Egged Tours in Rosh Ha‘Ayin

AMAZING, FUN and BREATHTAKing.... best thing we did in Israel! We booked the Masada and Red Sea tour in October 2017 for our family (2 adults and 7&9 y.o). It was nothing short of spectacular ! At first I was very nervous as I read bad reviews about this company but we had a very different experience. Yes, the tour is operated by BeinHarim (not eggedbut they were wonderful. The tour/pick up spot (our hotelwas confirmed by email within 24 hours of booking (check the junk mail), we were told to be at the pick up at 7.15am, we barely waited 10 minutes and we were picked up. They take you to a central spot ( a huge parkwhere everyone gets split into the various tour buses. We had a very nice air conditioned bus (60 people), other smaller tours had the 20 people air conditioned vans. We then left for Jerusalem. They picked up a few more people but you barely noticed it as they were all in the one car park spot at Mt Scopus. We stopped briefly at an Elvis cafe for a very short toilet break ( it was unnecessary). Bring a drink and a sandwich and use it as your breakfast/toilet stop as its expensive. The excellent explanations by the guide from Tel Aviv up to Jerusalem made the trip seem short and I learnt things about Israel that I never knew despite reading up on the place. We then descended through the Judaea dessert. We saw Bedouin camps, stopped at the lowest point on earth to take photos. You could also ride a camel for 20nis (the kids highlight), see the famous caves where the Dead Sea scrolls were found (from a distance), sea oasis, local fauna (onix), date plantations and local moshavs (farms). I took some amazing photos. We made a short (30minutestop at Hahava to see the Dead Sea cosmetic manufacturing plant and shop. Again it did not bother us as we used it for a toilet stop and stretch our legs, we saw the amazing apple of Sodom trees/fruit, the cosmetic manufacturing area (through glass), nice salt pillars (at shop entranceand to take photos of the Dead Sea. There was absolutely no pressure to buy anything but those who did supported the local community living in the dessert so its ok. Then we continued to Masada again through breathtaking views of the dessert and Dead Sea (30 minute drive. We ascended via a cable car to the top and spent 1.5 hours there being guided through the various fort rooms. There was ample time to take photos and self explore. The Guides (Liatexplianations were fantastic. We then had a short 40 minute drive to the Dead Sea. There you had 2.5 hours to do as you please. We chose to have lunch for half an hour. A huge plate of meat, rice and salads were 46nis and a huge/heaped plate of salad was 26nis, which was not expensive as it was super tasty. We spent 2 hours covering ourselves with mud/floating in the Dead Sea. It was enough time for us. Its a bit tiring to float too long as the water is a bit wavey and if you put your head right down you can get water in your eyes which is excruciating. There are plenty of outdoor showers like the ones you find at Tel Aviv beach to rinse off. The only down point was the formal shower area at the enterance which was totally overcrowded and gross (not cleanbecause of the shear number of people using it. We boarded the bus at 4.40pm for Jerusalem (40 minute trip backwhere I had time to take photos from the other side of the road (I sat on the right hand side there/back). Most people were exhausted and napped. The coach had personal iPhone chargers so your device never went flat and also internet (a bit patchy at timesbut I was too engrossed in capturing the amazing views outside the bus it didnt bother me. We drooped people off in Jerusalem by 5.30pm and got to Tel Aviv by 630pm. Drop offs took a while but they were super organised. The trip was broken up into short drives through the day so its didnt feel like you were sitting too long on the bus. The bus driver and guide were informative and funny. I would book again with them.

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If you value your hard earned money DO NOT book with this extremely sub standard tour company. Once theyve got your money there is no way you can get it back.They block your phone calls & ignore your emails.Its been 2 years weve been trying to get a refund & they still ignore youYOUVE BEEN WARNED

Great one day tours of various sites. Their guides are multi lingual and are.very knowledgeable.

Tuve dos experiencias, la primera excelente en un viaje a China. Todo muy bien, cumplieron con todo lo ofrecido y más, el madrij sumamente atento a todas nuestras inquietudes.La segunda vez un desastre, queríamos viajar a Tailandia contratamos el tour y pensamos que estaba previsto todo. Pero cuando llamamos a los pocos días de comenzar la aventura para averiguar más detalles y que vacunas necesitabamos, nos dicen que el mismo estaba cancelado. Sin previo aviso ni nada. Tuvimos que apurarnos a buscar otra agencia para no perder nuestros días de vacaciones.

