Ramon Inn is part of the Isrotel chain which has hotels in all the major cities in Israel. Ramon Inn was the dream of enterprising hotelier, David Lewis, who set out to create a small hotel with a great ambience, in a small town with a great ambience! And that is exactly what he achieved in building the Ramon Inn, with some 96 rooms and family suites, a large lobby with plenty of seating and a cosy open fire in the cool season, a beautiful swimming pool. Delicious breakfasts -- including home-made cookies, cakes, and preserves -- are served in the lovely dining room. Ramon Inn's great evening meals have earned it the reputation for being the Inn with haute cuisine in the Negev Highlands!

For that is where you will be: on the high plateau of the Negev Desert, at an elevation of some 2000 feet above sea level. Even in spring and summer, the evenings are wonderfully fresh; and, even though you are in a desert region -- so designated because of the minimal amount of rainfall -- it actually snows in winter, which is why the llamas and alpacas love it here! These creatures are cute and friendly, but they are not indigenous to the country, unlike the ibex, or "wild goats" which you may see wandering the streets of Mitzpe Ramon, because the entire town is officially part of the Ramon Nature Reserve! The Reserve also comprises the vast and spectacularly beautiful Ramon Crater (Machtesh in Hebrew), which provides a geological wonderland of beautiful and strange ancient formations.

Not only is this area rich in natural history, there is also a fascinating human story to be told in the Negev region. We'll learn about the mysterious Nabateans who farmed the desert 2000 years ago and created caravan routes through the Ramon Crater and the Negev highlands. The Nabateans built their cities to guard these routes which carried the perfumes, spices and other precious items from the Far East to the shores of the Mediterranean. We will also hear about the relative newcomers to this region -- the pioneers of pre-State of Israel days whose aim was to fulfil Ben Gurion's dream of "making the desert bloom". We shall see just how the ancient and modern inhabitants of the desert "made it happen".

So join us for a beautiful Seder night and a week of tours and activities for all the family, at a great hotel in one of the most unspoilt and beautiful regions in the country.

For a minimum 5 night stay