Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exploring the Dead Sea
and the Negev Desert
All the sites as far south as Masada can be visited in a
series of day trips from Jerusalem. Heading south beyond
Masada or Beersheva and into the Negev Desert is more
of an undertaking. There are only two main routes through
this vast wedge of sun-baked wilderness: along the border
with Jordan on Route 90; or straight down the centre of
the country via Ein Ovdat and Mitspe Ramon. This latter
route is by far the more interesting.
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The mountain-top fortress of Masada, conveniently
visited as a day trip from Jerusalem
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