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.....Nablus
 ......How to come ?






From Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv :

- Take the Shiroot taxi (45 shekels) to Jerusalem, ask to get off closest to Damascus Gate.
- In Damascus Gate (Bab el Aamoud in Arabic), ask for taxi service to Ramallah (not more than 5 shekels).
- The service will drop you of at the city center, then take a service to Nablus, Hawwara check point (entrance to Nablus) 15 shekels.
- When you get off the taxi you walk through the check point, try to blend in with the Palestinians and walk through like the others, the Israeli soldiers don’t usually stop people entering Nablus.
- Take another service to the city center (3 shekels).
- At the city center ask for Al-Yasmeen Hostel, say that you came through Nablusguide.com / Project Hope, you will get a special rate !

The Check point

These barriers are present on the roads at the Israeli border, but they are also found at the entrance to Palestinian cities. The check-points seriously restrict Palestinians' freedom of movement.
No one is screened at the entrance to Nablus, and tourists are only subject to a simple passport verification without registration when exiting.  They even take a separate line. 
Vehicles, with a few exceptions, cannot pass the check-points in Nablus.  This requires you to pass through on foot and change transportation. 

Finally, Nablus is surrounded by military bases and by an implicit fence that is not necessarily physically present.  It is best to not pass this line and to not approach the view points and observatory posts on the mountains Ebal and Guerizim.




The Check point of Hawwara,
East entrance of Nablus

Curfew

The curfews are implicit.
The Palestinian police are present throughout the day but pull out around 11:00 pm.  From this moment on, Israeli soldiers perform targeted night incursions, most notably in the old city and the refugee camps.  It is best not to go out late at night and to have sure access to a taxi. 

General Ambiance

With the introduction of the Palestinian police, the rebel brigades have been disarmed.  This has drastically improved the security situation. In general, the city is peaceful, and the Palestinians appreciate the presence of foreign tourists.  You will surely be invited to sit and drink tea!