BUS ROUTE Hiking TRAILS in Sde Boker Area

Index ACCOMMODATIONS BUS ROUTE Hiking TRAILS IN Sde Boker 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 kibbutz 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 Avdat 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/Ein Avdat 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

Avdat 64/65 204

Note: maps are not to scale and HALUKIM include selected information only. Hadasaar Natural Living RESTAURANTS 3 JUNCTION A Local Deli & Tapas-Bar, Arts & Crafts specialty Sde Boker gifts, Nature shop & Tourist information NAME OF חיים טבעי Kibbutz NAME TYPE PHONE OPENING HOURS הדסער BUS STOP 11 23 24 25 Midreshet Ben Gurion Mitzpe Ramon Sun-Thu | 8:30 - 16:00 Pola café Café 08-6560479 Fri & Holiday eve | 8:30 - 14:00 Tzrif Ben Gurion 12 26 27 28 29 11 Sat | 10:00 - 16:00 08-6532332 Domino Pizza Pizza | 9:00 - 22:30 Midreshet Ben Gurion Tel Aviv Sun-Sat spice-rout quarter, Mitzpe Ramon - 08.9408473 054-3009469 64/65 Avdat 12 31 Har Oded Sun-Mon | 12:00 - 20:00 Hakatze Home cooking 08-6595273 Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nitzana 60 Wed-Sat | 12:00 - 20:00 15 34 13 40 13

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 Negev 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

Har Arif 10 16 40 Nahal Nitsana Israeli eclectic Restaurant 18 Hahavit 08-658-8226 Sun-Thu | 11:00 - last customer Nahal Tziya / Shuk

17 and bar

Har Tsin o m 19

41 | 9:00 - 23:00 a Sun-Thu MITZPE RAMON THE GREEN Domino Pizza Pizza 08-6595252 Merkaz Mishari R Fri | 10:00 - 15:00 h BACKPACKERS Note: maps are not to scale and c 20 18 re include selected information only. 32-41 4-10 13-20 e Ein ZikATM HOSTEL D Sun-Thu | 10:00 - 22:00 Meat Roll Sharwama & Falafel 08-6343063 Merkaz Mishari 9 A warm welcome 19 Fri | 10:30 - 14:30 zan in a cool desert atmosphere. a C i H Ben Gurion Blvd. 37 v r Nahal Tsihor 4 . clean, friendly and affordable. Hummus, Falafel and | 10:30 - 20:00 Z Sun-Thu 8 Jinji Hummus 050-4355188 Merkaz Mishari First Bus Sat-Thu Friday 20 Israeli food Fri | 10:30 - 14:30 Nahal Arava 40 Mitzpe Ramon 05:00 am 05:00 am 38 39 08-6532319 Ha Ella 40 Beer Sheva 06:20 am 06:35 am Nahal Groﬁt www.thegreenbackpackers.com i ev Nahal Meishar17 Eilat e’ Nahal Zia Z m Nahal Salit va Last Bus Sat-Thu Friday ha Re 7 More than Mitzpe Ramon 21:30 pm 15:00 pm A great vacation starts at a bed to 5 ANA (IYHA) Mitzpe Ramon 23:40 pm 16:30 pm 36 6 sleep in! Beer Sheva Nahal Sirpad Nahal Arod *Subject to change, inquire with hostel desk/bus info 19 ANA'S HOSTELS IN ISRAEL Metropoline Info: 5900 Note: maps are not to scale and * for more information 30 Quality Hostels at Affordable Prices include selected information only. 1-599-510-511 www.bus.co.il ISRAEL YOUTH HOSTELS ASSOCIATION www.iyha.org.il www.hostels-israel.com

Park. Climb north along the road to Ben Guryon Campus and to the bus stop. bus the to and Campus Guryon Ben to road the along north Climb Park.

