Do you remember sailing on the school ship Gratia last spring? It was a very special experience! We signed on as crew and sailed around the Stockholm archipelago for a long weekend, hoisting and salvaging sails, choking and pumping bilges. And of course we enjoyed the sun, adventure and fellowship!
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Today's 17 things to do in Eilat is our final post from our trip to Israel. Here you will find tips on everything from diving and dolphins to shopping and excursions to different parks. If you want to find the posts at a later date, go to Israel in the menu, where we have collected all the reports with travel tips.
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The Red Canyon in Israel was the last major stop on our road trip through the country. This is a powerful and intensely red canyon that is incredibly beautiful to hike through. Although you have to climb in a few places, the hike is relatively easy and doesn't take more than about an hour. Unless you get lost in the desert of course...
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Avdat in Israel used to be station number 62 on the trade route known as the Incense Road. The long camel caravans travelled from Oman and Yemen, through Petra in Jordan, and then on to Gaza. We came by car from Jerusalem instead, and we hardly thought we would make it before dark...
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The next stop on our road trip through Israel took us to the site of the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran in the West Bank. This is where a Jewish sect lived more than 2000 years ago, scribbling text on 900 documents and carefully hiding them in pots. How magical is that?
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Our second stop on our road trip from Eilat in Israel was Masada. This ancient fortress sits on an almost 400 metre high mountain in the Negev Desert, not far from the Dead Sea. As well as being an impressive structure, the fortress has a dramatic history that makes your stomach churn.
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Yesterday we set off on a road trip by rental car, starting in Eilat in southern Israel. Our first destination was the Dead Sea and then we continued to Masada and Jerusalem. Today we tell you about the first stop on the road trip, the Dead Sea.
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If you want to see dolphins in Eilat, you should definitely take a trip to Dolphin Reef, located on the coast just outside Eilat. We visited here yesterday, and in addition to seeing a whole bunch of beautiful dolphins, we had a relaxing day in incredibly green and beautiful surroundings.
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Yesterday we visited the Underwater Observatory in Eilat, Israel. To begin with, this is a park with several large aquariums and pools with fish and turtles. But the most fascinating thing is the underwater tower, where you can go deep under the surface and experience the underworld of the Red Sea through lots of big windows. Fascinating!
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SAS has recently opened a direct route from Stockholm to Eilat in Israel, making it possible to fly to Eilat with no changes in just under five hours. We flew yesterday at 10:00 in the morning and landed at the airport outside Eilat (Ovda) at four in the afternoon local time. Then it took about an hour by bus to get to Eilat.
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