ISRAEL TRAVEL & ADVENTURE BLOG

Visa Requirements for Israel   All visitors to Israel must hold a passport that is valid for at least six months from the date they are departing the country. People with no nationality must hold a valid laissez passer, as well as a visa back to the country that issued it. Visitors are entitled to...

Groups of five persons or more arriving through a designated Jordanian tour operator with a government certified tour guide are exempt from all visa charges, provided the group arrives and departs together as well as stay a minimum of 3 nights in Jordan. Certain nationalities require an entry visa to be obtained prior to travel....

Visa Requirements for Egypt   Visas are required by all visitors to Egypt. Please click below to see visa information from the following countries. If your country is not in the list below then you will be required to order your visa prior to arrival according to the usual procedure.  For information about obtaining a...

Mount Carmel Muhraqa Mount Carmel is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The summit of Mount Carmel, which rises to a height of 482 meters, is called in Arabic el-Muhraqa. It forms a balcony opening onto the plain of Jezreel. On clear days it gives views...

Qasr El Yahud baptism site on the Jordan River Qasr Al-Yahud is the baptismal site on the banks of the Jordan River,  where according to tradition, Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. Christian tradition marks this site as the place of the “spiritual birth” of Jesus as opposed to his physical birth in Bethlehem. It's name...

Yardenit baptism site on the Jordan River  Yardenit ("little Jordan") is a popular Baptism site. Here, the water flows into the Jordan river, eventually flowing into the Dead Sea located more than 100KM to the south. This site is believed by some traditions to be the actual site where Jesus was baptized by John the...