Many large hotels have just been completed around Israel, but it's best to make reservations well in advance during the year 2000, especially in holiday seasons. 800 Second Ave. Few areas offer bicycle rentals. For off-road and long trips, it may be best to bring your own bicycle. Most airlines charge an extra fee for packed bicycles to cover insurance costs.
Most sanctuaries charge only a nominal fee or nothing at all.
Modest dress is mandatory for women and men, so carry along at all times a pair of long pants to slip over biking shorts. As thousands of pilgrims converge on the Holy Land to celebrate Jesus' birth, many are looking for ways to get off the worn path of tour buses. They hope to get away from exhaust fumes and crowds to explore the open spaces where Christ lived 2000 years ago. Travel on two wheels can offer tourists an adventurous trip to many holy sites, while staying within whatever time and financial constraints they may have. For many, cycling also awakens a spiritual side they can't conjure up sitting in a tour bus.