Holy Land - Best time to travel

Old Jan 4th, 2011, 12:47 PM
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Holy Land - Best time to travel

I would like to go to the Holy Land. I would like to know the best time to travel there, based on weather, etc. How would I research church groups or organizations that have trips planned in 2011 rather than going on my own, unescorted?
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Old Jan 4th, 2011, 05:47 PM
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I would look at Gate 1. Their trips to Israel get very good reviews. They have many trips throughout the year. Besides the weather, I would look into the Jewish holy days and avoid those dates. Other posters will be able to give more info on the holy days.

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The best time to visit Israel is in the spring - the weather is still comfortable, the chance of rain is minimal and the landscape is still green after the winter rains. March - April - May are the best, but avoid the Passover holiday from April 19 to April 25.
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Try Spring time. In summer it's to hot, a there are too many people there.
But I'd rather go on my own, then with a group. My wifes sister went there and Egypt last Autumn, with a bunch of friends. It was quiet a different experience then my parents had last Spring when going with a church group. She saw more sights, was not limited by time, a schedule or anything really. She just booked hotels online through momoway.com, and went on trips with people from the hotel she stayed in, for a extra cost, sure, but still she said it was worth it. It's pretty much safe there right now, so I would go on my own. In fact I'm thinking about it for next Autumn.
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www.weather2travel.com/climate-guides/israel

April and May are my 2 fav months...

www.affordabletours.com many good companies for you.
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Am considering going with a church group 11/28-12/7 with a tour sponsored by Educational Opportunities Tours. Anyone have any experience with this company?
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Old Jan 11th, 2011, 06:02 PM
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I went to Israel on my own, but I spent part of the time on tours.

I took these two Bein Harim tours, and they are very good:

http://www.beinharim.co.il/show_week..._type=39&id=56

http://www.beinharim.co.il/show_regu...p_type=0&id=17

I also took the Sandemans Free Tour and the Mount of Olives tour, each of which is 3 hours or so, and both are very good:
http://www.newjerusalemtours.com/

I don't know anything about Educational Opportunities Tours, but at a glance, I feel you can do it much cheaper with the types of options I mentioned. Of course you will miss out on the camaderie of having an entire group that has the same interests as you have, but there will be a mix of interesting people on the tours I mentioned.
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Note that Bein Harim also has lots of other tours, so you can mix and match quite a bit.

I also booked a tour of the underground tunnels at the Kotel (Western Wall) from here:
english.thekotel.org
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