Eilat and Negev Desert: Nature, Geology & Wildlife Tour

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                         Day 1           

Pick up at your accommodations

Beautiful Drive through the Judean Desert

• One of the world’s smallest deserts

Ein Gedi

• An easy, family friendly hike in a desert, freshwater oasis.
• Although the Judean desert is barren (50 mm of rain a year), plenty of water is found here. 
• Besides the beautiful plants and usual spotting of Hyraxes (type of rodent) and Ibex (gazelles), there is an option for swimming in its cool natural pools. 
• See why when King David fled from Saul, he came here.
• For more on this site, check out this article I wrote: Ein Gedi

​Swimming in the Dead Sea 

• More like floating.
• Feel free to read a newspaper while floating on the water. 
• One of the saltiest body of water on earth and rich in minerals, the water is great for the skin. The Dead Sea's therapeutic waters have been known since the Roman Times. 
• Cleopatra had this sea seized for her. Dead Sea skin products are sold all over the world.

Lot’s Wife at Mount Sodom 

• Biblical Mount Sodom which in Genesis was turned into a pillar of Salt.
• We will see the mountain completely made of Salt and “Lot’s wife” who turned around after being warned by G-d not to look and was converted into a pillar of salt. 
• For more on this site, check out this article I wrote: Mount Sodom 

Check into the  Bedouin tents experience

Dinner in a Bedouin tent

After dinner, we will meet with a real Bedouin in his tent and he will tell us about his life while serving us authentic Bedouin coffee)

Option activity where a Bedouin Guide brings us into the desert to look for scorpions

                         Day 2           

Option to do a sunrise hike of ​Masada

• We will hike up to Israel’s 2nd most visited site, famous for the Great Jewish Revolt which will climax with the destruction of the Second Temple.
• The last stand of the revolt took place here and with Masada’s fall came the Jewish Exile which continues to affect us to this day. Beautiful view of the Dead Sea from the top.

​Breakfast in the Bedouin Tents

Camel Rides in the desert

Option for Sand Surfing in the Desert

• Yes, you read right! Surfing on the Sand dune 
• Only one of its kind in the world

 View of the Ramon Crater

• This time of Crater called the makhtesh is only found in Israel. 
• ​One of the world's best view of nature at its best
• We will likely see wild Ibex (Gazelles)

Jeeping in Makhtesh Ramon

• We're going to witness incredible geological structures.
• Nature at its best
• If we are lucky, we may even spot some Persian Onagers (wild horses) and Arabian Oryx (Antelopes)

Check into Mitzpe Ramon Hotel

Option for Star gazing at night 

• We will drive into the dark desert and see the stars with the Star Expert
• We will have a telescope
• The best place to see stars clearly in all of Israel 

                         Day 3           

Check out of hotel after breakfast

Desert Hai-Bar

• Israel in biblical times had many animals (hippos , lions, Cheetahs, etc which went extinct at various times). 
• Israel has a law which any animal which once existed in Israel’s wild can and should be introduced back into the wild, except for dangerous animals such as the Lion and Nile Crocodile (Israel’s last crocodile was killed in 1917)
• In order to reintroduce animals into the wild, Israel has set up two controlled areas in the country called Hai Bars. One is in the biblical Carmel mountains, which mimic the habitant of animals who thrive in the Mediterranean climate of northern and central Israel. The other is this site, for animals that thrive in the arid climates of southern Israel.
• Several animals have been successfully reintroduced into the wild such as the Persian Fallow Dear, Arabian Oryx (type of antelope), Griffin Vultures, Persian Onagers (wild horses)
• We will see many animals which Israel is breeding here and preparing for life in the wild (Ostriches, Addaxes, different types of felines like Leopards, etc).

Timna Park-

• Many activities and interesting sites to see here from ancient cave carvings, to the ancient Egyptian copper mines (among the world's oldest), to Solomon's pillar and other rare (and breathtaking) geological formations 
• They also have a replica of the Tabernacle

A quick stop to view wild Flamingos birds

Drive to Eilat

In Eilat, some of the options can include:

Snorkling in the Coral Reefs of the Red Sea

• One most diverse concentration of coral reefs in the world
• Northern most coral reef on the Planet

                           Or

 Sea Aquarium and underwater observatory

• We will see the shark tank, tropical fish
• One of the world’s only saltwater, underwater observatories(i.e. not a tank but inside the actual sea)

                          Or

Swimming with the Dolphins 

You will then be dropped off at your Eilat hotel/resort for some much deserved rest and relaxation

* The above is just a sample. ​Upon reservation of the dates, we will personalize each day to better fit your touring interests even if it ends up looking completely different than the above sample itinerary

                       Tour Package Options

​* This 3 day, Private Israel tour includes your private Israel tour guide, your own personalized itinerary, and having us take care of your logistics. Admission, accommodations & car rental is extra (we can arrange these logistics for you upon request). You can bring as many participants as you would like. This option is $650 per day.
 

​** This 3 day, Private Israel tour includes your private Israel tour guide, private driver, vehicle, pickup/drop off at your door, personalized itinerary, and having us take care of your logistics. This option starts at $1095 per day (dependent on size of vehicle needed). Admission and accommodations is extra .