Eilat Marina

Advantages: sea, sun and more if affinities
Disadvantages: lack of culture

...restaurants, you will visit a beautiful aquarium, you will be able to devote yourselves to the water sports of your choice... but you will not even touch with a nail what Israel is. I spent 3 days there , and I had fun indeed... but if you go to Israel, do not pass beside the rest of the country, the real one. The sea ##### It is the principal attraction of Eilat. Even in summer, whereas the temperatures largely exceeds 40°, the waters of the Red sea are fresh and pleasant. Eilat has 5 distinct beaches which go from fine sand to the rollers. If you are fortunate, offer yourself a luxual hotel on the northern beach. For the smallest budgets, there are more accessible hotels close to the marina (in particular out of season), rent a cheap bungalow or go campin, more to the east. 6 km fromthe center Shmurat Almogim, the coral reserve. I... Read review

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Advantages: Warm, Differant, Lots to do...
Disadvantages: Too much to do in a week

...My daughter has lived in Eilat for many years, and I myself finally went out there last year, not sure what to expect. But I was pleasantly suprised... Eilat is a busy and young city, with so much to do in the day as well as the night. There are so differant types of hotels, from 5* deluxe to the clean 2 stars, from self catering to HB. From hotels that cater for children or hotels that dont allow children at all. Whatever you are looking for there is a hotel to suit you. Eilat has the northern beaches that most of the 5* hotels reside near. The beaches are clean, with lots of water sports on offer. But if you are into snorkling, you wont find it here. There is also a marina, with daily boat trips going to the border with Egypt (Taba). A trip of about 4 hours, or a longer cruise can be offer by going into Egypt and sailing to Coral... Read review

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Advantages: Hot weather, water sports, and great hotels.
Disadvantages: All entertainment costs money!

...Eilat, is the glamourous holiday resort in Israel, situated next to the the desert, (similar to Las Vegas in that way)It is also next to the sea. Being Jewish, and with half my family living in Israel, I go to Jerusalem a lot, but i much prefer Eilat. Israel has a reputation, for having many orthodox jews and synagogues all over the place, but Eilat is quite the opposite. It attracts 90 thousand tourists a year, but not all are Jewish. This is for many reasons. A key factor of Eilats popularity, is that even in winter, the temperature rarely drops below 25 degrees, and is almost always sunny. In the summer, the temp, rarely drops below 35 degrees! Secondly, there are many hotels, all incredibly fancy, reasuringly expensive, and luxurious, ranging from 3 to 5 stars. There has been a lot of competetion to make the best hotels in Eilat... Read review

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