Page 12 - Discover Israel Magazine - UK edition 2018

Tel Aviv skyline and hotels. Photos:
Israel Tourism's Flickr Photostream

many spheres of life – including to tourism.
Many new sites were added, exciting
archaeological finds were made, walking
trails in the Galilee and in the desert were
revamped, and world-leading visitor centres
and museums have opened, displaying
rare objects unique to the land of the Bible.
Alongside these innovations, there are
also some new tours allowing a glimpse at
another side of Israel, dubbed the Start-
Up Nation. In the heart of Tel Aviv, close to
Habima Square, home of Israeli theatre, is
the high-tech centre of Israel, explored by
over 600,000 young Jewish people of the
Diaspora visiting Israel over a ten-day period,
as part of Birthright Israel. No doubt that
this ground-breaking educational and tourist
project helps cement the bond between the
State of Israel and Jews of the Diaspora.

Planning a trip to Israel? Looking for a laid- Light and sound show on the
back vacation? Here are some innovative ancient walls of Jerusalem
must-see tourist sites. Jerusalem is home to
some tourist attractions using unique laser
technology to screen a beautiful light and
sound show on the ancient stones of the Holy
City. The Hallelujah Nighttime Presentation
tells the story of ancient Jerusalem, using the
most advanced technology.

Caesarea, the most popular national park in
Israel, boasting close to one million visitors a
year, is the backdrop for some augmented
reality technologies developed by an Israeli
start-up. You receive special goggles that
will take you back to the days of King Herod,
re-creating the city’s mighty buildings - the
amphitheatre, the hippodrome and the
famous port. The simulation blends perfectly
with the ancient ruins, thus creating a
complex 3-D spectacle that cannot be seen in
any other ancient site around the world.

You’d do well to spend a few days of beach used to re-create the site and put each development of new crops, the use of highly-
life and clubbing in Tel Aviv, the first Hebrew stone back in its original place. Visiting this advanced irrigation systems, and above all,
city and the city that never sleeps. Rent a pair ancient synagogue overlooking the beautiful the determination and resilience of the local
of green bicycles from any Tel-O-Fun station, panorama of the Sea of Galilee is a moving inhabitants.
or use the AutoTel app to rent a car and and extraordinary experience.
tour the city. The app allows you to navigate 70 years of independence, and 70 years of
the major sites, and at the end of the day, it And if you’re driving south to Eilat, via the prosperous tourism.
will also guide you to the nearest and most Arava Valley, be sure to stop at the Vidor
convenient place to return the vehicle. Centre, where a multisensory display tells the The author is a tour guide and a strategic consultant
story of Israeli innovations in agriculture, the to the tourism industry.
If you plan on driving north to the Galilee and
Golan Heights, visit the ancient synagogue
at Um el Kanatir - the 1400-year-old building
has been fully renovated, using digital
mapping technologies. Each of the stones
found at the ruined site was fitted with a
digital chip. A special scanner meticulously
mapped the ruins, then a software was

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