Avdat

Tel: 08-6588691 Tel: . E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: . visit: a coordinate & information

08-6551511 Park National

MITZPE RAMON. MITZPE

Gurion

windy trail (caution advised) to the paved entrance road to Ein Avdat National National Avdat Ein to road entrance paved the to advised) (caution trail windy

a few fast food options. food fast few a Fri

| 8:00 - 14:00 - 8:00 | center

AND FRIENDS OF THE GREEN BACKPACKERS HOSTEL, HOSTEL, BACKPACKERS GREEN THE OF FRIENDS AND

astronaut. Israeli first the of and (crater) Maktesh largest world’s the of story The

Shderot Ben Ben Shderot

MAALE DIVSHON. This will take you 6km along the plateau and down a steep steep a down and plateau the along 6km you take will This DIVSHON. MAALE Sun-Thu

| 8:00 - 18:00 - 8:00 | Mitzpe Ramon Commercial Commercial Ramon Mitzpe

Grocery store, post office, bank and and bank office, post store, Grocery

THIS MAP IS PRODUCED BY THE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS STAFF, THE BY PRODUCED IS MAP THIS an intense interaction of earth & sky. & earth of interaction intense an

Ambulance Service 101 Service Ambulance

the green markers, on the west side of the canyon, to follow the Divshon Pass- Pass- Divshon the follow to canyon, the of side west the on markers, green the Maktesh Ramon Visitors Center Visitors Ramon Maktesh - - new the At

r markers and connect to the jeep trail- and hope to get a ride out, or climb along along climb or out, ride a get to hope and trail- jeep the to connect and markers

(Summer + 1 hour) 1 + (Summer

http://cargocollective.com/nataliepeselev

Nahal Tzin Nahal

Police 100 Police

from the ledges is forbidden and dangerous. You can hike north along the blue blue the along north hike can You dangerous. and forbidden is ledges the from n .

animals that inhabit the Negev the inhabit that animals

Fri

i . | 8:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 8:00 |

i o

08-6588755 Bio Ramon Bio & ARBEL BERMAN ARBEL & V PESELE NATALIE BY: DESIGN GRAPHIC

Nahal Ha-Ella / / Ha-Ella Nahal

8:00 - 15:00 - 8:00 r

pool of lower Ein Akev. The water here is deep enough to swim year-round. Diving Diving year-round. swim to enough deep is here water The Akev. Ein lower of pool

Desert wildlife live display of the small small the of display live wildlife Desert

w o

f m

R s

& Sat & Weekdays g

| |

Black Markers and walk north, down canyon, about 3 km to the large waterfall and and waterfall large the to km 3 about canyon, down north, walk and Markers Black n

o i

a r

a c a

Do not Trample the vegetation in an attempt to clear an opening. Switch to the the to Switch opening. an clear to attempt an in vegetation the Trample not Do

n i

Sat | 9:30 - 18:00 18:00 - 9:30 |

r EIN AKEV ELYON. After rainy seasons the pools here are wide enough to dip in. in. dip to enough wide are here pools the seasons rainy After ELYON. AKEV EIN

e r

Nahal Tzin Nahal

local Negev production & souvenirs. & production Negev local 3 km from Mitzpe Ramon. A pleasent stroll, drive or bike ride bike or drive stroll, pleasent A Ramon. Mitzpe from km 3

9:30 - 18:00 - 9:30 shop

valleys and down a short steep descent to the trail crossing at upper Akev Spring Spring Akev upper at crossing trail the to descent steep short a down and valleys

08-6757312

Nahal Ha-Ella / / Ha-Ella Nahal

Fri & Holiday eve Holiday & Fri | FARAN Natural Cosmetic Cosmetic Natural FARAN www.alpaca.co.il (+972) 0528-977010 (+972) www.alpaca.co.il Natural Cosmetic products & other other & products Cosmetic Natural

to the legion-camp) down to the blue trail. Follow the blue trail over two shallow shallow two over trail blue the Follow trail. blue the to down legion-camp) the to

Sun-Thu

| 9:30 - 19:00 - 9:30 |

If you wish to visit the city first, a green trail will take you from the top of the hill (next (next hill the of top the from you take will trail green a first, city the visit to wish you If

B&B

*Must call in advance in call *Must

they circle the park fence on the north side. side. north the on fence park the circle they

incredible scenery. incredible Nature Reserve. Reserve. Nature

(Summer + 1 hour) 1 + (Summer

Center Nahal Tzin Nahal

to the desert environment, environment, desert the to

Start out at the bus stop next to the Avdat Gas station. Follow the Blue markers as as markers Blue the Follow station. Gas Avdat the to next stop bus the at out Start

