This is the ultimate and ever growing bucket list for things to do in Israel. As a local I’m always finding more to add things to my bucket list in my journey of trying to uncover all the charming destinations Israel has to over.
- Float in the Dead Sea
- Take a camel tour in the Negev Dessert
- Hike Masada’s snake path at sunrise
- Put a note in the Western Wall
- Visit Yad Vashem
- Tour the Western Wall Tunnels
- Grab a bite at Sarona Market
- Buy spices in the Carmel Market
- Explore Jerusalem
- Eat freshly made kanafe in Mahene Yehuda Market
- Drink a Gold Star
- Eat a Shawarma
- Eat a Falafel in a Pita
- Eat humus at a humus joint
- Trek the Israel National Trail
- Camel safari in the desert
- Snorkel at Coral Reef Beach in Eilat
- Zip-line through Timna Park
- Walk down Cardo in Jerusalem
- Walk the train tracks from First Station in Jerusalem
- Shop on Yafo Street
- Visit the West Bank
- Learn to stand up paddle board on Tel Aviv’s beach
- Drink a Dancing Camel
- Enjoy a coffee on Emek Refaim
- Have a meal in a Bedouin tent
- Attend a soccer game (Go Beitar Yerusalem!)
- Do a Jeep tour in the Negev Dessert
- Rummage through the Yafo Flea Market
- Experience blind dining at Blackout
- Go on a wine tour and tasting
- Relax in Hamat Gader hot spring
- Make a wish from Old Jafa’s wishing bridge
- Dive at Caesarea Underwater Archaeological Park
- Stand at the Edge of Ramon Crater
- Take a boat ride on the Kineret (aka the Sea of Galilee)
- Grapple down into the Sodom Salt Caves
- Go on a Negev Desert night safari tour
- Swim with wild dolphins at Dolphin Reef in Eilat
- Paintball in a field soldiers train in
- Learn to surf in Tel Aviv
- Have a beer at the Negev Brewery
- Sand board in the Negev
- Sky dive over Israel’s coast