Deserts near Eilat

Answer: Be sure to visit the Underwater Observatory, built in 1974 as the world’s first underwater museum. Nearby is Coral Beach with a unique ecosystem, home to 250 species of fish. In the old city, the ruins of the ancient port of the time of King Solomon (X century BC) were preserved, where the copper trade was conducted.

Answer: On the hill of Tell el-Huleifa there are excavations of the biblical Etzion-Gevera, a key port of the Kingdom of Judah. The Eilat Stone Museum features artifacts from the Nabataean era (III century AD), including ceramics and coins. The Roman road Via Nova Traiana, built under the emperor Trajan, led to the copper mines of Timna.

Answer: Kings City Park recreates biblical scenes with interactive rides and a boat tour of the “river of time”. In the Delphine Reef, you can watch trained bottlenose bottlenose dolphins in a natural lagoon. Children's Science Museum "High-Tech" offers experiments with optical illusions and gyroscopes.

Answer: The observation deck on Mount Tslahim offers a panorama of four countries: Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The colorful canyons of Timne with the copper mines of King Solomon create futuristic landscapes. Sunsets are better to shoot at Almogim Beach with views of coral reefs and the mountains of Edom.

Answer: According to legend, the copper mines of Timna were visited by King Solomon himself, as mentioned in the Book of Kings. In the mountains of Eilat, they are looking for the “Lost Temple” of the Nabataeans, where the treasures of the Queen of Sheba were kept. Local Bedouins talk about “ghost caravans” roaming the ancient trade route “Incense Road”.

Answer: The Eilat Oasis Botanical Garden hides rare species of desert plants, including 200-year-old olives. In the quarter of artists "Ha-Meitarim" preserved houses of the 1950s with original mosaics. The High Bar Reserve by Yuval Alon recreates the ecosystem of the biblical desert with antelopes and oryxes.