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What ISA saw at Avdat

What ISA saw at Avdat, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  Isa and I went to visit this Nabatean city of Avdat and one of the places that we went to was the lower living area, just below the palace on the western slope. Entering an underground complex of short tunnels just adjacent to the outside rooms with these wonderful arches,... 

Ein Avdat, main pool from above and below

Ein Avdat, main pool from above and below, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  This is the main pool as seen from the upper waterfall from a height of about 15 meters or so. From here you get a good idea of both the quantity of water, or rather its lack (the "stream" is actually only a trickle. You have a minimum of water from the Ein Ma'arif spring... 

Ein Avdat, Double waterfall

Ein Avdat, Double waterfall, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  This is the main waterfall and an upper secondary one at top, at the bottom you can see the pool that has formed in the bare rock. Sorry here in the national park there no swimming. It would disturb the creatures, such as frogs and dragonflies that live there. 

Ein Avdat Scolopax Rusticola (Woodcock)

Ein Avdat Scolopax Rusticola (Woodcock), Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  Scolopax Rusticola (Woodcock), as seen in the wild at the Ein Avdat Nature Preserve about an hour south of Arad. This is the first time that I have seen this bird here. 

See the wildlife

See the wildlife, Horvot `Avedat

 Bregman Says:  Keep your eyes open for the local wildlife. A lot of animals come here to drink the water. The ibexes are the most visible ones. But, there are more animals to see here, like the cute fat sand rat. 

Enjoy the water

Enjoy the water, Horvot `Avedat

 Bregman Says:  Ein Avdat is located in the middle of a dry desert. It's hard to imagine how it looks like when you still up there seeing only dry sand as far as the eye can see. So, just enjoy the coolness of the water, you'll miss it one you're up and of og the wadi... 

Visitors Center - Avdat National Park

Visitors Center - Avdat National Park, Horvot `Avedat

 Jackiekg Says:  The visitors center, where the Spice Route is brought to life.Other places of interest in the vicinity:Mizpe Ramon Visitors Center, Makhtesh Ramon, Bio-Ramon, alpaca farm; Prime Minister Ben-Gurion's desert home, and where he is buried (nearby), Hawwarim Cistern, Nahal... 

Interesting Excavations - Avdat National Park

Interesting Excavations - Avdat National Park, Horvot `Avedat

 Jackiekg Says:  Whilst on a trip to the Negev recently we visited Avdat (not the name given on VT), although I've been there before, it is still a very interesting place to visit and was once on an anxient spice route. (See my travelogue for more pictures). 

Ein Avdat, Ibex deer family

Ein Avdat, Ibex deer family, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  The Ibex, or deer, are very common and is a species of goat actually. They do need to drink so we can sometimes find them near the streams in the desert, but it is fairly uncommon to see females (does), or babies (kids), usually you only see the mature males (bucks). You can... 

Ein Avdat, dragonfly on stairs

Ein Avdat, dragonfly on stairs, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  We found another visitor to the nature preserve, this dragonfly. These are such great creatures to watch fly, it always amazes me how they coordinate all those wings, and that is not to mention the irridescent colors they sport. 

Ein Avdat, rock stairs

Ein Avdat, rock stairs, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  As you pass the main pool you will find a rock stairway on the right side that will take up to the higher level pools and the upper waterfall. From there you will also enter a stand of trees and can also scale the walls of the canyon on a series of ladders that takes you... 

Ein Avdat, butting heads

Ein Avdat, butting heads, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  Once again we were lucky to see these young bucks butting heads in their play. It is the first time I have seen juveniles doing this. Sorry for the poor picture quality, but we were about 30 yards distance and the amount of dust in the air was awesome. We spent about 20... 

Transportation  

Getting here by car

Getting here by car, Horvot `Avedat

 Bregman Says:  If you have a car, you should drive towards Beer-Sheva and then go south on road number 40. After the junction with road number 204, you will reach Kibuttz Sde Boker. Keep on for a little more and then turn left to Midreshet Ben-Gurion. You should see signs for "Ben-Gurion's... 

Getting here by bus

Getting here by bus, Horvot `Avedat

 Bregman Says:  In order to come here by bus, you should first go to Beer-Sheva. Take line number 370, from the Tel-Aviv central bus station. If you come from Jerusalem, you should take bus number 446 or 470. From Beer-Sheva you should take the bus to Mizpe-Ramon, it's bus number 060 or... 

Local Customs  

READ the sign and SEE the SIGNS

READ the sign and SEE the SIGNS, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  Okay so this may not be truly a LOCAL custom, but rather an international one.You see a sign posted which says "DO NOT ENTER", attached to a rope which bars your path....so what do you do???Just take a look at the HUGE number of footprints (yes many sizes and styles, so... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Which Avdat is it anyway?

Which Avdat is it anyway?, Horvot `Avedat

 Bregman Says:  One word of caution, there are two places named Avdat. There is Ein Avdat which is the oasis and is a nature reserve and there is the ancient city of Avdat which is a little to the south and is an archeological site of a Nabataean city. 

Favorites  

Doorways - "The" group

Doorways - "The" group, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  The remains of this doorway or portal entrance to the central area on the top plateau of Avdat was a great place to make another frame, this time for our entire group, Xiao, Vaness, Ilana, Roie and myself....and yes before you ask it was a cold winter day in December....so... 

Doorways - Vanessa

Doorways - Vanessa, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  At the ruins of Avdat there are ample opportunities to get good people shots also, here Vanessa found a complete restored doorway in the eastern wall, a perfect frame for her. 

Being silly with statues - yes everyone

Being silly with statues - yes everyone, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  Okay, okay so everyone wants to be a comic, even me at times, here you can see another of those groups of statues that they put up at the Avdat site, only this time you can see that Xiao is not alone, I am there, along with Roie, Vaness and Ilana....silly people...PLEASE try... 

Being silly with statues - Xiao tries the goat

Being silly with statues - Xiao tries the goat, Horvot `Avedat

 Martin_S. Says:  For some reason the park authorities decided to put up iron two dimensional statues of biblical animals and people around the ancient site of Avdat. Here you can see Xiao "trying out" the goat... I wonder if she had the goats consent ??? ^O^ 

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 The authorities put up this "sculpture" at the entrance, it is supposed to show or represent a Nabatean caravan traversing the wastelands. I think it could have... 

 

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Avdat with Carmen, Stacey and Martin

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 This is how the remains of the Nabatean fortress Avdat looks from the cliff dwellings on the north. 

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Avdat National Park

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 Avdat sits on the ancient Spice Route between Petra and Gaza. The city was named for the admired Nabatean monarch Avdat, apparently Avdat II (30-9 B.C.E.), who asked to be buried here. King Avdat... 

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Ein Avdat

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 In the middle of the desert, you will find this oasis. It's full with water and there is even a waterfall. The hike is quite easy, except for the climb at the end. There are two options here, you can... 

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En Avdat National Park

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 Ein Avdat is located in the middle of the Negev Desert. It's an interesting oasis of wildlife today, and a kind of living museum to prehistoric tribes dating back to the Palaeolithic period. Of... 

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Avdat ... the City Ruins

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