Eilat Off The Beaten Path Tips by Helga67

PETRA

Make a daytrip to Petra, situated in Jordan. As Eilat is next to the Jordanian border, near Aqaba, it's quite easy, except for the border formalities that take a couple of hours :-( , to visit the beautiful city of Petra. See more info in my Petra page.

Relaxing at the Dead Sea Dead Sea Review

An ideal day out is to a spa near the Dead Sea. A wonderful place for relaxation in a sulphur bath followed by a Dead Sea mud bath and afterwards a swim in the Dead Sea. Don't miss it.

MASSADA Massada Review

From Eilat, it's easy to make a daytrip to Massada.

The fortress atop a sheer-sided plateau was the last stand of the Zealots, Jewish rebels who rose against the Roman Empire in 66 AD. When defeat was inevitable, the 967 men, women and children holed up at Masada took their own lives rather than be captured