Эйн-Бокек Ein Bokek

Useful information for a comfortable stay in Israel at the Dead Sea. 1. Departure: Look for a flight on the departure board Moscow - Eilat. I remind you about the baggage allowance of airlines. One piece of baggage up to 23 kg is allowed per person, hand luggage is allowed weighing up to 10 kg for Aeroflot, up to 8 kg for Transaero, up to 5 kg for VIM avia. 2. Carriage of liquids in cabin baggage: The volume of containers containing liquids must not exceed 100 ml. (i. e. even if the liquid itself is only 50 ml. , the container in which it is located should hold no more than 100 ml. To prevent controversial situations with the security service, it is recommended to use liquid containers (tubes, jars, etc. ) with indicating their size). All containers should be stored in one resealable transparent plastic container. The total capacity should not exceed 1 liter. (i. e. you can take 10 bottles with a maximum volume of 100ml each) Each passenger is only allowed to carry one of these bottles. Therefore, it is better to pack all liquids in a suitcase and put it in luggage... It is advisable not to take old irons with you, they will take them away on the way back, ) 3. Traveler's thrombosis: With prolonged immobility, blood stasis can occur in the vessels of the lower extremities. The accumulated fluid presses on the walls of the veins, as a result of which they weaken, the tone of the vessels decreases. The blood flow slows down, and at the same time, blood clots are not far from the formation of blood clots. And this is very, very bad, because they can clog one of the vessels. Thus, the longer you remain immobile, the higher the risk that deep vein thrombosis will occur in the lower extremities. The most common advice about the threat of thrombosis, which are found in magazines and on the Internet, is “drink half an aspirin before the flight” and “put on compression stockings. ” But even they cannot be followed blindly. The same aspirin is contraindicated in certain disease states: heart, kidney or liver failure, gastric ulcers, as well as in the first and last trimester of pregnancy. With caution, it should be used for gout, bronchial asthma, uncontrolled increase in blood pressure. . If you do not think about all this in advance, following "good advice" can lead to great complications. The flight lasts 4.5 hours, the time difference between Israel and Moscow is 2 hours. 4. Arrival: Arrive at the Eilat Ovda airport on the map marked by an airplane, 170 km to the city of Ein - Bokek, the road goes along the border with Jordan, takes about 2 hours, because there are no cars on the road, albeit one-lane, and usual traffic jams). 5. Important: Upon arrival at the Eilat Ovda airport, competent tourists immediately look for an exchanger right at the airport, they say there is the most favorable rate in relation to the exchanger in the shopping center in Ein Bokek and even less profitable at the hotel... (rate at the airport 3 . 75 shekels for 1 dollar, the exchange rate in the shopping center is 3.50 shekels for $1). 6. Hotel: Upon arrival, your attention will be presented to the RIMONIM ROYAL hotel, which is part of the Rimonim hotel chain, consisting of 10 hotels in Israel, from Eilat in the south to the Golan Heights in the north of the country. You provide your voucher and passports at the reception (the staff also speaks Russian), fill in the guest card and go to the room, where you are greeted with a welcome (free water) and a box of chocolates, a trifle, but nice)). Buffet breakfasts are offered from 08:00 to 11:30, dinners from 19:00 to 21:00. Very tasty and varied. In the morning, coffee beans are prepared free of charge, in the corner of the restaurant, and in the evenings, only a carafe of water is free of charge. On Saturdays there is a unique opportunity to take a bottle of wine for free, they are displayed at the counter, where they usually offer pizza in the morning. On the tables in the morning there are bags of instant coffee beans and tea, we brought a lot of bags as a souvenir. They took out yogurts, apples and everything that they considered necessary from the restaurant, no one contradicted)) You have the opportunity to take advantage of a free consultation in the SPA complex (where paid complexes for healing and rejuvenation will be offered), which must be signed up in advance, preferably immediately after arrival, firstly, there are queues, and secondly, this is your next pass to the territory of the SPA center, where all visitors, in addition to a hot tub with water from the Dead Sea, a pool with heated water from the Dead Sea, two saunas (hammam and Turkish), will be provided the opportunity to treat yourself free of charge to the proposed fruits, biscuits, juices, waters and teas))) Behind the partition you can watch the public area for visiting the healing methods of the Dead Sea. Let me remind you that it is not recommended to spend more than 15-20 minutes at sea with 3-4 approaches per day. Take a shower immediately after swimming in the sea. And do not forget to smear with suntan on the beach. The hotel has an entertainment program, starting at 21-30 in the lobby bar, but we have never been there because everything is in the local language and we were not inspired. Instead, we took passwords to the reception to access the Internet, it is free