World City Guide

Tours of the City

Walking Tours
One enjoyable way to discover Tel Aviv is to follow its ‘orange routes’, four marked itineraries that can be walked (or in one case driven) with the aid of information plaques and a leaflet for each route. The four ‘orange routes’ are: ‘Little Tel Aviv’ (focusing on the early days of the city, including Bauhaus architecture and homes of distinguished individuals), the ‘City Centre’ (looking mainly at cultural and artistic highlights), ‘Old Jaffa’, and ‘North Tel Aviv’ (a driving route taking in Eretz Israel Museum and the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora).

Further details, as well as the actual leaflets, are available from the main tourist offices. Each routes takes about 3-4 hours to complete, including time to visit museums and sights.

Bus Tours
United Tours, 59 Ben Yehuda Street (tel: (03) 527 1212; website: www.intournet.co.il/unitedtours), offers a half-day city tour, costing US$30 (NIS150) and departing at 1000 on Sunday and Thursday from Ben Yehuda Street and Hayarkon Street. It takes approximately four hours and attractions include the Eretz Israel Museum, Oppenheimer Museum, Yitzhak Rabin Square, Old Jaffa and the Shuk Hapishshpeshim (Flea Market).