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The beaches of Tel Aviv - South
By: Roye Salomon
Hof Yerushlaim
Jerusalem beach was named so in honor of Teddy Kolek Jerusalem’s long time mayor. Here are wide beaches with few cafes and restaurants (which are conveniently located across Herbert Samuel st.). These attract many high schoolers and families. This is a good place to toss a Frisbee, or pick up a beach soccer game.
Jacky Says...
Tel Aviv has strong sunshine so I watch not to sunburn my white ass…
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Banana Beach
This beach is named after the café restaurant which resides there. This is a great beach. The restaurant has low tables out on the sand where you can enjoy a morning coffee or an afternoon beer (not to mention a sunset dinner). Often, sports events are shown in the evening on a screen. The beach is inviting and very popular with hip mothers and the bohemian crowd. Great place to meet people, play backgammon, relax and read a book. The staff is nice and friendly, good looking too. The food is simple and perhaps a bit overpriced, but all beachfront food is. During the summer there are movies shown here on a huge screen free of charge.
Hof HaDolphinarium
The Dolphin beach is named after the old dolphin tank that used to be there (now a club). The beach snugs the building from its northern side. On the other side there is no swimming beach for about 700 meters. There is a water sports club here where you can rent surfing, windsurfing and Para-surfing equipment as well as get lessons. On the rocks at the end of the beach you will usually find people playing music, smoking or meditating. This is an excellent place to sit out jutting into the surf and feel the sea around you. On Friday afternoons this beach hosts a huge jam session with many drummers and other instruments (including a guy who plays on a can). This event is open to all, and is usually accompanied by many jugglers, dancers, frisbee and capoeira players. |
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| On the rocks at the end of the dolphin beach you will usually find people of all ages who will be either playing music, having a smoke, meditating, passing a frisbee, juggling, dancing, practicing capoeira or looking at the beautiful sunset. |
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Alma Beach – southernmost Tel Aviv Beach
This is the southernmost of Tel Aviv beaches, further south are the Jaffa beaches. The Alma beach is located south of the Charles Clor Park which separates it from the Dolphinarium beach. The park has many open spaces and a park for kids. You can often find Arab families from Jaffa BBQ tasty meat dishes here. During the summer the park hosts many festivals such as the beer festival and the love parade. South of the park is Alma beach, which is dominated by the view of Old Jaffa. This is my favorite city beach; it is long if not wide, stretching all the way to Jaffa. There are no lifeguards here, and the beach is notorious for its currents so beware. Even so this beach is good because it is less crowded and I can let my dog run free. The restaurant on the north side is Manta Ray a beautiful upscale restaurant with good food. On the back side of the restaurant is a kiosk which serves simple beach food and drinks. The kiosk has a small relaxation area which is worth checking out. This is a good place to meet diverse people: Arabs from Jaffa, Yogis, artists, surfers, and many even stranger people.
Jaffa beach
The main strip of the Jaffa coast is a beautiful beach. I usually don’t go so far south to swim but these beaches are quite nice. Recently the central beach has been redone with a proper promenade and good parking facilities. Don’t leave valuables in your car as unfortunately this area is frequented by pickpockets.
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