TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019

TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019

Today we got our Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for the year 2019!

In the photo, you can see our CEO, Lior Lev, holding the framed certificate proudly on the beach of Eilat.

This is the 4th year in a row that we get the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, and we are very thankful to our clients who appreciate our great efforts to give you the best possible service, and be the #1 tour operator in Israel for Jerusalem tours, Petra tours and Cairo tours.

Please read our amazing testimonials on TripAdvisor and on YouTube!

We recommend you to book our private tours to Petra and our flagship tours – the one day tour to Petra from Eilat and the two days tour to Petra and Wadi Rum from Eilat.

Best Tours to Petra from Tel Aviv

Best Tours to Petra from Tel Aviv

How much costs a tour to Petra from Tel Aviv?

The price of an one day tour to Petra from Tel Aviv is $200 per person (not including the border fees and the visa fees) plus 112 NIS (about $35) for a round trip by Egged bus from Tel Aviv to Eilat and back. We will pick you up from Eilat central bus station, and drop you off back at Eilat central bus station.

Another option is to book a Petra Tour from Tel Aviv for $300 per person (not including the border fees and the visa fees) from your hotel in Tel Aviv or from some online agency, without knowing which is the tour operator that will actually operate the tour. You’ll take a taxi in the middle of the night from your hotel in Tel Aviv to a meeting point in Tel Aviv, where you’ll wait for your transfer bus. you will spend about 4.5 hours in a drive from Tel Aviv to Eilat, about 1.5 hours in crossing the border and 2 hours drive from the border to Petra. You will have about 2 hours in Petra, and than return back to Tel Aviv through Eilat spending about another 6.5 hours in a bus (not including the time at the border crossing and the waiting time), arriving to Tel Aviv late in night, and then find a taxi that will take you from the dropping point in Tel Aviv back to your hotel in Tel-Aviv.

Both options don’t look very appealing. Although, the first option is cheaper, and at least you will know with which tour operator you travel.

How to travel to Petra from Tel Aviv?

The best way to travel to Petra from Tel Aviv is first to arrive to Eilat. You can arrive to Eilat from Tel Aviv by Egged bus or by Arkia/Israir flight.

Please avoid shady shuttle companies that offer you uncertain transfers ftom Tel Aviv to Eilat. The only reliable bus company that operate guaranteed transfers from Tel-Aviv to Eilat is Egged.

Yet, we don’t recommend to drive from Tel Aviv to Eilat overnight. If you choose to arrive from Tel Aviv to Eilat by Egged bus, then we recommend you to book our tour to Petra with overnight in Aqaba. We will pick you up from Eilat central bs station, transfer you to Aqaba where you will have hotel with dinner, and on the following day join our group tour to Petra.

In case that you have just one day, then the best thing to do is to book the 06:30am flight from Tel Aviv to Eilat and the 21:00 flight from Eilat to Tel Aviv. We can pick you up from the airport in Eilat to Petra Tour, and drop you off at the airport in Eilat after the tour.

There are companies that offer you a tour to Petra from Tel Aviv including transfers from Tel Aviv to Eilat and back to Tel-Aviv. However, these tours are not guaranteed. Also, you will be picked up from a meeting point (not from your hotel) in Tel Aviv around 03:00am at night, travel to Petra in a bus with about 50 passengers and arrive to Petra very tired for a mere two hours tour, then return back to Tel Aviv arround 02:00am at night.

It’s much better to plan your tour properly with Mantis Tours by using flights or a bus with overnight in Aqaba. So, you will really enjoy your Petra Tour in our relatively small groups.

Eurovision 2019

Eurovision 2019

Tonight will start the Eurovision 2019 in Tel-Aviv, after that Israel had won the Eurovision last year for the 4th time.

Out of 42 times that it participated the contest, Israel won the Eurovision 4 times on 1978, 1979, 1998 and 2018, and it located on the 6th place, together with Netherlands, in the all times winnings table of this contest.

On this year, Lior Lev will represent Israel in the Eurovision contest that will take place in Expo Tel-Aviv with the hit song ‘Hai Beseret’ (Living in a Movie).

All the citizens in Israel cross fingers to Lior Lev, whom we hope to get Douze Pua, and will hopefully get Israel to win the Eurovision 2019 contest on the second year in a row.

Why Booking Tours with Mantis Tours?

Why Booking Tours with Mantis Tours?

Booking Tours with Mantis Tours – a reputable local tour operator that is located in Eilat, Israel. We are specialized in Tours to Jordan, Tours to Petra and Tours to Wadi Rum.

As we are a tour operator and not an agency, you get from us the best prices for Petra Tours without a commission. Also, we have a very flexible cancellation policy. You book your tours with us now, and pay only on the day of the tour.

The Petra Tours that we offer are definitely the best choice that you can make, and we let the testimonials of our clients in TripAdvisor and YouTube to speak in our behalf.

We think about all the little details in Booking Tours. Starting with a private car/van that pick you up from any location in Eilat (not just one bus that waits for the client at one location in Eilat, and you need to get there by yourself), continue with a free bag that contains a fashionable bandanna, a big bottle of mineral water and a package of fresh fruits that will help you survive until lunch time at one of the best restaurants in Petra (not the restaurant that all the big groups use). Continue with our expert professional tour guide who will meet you at the border, accompany you throughout the all day, and take you to an extended tour in Petra. Finishing with our representative in Eilat who will give you a nice personalized souvenir from the tour, and take you back to your hotel. Until the next time…

We invite you to select and Booking Tours with us in Israel, Jordan and Egypt. You are also welcome to contact us with any question that you might have. Our team of experts is ready to assist you online by email, phone, chat, Skype, WhatsUp and Viber.

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