Aqaba) 07.30 07.00 09.30 09.00 11.30 11.00 14.30 14.00 17.00 16.00 18.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EGYPT: Sunday-Thursday Friday Saturday time Nile Peking dinner cruise (Old Cairo near Salah M) 17-19 or 20-22 ? 17-19 or 20-22 ? 17-19 or 20-22 ? 2 h 23:30 Nile Crystal dinner & Tanoora (Old Cairo - if exists?) 20:00 - 22:00 (?) 20:00 - 22:00 (?) 20:00 - 22:00 (?) 2 h Nile Maxim dinner & Tanoora (Cairo, E Zamalek isl.) 19-21,21-23,23-01? 19-21,21-23,23-01? 19-21,21-23,23-01? 2 h 22:30+ Nile Maxim lunch cruise (Cairo, E Zamalek isl.) Sun 14:30-16:30 14:30 - 16:30 14:30 - 16:30 2 h Scarabee dinner cruise (Shepheard, downtown) 19:30-21:30, 22-24 19:30-21:30, 22-24 19:30-21:30, 22-24 2 h Scarabee lunch cruise (Shepheard, downtown) 14:30 - 16:00 14:30 - 16:00 14:30 - 16:00 2 h Nile Pharaoh dinner cruise (31 al-Nil St, Giza) 19-21 or 21:30-23 19-21 or 21:30-23 19-21 or 21:30-23 2 h Nile Pharaoh lunch cruise (31 al-Nil St, Giza) 14:30- and 16:30- 14:30- and 16:30- 14:30- and 16:30- 2 h Giza pyramids (18km SW of Cairo ctr) 07:00 - 19:30 08:30 - 16:00 08:30 - 16:00 1 h Giza pyramid chambers (18km SW of Cairo ctr) 08:30 - 16:00 08:30 - 16:00 08:30 - 16:00 1 h Solar Boat Museum, Giza (18km SW of Cairo ctr) 09:00 - 16:00 09:00 - 16:00 09:00 - 16:00 1 h Pharaonic Village (Giza 7km S of Cairo ctr)09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00 3 h Cairo Zoo, Cairo Univ. St. (Giza, near Nile river) 09:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 16:30 09:30 - 16:30 1 h Imbaba slum (5km NW of Cairo center) freely freely freely 1 h Birkash camel market (30km NW of Cairo) closed 06:00 - 12:00 closed 3 h Fish Garden and Aquarium (western Zamalek island) 08:30 - 15:30 08:30 - 15:30 08:30 - 15:30 1 h Cairo Tower sightseeing (central Zamalek island) 09:00 - 24:00 09:00 - 24:00 09:00 - 24:00 1 h Egyptian Museum, Midan Tahrir (Cairo center, Sadat M) 09:00 - 16:45 09:00 - 16:45 09:00 - 16:45 2 h-3 h Abdeen Palace and arms museum (2km E of Cairo center) 10:00 - 15:00 closed 10:00 - 15:00 1 h Gayer-Anderson Museum house (5km SE of Cairo center) 08:00 - 17:00 08-11 and 13-17 08:00 - 17:00 1 h Citadel of Salah el Din (5km SE of Cairo center) 08:00 - 17:00 08-11 and 13-17 08:00 - 17:00 1 h-2 h Museum of Islamic Art (3km E of Cairo center) 09:00 - 16:00 10-11:30, 13:30-16 09:00 - 16:00 1 h Khan el Khalili bazaar (5km E of Cairo center) 11:00 - 21:00 mostly closed (?) 11:00 - 21:00 1 h Al Azhar Park, Darh al Ahmar (5km E of Cairo center) open freely open freely open freely 1 h City of the Dead (caution!) (7km E of Cairo center) open freely open freely open freely 1 h Sindbad fun park, Heliopolis (10km E of Cairo center) 17:00 - 24:00 17:00 - 24:00 17:00 - 24:00 1 h Karnak Temple, Luxor (Luxor east bank, north) 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00 3 h Luxor Temple (Luxor east bank, south) 07:00 - 21:00 07:00 - 21:00 07:00 - 21:00 3 h Luxor Museum, Corniche (Luxor east bank, ctr) 09-13 and 16-21 09-13 and 16-21 09-13 and 16-21 1 h Valley of the Kings, Luxor (Luxor west bank, NW) 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00 07:00 - 17:00 3 h ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sound & Light show schedule, Giza Pyramids 18:30 19:30 20:30 Monday English French Spanish Tuesday English Italian French Wednesday English French German Thursday Japanese English Arabic Friday English French - Saturday English Spanish Italian Sunday Russian French German --- Pyramids & Cairo city tour (7 hours) Egyptian