{"id":3623,"date":"2016-11-23T15:51:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T15:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/its.studioerez.com\/dimona-israel-copy\/"},"modified":"2016-12-08T17:45:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T17:45:50","slug":"negev-desert-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/negev-desert-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Negev Desert Attractions My Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Negev desert attractions – Did you know that David Ben Gurion, the first president of Israel actually promoted the settlement of the Negev by establishing his retirement home in Kibbutz Sde Boker in 1953 and remained there until he died some 20 years later? It was his vision that many more Jews would settle there and the area would thrive. Today, you can tour his house, library, and gravesite located in the northern Negev with a beautiful panoramic view of the Negev valley.<\/p>\n
There are so many fascinating Desert attractions to see in this region all with a special piece of history and a unique story to tell:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And more Negev Desert attractions:<\/strong><\/p>\n Beersheba<\/a><\/b> is the administrative capital of the Negev region of Israel, sitting on the northern edge of the Negev and serves as a gateway to the region.<\/p>\n Qumran Caves<\/b> <\/a>best known as the place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Located on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea<\/a> in the Judean Desert.<\/p>\n Mitzpe Ramon<\/a><\/b> – Mitzpe meaning “view” is actually not the crater itself but the area located on the northern cliffs of the largest natural crater on earth (ramon crater or makhtesh ramon in Hebrew) There is a wonderful visitor center located there along with the beautiful new Bereshit Hotel. There are so many possibilities for he crater, you can hike, bike, or enjoy an exhilarating Jeep tour.<\/p>\n Timna<\/a><\/b>, located just north of Eilat<\/a>, Timna is one of the largest attractions in the Negev with an amazing history and a multitude of activities including hiking, biking, and boating (yes, there is a lake located on the site).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My picks for top places to stay<\/a> in the desert and amazing jeep tours<\/a>.<\/p>\n “For decades the Negev was regarded as nothing but a desolate desert. But today, this region is a giant greenhouse of development. Think eco-villages, spa resorts and even wineries. In the next few years a new international airport at Timna is scheduled to open, followed by a high speed railway to Eilat and more hotels,” according to the Lonely Planet.<\/p>\n More about the Negev Desert<\/a> from Israel Travel Secrets<\/a>.<\/p>\n Negev Desert Attractions (atrak si ya’ b’negev) [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px||0px|” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” admin_label=”Section” disabled=”off” global_module=”2521″][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″ padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” make_equal=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”on” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”on” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”on” parallax_4=”off” parallax_method_4=”on” admin_label=”Row” disabled=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ disabled=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_code admin_label=”FB COMMENTS” disabled=”off”][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dimona Israel, commonly known to house Israel’s secret nuclear facility, is actually a great place to visit; See why thousands flock to Dimona and the ancient city of Mamshit every year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[305],"tags":[450,455,432],"aioseo_notices":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3623"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3811,"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623\/revisions\/3811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/israel-travel-secrets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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