Arava
Between rock pools & canyons: Hiking trails to discover in the Arava
Recent floods filled natural rock pools in the Arava streams, including Gev Holit after years of dry spell. Explore top hiking and 4x4 routes, from Nahal Masor to Nekarot Reservoir.
Arava film festival celebrates movies shaped by the desert
Arava offers 28 attractions for NIS 130 until April: What does it include?
More trails, more damage? Why marking additional hiking routes in Israel should be avoided
24 hours in the desert: How to spend a day in the great wilderness
Lotan Travelers’ Lodge in the Southern Arava offers no spa, room service, or cocktail bar. It’s a place to disconnect, slow down, and reconnect with nature.
Kibbutz Neot Semadar: Israel's desert oasis quenches thirst for tranquility, nature’s raw beauty
Neot Semadar’s large variety of tours and workshops offers something for everyone. Perhaps this unconventional community has found the balance it was looking for after all.
The Herbert Samuel Reef Hotel, Eilat: Boutique luxury in a city under fire
If one thing is clear, this country is resilient. And after five years where we’ve seen a pandemic, wars, and economic uncertainty, you can always find some peace and quiet in Eilat.
One dead, five in custody after gas station thieves' getaway car flips in police chase
The thieves attempted to steal a gas station safe in Dimona on Monday night, after robbing another gas station on Highway 90 in the Arava earlier that night.
Movie premieres under the stars at Arava film festival
The 14th Arava International Film Festival will run November 12-22, offering Israeli premieres of several distinctive films.
On This Day: Israel, Jordan sign 1994 peace treaty, ending forty-six years of war
Following Egypt in 1979, Jordan was the second Arab country in the Middle East to sign a peace treaty with Israel.
A kibbutz in the south joins the list of the best tourism villages in the world
The ecological and cooperative Kibbutz Neot Semadar was selected from among 270 nominations for the UN Tourism organization’s Best Tourism Villages list.
Arava International Film Festival unveils 2025 program
The diverse program for the November festival includes 30 films.
Historic Day: Hashomer Hachadash Launches New Initiative in the Arava
Yoel Zilberman, CEO and Founder of Hashomer Hachadash, “This is an emotional and historic day - a day when we plant a Nahal nucleus in the Arava"
Climate in crisis: Meet the Bedouin hub leading the field on climate resilience
The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast: Season 2, Episode 46
