Location: Eilat
Top Things to do in Eilat
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Eilat (/eɪˈlɑːt/; Hebrew: אֵילַת [eˈlat]; Arabic: إيلات, translit. 'aylaat or Arabic: أيلة, translit. 'aylat, also Arabic: أم الرشراش, translit. 'Um 'al-Rashrash) is Israel's southernmost city, a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on the Gulf of Aqaba. The city's beaches, coral reef, nightlife and desert landscapes make it a popular destination for domestic and international tourism.
Restaurants in Eilat
1. Tzlilut
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5.0 based on 102 reviews
Tzlilut is a boutique diving club located in south of Eilat. This professional diving club respects the value of both - clients and the environment alike. With the best equipment available in Eilat we are dedicated to safety first. With Bar & Chen as instructors we assure superb scuba diving experience for divers of all levels and for those who love diving.
2. Eilat Action
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5.0 based on 377 reviews
Visiting the desert by jeep gives access to places almost or not accessible, virgins of any civilization and dazzling beauty, the landscapes that surround us leave us dreamy. To fully enjoy and soak up the power of the desert, you have to walk, breathe and listen to silence, to feel very small and at the same time privileged.
3. What's Up the Observatory of Eilat and the Arava
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5.0 based on 141 reviews
You don't need a pith helmet or a visit to a safari outfitter to join one of our star safaris (warm clothes though are a good idea). Together we travel the Milky Way and beyond. Our regular Stargazing program is about an hour and a half long and introduces you to many of the wonders of the sky. We identify some constellations and asterisms, keeping everyone on the same object by pointing with our special green laser that appears to actually touch the stars. Through the eyepiece of our computerized telescope and handheld binoculars, we visit the nearby objects of our solar system, the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter and maybe even Mars and Venus and Uranus, all depending on the changes of the night sky from season to season, day to day and hour to hour. We continue out to Deep Sky Objects experiencing the beauty of open clusters, the colors, and folds of nebulae and the magnificence of globular clusters. Come winter you need warm clothes up on the mountain.
Reviewed By Ifatmil
It was an amazing experience Eitan was talking about the stars with a lot of passion. The children had a great experience
4. Run Out
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5.0 based on 63 reviews
The Escape Game is a fun new entertainment concept in Eilat. It is a real life adventure game designed for groups of 2-5 people.
5. Nautilus Red Sea Scuba Diving
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5.0 based on 589 reviews
Visit our website for more information and instant online booking. Scuba diving for beginners: introductory dives with personal instructor for kids and non swimmers, Discover Scuba diving experience and guided snorkeling trips. Guided and check dives for certified divers, PADI courses of all levels in small groups and individual courses. Very personal approach, new and advanced equipment, 18 years of experience. Highly recommended to make a reservation in advance.
6. Timna Park
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4.5 based on 1,802 reviews
Surrounded by yellow sandstone mountains on three sides, this scenic valley features ancient copper mines, the red volcanic Mt. Timna at its center and “The Mushroom,” a sandstone rock shaped by wind and water resembling a giant mushroom.
Reviewed By layylavictoria - Lublin, Poland
I visited the Park in December, apparently one of the better times, taking into consideration the tempretures. First, if you travel solo and don't have a rented car (as I did) don't let anyone convince you that it's impossible to reach the park on your own - the tourist office of Eilat discouraged me saying it's not safe. Well - it's doable, it's safe. Take any public bus going into direction of Jerusalem / Dead Sea (drivers will tell you if they go by the park), then get off at the main road. You will need to walk about 3 km to the entrance - if you are used to walking, shouldn't be a problem. However, to see all attractions of the park if you were walking - this might be tricky, as the park is vast. Best option for me was renting the bike - available on the site. With this you can safely see all interesting landmarks. The park itself is huge, mostly empty spaces, which bring otherwordly associations, like being on Mars. Roads well kept, well marked cycle routes. Having your own water is a definite must. Snacks and water only available at entrance and then by the lake. Beautiful landscapes, amazing and photogenic (yes, a lot of selfies is going on) rock formations, traces of the historic sites (Solomon mines), rock drawings, some animals if you are lucky. Definitely worth a visit, one of the highlights of the region.
7. Princess Beach
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4.5 based on 297 reviews
Reviewed By Lancellot - London, United Kingdom
Probably best snorkeling site in eilat. Good amount of fish life and reasonable coral. There are bridges out to the reefs and you can swim between them. Beach is just before taba border and accessible by bus.
8. Red Canyon
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4.5 based on 665 reviews
Reviewed By vsobina - Jerusalem, Israel
this was my first experience of hiking in israel, and it left a positive impression on me. when you leave your vehicle and enter the trail there is a stand where maps of the park's territory and hiking trails are available. in the beginning of the green easy trail there is a rather shallow landscape (pics 1, 2), which gives you a little taste of the desert and its ancient rocks. then you eventually enter the red canyon itself (pics 3, 4, 5,) where special facilities for rock climbing can be found (pic 6). after finishing the green trail and leaving the narrow red canyon, you can return to the parking through a special returning path or continue your journey on a black more hard trail (pic 7). it is surrounded by mountains and contains some harsh climbs. at some point of the black trail you can continue your journey or take the red trail, that will take you back to the parking through the desert hills (pic 8). the park's trails are provided with special color markings on the rocks that show you which of the trails you're currently walking, so you can hardly get lost there. the only bad thing about this park is that on the maps and in the signs that are set on the trails there is no information about the length of the paths and approximate time it takes to hike them. during our visit, it took us about 2 hours to complete the journey that i described previously - the green trail, half of the black trail and the red trail. in overall, this was an amazing experience - but don't forget to bring with you a big bottle of water or two and a first aid kit, since the nature reserve is far from the civilization, and there are of course no shops and sometimes even no cellular.
