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5th Floor Rosebank College House,
5 Waterkant Street Cape Town 8001
Tel Aviv is the second largest city in Israel (after Jerusalem), and the largest metropolitan area. It is on the Mediterranean coast, about 60 km north-west of Jerusalem. It is renowned for its 24-hour culture, cosmopolitan lifestyle, beaches, bars, restaurants, cafés, parks, shopping, and landmark neighborhoods such as Old Jaffa and Neve Tzedek.
Tel Aviv is home to many musuems architectural and cultural sites. Israel has the highest number of museums per capita of any country, with three of the largest located in Tel Aviv. Among these are the Eretz Israel Museum, known for its collection of archaeology and history exhibits dealing with the Land of Israel, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The beaches of Tel Aviv The beaches of Tel Aviv also play a major role in the city's cultural and touristic scene, often ranked as some of the best beaches in the world.
Things to See & Do
* Old Jaffa
* Rabin Squar
* Shore Promenade
* Tel Aviv beach
* Azriely Lookout
General Information
Cruise Season – Oct - May
Currency – w shekel (₪) (ILS)
Language – Arabic, Hebrew
Population – 404,500 approx
Land Area – 52 km²
Electricity – 2 round pins European style
Time – GMT plus two hours
International Country Telephone Code – + 972
Port location – The Port of Tel Aviv is located in the commercial area in Northern Tel Aviv.
Transport Links - The main airport serving Tel Aviv is Ben Gurion International Airport . Located in the neighboring city of Lod, it is the main airport of Israel, handling over 12 million passengers in 2010. The airport serves both international flights and domestic flights, and is the main hub of El Al, Arkia Israel Airlines, Israir Airlines and Sun D'Or International Airlines. The airport is 15 kilometres (9 mi) southeast of Tel Aviv.
The New Central Bus Station in southern Tel Aviv ("Tahana Merkazit") offers routes servicing most locations in Israel. It is located within a short walking distance of the HaHaganah Train Station.
Train services connect Tel Aviv to Haifa and Beer-Sheva, as well as numerous smaller towns whilst a direct train line connects Tel Aviv to Ben-Gurion airport.