Fri

geological display of the Ramon Ramon the of display geological | 8:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 8:00 | 08-6588691

Makhtesh Ramon Visitor Visitor Ramon Makhtesh Nahal Ha-Ella / / Ha-Ella Nahal Fantastic horses, well adapted adapted well horses, Fantastic

8:00 - 15:00 - 8:00

Memorial site for Ilan Ramon and and Ramon Ilan for site Memorial

rider. experienced the for

& Sat & Weekdays | |

trails Challenging impressive views. impressive

town. µ

Horseback riding suitable for all for suitable riding Horseback Voltures, Cool springs (swimming), springs Cool Voltures,

crater surroundings. surroundings. crater

m o c . c i t e m os c - an r fa . www

minute walk from from walk minute

Desert Trail Rides Rides Trail Desert

Summer

| 8:30 - 18:30 - 8:30 |

Impressive canyon, rock formations, Ibexes and and Ibexes formations, rock canyon, Impressive llamas, Horse riding trails in the Ramon Ramon the in trails riding Horse llamas, Alpaca Farm Alpaca 052-8977010

*The farm is a 40 40 a is farm *The

Winter Winter | 8:30 - 16:30 16:30 - 8:30 | 8 8 7 4 79 5 7 - 08 r, Boke e d S z ut b Ki | 2 1 73 5 7 6 - 08 , 1 r o t n Be le Maa shop:

Sirpad

Hand feed and learn about alpacas and and alpacas about learn and feed Hand

Q r r ente c r Visito | 39333 5 6 - 08 , on Ram e tzp i M 2 1 on rd A Har : ry o act F : s p o h s ory act F

Har Gamal / Nahal Nahal / Gamal Har

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEGEV THE IN DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE

36 See Hiking map of Sde Boker Sde of map Hiking See

HELP OF THE NEGEV DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT NEGEV THE OF HELP

Ramon crater. Ramon

www.astronomyisrael.com

Garden Sirpad

THIS MAP WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE THE TO THANKS POSSIBLE MADE WAS MAP THIS

Always open Always observation points overlooking the the overlooking points observation

C ¸ C

Morning Camel hill & The Sculpture Sculpture The & hill Camel Har Gamal / Nahal Nahal / Gamal Har

A scenic promenade featuring beautiful beautiful featuring promenade scenic A

[email protected] Winter, Spring and Fall and Spring Winter,

Email us us Email

Nitzana

Thu-Fri Thu-Fri 050-5265628 1:00 - 21:30 | Bar. session Jam Music, Live Club Jazz Ramon Mitzpe

13km, 7hrs 13km, Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nahal / Eilot Nahal 052-544-9789

Call us for reservations reservations for us Call

and workshops for sustainable life. sustainable for workshops and Nitzana

Thu-Fri Thu-Fri

| 8:00 - 23:00 - 8:00 | From Avdat Ruins To Akev Spring Akev To Ruins Avdat From

s p a So & s c i t e m os c c i an org & l Natura

08-9408473 Hadasaar - Natural living Natural - Hadasaar

Sat-Wed | 8:00 - 20:00 - 8:00 | Desert art boutique store - Products Products - store boutique art Desert Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nahal / Eilot Nahal

The Starman of Mitzpe Ramon Mitzpe of Starman The

Fri | 8:00 - 15:00 - 8:00 |

by Ira Machefsky Ira by

grain and healthy breads. healthy and grain Nitzana

050-3611488 long. night all - 16:00 Lasha Bakery Lasha

Star Tour Adventures Tour Star

The Crater The Ein Akev spring Akev Ein Park national Avdat Ein Boutique bakery specializing in full full in specializing bakery Boutique Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nahal / Eilot Nahal

Thu | 9:00 - 14:00, 14:00, - 9:00 |

RIDE GUIDE RIDE V NEGE Sat | Closed |

open for visitors. for open

Nitzana

8:00 – 16:30 16:30 – 8:00

& Make up products. Factory shop is is shop Factory products. up Make & FARAN Natural Cosmetics Natural FARAN 08-6539333

