Tel Aviv Inn
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
7 days, planned by Meridian Overland
Seven days south into the Negev — the sixty percent of Israel that the Jerusalem trip does not enter.
| LANDMARKS |
|---|
| Tel Aviv promenade |
| Jaffa |
| Bauhaus quarter |
Ben-Gurion retired to a hut at Sde Boker to make the point that the future was in the desert. Ein Avdat below it is a spring-fed canyon with ibex on the ledges.
| LANDMARKS |
|---|
| Sde Boker |
| Ein Avdat |
| Makhtesh Ramon rim |
A makhtesh is not a crater — no impact, no volcano. It is an eroded anticline, and they exist only in the Negev and Sinai.
| LANDMARKS |
|---|
| Makhtesh Ramon |
| Ardon valley |
| The Carpentry |
| Coloured sands |
Mitzpe Ramon is a certified dark-sky park — the nearest significant light is an hour away and the Milky Way casts a shadow.
| LANDMARKS |
|---|
| Ramon dark-sky park |
| Nabataean road |
| Crater floor |
Timna has copper workings from the fourteenth century BC with Egyptian inscriptions still in the rock at the shaft entrances.
| LANDMARKS |
|---|
| Timna Park |
| Solomon's Pillars |
| Egyptian mines |
| Arava valley |
The reef here is the northernmost in the Indian Ocean system and it survives because the reserve is small, capped and strictly policed.
| LANDMARKS |
|---|
| Coral Beach reserve |
| Gulf of Aqaba |
| Eilat mountains |
Eilat to Tel Aviv is an hour by air or four and a half by road.
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
11 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“Europe and the far north on a fixed calendar”
Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Good value for what's included.
Southern Israel in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.
Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.
Southern Israel in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Recommended.
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Solid operator.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Solid operator.
The trek itself is good but the group was too large for the trail on the summit day. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Worth every rupee.
Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Recommended.
An erosion cirque — a hard layer of rock over softer strata, breached and then hollowed out from inside by a wadi. Not an impact crater and not volcanic. There are seven in the world, five in the Negev and two in Sinai, and Ramon is the largest.
One other operator runs this trail. See all 2 side by side →