Excursions
Journey to the heart of the unique
“I’ve always loved the desert. We sit on a sand dune. We see nothing. Nothing is heard. And yet something radiates in silence. ”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“A red city, half as old as time”
John Burgon
Petra, the Jordanian “Desert Rose”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the crossroads of East and West, North and South, on the roads of caravans from Arabia, Syria, and Mesopotamia. The city carved into the stone by the Nabataeans. This native Arabian people settled in Petra in the 5th century BC and for six centuries stood in the rocks more than 700 monuments, over an area that stretches for several kilometers. Petra baptized by the Romans of “Petrum”, the rock but its first name was “Reqmu” which means multicolored. Petra, one of the most magical sites in the Near East, is a natural and architectural marvel.
Natural at first, with its defiles, like the Siq, and its sandy cliffs with colorful drawings. Petra, where the sandstones of the shredded rocks, shaped by wind and sand, give the site its extraordinary palette of colors ranging from yellow to violet through orange, red, green and blue. Architectural then, with its Roman remains, but especially with its imposing tombs, dug then carved in the rock of the mountains by the Nabateans.
DAY’S PROGRAM
• Pick up and return to the hotel (or your address)
• Crossing the border
• Departure for Petra
• Journey of about 2h30 with a break of 20 mn
• Arrival on the site, guided tour of Petra in English
• Return to the entrance of the site then departure for the city of Petra
• Lunch in a local restaurant (Beware: drinks are extra)
• Return to Eilat at the end of the day
PRICE: Contact us.
“Ten measurements of beauty have been spread on the world,
Nine were taken by Jerusalem, and one by the rest of the world ”
Talmud de Babylone
DAY’S PROGRAM
• Pick up in the morning at the hotel or your address
• Crossing the plains of the Arava and the Negev desert
• Stop at the Dead Sea, swimming, shopping, relaxing
• Departure to Jerusalem
• Lunch in the Old City of Jerusalem
• The Kotel
• The tomb of King David
• The souk
• Return to Eilat in the evening
PRICE: 550 shekels lunch included
DAY’S PROGRAM
OPTION 1 : “DAY AT THE BEACH”
• Pick up in the morning at the hotel or your address
• Crossing the plains of the Arava and the Negev desert
• Swimming, shopping, relaxation
• Return to Eilat in the evening
PRICE: from 350 shekels
OPTION 2 : “SPA IN HOTEL “
• Pick up in the morning at the hotel or your address
• Crossing the plains of the Arava and the Negev desert
• Hotel entrance, swimming pool, spa, beach
• Return to Eilat in the evening
PRICE: 550 shekels
FOR ALL EXCURSIONS IN ISRAEL
A noter :
- Pick-up et retour à votre hôtel (ou adresse)
- Transport en bus, minibus, ou voiture climatisée
- A partir de 2 personnes minimum
- Excursions en groupe ou en privé
A prévoir :
- Chapeau ou casquette
- Lunettes de soleil
- Bouteille d’eau personnelle
- Chaussures de marche