Petra day tour- contratamos el servicio por internet y enseguida nos llegó un mail de confirmación. Nos levantaron con una combi a las 4am de la Puerta de un hotel, el chofer paros dos veces en el camino para ir al baño y comprar algo de tomar/comer, nos llevo desde Jerusalén a Eilat la frontera con Jordania, allí nos esperaba una guía que nos ayudó con el trámite de salida de Israel, a el se le pagan 65usd x tasas de aduana (es un trámite que adelanta para no perder tiempo ahíuna vez terminas la salida de Israel tenes que caminar unos 100 metros hasta la aduana jordana, los trámites de ingreso son un poco más desorganizados, pero no lleva mucho tiempo, también hay que pagar 60usd de tasas de aduana, una vez terminado él proceso a la salida había otra combi esperandonos. El guía fue muy simpático todo el camino, era un micro pequeño, y se tarda bastante en llegar a Petra, hubo una parada para dejar gente que hacía otro tour, y el resto seguimos camino a Petra. Tuvimos una sola parada para ir al baño y comprar. La vista del lugar es hermosa en esa parada. Tardamos hora y media o más en llegar a Petra, mientras el guía nos fue contando y relatando todo el camino. Una vez en Petra el se encargó de las entradas y caminamos hasta el “anfiteatro “ el recorrido sigue pero no dan las horas para el tour de un día. Una vez terminado el tour con explicaciones te dan una hora libre, pero si estás cansado es el tiempo que te lleva volver a la entrada. Salimos de Petra a las 15.45, y de ahí nos llevaron a almorzar, el lugar estaba bien, no era lo mejor pero tampoco algo muy feo. Emprendimos el regreso 17h aproximadamente, hubo una parada más y a las 19h estábamos cruzando la frontera de vuelta, del Lado de Israel nos estaba esperando la combi para llevarnos de nuevo a Jerusalén, llegamos a las 22h aproximadamente. Recomiendo llevar comida y mucha agua para el camino. El tour estuvo bien para ser de un día, y cumplieron con todo.

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We made a lovely tour with most professional guide who gave us deep knowledge about everything which was interesting. Kept his time table and was super nice

Our tour guide Ofer was fantastic. The only inconvenience was that once we got on the bus we were taken to a place where we had to switch buses. This wouldnt have been a problem but it would have been nice if it was explained at the beginning.

Amir was super helpful arranging a multi-day private tour for me and my son. Uri Golani was our guide for our time in Jerusalem, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, baptism in the Jordan river, and the dead sea. He was knowledgeable, flexible with how we spent our time, and genuinely fun to be with. I would ask for Uri through Egged tours or find him personally to be your guide. I am a VERY satisfied customer of both Egged tours and Uri our guide.On the 3rd day of our trip we went to Bethlehem and Jericho, for tis day our guide was Rajae Mukahal and he was AWESOME. He knew special roads, uncrowded views , and local restaurants that were delicious and inexpensive. Even thought this crossed into Palastien we never felt unsafe or out of place, Rajae and his knowledge absolutely made our day!

Booked a tour with them to the Dead Sea and it was very nice. They work with Bein Harim, which seems to be the largest tour provider in Israel. The booking system on their site is a bit confusing as it allows you to select and pay for a tour for the next day even it is late in the evening. I made a booking at about 9pm for the next day- it tells you on the site you can book for the next day until around 9pm-and for a few hours I was in limbo as the booking was not confirmed and the payment was taken. The next day early in the morning they informed me that the itinerary for the Dead Sea had to be modified as the Masada was closed- this info was not on their site- but we still decided to go on the same tour, just on another day. The next morning I also changed emails with someone from there, (Amir)who was very prompt in replying. To save you the hassle I would suggest booking two days in advance of your desired date. When they do send you the booking confirmation, it is very complete, so I was happy with that.

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A mix of the worst and best tours that Ive ever had depending on who actually does the tour. They seem to be more of a booking company and then group all the tours into larger groups. The only tour that was actually worth the money I spent was the Masada & Dead sea tour. I also recommend that you do the Jerusalem tour, and not the Bethlehem tour. They spent more time in the shops and stores than we did actually exploring Bethlehem! Complete waste of money. We also did the 3-day Jordan/Petra trip and only visited half the sites on the itinerary. We actually had people on the bus crying because of how bad the tour and the service was. Their exact words every time we had a problem was "Not my problem". They didnt care since we already paid anyway.

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