A good place to start is with our Tel Aviv food guide. No matter where you travel in Israel, you are bound to stop in Tel Aviv for a couple of days.

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One of the most important things to know about transit in Israel, is that buses no longer accept cash payments. You must buy the transit card called a Rav-Kav card ,or download one of the transit apps such as Moovit.

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You will need to use the card or app to board any bus, as well as the Jerusalem light rail and the new Tel Aviv light rail--the Red Line.

 

You can still purchase single cash fares however, for the regular train, Israel Railways, or on the Monit Sherut (the minibus that operates 24/7).

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They always say it's important to learn a few basic words in the official language of the country you plan to explore.

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Click here for some basic phrases in Hebrew.

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