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The Ein Gedi Botanical Garden

Ein Gedi located in a rare junction between water and desert, stream and sea, old and new. This unique area was found to be a wonderful habitat for hundreds of plant species brought to Ein Gedi from around the world to create a beautiful and rich global garden.

Sinkholes

Sinkholes are holes that suddenly appear in the ground and can be dozens of meters deep.

Floods

Floods are undoubtedly one of the most impressive showcases of nature around us!

The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan Museum is a unique archeological museum displaying a variety of mosaics brought from various sites throughout Judea and Samaria, and others. Prominent in the mosaic collection is the floor mosaic at the entrance, uncovered at a synagogue in the Gaza Strip and brought to the museum.

St. George’s Monastery

St. George’s Monastery is located near Mitzpeh Jericho, neighboring the mountain and decorated with green palms. It is currently populated by monks who live and work there.

Masada

Masada is an ancient fortress on the top of a secluded cliff, built at the order of King Herod at the eastern edge of the Judean Desert, about 450 above the Dead Sea below.

Mt. Sodom

Mt. Sodom is located on the southern part of the Dead Sea basin. The mountain itself is lump of salt created ~20,000 years ago. Due to the solubility of the salt, which comprises the mountain’s ground, the upper layers dissolved, replaced by a 40m layer of sediment consisting of gravel, stones and various minerals.

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