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Negev & Eilat — 7 days (Tel Aviv, Sde Boker, Mitzpe Ramon, Makhtesh Ramon & Timna)

4.3(13 reviews)7 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Seven days south, with a night under a dark sky. Seven days with the crater crossing guided, the dark-sky session and the domestic flight back.

Meridian Overland
Runs this trip
Trekking
Seven days south, with a night under a dark sky
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • Tel Aviv promenadeSeven days south into the Negev — the sixty percent of Israel that the Jerusalem trip does not enter.
  • Sde BokerBen-Gurion retired to a hut at Sde Boker to make the point that the future was in the desert.
  • Makhtesh RamonA makhtesh is not a crater — no impact, no volcano.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 6 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Flights
  • The Eilat-Tel Aviv return flight
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
  • A desert guide on the crater crossing
Permits & fees
  • All national park entries: Ein Avdat, Ramon, Timna and the Coral reserve
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • The Ramon dark-sky astronomy session

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • International flights
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Summer, when the Negev routinely passes forty degrees and the walks do not run
  • Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, which are the other Israel trip here
  • Most lunches

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Tel Aviv Inn

Hotel

Day 1

Mitzpe Ramon Residency

Hotel

Days 2–4

Eilat Retreat

Hotel

Days 5, 6

What you'll eat

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.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–4
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–7
  • LunchServed on day 3

11 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Meridian Overland
4.3 (13)

Based in New Delhi

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.3/5
Based on 13 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.1/5
Guide
4.4/5
Itinerary
4.2/5
Transport
4.2/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
3.9/5
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Yuki Tanaka – Dubai2026-05-26 · Verified booking

Did this over 7 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Good value for what's included.

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Nikhil Joshi – Ahmedabad2026-05-26 · Verified booking

Southern Israel in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Ishita Ghosh – Nagpur2026-05-26 · Verified booking

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.

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Rohit Verma – Nagpur2026-05-26 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Solid operator.

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Karan Shah – Jaipur2026-04-22 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Solid operator.

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Tom Bergman – Singapore2026-04-22 · Verified booking

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.

Reply from Meridian Overland

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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James Whelan – Lisbon2026-04-22 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Worth every rupee.

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James Whelan – Amsterdam2026-04-22 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Recommended.

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