South
Southern Israel covers the Negev, the Arava valley down to Eilat, the northern Judean Desert, and the southern coastal plain around Ashkelon. The posts here range from desert hikes around Mitzpe Ramon and Ein Avdat through Sea Peoples-era archaeology along the coast, to Ben Gurion’s hut and the Negev’s modern settlement story.
23 articles
23 articles
Ein Gedi
Ein Gedi on the western shore of the Dead Sea: a hike up the David stream past plunge pools and a Chalcolithic temple, a Byzantine synagogue with a cryptic curse, the date palm groves, the Dead Sea sinkholes and a final stop at the kibbutz botanical gardens.
Mount Sedom
Our third trip on the guiding course took us back to the Dead Sea region: the Meitzad Zohar viewpoint, the badlands of Nachal Peratzim, a hike across the salt mountain of Mount Sedom and a final stop at the Dead Sea factories.
Northern Judean Desert
First trip of the guiding course took us down into the northern Judean Desert, from the Inn of the Good Samaritan and the Wadi Kelt viewpoint to Einot Tzukim, Qumran and Nabi Musa. Twelve hours, eight sites, plenty of Hebrew vocabulary added to the lexicon.
If you are going to Israel, you would be mad not to give him a call.
Amol Rajan, BBC presenter and broadcaster
Having been on trips in Israel with seven different tour guides, Samuel stood above all the rest.
Seasoned Israel traveller
Samuel is one part walking encyclopedia, one part storyteller, one part stand-up comedian.
Berkeley Haas Business School student