04 Sep 2022
I booked this tour with H.H.Tours Sharm el-Sheikh although many local tour operators had it on offer. And I had the time of my life. Never before have I been so satisfied with such a long journey.
The tour was well-organized and accompanied with professional guides who did their best to provide us with information concerning border procedures in addition to the sites that were included in the itinerary in tedious details.
We were picked up from our hotel in Sharm at 8 p. and approximately 2-3 hours later were already at Taba Border. The first check-point in Israel was in Eliat and it took 3 hours to cross the Israeli border. ( Please note that you cross the border YOURSELF and tour operators aren’t responsible for ensuring your entry into Israel, so if you have no intentions others than travel and good track record, you can feel free to use this tour package) .
And that’s where our amazing trip started. We boarded another bus with a qualified guide in Eilat and continued our trip. The first stop was the Dead Sea, in which you float, not swim, a truly natural wonder. Next stop was The Jordan River where we performed ablution ritual. Then went on to visit Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Lunch was included in the tour and it was yet another unique experience to taste local food. As for the sites we visited and shrines, that’s another story, which requires just superlatives to describe. Having visited Christian, Muslim and Jewish quarters and The Western Wall, our trip ended at the Mount of Olives. At approximately 6 p. m we boarded the bus again and went back to Sharm el Sheikh.
We took this trip August and it was unbearably hot, especially in the South of Israel. However, there were fewer tourists that at some other time and we avoided queues and big crowds to enter temples.
I certainly recommend this tour with H.H.Tours Sharm el-Sheikh. Mr. Moimen Gomaa, the manager of the company is the best of a kind and most importantly, the tour is reasonably priced.