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Old City, Akko (Acre)
7 TOP 10 BUDGET TIPS
Inhabited for at least 4,000
years, the mixed Jewish­Arab port
city of Akko (see p93) is surrounded
by massive walls. Many of the Old
City’s famous Crusader sites charge
entrance fees, but visitors can
explore the ramparts, sea wall,
the souk (market), and the four
khans (caravanserais) for free.
Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
8
On a forested hillside at the
western edge of Jerusalem, the Yad
Vashem complex (see p40) is Israel’s
official Holocaust memorial. The
History Museum commemorates Jerusalem’s light rail (tram)
Jewish victims of Nazism through 1 For cash advances, use a credit/debit
their possessions and the testi mony card that offers a low (or zero) foreign
of survivors, while the Art Museum and cash transaction fee and a good
displays works created in hiding in exchange rate. Check all fees with
ghettos and concentration camps. your card provider before traveling.
2 To get to and from Ben Gurion
Airport, take the train rather than a
taxi. If traveling between Jerusalem
and the airport, take the train, Afikim
bus 485, or a shared Nesher taxi.
3 Take public transportation, including
trains, sherut minibuses, and – using
a rechargeable Rav-Kav smart card –
urban and intercity buses.
4 If you rent a car, get insurance
through your credit card (check
Yad Vashem’s Hall of Names coverage and get a letter from your
issuer before you leave home).
Ein Bokek, Dead Sea
9 5 Explore Tel Aviv-Jaffa by renting
one of the 2,000 green city-owned
MAP H5 • Ein Bokek
The same Dead Sea beaches enjoyed Tel-OE-Fun bicycles available at 200
by luxury hotel guests are, by law, stations (www.tel-o-fun.co.il).
open to the public for free. A seaside 6 Head to the beach on foot or by
prome nade links the beaches with bicycle – at almost all beaches, the
changing rooms and other facilities. only fee is for parking.
7 Save on accommodation costs by
Baha’i Gardens and
0 sleeping in a dorm bed at the 30-plus
Shrine of Baha’ullah,
affiliates of Israel Hostels (www.
near Akko hostels-israel.com).
MAP B4 • 3 miles (5 km) NE of Akko’s 8 Fill up on local healthy, delicious
Old City, near Bustan HaGalil • Open street food, such as falafel, sabich,
9am–4pm daily except Baha’i hols, and hummus.
inner garden and shrine 9am–noon 9 Shop for picnics at markets such
Fri–Mon • www.ganbahai.org.il as Mahane Yehuda in Jerusalem and
The burial place of Baha’ullah, the Shuk HaCarmel in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.
founder of the Baha’i faith, is sur­ 10 If you plan on visiting several
rounded by serene, formal “paradise nature reserves and national parks,
gardens.” This holy site is a place of buy a Green Card, valid for 14 days.
pilgrimage. Dress modestly.

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