"Road trip thru the Southern District" Top 5 Page for this destination Southern District by marielexoteria

Southern District Travel Guide: 1,658 reviews and 4,617 photos

Soon I'll be posting tips about a wonderful full day road trip that Martin (Martin_S), his wife Zohara and I took thru the Southern District, including sights like the Big Makhtesh, Mount Sodom and a quick stop at the Dead Sea.

"VT can't get any lower"

Martin and me (thanks Zohara)

Yep folks, VT got to a new low...as we took this picture at the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth.

Last visit to Southern District: May 2010
Intro Written Jun 21, 2010
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The road to Ein Boqeq - Southern District

The Dead Sea Things to Do (7)

The lowest point on Earth with a depth of about 400m under the sea level. The saltiest body of water, where swimming and... more travel advice

Mount Sodom (Har Sedom) Things to Do (7)

At some point of our lives, we (might) have read about Sodom and Gomorra, the 2 cities that were banished from the... more travel advice

The Concretion field - Southern District

The Concretion Field by Mount Tzin (Har... Things to Do (7)

The next stops in our road trip were Mount Tzin and the Concretion Field in the area. A concretion is like a medium size... more travel advice

Maybe it should be the Snake Ascent :) - Southern District

The Scorpion Ascent (Ma'ale Akkrabim) Things to Do (7)

Moving on in our road trip and leaving the Makhtesh area behind, we proceeded towards Mount Tzin by the way of the... more travel advice

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Comments (5)

shmuel.browns Nov 22, 2010 at 5:21 AM Report Abuse

Makhtesh = erosion cirque, soft chalk and sandstone are eroded by water, wadi (stream bed) can still be seen. Hard limestone/dolomite collapses forming crater-like valley.
Slapshot1 Nov 12, 2010 at 2:22 PM Report Abuse

This is definetly one place to put on the list. Sign me up for this road trip :)
cachaseiro Jul 20, 2010 at 12:52 PM Report Abuse

this is really a nice part of the world. lived there 6 months myself when i was a young man.
Kuznetsov_Sergey Jun 30, 2010 at 9:12 AM Report Abuse

Thank you Mariel for bringing back sweet memories about this very interesting part of Israel!
gubbi1 Jun 26, 2010 at 6:43 AM Report Abuse

You are lucky, I tried to see a snake in US for two weeks and did not find one... except those in the zoo ...