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12
of the most beautiful secret spots in ISRAEL
By Naama Barak | original article published in ISRAEL21c
Israel being a pretty small country, you’ d think that every last inch of it would be well-known and wellcovered. Yet that’ s far from being the case. The avid or armchair traveler can relish in reaching endless little locations where they can bask in the glorious silence, as well as in the glow of boasting about it to friends less in the know.
So that you too will be able to sound all adventurous and mysterious next time Israel comes up, we’ ve gathered 12 secluded spots up and down the country. Because really, who wants to hear about overflowing markets anymore.
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A flock of flamingos rests at the evaporation ponds near Eilat. Photo by Mila Aviv / Flash90
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by Emma Grimberg via Shutterstock. com
Evrona evaporation ponds, Arava Desert Fancy seeing a flamingo in the desert? Look no further than the evaporation ponds in Evrona near Eilat, which a group of previously migrating flamingos has decided to call home. The birds used to fly over the area on their way to Africa but over 20 years ago made their pit spot a permanent one thanks to the readily available food at the site. The pools are located right on the border with Jordan, meaning that the flamingos simultaneously receive audiences from both countries who in turn can also wave hello to one another. Coexistence, flamingo-style.
Kedem hot springs, Dead Sea The Dead Sea is one of Israel’ s best-known travel destinations, but it too is full of surprises, including deliciously hot springs dotted along the shoreline where the Kedem Stream meets the Dead Sea, some of them large enough to fit a family or a few friends and some of them just big enough to seat romantic couples. Getting there isn’ t easy and requires going off-road and avoiding dangerous sinkholes, but that doesn’ t seem to deter the brave few who venture out there, especially in the winter season.
People enjoy the water in the Dead Sea, which despite its popularity still contains hidden gems. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton / Flash 90