The place claims itself to be one of the largest parks in the world. Located 20 mins from Eilat it gives you opportunity to feel yourself in small scales of Nevada or Arizona. Here you have several attractive locations to attend. Like spiral hill, archs, mushroom and a half, iconic mushroom, archs, Solomon pillars, Hathor temple, canyon of faces, pink and white canyons, tabernacle and lake. You can travel by car, by feet or by bicycle once inside the park. Though it has opening hours to enter, it functions 24/7 and you can camp here at night and exit anytime. The ticket is valid for 3 days. All the attractions will take you a whole day to visit. Visiting tabernacle is additionally priced. Camping is also additional priced. You can come here with or without camp. There's toilet and shower. Here you can rent bicycles at the entrance or near the lake (which is preferable). You can come with your own bicycle. When you've done with the popular attractions you can complete many hiking trails. Near the lake you'll find restaurant and camping area, souvenir shop. Here you receive bottle for filling it with various colors of sand. Of course you can fill it in many creative ways. Change angle, mix colors etc. After filling you seal it with clay. At the entrance you can watch the introductory movie. At night the most popular attractions (like mushroom and Solomon pillars) are illuminated. It's possible to organize events in the park. Best to visit in fall,...
Read moreThis is our second visit to timna. This time we stayed in the rotem camp station inside timna park. In the timna camping website , they didn't provide any information on the camp station. When we arrived there it was just the open space in the wooden shed without tents. The incharge at the camping site had the audacity to explain us "what is meant by camping tent"🤷♂️ despite the fact It was their mistake for not providing the description of the rotem camping station. The other types of tents were occupied (white colored tents with all the facilities including fridge, microwave, and air conditioner). So, we drove back to eilat to buy camping tents on shabbat. It was freezing in the night. We felt the cost is too much 85 nis/head/night, just for the open space🙄 Additionally, Cost of a bed is 15 nis. They had common toilet/bathroom facilities with hot water. If your tent is not nearby, then you have to walk like 3 -4 minutes to reach the toilet🙄. They had place for BBQ and we ordered for camping firewood for 40 nis. Apart from the stay, timna is always beautiful. We enjoyed most of the time by admiring the monumental structures. Night time was so much fun with our group enjoying the BBQ and the calmness. Definitely a worthwhile place to visit, a awesome location for ASTRO photographers because of sky being so clean. We had some...
Read moreWell I have to divide the review of the TIMNA PARK, in two parts: 1 - One, to tell the what is the most important things of the Park , and. 2- Second, to tell only about the "Tabernacle.
The TIMNA PARK, is one the world's most beautiful parks..the park combined stunning Scenery, a fascinating geological background and enjoyable family oriented activities. When you go there, go with time for you to go through all breathtaking landscape , and have time to admire everything and discovering the magical secrets are in each one of the mountains forming creatures or things, like: The 🍄 mushroom, the Spiral Hill, the Lion Head, the arches, the Sphinx, the crocodile and the Solomon Pillars. Those are just some options for you to start. You have a trail for vehicle, for Bike, for vehicle 4X4, Israel National trail, family bike trail, historic site, nature reserve, and CAMPING SITE. You have others activities at the park also. Filling bottles with colorful SAND. king Solomon's Inn Restaurant and Souvenirs Shop, a lake with Paddkeboats, and of Course ""THE TABERNACLE, but this one I will review separated. The TIMNA Valley is located in Southern Israel in the Southwestern of the Arava/Arabah approximately 30 kilometers North of the gulf of Aqaba, and the city of EILAT.this area is rich in Copper and had been mined since the 5th...
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