Israel Car Hire :: Country Guide Israel

Book your cheap car hire online for all car rental in Israel. We have cars available at Tel Aviv Airport and all major city centre locations in Israel including Eilat, Jerusalem, Haifa and Upper Galilee.

Israel is a world-class destination and offers cultural attractions, luxury hotels, glamorous spas and an excellent restaurant scene. Israel in fact has more museums per capita than any country on earth. Israel is on the eastern Mediterranean, bordered by Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic to the north, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the south. The country stretches southwards through the Negev Desert to Eilat, Isreals major tourist resort town on the Red Sea.

Driving in Israel

The minimum age for hiring a car in Israel is 21, but this may differ depending on the car hire company. Driving in Israel is on the right and the wearing of seatbelts is compulsory in front and back seats. If you are looking to cross the border into Sinai or Jordan you will not be allowed to take your hire car. Children under 12 are not allowed in the front seat. Speed limits on the inter city roads is 90 km/h and 50km/h in built up urban areas.

Must See in Israel

• The Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv ("Haaretz Museum") - This is a multidisciplinary museum which exhibits opulent collections in the fields of Archaeology, Judaica, Ethnography, Material Culture and the Applied Arts of the Land of Israel.
• Jerusalem - Jerusalem is the modern capital of the State of Israel and the country`s largest city. Jerusalem Holy Sites include The Kotel (Western or Wailing Wall), Temple Mount , The Mount of Olives, Dome of the Rock (Templum Domini), Temple Mount, Temple of Solomon (al-Aqsa Mosque), Tomb of the Virgin, The Mount of Olives, Church of the Ascension, Mount Zion, Church of St. Anne, The Via Dolorosa, The Holy Sepulcher.
• Eilat - Situated in the southern part of Israel and the gate to the Red Sea, Eilat is a tourist haven for Israel. Here the blue sea is magnificent where you can view clearly the sealife below the surface. Water Sports and outdoor sports and desert safaris are available and the city offers exciting night life, bird watching, delicious food and fascinating vista.

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Dates for Your Diary

• The International Opera Festival - Held in the Roman Theatre at Caesarea is now an annual event held every June and July, and includes world-class performances by the New Israeli Opera. Visiting superstars at recent festivals have included Jessye Norman and Kiri Ti Kanawa.