Sde Dov Beach during the Iron Swords War, 10.10.23/Photo: Danny Sde
The bathing season opens today (Monday) on the beaches of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and will end on October 31. The city's beaches stretch from the border of Herzliya in the north to the border of Bat Yam in the south (about 13 beaches with a total length of about 14 km) and serve the city's residents and those who come to its gates. In total, during the bathing season, an average of about 8.5 million bathers vacation.
The most beautiful in Israel : The Tel Aviv Coastal Park Promenade has opened.
13 Tel Aviv-Jaffa beaches where lifeguard services will be provided are: North Cliff Beach, South Cliff Beach, Tel Baruch Beach, Metzis Beach, Hanfard Beach, Hilton Beach, Gordon Beach, Frishman Beach, Bogarshov Beach, Jerusalem, Gaola Beach, Givat Aliya Beach. All beaches are accessible to the disabled, including adapted showers and faucets, and all beaches have toilets, changing rooms and showers as well as dedicated showers for babies.
The lifeguard services at Aviv Beach have been closed
, and it is now intended for sports activities Daytime only. The lifeguard services opened this year at the nearby Geula beach. Lifeguard
operation hours for the bathing season in 2024:
04/15/2024 - 05/31/2024 Activity times
06/01/2024 - 06:45
2024 hours of activity 07:15 - 17:45
01/07/2024 - 31/08/2024 hours of activity 07:15 - 18:45
01/09/2024 - 30/09/2024 hours of activity 07:15 - 16:45 and on Fridays and Saturdays 07:15 - 17:45
01/10/2024 - 31/10/2024 activity times 07:15 - 16:45
*must obey the instructions of the lifeguards and inspectors and bathe only at the announced beaches manned by lifeguards and only during the station's operating hours. Bathing without lifeguard supervision is prohibited and dangerous.
Reducing the use of disposable tools on the beaches
Following on from last year, this year the municipality will also give special emphasis to actions to reduce disposable utensils on the beach, including information to the general public and beach users by virtue of an amendment to the municipal by-law that prohibits the introduction of disposable utensils and bags and plastic to bathing beaches. At this stage, the municipality will continue with information and warnings, and later enforcement will be carried out.
All municipal beaches comply with the "Blue Flag" environmental standard of the international organization FEE, which means that the city operates beaches at a high level and in accordance with the program's strict criteria. The purpose of the program is to promote the environmental management of bathing beaches and marinas and to enhance environmental awareness among beach users. Hazards on the beach can be reported to the 106+ service center or through the digital application.
The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Beaches app allows you to rent beach facilities easily and quickly at any of the city's 13 beaches. In the application you can pay for the use of the beach facilities: umbrella, beach chair and sun bed, get information about the beaches open for swimming, view the list of beaches closest to you and be updated on the state of the sea temperature and the height of the waves.
To download the app:
Apple - https://apple.co/36iJGCf
Google - http://bit.ly/2wwbCkT
How much will a popsicle or coffee cost on the beach?
According to the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, it sees great importance in making the beaches accessible along the coastal strip as part of the policy of lowering the cost of living and therefore led several moves in the services provided on the beaches and in their surroundings. For example, supervision in the field of food and drink. This year, the menus offered to beachgoers have been updated, by adding business meals 7 days a week (NIS 60) and updating the price of the basket of the best-selling products on the beach, such as: chips (NIS 25) (watermelon NIS 30) and beer (NIS 21). The above is in addition to the prices of the controlled products.
Price list of controlled products in the beach restaurants:
• Small bottle of mineral water
- 6 NIS.
• Creative
- 3 NIS.
• Pita or sandwich with hummus and salads -
12 NIS.
• Coffee/tea/chocolate -
5 NIS.
Pretzels -
NIS 5.
Also, the cost of using
lockers
has been reduced from NIS 10 to NIS 5.
Rental of beach facilities at a nominal price for digital owners:
in recent years, the municipality has been maintaining and renting beach facilities without external operators, with the aim of reducing costs for beachgoers. In view of the reduction of the payment machines at the beach facilities, the municipality recommends that visitors to the beach order the items and redeem the discount using the My Digital applet or the Tel Aviv-Yafo Beaches applet
.
Umbrella -
NIS 2 for digital card holders and NIS 8 for non-digital card holders.
Sunbed -
NIS
4 for
digital card holders and NIS 16 for non-digital card holders
. For digital holders, each purchase will have a quantity limit of two items in the discount (the most expensive of them).
Beach benefits for reserve servants in order 8
Reserve service men and women in Order 8 associated with "Digital Soldiers" are entitled to 10 beach facilities free of charge for the entire period of their military/national service, in addition to the benefit of all Digital holders to two discounted beach facilities.
Beach benefits for evacuees staying in the city:
evacuees staying in city hotels will be given vouchers for a digital benefit in renting the beach facilities.
Libraries and games on the beaches free of charge:
the libraries and games on the beaches provide enrichment activities for bathers at the beaches free of charge, provided that they return the books and games to their place at the end of use. Also, on all the beaches there are play areas offering chess, backgammon and checkers for adults and beach games for children. The libraries are located on the beaches: North Cliff Beach, Metzis Beach, Gordon Beach and Tel Baruch Beach.
Accessibility for people with disabilities:
all 13 beaches are accessible for people with disabilities, including adapted showers and faucets. An innovative system called STEP HEAR was installed at all bathing beaches to help and guide the visually impaired. The system is activated by the mobile phone, by means of a free application or by a remote that is given free of charge to visually impaired people at the center for the blind. The system allows orientation in the space according to the user's location, abbreviated dialing to receive service in the space where he is located and receiving an accessible web page about the place he is located. For more information about the system - https://www.step-hear.com/