Explore Israel on Wheels
If you have decided to visit Israel and travel the country, it is best to do so by car. The route can be planned in advance, although spontaneous changes are also possible. Driving through Israel will provide you with many new impressions. You will be amazed by lifeless mountains and blooming gardens, olive groves, and history at every step. The excellent road quality, the great architecture of the cities, and the diversity of landscapes – all of this is just a small part of this amazing country.
It is worth mentioning that car rental in Israel is of the highest quality. One of the best rental services in Israel is HolylandCars, the official representative of Europcar. You can rent a car in one city and return it in another without additional costs. If you rent the car for more than a week, low prices are guaranteed. In addition, HolylandCars offers seasonal discounts on rental cars in Israel.
Experts recommend avoiding the well-trodden tourist paths and first driving north of the country to Galilee. The nature in northern Israel is exceptionally beautiful. Here you will find majestic mountains with dense coniferous and deciduous forests, and in the Jezreel Valley, vineyards alternate with orange groves and olive plantations. All this man-made splendor has once transformed barren and abandoned areas.
There are four "holy cities" in Israel – Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed, and Tiberias, which is located near the city of Haifa. Tiberias lies 200 meters below sea level. The city offers numerous sights and sanctuaries. But the greatest wonder of Galilee is the famous Sea of Galilee, or as the locals call it, the Kinneret Lake. Christ walked on its waters and performed many miracles here.
After visiting the city of Safed high in the mountains, you can drive south to see the legendary Jerusalem, visit Tel Aviv, explore the Negev Desert and the Dead Sea, and be sure to make a stop in Eilat on the Red Sea. By the way, there are HolylandCars branches in all these cities, which – as you may recall – offer car rentals in Israel. In every city that has a branch of the company, you can rent a car or exchange it for another model that is better suited to the terrain and road conditions. It is not difficult to find a pickup station – there are now such stations in more than 20 cities in Israel, and the network is constantly expanding.
