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  1. opisska

    Eilat/Aqaba 19-26 March

    We flew Krakow-Eilat, it's a newly opened Ryanair route and they had fantastic discounts to that occasion, it was something like 120 Euro per person return. The only downside is that they fly to Ovda, not Eilat city, but the bus connection is good and works on Shabbat.
  2. opisska

    Eilat/Aqaba 19-26 March

    It was nice, even though there was a little touch of disappointment - I have read many reports about spring migration in Israel, with the sites full of birds and that simply wasn't the case. We have still seen some 132 species with 16 lifers, which was great, but we were probably expecting too...
  3. opisska

    Eilat/Aqaba 19-26 March

    Just for the reference is someone finds this thread: from 1.1.2016, Jordan stopped giving out free visa at the Wadi Araba crossing - in the process, they decided to not give ANY visa at all at this border. Thus, travel from Eilat to Awaba is possible only with a pre-arranged visa from an embassy...
  4. opisska

    Eilat/Aqaba 19-26 March

    Hi folks, we are headed for Eilat for the last week of March. I know about the "migration festival" and stuff, but we are not really the types for organized tours. However while you can find a lot online about these occasions, it's quite hard to find out where are the actual good spots for...
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