Red Sea

We visited Jordan from Israel with a group of 6 people. With only 3 days available they still want to visit as many places as possible. The company Jordanian Aventura has a good and affordable solution for this: a private mini bus and chauffeur driving us from place to place. Pick up is at the Jordanian site of the Bet Shean border crossing. The Jordan Pass, which can be bought online, provides a free visum plus free access to most sites and parks in Jordan.

While sailing to Israel from Kemer we can already hear the Israeli navy calling every ship that enters Israeli waters. When it is our turn they call us and a long conversation with the navy follows as they want to know every detail of the ship and every crew member on board. 10 miles before Herzliyya a small navy boat appears from the heavy fog and comes alongside for a visual identification.

The Suez canal from the Mediterranian to the Red Sea Here is a proposed route for a 1500 nm south bound Red Sea passage via the Suez canal to Djibouti and the Indian ocean. Note the Red sea is normally RED hot a bit more South, only from October to March the temperatures are moderate. Our Suez canal transit will thus be in September. It must be pre-arranged with an agent which can be the Prince of the Red Sea.