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Outspan in Israel
Review of Eilat (Israel) by lynlewjustjay

Advantages: relaxing, friendly, clean, lots to do
Disadvantages: long flight, guns in view, airport politics

We went to Eilat for our honeymoon in March 2006. I was 7 months pregnant at the time so knew I would be limited to do all activities, but this wouldn't stop my husband. I found booking the holiday hard as their are only a few operators that go to Israel, but it is getting easier to find them. I went through a travel agent to get some brouchers for pictures and ideas, and looked through the internet for more information. We eventually booked through ... Read review

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18.01.2008
Winter sun in Eilat
Review of Eilat (Israel) by buzzard_cad

Advantages: An unusual place for winter sun, good water activities
Disadvantages: Guns on display and getting home.

...soil, but handed over later. Eilat has a very small airport in the centre of town, but this is usually used for smaller internal flights. It has numerous hotels and apartments, there is an enclosed shopping precinct and a smattering of restaurants. There are fewer amenities as you head away from the beach and the main part of town. As a resort it is not fantastic, but it is not an over built mass of hotels. When I was there in 2000 there were several ... Read review

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12.07.2005
Diving with dolphins (and so much more)
Review of Eilat (Israel) by sheli

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

...choking and splendid desert. From Eilat one can leave to go to Jordan and to visit this splendid site called Petra, and which is currently deserted by the tourists due to unfavourable geopolitical and economic situation. Now, Eilat itself. A few decades ago, Eilat was simply nothing; and from the desert and the sea was born this seaside resort without heart, whose main interest is that one does not fear there (or little) the dangers which ... Read review

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12.09.2005
Divers paradise
Review of Eilat (Israel) by cicymru

Advantages: see article
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...years since I’ve been to Eilat but I still have very fond memories of the modern Israel. I backpacked around Egypt and Israel and Eilat was my last port of call. As with all backpackers after three months of travelling I was broke, Eilat was a good place to find casual work. The thing that I loved about Eilat, which kept me there for quite some time, was the diving. I did my diving licence in the Red Sea, which was out of this world, its like ... Read review

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05.01.2001
Eilat - a dream holiday
Review of Eilat (Israel) by rustifer

Advantages: Excellent diving and cheap CDs
Disadvantages: Eating out in restaurants is pretty expensive

...main reason for going to Eilat was to dive in the Red Sea. We had surfed the internet prior to leaving to find ourselves a dive school and we decided that Lucky Divers seemed the friendliest and best value for money. The Red Sea is spectacular to dive in. As soon as you enter the water you are surrounded by fish. Near the end of our week's holiday we did a 'dolphin dive'. This consisted of diving in an enclosure where wild dolphins are able to ... Read review

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09.02.2001
A summer holiday all year round - Eilat
Review of Eilat (Israel) by zak-2

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

...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 ... Read review

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19.01.2001
Eilat in its glory
Review of Eilat (Israel) by shirleyvalentine

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 ... Read review

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12.02.2006
A bit of a let down
Review of Eilat (Israel) by Noggsy

Advantages: It's hot, dophins, camels
Disadvantages: Touristy, expensive, remote

...but there is something about Eilat that is so ordinary after the rest of the country which I found quite unnerving. I spent 10 days in Israel with my girlfriend and her friend in 1999 and it was the best holiday of my life. I loved how multicultural the country was and it had an edge of danger which I enjoyed. We travelled around Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and then down to Bethsheda (where we stayed on a Kibbutz) and the friend then decided that we ... Read review

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08.07.2000
Eilat / Israel
Review of Eilat (Israel) by poppet

Advantages: Climate, loads of history, swim with dolphins
Disadvantages: Questionning at the airport

...great pool and jacuzzi. Although Eilat itsself is nothing spectacular, it is a great base from which to visit the Negev dessert, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the dead sea. You can book a trip to see all of the above over the course of two days. This is a must. I am not religious, but it was amazing to visit all these places and learn all of the history from the excellent local guides. Of course the trip would not have been complete without a swim with ... Read review

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