Day 17

Thursday 30th July

The day began with a visit to Timna Park, just north of  Eilat where we saw some amazing rock and sand formations and learnt about the history of the park, which was especially active during the time of King Solomon when it was mined for copper ore.

This was followed by a trip back to the Ramon crater. The Machtesh ramon is the largest Machtesh in the world – a geological landform unique to the Negev. It was amazing to walk through it and view Israel from a completely different eye line. Even though it was extremely hot, we enjoyed our short walk through the Machtesh.

We then had a camel ride through the desert before experiencing a traditional Bedouin dinner, followed by sweet tea and a history of the Bedouins in Israel.  

The day ended with a bonfire and sleeping in Bedouin tents at Har Hanokdim for the night.