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     Getting Around    several sights in a short   Wall, are accessible by
     by Car           period of time. Tour   local Egged buses. A bus
                      companies include the   or tram trip costs about
     Renting a car can be a   popular Abraham Tours,   US$1.50; drivers sell
     convenient and economi­  United Tours, and Egged.  Egged’s Rav­Kav Card.
     cal way to see the country.  For nature sites, the   In East Jerusalem, buses
     Be aware that drivers can  Society for the Protection  to Arab towns in the West
     be unpre dictable, and in   of Nature in Israel has   Bank leave from three
     some areas roads may   some excellent options.   stations located outside
     not be up to Western             Damascus Gate; pay the
     stan dards. Global car   Public Transport    driver when boarding.
     rental compa nies have   in Jerusalem
     offices in cities and at Ben     Around Petra
     Gurion Airport, but local   The city’s ultramodern
     outlets, such as Eldan,   light rail (tram) line, run   Petra is best explored on
     often offer better prices.   by CityPass, serves down­ foot. For the trip in, horse
     Published rates exclude   town West Jerusalem   carriages can be hired at
     insurance and collision   (Jaffa Road), the Old City’s  the Visitor Center (see p34),
     waivers and toll charges.   Damascus Gate, and   and it is also possible
                      Mount Herzl, as well as   to get around by horse,
     Bus Tours        the Central Bus Station;   donkey, or camel. Ensure
                      buy tickets before board­  that you negotiate your
     Taking a bus tour can be   ing. Other parts of the    fee with the guide before
     an efficient way to visit   city, including the Western  you actually set out.
      DIRECTORY
      ARRIVING BY AIR   TUIfly         GETTING AROUND
                      ∑ tuifly.com     BY TAXI
      Air Berlin
      ∑ airberlin.com   United         Gett
                      ∑ united.com     § 4717 2900
      Air Canada                       ∑ gett.com/il
      ∑ aircanada.com   Vueling
      Arkia           ∑ vueling.com    Uber
                                       § 4717 2900
      ∑ arkia.com     Wizz Air         ∑ uber.com
      Ben Gurion      ∑ wizzair.com    GETTING AROUND
      International Airport
      § (03) 972 3333   ARRIVING BY ROAD   BY CAR
      ∑ iaa.gov.il    Border Crossings   Eldan
                                       ∑ eldan.co.il
      Cathay Pacific   Allenby/King Hussein,
      ∑ cathaypacific.com   Jordan River/Sheikh   BUS TOURS
                      Hussein, Yitzhak Rabin/
      Delta           Wadi Araba       Abraham Tours
      ∑ delta.com                      ∑ abrahamtours.com
                      ∑ iaa.gov.il
      easyJet                          Egged Tours
      ∑ easyjet.com   GETTING AROUND    ∑ eggedtours.com
                      BY TRAIN         Society for the
      El Al
      ∑ elal.com      Israel Railways   Protection of Nature
                      ∑ rail.co.il/en   in Israel
      Israir                           ∑ natureisrael.org
      ∑ israirairlines.com   GETTING AROUND    United Tours
      Korean Air      BY INTERCITY BUS   § 4717 2900
      ∑ koreanair.com   Egged          ∑ unitedtours.co.il
      Nesher          ∑ egged.co.il    PUBLIC TRANSPORT
      ∑ neshertours.co.il              IN JERUSALEM
                      Public Transportation
      Royal Jordanian   Information Center   City Pass
      ∑ rj.com        ∑ bus.co.il      ∑ citypass.co.il


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