Fri & Holiday eve Holiday & Fri | Nahal Eilot / Nahal Nahal / Eilot Nahal

A factory for Natural Cosmetics, Soaps Soaps Cosmetics, Natural for factory A

Sun-Thu | 8:00 - 19:00 - 8:00 |

Fri | 8:00 - 15:00 - 8:00 | 65

Avdat. Avdat. hike to end before dark. before end to hike

08-6551511 16:00 - 8:00 Avdat - National park National - Avdat

*Take bus no. 64 or or 64 no. bus *Take

Hiking at night is only allowed on specific trails, so make sure to plan your your plan to sure make so trails, specific on allowed only is night at Hiking Ruins of the ancient Nabatian city- Nabatian ancient the of Ruins

& Sat & Weekdays Avdat / Atikot / Avdat | |

Turns and trail crossings are marked with special markers (photo no.3). no.3). (photo markers special with marked are crossings trail and Turns

30 MARKER. Do not continue forward in hope of re-connecting with the trail. trail. the with re-connecting of hope in forward continue not Do MARKER.

(Summer + 1 hour) 1 + (Summer

Boker station Boker

This means that if you can’t see a marker - GO BACK TO THE LAST LAST THE TO BACK GO - marker a see can’t you if that means This

Fri

| 8:00 - 13:00 - 8:00 | off at Tzomet Sde Sde Tzomet at off

Ein Avdat Natural spring national Park. national spring Natural Avdat Ein park National - Avdat Ein 08-6555684

should always be able to see the next marker if you stand on a marker. marker. a on stand you if marker next the see to able be always should

8:00 - 14:30 - 8:00 *With bus no. 65 get get 65 no. bus *With

The colors do not indicate difficulty, just different trails. As a rule you rule a As trails. different just difficulty, indicate not do colors The Midreshet Ben Gurion Gurion Ben Midreshet & Sat & Weekdays | |

3 2 1

Boker station Boker

NEGEV options. food fast few a station under the Ruins of Avdat- a Nabatian city visible on the hill to the west. west. the to hill the on visible city Nabatian a Avdat- of Ruins the under station

Commercial center Commercial off at Tzomet Sde Sde Tzomet at off

8:30 - 17:00 - 8:30 post office, student bar, local pool and and pool local bar, student office, post

make for an amazing addition to this section of the hike. Finish at the gas gas the at Finish hike. the of section this to addition amazing an for make

Midreshet Ben Gurion - - Gurion Ben Midreshet back to the cliff. From here return to camel mountain and to the starting point. starting the to and mountain camel to return here From cliff. the to back

64/65 get 65 no. bus *With

Small shopping center, grocery store, store, grocery center, shopping Small

RIDE Gurion Ben Midreshet drawings on the west bank. In the winter, waterholes filled with rain water water rain with filled waterholes winter, the In bank. west the on drawings compound. Once at the gate, follow the fence line to the left and all the way way the all and left the to line fence the follow gate, the at Once compound.

EIN MAARIF. Continue south along the dry creek. Look out for the rock rock the for out Look creek. dry the along south Continue MAARIF. EIN

28 markers, all the way to the main gate (the north gate), of the field school school field the of gate), north (the gate main the to way the all markers,

GUIDE station Boker

cliff to the left (south), with blue markers, until you reach the overlook of of overlook the reach you until markers, blue with (south), left the to cliff

and down to the access road. Continue along this road, following the red red the following road, this along Continue road. access the to down and & repair shop. repair & Fri

| 8:30 - 14:00 - 8:30 | Center off at Tzomet Sde Sde Tzomet at off

08-6553350

ladders attached to the canyon wall. Once you make it to the top, follow the the follow top, the to it make you Once wall. canyon the to attached ladders

Mon-Thu | 9:00 - 18:00 - 9:00 | Geofun Desert Cycling Cycling Desert Geofun *With bus no. 65 get get 65 no. bus *With Bike rental, guided bike trips, bike shop shop bike trips, bike guided rental, Bike to the top, the trail will take you over the hill, with the base on your right, right, your on base the with hill, the over you take will trail the top, the to color marker Indicates sections of the Israel National Trail (photo no.2). (photo Trail National Israel the of sections Indicates marker color

