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Kids Love Israel: Israel Loves Kids: A Travel Guide for Families

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We used this book every day of our 2 week trip to Israel with 3 children aged 1-8. Our friends then borrowed the book for a 3 week trip with 5 children aged 6-16. The sections of the book are broken down by geography, with handy maps to assist you in setting up your schedule, whether your hotel is in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Tiberias or Eilat. The greatest benefits of the book include the phone numbers of the tourist sites as well as the hours which each location is open. The author even recommends ideal hotels and activities based on your children's ages.

Whether you have children or not, this book will help you plan your Israel travel. It lists many attractions, tourist sites, museums, national parks, etc., including hours of operation, phone and fax numbers, and whether there is a fee. As a professional travel planner specializing in Israel travel, I highly recommend this book to all my clients, even those traveling without children!

This book is does an OK job describing activities for kids, but it is VERY outdated. Israel is changing rapidly and this book is in need of a new revised edition. It lists places like the Dolphinarium as a place to take kids. The Dolphinarium was turned in to a disco years ago.

You can use this book for some ideas, but double check everything before you go, the activity may no longer be there.

Barbara Sofer is one of the most knowledgable writers on everyday life in the land of Israel. In this outstanding guide she pays special attention to the attractions which will be especially appealing to families.
Israel is a small country extremely crowded with interesting sights and people.
This is an outstanding guidebook to a remarkable land.

We used the original Kids Love Israel book in the 1980's when it was current and helpful. Our kids were young then and it was very good. As time went on, the book became out of date as hotels and restaurants changed and went out of business. Then the book went out of print and is almost impossible to get. Just this year a brand new book called TAKE YOUR KIDS TO ISRAEL came out. It is the same concept as the Kids Love Israel book and it is very acurate, up to date and helpful! Thank you to Amazon/levinejudaica for offering this well priced substitute Take your Kids to Israel which is the wonderful acurate book you will quickly get if you place the order here from them for the Kids Love Israel book. They clearly explain that in their description and they are a wonderful company! Now wonder they have a 100% feedback rating on Amazon!

This is a very helpful book when planning a trip to Israel. The author tells what to expect at the different sites & has chosen those activities and places that will appeal to a wide range of interests and ages.