Eilat
An Eilat car rental is one of the best ways to see and enjoy this resort town and Red Sea playground. Surrounded by a vast desert Eilat feels spacious and roomy to locals and visitors alike. Driving down the Arava road to Eilat through the moonscape-like desert scenery Eilat comes as a wonderful surprise at the end of a long journey. An Eilat car rental allows you to get around the city with ease and venture out of town to visit the spectacular natural and historic sites that dot the surrounding desert. Your Eilat car rental will allow you to visit any of the wonderful Eilat beaches, diving centers, and attractions such as the Underwater Observatory where you not only observe the fish, they observe you! In your Eilat rental car head out to the Hai Bar nature reserve, the Copper Mines of King Solomon or the amazing canyon with layers of multi colored sands. An Eilat car rental provides freedom of movement like no other option in this delightful desert paradise.
Parking
If you’ve decided that Eilat car rental is the solution for you, below are some tips that could be useful. Parking in Eilat is easy and convenient, a welcome contrast to other cities in Israel.
As in other Israel cities you will find blue and white stripes painted on curbs indicate that parking is only permitted with vouchers that must be displayed in the car and available for purchase at street machines. Eilat’s residential streets often are not marked and parking is permitted and free.
Road conditions
Eilat has a progressive approach to traffic control and many intersections are controlled not by lights and stop signs but by traffic circles (roundabouts) where you must always give the right of way give way to vehicles already driving in the circle.
The main road to Eilat, known knows as the “Arava” road is a simple two-lane almost “country road” that has been the site of numerous accidents. Drivers can fall asleep or become impatient and exceed the speed limit or attempt to pass other vehicles without sufficient concern for safety. Private cars share the roadway with commercial vehicles plying their way to and from the north of the country to the busy port of Eilat-Israel’s gateway to Asia and the Far East. Be patient and careful-delightful Eilat will be waiting for you whenever you arrive!
Driving tips
Eilat car rental requires you to obey the regulations and according to the law.
Seatbelt use is mandatory in both the front and rear seats.
Children under the age of 14 are not permitted to sit in the front seat.
Speaking on cellphones is permitted only when they are installed in a holder that permits hands-free talking. The fines for talking on hand-held phones can be stiff.
A Eilat car rental requires that you have your driving license with you at all times. The car rental contract and insurance papers must also be in the vehicle whenever the car is being driven.
Speed Limits
Speed limit inside the city: 50 km/h.
Roads outside the city that are divided only with painted lines : 80 km/h.
Divided roads outside the city with guard rails: 90 km/h.
Divided Highways: 100 km/h.
Toll roads: 110 km/h.
Fines for speeding can be hefty and cars and be confiscated. Drive safely!