Midreshet Ben Gurion Gurion Ben Midreshet

at the upper end. The trail follows a series of stairs until it reaches two two reaches it until stairs of series a follows trail The end. upper the at colors for local trails; Blue, Green, Red and Black (photo no.1). A triple triple A no.1). (photo Black and Red Green, Blue, trails; local for colors of the communications base above you and to your right. Once you get get you Once right. your to and you above base communications the of

a uniform system that applies all around Israel. There are four common common four are There Israel. around all applies that system uniform a the right wall of the canyon and follow the markers to the grove of Poplars Poplars of grove the to markers the follow and canyon the of wall right the

27 up. Follow this red trail to the top. You will be able to see the large antennas antennas large the see to able be will You top. the to trail red this Follow up.

by appointment only appointment by

Decisions, in the Ben-Gurion College. Ben-Gurion the in Decisions,

and potentially dangerous. All the established trails are well-marked in in well-marked are trails established the All dangerous. potentially and Audio-visual movie Audio-visual

canyon, past the old Pistacia tree and to the first waterfall. Climb the stairs on on stairs the Climb waterfall. first the to and tree Pistacia old the past canyon,

down into the Makhtesh, there will be a red trail branching to the right and and right the to branching trail red a be will there Makhtesh, the into down Sat Sat & Fri

Midreshet Ben Gurion Gurion Ben Midreshet 08-6592103 |

Ben Gurion's Grave - - Grave Gurion's Ben Apart from a few exceptions, hiking off-trail in the Negev is prohibited prohibited is Negev the in off-trail hiking exceptions, few a from Apart Audio-visual movie, Formative Formative movie, Audio-visual

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

v ege N the in for a toilet for the next 1:30 hours. You are asked to refrain from eating in the the in eating from refrain to asked are You hours. 1:30 next the for toilet a for occasional Israel national trail marker). The trail will head out on the side side the on out head will trail The marker). trail national Israel occasional

of Israel's first prime minister. prime first Israel's of

short-cut. Walk along the road towards the inner parking lot. Last chance chance Last lot. parking inner the towards road the along Walk short-cut.

other side, exit through another gate and pick up the blue markers (and the the (and markers blue the up pick and gate another through exit side, other Always open Always Midreshet Ben Gurion Gurion Ben Midreshet Ben Gurion's Grave Gurion's Ben

ing k mar trail and ing k i H

Tzin Valley Lookout point & the grave grave the & point Lookout Valley Tzin

Follow the road to the canyon or find the red markers on the right for the the for right the on markers red the find or canyon the to road the Follow low stone wall at the edge of the cliff. When you reach the fence on the the on fence the reach you When cliff. the of edge the at wall stone low

HAR HANEGEV field school. Enter the compound and continue along the the along continue and compound the Enter school. field HANEGEV HAR

amount of high quality estate wines. estate quality high of amount

Fri | 10:00 - 14:00 - 10:00 |

entrance station to Ein Avdat national park. You'll have to pay here. pay to have You'll park. national Avdat Ein to station entrance

Tsrif Ben Gurion Ben Tsrif 050-7579212 Sde Boker Winery Boker Sde

Sat-Thu the field school will all be happy to help. help. to happy be all will school field the Head southwest along the cliff until you reach a gate in the fence of the the of fence the in gate a reach you until cliff the along southwest Head | 10:00 -16:00 10:00 |

Boutique winery, Produces small small Produces winery, Boutique

Start at the bus stop at Ben Guryon Campus. Walk across the circle to the the to circle the across Walk Campus. Guryon Ben at stop bus the at Start

Rangers, hostel employees, visitor's center representatives and guides at at guides and representatives center visitor's employees, hostel Rangers,

from this natural landmark, that was known by nomads as SARBIT- "the staff". "the SARBIT- as nomads by known was that landmark, natural this from

souvenirs.

