Family holidays with children in Israel - attractions and entertainment

Israel is quite a comfortable place to go on a vacation with children. In addition to living in hotels that are ideal for families, the country has a lot of entertainment that can make a trip unforgettable for young travelers and their parents. Cattery of crocodiles and reef with dolphins, alpaca farm and camel ranch, ice complex, adventure parks with hanging bridges and grottoes, water parks and amusement centers, entertaining museums and ancient fortresses allow tourists with children to spend their time here fascinatingly and with advantage.

Tel Aviv Luna Park offers children of all ages the opportunity to take advantage of attractions: from carousels to racing on carts and roller coasters. From the top point of the Ferris wheel, you can see a stunning panorama of the city. In the water park “Meimadyon”, there are small pools and play area for the youngest visitors. Older children like the pools with artificial oxen. Family events with games and creative master classes are organized in The Museum of Arts. Boys interested in military equipment should visit the Israel Defense Forces History Museum with its exhibition of tanks, artillery guns, military equipment and weapons. On the square at the Azrieli Center, you will find the trampoline center “iJump Tel Aviv” from the beginning of spring until the middle of autumn.

You can watch animals in their natural habitat in the Ramat Gan Safari Park. You can also take tours on cars or trains through the Savannah where you can see wild animals such as lions, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, zebras and ostriches. In the “Hai-Kef” zoo in Rishon LeZion, you can get to know tigers, crocodiles, flamingos and feed pets. In the water park “Shefayim” located on the way from Tel Aviv to Netanya, there is a variety of swimming pools and water activities: gentle multi slides, dizzying descents, fountains and play zones. In the city of Holon there is an interactive Children’s Museum in which meetings with fairy-tale creatures, wandering by the time machine, walking through the “Enchanted Forest”, as well as a lot of cognitive experiments await children. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

In Rehovot, it is worth visiting the Charles Clore Garden of Science where the whole family can experience a skating simulator, play a xylophone made from stone, get fire using mirrors, follow the formation of waves, and stroll along the surface of the moon. In the protected oasis of Ein Gedi, you will find a botanical garden with an extensive collection of flora, a picturesque stream, and the ruins of an ancient temple. The Museum of Science “Mada Tech” in Haifa, gives every young visitor the opportunity to feel like a physicist. You can run a water mill in the water zone, and in the “Archimedes Courtyard”, try to “turn” the world. In the Museum of Puppets of the Castra Cultural Center, children can listen to an interesting story about the historical past of the Jewish nation in a theatrical format and see old costumes.

Fans of mobile entertainment will like to visit the “X-Park”, where there is a climbing wall, a rope town, an eighty meter trolley, a paintball field, ramps and trampolines outdoors. The Haifa Zoo is home to an amazing tiger-albino. There you can also pet ponies, llamas, rabbits, and visit an aviary with lemurs. In Sahne Park near the Beit She’an, there is a museum of archeology and a mini zoo with rare animals. In the tourist center of Hamat-Gader emu, raccoons, meerkats, baboons are enclosed in the natural environment. At the local crocodile farm, you can use rope bridges to have a look at the reservoirs with reptiles. Not far from Lake Kinneret is located a reserve of birds “Hula”, where children can meet with pelicans, herons and even hawks.

In the “Underwater Observatory” of the city of Eilat you can watch the animals of the Red Sea: Sharks, rays, moray eels, and turtles. On the territory of the complex, there is a 4D-cinema where films about nature are shown. At the Dolphin reef, visitors will have the opportunity to see amusing dolphins who from time to time allow themselves to be caressed. Children can plunge into the past in the amusement park “Kings City”: get acquainted with the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, swim in the “King Solomon Falls”, find a way out of the Old Testament caves, visit the “Den of Illusions”, pass a labyrinth with mirrored walls and ride on a swing in the hall with curved floors and ceilings.

The ice Palace “Ice Space” allows you to skate at any time of the year. Within the territory of the palace there are expositions of ice sculptures, ice slide, and an ice bar. A Bedouins awaits guests at a camel ranch. On the alpaca farm in Mitzpe Ramon, you can chat with lovely llamas and alpacas, and ride on horseback. The zoo “Negev” has an interesting collection of stuffed animals and skeletons of animals. Within the zoo’s territory live more than a hundred species of animals, birds and reptiles, which can be treated to delicacies bought at the entrance. In the living corner, children can hold domestic rabbits, hamsters and other pets in their hands.