museum, Great Pyramids, camel ride 15 minutes, Sphinx, lunch, Khan el Khalili bazaars Price: USD 36 --- Sunrise camel ride at Pyramids Pick you up from your hotel in Cairo. An early morning trip for those who appreciate the magnificent wonder of the Pyramids. Take a horse/camel journey into the desert and watch first light reveal the ancient Sphinx and Pyramids (Includes 1-hour horse or camel ride). Back to your hotel in Cairo. Price: 20 EUR --- Sunset Felucca: Take a relaxing ride down the Nile on a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailing boat, and see a different side of Cairo. This 1-hour ride gives you plenty of time to experience this unique mode of transport. Your trip also includes all transfers and an Egyptian meal (Koshari). Price: 10 EUR --- Balloon flight over Luxor (EgyptHightlights) The hot air balloon flight takes place in Luxor, you can see the sunrise over the Valleys of the Kings and Queens, temples and the desert. The trip runs from around 5.00am until 8.30am, with about 50 minutes in the air. There is a minimum number of people required for the trips to run, and for this reason, and weather considerations, we can't guarantee that the trip will run everyday. Most flights take place at dawn when the winds are most favourable. No special clothing is required, although flat shoes or trainers are recommended. Price: 100 EUR --- Balloon flight over Luxor (Pack2Egypt) Early morning pick from your hotel in Luxor to the West Bank. Some refreshments (tea, coffee, cake and sweets) will be served before your start your balloon ride in the skies of Egypt's biggest open-air museum, Luxor. The balloon ride takes 45 minutes, before your land again, to catch your pick-up and return to your hotel. Price: 100 EUR + single supplement 20 EUR The Balloon is scheduled to take off at 5:30 am, and the ride takes 45 minutes. Departure time may vary depending on sun rise time. The hotel pick-up takes place 45 minutes before take-off scheduled time. The "Balloon Ride" trip departs everyday, however confirmation in advance is still highly recommended. --- Sound & Light show, Karnak Temple in Luxor (Pack2Egypt) 18:30 19:30 20:30 Monday English French Spanish Tuesday Japanese English French Wednesday German English French Thursday English French Arabic Friday NEG French Spanish Saturday French English Italian Sunday Russian French German Hotel pick-up will take place 45 minutes earlier than the show's starting time. Price: 20 EUR (another possibly obsolete website claimed: 17:45, 19:00, 20:15, 21:30) --- Sunset Felucca tour in Cairo (By Pack2Egypt) 1,5 hours Felucca sailing on the Nile at sunset. Price: 15 USD + 10 USD single supplement --- Karnak Temple tour (4 hours) Pick you up from your hotel in Luxor, Visit The Temple of Karnak & the Temple of Luxor, back to your hotel in Luxor. Price: 22 EUR tours@egypthighlights.com Tel : 002 010 560 32 97 www.egypthighlights.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trains Alexandria - Cairo - Luxor: Sleeper x - 20:00 - 05:15, Express 16:40 - 19:40 - 04:45, x - 20:45 - 05:55 Trains Luxor - Cairo: Sleeper 21:40 - 06:45, Express 19:10 - 04:10, 20:40 - 05:45, 21:10 - 06:05 Trains Cairo - Alexandria: Turbo (2h) 08:00 - 10:10, 14:00 - 16:10, 19:00 - 21:10, Express (3h) hourly at 05...22 Trains Alexandria - Cairo: Turbo (2h) 08:00 - 10:10, 14:00 - 16:10, 19:00 - 21:10, Express (3h) hourly at 06...22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sunrise 06.30, sunset 16.30...17.00