Desert

5 magical spots turning the road to Eilat into a trip of its own

Explore Route 40 to Eilat: Discover Bedouin hospitality tents, scenic hiking trails, local family farms, and off-road desert jeep tours.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI
Squills in Mitzpe Ramon.
Alongside its toxicity, the oil created a hard, impermeable layer on the ground. The Avrona oil spill disaster.

12 years after the oil spill: What is happening in the Avrona Nature Reserve now?

Following Israel's massive 2014 EAPC oil spill, complex rehabilitation begins at Avrona Nature Reserve, evacuating 30,000 tons of contaminated soil.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN
Six Senses Shaharut.

Luxury, quiet, and fine food: Finding true luxury and quiet in the Israeli desert

A one-time chef's dinner at Shaharut became a peaceful desert stay with Edom views, local food, yoga, pools, and a cocktail class.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI
The price for a night in a pipe ranges from NIS 490 to NIS 590. Naot Farm

August with the kids: When the desert comes alive after the sun disappears

This month, the High Negev's Cool Summer Nights festival offers moonlit hikes, night photography, farm and khan stays, and meetings with local desert residents.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN

Israel wants to bring 'DeserTech' to United Arab Emirates

Environmental Protection Minister Silman met with her Emirati counterpart in New York.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Minister Idit Silman (left) with UAE Minister Mariam Almheiri

Camel spiders' hidden evolutionary tree uncovered by Israeli researchers

They aren’t spiders and don’t bug dromedaries, but a scorpion that existed before the disappearance of dinosaurs.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
The Camel Spider

One death reported at Burning Man, thousands stranded in mud and rain

Access to and from Black Rock City, the event site, was closed "for the remainder of the event," organizers said in a statement on social media.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
Dub Kitty and Ben Joos, of Idaho and Nevada, walk through the mud at Burning Man after a night of dancing with friends in Black Rock City, in the Nevada desert, after a rainstorm turned the site into mud September 2, 2023.