ß The Israeli cuisine is very tasty due to the fact that the Israeli people like eating no matter when. So the first tip is dedicated to the food area: Do not miss a taste of the famous Israeli national snack, Falafel.

ß The summer season, when it is warm and there is no rain, continues from April until October. The winter season, when temperatures are cooler and there are short spells of rain, continues from November until March.

ß Swimming in Israel is excellent in the summer time, from the month of April until the month of October.

ß At the Dead Sea and in the Red Sea of Eilat you can enjoy swimming all year round.

ß When you travel Israel in the summer time you have to put on sunscreen, sunglasses and, in noon time, a hat. 

ß While visiting holy places men should have a head cover and women should cover their heads, shoulders and legs.

ß In winter time it is suggested to have a coat, a scarf and closed shoes.

ß If you plan to go on some tracks you have to remember to have a pair of comfortable walking shoes.

ß In general, the common Israeli daily dressing is casual, in this way you can pack mostly comfortable and casual clothes.

ß The Israel time is 7 ahead of the standard time, when in the summertime the time gets to drop to 6 hours ahead.

ß The Israeli voltage is 220, AC, single phase, 50 cycles, so you need foreign appliances adapters for plug in to the electricity.
Most of the hotels got adapters for foreign usage.

ß Everyone in Israel got a personal cell phone so if you want to get one for your travel you can rent one in the Ben Gurion Airport.

ß Almost in every street you can find a public phone that can be used by a calling card.

ß If you need to get a phone number by a name or an address you can dial to the direct information service, 144, and get the number.

ß Getting a Taxi can be done in the streets or by inviting to the hotel.

ß If you want to get a news update in English you can buy the English newspaper, The Jerusalem Post, or tune in to the CNN International television channel.

ß Security is very tight in Israel, in every entrance there is a security person to whom you should show your bag content, whether it is a mall, coffee shop, restaurant, nightclub, pub, movie theater ext. 

ß In the Jewish Sabbath there is no public transportation except buses in Haifa and in eastern Jerusalem.  

ß In most of the restaurants it is costumed to give tip in addition to the bill. In general the minimum tip rage is 10 percent of the bill.

ß If you are getting to Israel from most European countries, the U.S.A or Canada you don't need a visa, but you must have a valid passport.