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Travel to Jenin, visa requirements / Get around / Jenin attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Jenin souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Jenin nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get outJenin is a 4000-year-old city now populated by Palestinians. Jenin in the north West Bank.
Travel to Jenin - Visa Requirements
The most logical way to enter would be to fly into Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, take a taxi or mini-bus to Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, from the Arab bus station take bus 18 to Ramallah (6.50 NIS, 1 hour), cross into Ramallah and take a shared taxi from the central bus station to Jenin (40 NIS, 1.5 to 2 hours).
Tours and Getting around Jenin
Walking is a practical mode of getting around, taxis can be hired as needed.
Jenin tourist attractions and sightseeing
Jenin city tours
Jenin souvenirs and shopping
Be sure to take advantage of the great bargains that can be found in the many shops. This is a great place to find souvenirs!
Jenin Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
There is plenty of Middle Eastern cuisine available; falafel, shawarma, hummus, the works. There are a couple of excellent places near the bus station where the food is instantly made.
Jenin nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
There are many coffee vendors.
Jenin cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
Get out
From the central taxi station, it is easy to travel to many locations within the West Bank. At this point, it is not possible to cross from Jenin into Israel through any of the crossings in the Northern West Bank.
To Nablus, one can take a service (shared) taxi for 15 NIS or a bus for 10 NIS.
To Ramallah, there is a service taxi for 45 NIS.
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