Eilat in 3 days: the world's most accessible coral reef, an ancient copper mine in dramatic sandstone desert, and one of the greatest day trips on earth — across the Jordan border to Petra, the rose-red Nabataean city.
The world's northernmost accessible coral reef, just metres from shore — brain corals, clownfish and parrotfish in crystal-clear water.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideFresh Red Sea fish simply grilled at the harbour restaurants — the finest seafood in Israel.
The glass-walled underwater room built on the reef — watching sharks and rays from completely dry.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideThe sunset light on the Jordanian and Saudi mountains across the 15km-wide Gulf of Aqaba.
Lamb kofta, Israeli salad and hummus at a North Beach restaurant.
The world's oldest copper mines (3,500 years old) in dramatic desert — giant sandstone columns, the Temple of Hathor.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide500m of red sandstone narrowing to 2m wide, with rope handholds — the most vivid colored rock in the Negev.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideWhatever was landed that morning: barracuda, grouper or snapper from the Eilat fishing port.
Eilat's own border crossing to Jordan — the closest international border to any Israeli city resort.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuide1.2km of narrowing sandstone canyon, walls changing from cream to pink, ending with the sudden reveal of the Treasury.
The rose-red 40m-high Treasury, 100+ carved rock tombs, and the 2nd-century Roman Colonnaded Street — the greatest archaeological site in the Middle East.
Mansaf (lamb with rice in yoghurt sauce) surrounded by Nabataean ruins.
The return through the dramatic Wadi Araba rift valley.
The finest hummus in Israel, with ful medames, baba ghanoush and grilled lamb. The perfect Eilat farewell.