Index ACCOMMODATIONS BUS ROUTE Hiking TRAILS IN Area

Bus Station Point of Interest DORM / NAME OF NAME TYPE PHONE FACILITIES WEBSITE BEER SHEVA DBL BUS STOP T P el Av iv 64/65 Main Road Suggested Hike "Mashabim" Yeruham Country Lodging 08-6565134/6 NA / 500 ILS www.mashabim.co.il Mashabei Sade (Kibutz) 40 204 country Lodging 40 60/64 1 Sfinat Hamidbar 08-655718 Trail Gas station Bedouin Tent 75 / 225 ILS www.sfinat-hamidbar.com Mashabim P Sde boker 2 (Desert ship) 052-3900020 64/65 Haroaa 4x4 Road Parking Lot Campground Free Tzrif Ben Gurion 3 Campground Ramat Hovav 60/64 Forest / Thicket Shopping Center Silent Arrow Camp Lodge 052-6611561 80 / 250 ILS www.silentarrow.co.il Merkaz Tapuah Midreshet Ben Gurion 4 64/65 Har Nanegev Youth Hostel 08-6588615/16 392 - 458 ILS www.teva.co.il Nahal Sirpad / Har Gamal Accommodation ATM 5 Field School The Green www. Hostel 08-6532319 85 / 285 ILS Nahal Sirpad / Har Gamal Backpackers thegreenbackpackers.com Dining Public Toilet 6 60/65 P Smart Hotels Hotel 08-6588884 530 - 670 ILS www.ramonhotel.com Nahal Arod / Nahal Meishar Ramon 224 7 Ein Driving time Mitzpe Ramon HANEGEV entrance Youth hostel 02-5945712 140 / 380 ILS www.iyha.org.il Nahal Ha-Ella / Nahal Tzin JUNCTION P P 8 Youth Hostel Mitzpe Ramon 2 22 Desert Wind Hostel 050-5903661 80 / 250 ILS www.desert-guest-tent.co.il Merkaz Mishari 222 9 21 00:35 Avdat Ruins Desert Shade Camp Lodge 054-6277413 70 - 270 ILS www.desert-shade.com Merkaz Mishari 10 Kibbutz Mashabei Sade 00:45 00:45 Ben Gurion Collage/ TLALIM 1 * Prices: dorm bed (1 person) / private double room (2 people). Breakfafst Included Internet Access JUNCTION * We always recommend making reservations before arrival. Meals Available Wifi 211 01:00 01:00 00:15 Tlalim Junction * Prices are subject to change, availability and season. Guests Kitchen Laundry Service * Israeli citizens must pay VAT. 40 Credit Card Accepted Camping Beer Mitzpe Ramon 01:40 01:40 00:55 00:40 Sheva Activities Available Swimming Pool

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Har Ardon Chez Eugen Bistro Chef Restaurant 08-6539595 Mon-Sat | 19:00 - 22:00 Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nitzana 35 14 14

Deli and coffee shop from Sat-Wed | 8:00 - 20:00 Har Tsin Har Hadasaar Natural Living 08-9408473 Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nitzana 16 33 15 the Delicacies Thu-Fri | 8:00 - 23:00 32 Thu | 9:00 - 14:00, 16:00 - all night long 171 HARU’KHOT Lasha bakery coffee shop Boutique bakery and café 050-3611488 Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nitzana JUNCTION Fri | 8:00 - 15:00

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reserve or going to the bathroom in nature. Follow the blue markers into the the into markers blue the Follow nature. in bathroom the to going or reserve Sun-Thu | 8:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 8:00 | of the slope, maintaining the same elevation, and before it starts dropping dropping starts it before and elevation, same the maintaining slope, the of

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