Tourism Ministry provides free guided excursions of nationwide parks amid COVID

The Ministry of Tourism is offering free tours of nature reserves, national parks, cultural heritage sites and cities amid the coronavirus pandemic to revitalize the tourism sector. The tours can be booked from now until March 26th and continued during the week from Passover. Local communalities such as Holon, Jerusalem, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Mitzpe Ramon, Kibbutz Hatzerim, Sderot, Bier Sheva, Daliat el-Carmel, Kfar Rama, Zichron Yaacov, Beit Jann, Tiberias and Beit She’an will participate in the initiative over the course around 1,600 free tours are offered each month. “We have allocated NIS 10 million for free tours to the general public,” said Minister of Tourism Orit Farkash-Hacohen. “Now that the tourism sector is returning, I am pleased to announce the resumption of tours.” The guides have suffered a severe blow during the corona crisis and this initiative should give them and the public air to breathe, “added the minister. “We recently expanded the initiative to fund entry fees not only for national parks but also for attractions across the country and in cities to provide financial support to the equally badly damaged attraction sector.” “We also made a draft that it enables local tourism agents to book buses and shuttles through the initiative to help the severely damaged transportation industry and allow groups to return to the country, “concluded Farakash-Hacohen.” Go for a walk and help out the tour guides and the tourism industry . “The tours are free of charge, but require prior registration in accordance with according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health. They also include free entry to participating national parks and reserves as well as to the attraction areas they contain.

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if (window.location.pathname.indexOf (“656089”)! = -1) {console.log (“hedva connatix”); document.getElementsByClassName (“divConnatix”)[0].style.display = “none”;} Those who want to stay overnight and turn the day trip into a two-day trip can book pensions through the ministry to help local businesses and support the tourism industry at the same time. Special needs groups are offered a number of specially tailored tours.