in the lobby bar, only every hour you need to demand a new password at the reception to extend the time. In the room, the Internet is paid and cosmically expensive... If you still want to shake the old days, in the sense that you get tired of the pensioner's vacation, which I really liked, you can go to a disco, it takes place on Fridays around 22h. in a white building through which you pass to your beach. Oh, there's also a gym with two treadmills, a bike and stilts, as well as exercise equipment. You can go to it through the SPA hall, up the stairs to the second floor, it works until 17-00, but I don’t remember from what hour. 7. Beach: Towels are provided free of charge at the entrance to the SPA, they can also be taken there for use on the beach and do not hesitate to take 2 towels per person, because they are apparently designed for the Japanese, and the entire area of ​ ​ ​ ​ the sunbeds one does not cover. An electric car for 7-8 seats drives to the beach from the entrance to the hotel every 10-15 minutes, runs from the hotel from 8 to 15, from 13 to 14 in my opinion they have a break. We walked, it's pretty close. The first time you can go to get your bearings, and the rest of the days you can go for a sports walk. 8. Shopping: Water and other supplies for your own consumption can be purchased at the mall, which is a 5-minute walk from the hotel. You need to go down to the intersection, on it to the left, after 300 m on the right side there will be a two-story shopping center where you can exchange currency in two places (on the second floor in the market at the sellers and on the first floor there is an exchange sign (in the second I accept rubles 80 shekels for 1000 rubles, which is not profitable, but in extreme cases it will do). Souvenirs, personal items and cafes, including our favorite McDonald's restaurant) They buy mainly medical and cosmetic products that are made from natural minerals and components of the Dead Sea. Well-known cosmetic brands AHAVA and professional cosmetics Premier Dead Sea. Bargain, we bought Premier for half of the originally declared price!! ! Many people buy so-called "pilgrim kits". Such a set of pilgrims traditionally includes - holy water, earth, oil and incense. These sets of pilgrims are bought mainly by people, believers and religious people. After all, all the components of the set are an excellent souvenir from the holy land, where all biblical events took place, and this is extremely appreciated and honored by believers. Incense brought from Israel, as a rule, is placed next to the icon. And the oil included in the pilgrimage set can cure headaches. As for the holy land, which is included in the pilgrimage set, it is sprinkled on the graves of relatives who, during their lifetime, could not visit the promised land. And the holy water, which is part of the pilgrimage set, is used as protection against diseases and various adversities, it is sprinkled with dwellings and people. The traditional amulet that is brought from Israel is the hamsa. Hamsa is an amulet representing a palm, inside of which other symbols can be interspersed. According to legend, hamsa saves from the evil eye. As souvenirs, both gifts and minerals are brought from Israel, unique, unique in their natural qualities on the planet of the Dead Sea. Israel is a country that occupies a leading position in the world in the production and export of polished diamonds. Also, outstanding wines of Israel, oriental spices, Arabic sweets and traditional Jewish and Arab clothes can be presented as souvenirs. 8. Mutual settlements: For mutual settlements over 400 shekels, it is possible, even recommended, to pay with bank cards, due to the fact that payment is made when converting the currency at a favorable rate for us of about 4.20 shekels. When making purchases in the countries of the European Community, tourists can use the “tax free” system (“no tax”) and get back part of the money spent (17%). To do this, the seller fills out a form (green) and with a cash receipt is handed over to the buyer for further presentation at the airport (a foreign passport is required at checkout, but you can also enter your part of the data after purchase). What I recommend is to put a mark on the return in cash, and not on a bank card, then you are tormented to check them and demand payments... Moreover, when paying at the hotel, 17% is automatically deducted from the cost, so there is no need to bother with the return at the airport, this is definitely a plus. Upon arrival at the airport, after entering, there is a counter on the left, where you need to make the first mark on the green form. Only, this is possible after the first stage of checking passports and luggage, and this is another show)) They can also clarify the place where they make the first mark on the tax refund form. The second and final (settlement) will be held after passport control. For reference, the cafe, located in the center of the waiting area near the exits to the aircraft, the tax free booth, is located to the left of the cafe. 9. Miscellaneous: It is not profitable to take a taxi, och. expensive, it is better to travel with excursions offered by the guide and it is safer. Everything is open until 23-00, including the sale of alcohol. It looks like all the entertainment activities they have up to this time are calculated.