Mitzpe Ramon
Mitzpe Ramon is a local council in the Negev desert of southern Israel.
Mitzpe Ramon is a local council in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters (2,800 feet) overlooking the world's largest erosion cirque, known as the Makhtesh Ramon. In 2024 it had a population of 5,843.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Alpaca Farm
- 02Ilan Ramon Visitor Center
- 03Bio Ramon
A museum showcasing the wildlife of the desert and the crater.
- 04Ramon Crater
Mitzpe Ramon's biggest sight, Machtesh Ramon is 500 m deep, 40 km long and 10 km at its widest.
- 05The Albert Promenade
A trail decorated with impressive environmental sculptures, starting from the Visitor Center and going along the edge of the crater.
- 06View point from highway 40
On a small lay-by just where the road passes the town and starts descending into the crater.
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Things to do
Treks, bicycle trips and jeep tours of various lengths can be arranged in and around the crater. There are many strange rock formations in odd colors to be seen, as well as desert animals including the nearly tame ibexes who congregate around tourists, looking for handouts. Note that feeding them is prohibited as it threatens the already-endangered species.
- 01HadaSaar Natural Living
10 (Spice Routes Quarter), hadasaar@walla.com.
- 02Mitzpe Ramon Jazz Club
A performance house with a pretty busy schedule.
- 03Ga'ash Lookout
From the JNF grove at Mitzpe departs a dirt road, fit for bikes and 4×4 vehicles, going east along the ridge.
- 04Ramon Tooth
A tall conical hill, part of the southern cliff of the crater, just opposite Mitzpe Ramon.
- 05Mount Ramon
Standing tall over the westernmost edge of the crater, this peak is highest point remaining from the massive mountain that turned into the Ramon crater.
- 06Mount Ardon
Bordering the crater on the east, this place offer a marvelous view of the crater.
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Getting to Mitzpe Ramon
- Airports
- Ramon (ETM), 101 km · El Arish (AAC), 105 km · King Hussein (AQJ), 113 km
- Eilat → Mitzpe Ramon118 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · ₪50–65
- Tel Aviv → Mitzpe Ramon164 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ₪60–85
- El Arish → Mitzpe Ramon111 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · E£240–320
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Mitzpe Ramon
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Mitzpe Ramon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom the Arava by Jeep or bicycle, the crater can be reached through the Nekarot stream (red-marked dirt road starting at highway 90 just in front of Ein Yahav) or the Incense Route (black dirt road departing from highway 90 about 2 km south of Tzofar).
From Wikivoyage: Mitzpe Ramon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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