Israel Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Israel Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Israel and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: State of Israel.

Etymology: Named after the ancient Kingdom of Israel. According to Biblical tradition, the Jewish patriarch Jacob received the name "Israel" ("He who struggles with God") after he wrestled an entire night with an angel of the Lord. Jacob's 12 sons became the ancestors of the Israelites, also known as the Twelve Tribes of Israel, who formed the Kingdom of Israel.

Capital: Jerusalem.

Independence / foundation: The State of Israel was established in 1948. The UN General Assembly had proposed to partition the British Mandate for Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state.

Arab states rejected the UN plan and were subsequently defeated militarily in the 1948 war that followed the withdrawal of the British on 14 May 1948.

Population: 9 million.

Currency: Israeli Shekel (ILS)
1 USD = 3.57 - 3.76 ILS
1 EUR = 3.91 - 4.07 ILS

Time zone: UTC+2

Languages spoken: Hebrew (official), Arabic (special status under Israeli law), English (most commonly used foreign language).

Religions: Jewish 74%, Muslim 18%, Christian 2%, Druze 2%, other 4%.

Climate: Temperate climate. Hot and dry in the southern and eastern desert areas.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $424 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $44,400.

Main airports: Ben Gurion International Airport, Eilat Airport, Sde Dov Airport .

World heritage sites in Israel

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 9.

Top world heritage sites:

- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee.
- Masada.
- Necropolis of Bet She’arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal.
- Old City of Acre.
- White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement.
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba.
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev.
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves.
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves.

Interesting facts about Israel

- Israel is the only country in the world that has a mandatory military service requirement for women.

- Israel is known as the "Startup nation". Currently, it's the world leader in startups per capita.

- Israel has more of each of these per capita than any other country across the globe: more books printed, more museums and more orchestras.

- It is the only county in the world that ended the 20th century with more trees than it had in 1900. Since 1900 around 250 million trees have been planted across Israel.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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