Negev Desert Jeep Tour - 2 Days

Tour is guided in English

Pick up timetable
From TLV    08:00 am

From JLM    09:00 am

Tour price includes    
Pick up TLV or JLM
1 night Kibbutz Guesthouse
1 Dinner & 1 breakfast 
1 lunch in a Bedouin tent
2 guided touring days (English) 
2 days licensed tourism jeep
Entry fees to listed sites
 

Not included  Lunch, beverages with meals, tips, extras & personal expenses. Travelers' medical or baggage insurance. Anything not mentioned in price includes section.

 Jewish Jerusalem
 & Dead Sea
  3 days | 2 nights

Sunday  The Negev tour begins with a drive along Nahal Hemar, a wadi (dry river bed) featuring a cave with archeological finds from the Neolithic era. Drive on to Nahal Sodom & Mount Sodom's observation point, to get acquainted with the biblical story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Stop for a rest and refreshments and then proceed to Ein Yerakam a desert fresh water spring. See an ancient camel trail dating from the Nabatean era. On to Makhtesh Katan, also known as the Small Crater, a unique geological erosive land formation. Proceed to Makhtesh Gadol, the Big Crater, with its multicolored sandstone and petrified trees. The day ends at Kibbutz Mashabei Sadeh Country Lodging for dinner and overnight.

Monday   Following breakfast at the hotel, tour begins with a visit at Ovdat, an ancient Nabatean city on the renowned incense route, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Proceed to the Ramon Crater, drive via Wadi Ramon to Mount Gvanim, rich with fossils. On to Nahal Gvanim and Ein Saharonim, a small desert spring featuring a Nabatean Fortified Inn with lush vegetation and unique wildlife. Proceed to Wadi Ardon, to observe its rare volcanic. Lunch will be taken at a Bedouin tent, an authentic ethnic encounter with the Bedouins’ well know hospitality. Drive out of the crater to Sde Boker cliffs, offering breathtaking views of the Tzin Canyon and Ovdat Highland. Visit the grave & memorial of David Ben Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister. Time permitting, descend to Ein Akev a desert spring and waterfall. Return to Central Israel.

 Note
♦ Due to limited space in the jeeps, one overnight bag per person ♦ Tour goes off-road through bumpy terrain, not recommended for pregnant women or people with back or neck issues.