Let's Go 2000: Israel and the Palestinian Territories: The World's Bestselling Budget Travel Series (Let's Go. Israel, 2000) (Paperback)

by Let's Go Inc. (Author)

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Product Description
From ancient Jerusalem's triad of religions to Tel Aviv's all-night party, Let's Go is your guide to the millennium year in Israel. Includes the West Bank, Gaza, and trips into Jordan.

SCALE the ramparts of a Crusader castle and quaff Bedouin tea for $3.

FOLLOW Jesus' footsteps along the Via Dolorosa for free.

CLIMB the cliffs of Nahal Yehudiya and cool off in its cascading pools for $1.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Let's Go Publications; Revised edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031224472X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312244729
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,851,576 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars accurate, easy to follow, don't leave home without it, August 14, 1999

By A Customer

seriously, this is the best and most comprehensive guide to israel out there. a lot of people travel in the country, and so there are a lot of guide books available to the country, but all you need is this one. it was very thorough (the jerusalem section was amazing!), and it listed the cheapest places to eat and sleep and it had great places to visit--i mean really awesome and fascinating places that they described in great detail and gave the background of. i also liked the fact that they included day trips to petra (this awesome sight in jordan) and the sinai peninsula of egypt (i did some great scuba diving there, and for cheap, too, because they had these really budget but incredibly safe (safer than even the upscale scuba places, so i heard from a friend of mine) sites). the only thing i wish could be changed in the book is that it was a little bit funnier. i traveled to israel after visiting the rest of the middle east and i used let's go middle east, and that book was as accurate and helpful and wonderful as israel, but it was really so funny! SO funny! It had an israel section, too, which would have served me as well as the let's go israel book. i just bought the israel book because people on the road kept saying "oh i see you have the new middle east book from let's go, we have the other new let's go book, for israel," and it was awesome. i recommend this book to anyone and everyone as the best guide to the country--you will thank yourself 8000 million times over if you buy this book (and only this book--all that stuff about people needing like multiple guide books is a lie--you need this book and this book alone for travel in israel; if you want to go travel in the area, pick up a middle east guide, too, you'll be thanking yourself for that too, and laughing really hard because it is REALLY funny!). that's right, go out and buy both books right now!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Lonely Planet Israel, December 15, 2000

By	David Kider (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

My sister and I visited Israel for 2 weeks in June and I bought this book and she bought the Lonely Planet guide. After a few days we realized my book had better information, the details were more accurate, and it was generally more useful. If you only want to buy one book, at this point in time I'd recommend the Let's Go over the lonely planet.

6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong editing makes this book a must buy., January 16, 2000

By	Joel Klein "[e-mail]" (Omaha , NE) - See all my reviews

The editorial staff of this fine work made my vacation in Israel a success. For the first two days I used Let's Go Middle East as my guide book. I figured I might want to venture beyond Israel so why limit myself by an Israel only travel guide. That was a mistake; those first two days were mediocre. Fortunately I found a copy of Let's Go Israel while in Israel. This book saved my vacation. Not only was it an enjoyable read (particularly the history) Let's Go Israel offered countless great ideas for things to do. After investigating why Let's Go Israel was so helpful, I learned that the book was a success due to the outstanding efforts of Editor Laura Weinrib.

Thank you Laura Weinrib and the let's go staff, you made my vacation one I will never forget!