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Eilat

On your way down south we recommend you stop by at Beer Sheva, The capital of the Negev. Beer Sheva has a great university, and lots of college students that run a pretty cool night life. (check out the local Bablo pub if you are staying the night here).

If you are planning on passing through Beer Sheva you should try to schedule it on a thursday, since there is a wonderful Bedouin market that is more then worth seeing.

Also on your way you can stop at Mitpe Ramon were we warmly recommend to stop at Machtesh Ramon (Ramon crater, the largest one in the world).

The main road (Arava High way) to Eilat will shows you the Arava in all its glory and deep colors which look best during sunrise and sunset. You can make your way in a car or public transportation.

From this road you can head down to Kibbutz Ein Yahav for freshly picked melons or Hatzeva for water melon.

On other nice stops on the way Yotveta for some fresh cold chocolate drink (-Shoko) .

Eilat is Israel's number one city for vacations, the local people are friendly and mainly speak English. There are lots of hotels, restaurants cafes, pubs and clubs as expected.

The summer (June-August) is the time of year you will find lots of travelers here, swimming, snorkeling, or just making their way to Sinai.

The red sea is known to be, one of the most beautiful places in the world to scuba dive. Its also a great place to learn how to scuba dive if you have never tried it, and to have your first deep dive there. There is also a wonderful underwater museum for a drier look at the deep waters of the red sea.

They city is divided up into sections, the hot one is not far from the public bus center. There is a really good and cheap CD shop on your way, just as you walk out of the bus station, you can see the orange logo saying "Disc Club".

The night life here are great, you can stop at the Monkey club for a drink or go dancing at one of many night clubs.

Eilat is the southern-most city of israel, there is a small airport here but if you are considering going to Sinai it is easy to cross the border not too far from the main center of town. You can just cross the border with a car or check a taxi. You can also ask were the nearest bus stop to the "gvol" (-the border) is.