Sat | 10:00 - 16:00 - 10:00 | 6. Seek good advice. good Seek 6. Always consult with a local before going out. out. going before local a with consult Always

Head out from Camel lookout, and take a moment to appreciate the view view the appreciate to moment a take and lookout, Camel from out Head Cosmetics & other local production & & production local other & Cosmetics

8:30 - 14:00 - 8:30 & Pola café Pola &

winter always carry warm clothing. warm carry always winter

Tsrif Ben Gurion Ben Tsrif 08-6560478

Fri & Holiday eve Holiday & Fri This trail has an entrance fee entrance an has trail This

| | Faran Cosmetic shop shop Cosmetic Faran FARAN shop of local produced Natural Natural produced local of shop FARAN

hat and a shirt with sleeves. The weather can be unpredictable, so in the the in so unpredictable, be can weather The sleeves. with shirt a and hat

Sun-Thu

| 8:30 - 16:00 - 8:30 |

A small lovely café kiosk bar attached to to attached bar kiosk café lovely small A

5. Dress accordingly. accordingly. Dress 5. and Ibexes, seasonal water holes, rock drawings rock holes, water seasonal Ibexes, and Wear adequate ankle-supporting footwear, a wide wide a footwear, ankle-supporting adequate Wear

possible Ibexes possible

Hiking off-trail in Israel is not allowed - and is dangerous. is and - allowed not is Israel in off-trail Hiking

Ben-Gurion.

Oasis, impresive canyon, waterfall, voltures waterfall, canyon, impresive Oasis, Sat | 10:00 - 15:00 - 10:00 |

Scenic trail trail Scenic

4. Carry a map and Stay on marked trails. trails. marked on Stay and map a Carry 4. The trails are all color coded. coded. color all are trails The Fri

Minister of the State of Israel, David David Israel, of State the of Minister Ben Gurions Desert home Desert Gurions Ben | 8:30 - 13:00 - 8:30 | Tsrif Ben Gurion Ben Tsrif 054-4218789

Q Q

Sun-Thu | 8:30 - 15:00 - 8:30 | according to the hike, but as a rule of thumb- never takes less than 2 Lt. 2 than less takes never thumb- of rule a as but hike, the to according ü The original home of the First Prime Prime First the of home original The

desert, and is very easy to avoid. The amount of water you'll need varies varies need you'll water of amount The avoid. to easy very is and desert,

See Hiking map of Sde Boker Sde of map Hiking See

See Hiking map of Mizpe Ramon Mizpe of map Hiking See

and Bedouin hospitality. hospitality. Bedouin and

08-6557318

3. Water, Water and Water. Water. and Water Water, 3.

Dehydration is the greatest danger in the the in danger greatest the is Dehydration

8:00 -15:00 8:00 Tsomet Mashabim Tsomet Sfinat hamidbar Sfinat

052-3900020

Center for desert tourism, camel rides rides camel tourism, desert for Center

C ¸ C

C ¸ C might take hours to get to you. to get to hours take might 8:00 - 15:00, See opening hours opening See 15:00, - 8:00 2 hours before sunset before hours 2

response will always come from your hiking buddy. Any other assistance assistance other Any buddy. hiking your from come always will response

Fri

CREATE 16:00 - 9:00 |

All year All Winter, Spring and Fall and Spring Winter, Neve Midbar Neve Thermal baths and spa complex. complex. spa and baths Thermal Tsomet Mashabim Tsomet 08-6579666

2. Do not hike alone. alone. hike not Do 2.

If you encounter any trouble at all, the quickest quickest the all, at trouble any encounter you If Sat-Thu

YOUR OWN 18:00 - 9:00 |

what time you expect to return. to expect you time what

¸ 3 km, 1.5 hrs 1.5 km, 3 7km, 4hrs 7km,

BUS STOP BUS NUMBERS NEGEV and number cell-phone your party, your in people of number the hiking, on

PLACE OPENING HOURS OPENING DESCRIPTION

CONTACT CONTACT NAME OF NAME

with a friend, family member or hotel receptionist. State the trail you intend intend you trail the State receptionist. hotel or member family friend, a with

Ein Avdat National Park National Avdat Ein

TOUR! crater the of taste A

1. Always let someone know where you're going. you're where know someone let Always 1. Leave a written note note written a Leave

e k hi safe a for rules x si he T ING TRAILS: ING K HI SUGGESTED 3 POINTS OF INTEREST OF POINTS