INTRODUCTION

ROUTE

PHOTOS

RESERVATION INFO

Who would venture down to the desert ...
the utter end of the world - no water, no shade ...
Invest millions of dollars (in todays value), to build
 a magnificent fortress on a lifeless mountain top?
         Why would the Romans, having triumphantly destroyed
                Jerusalem and the temple, direct an entire Roman legion to
                 march down to Masada in order to deal with a small group of
             rebels that fortified themselves on such a remote mountain?
                                      Why did the Romans, after they overtook the mountain, leave a Roman garrison
and then in the year 106, why did they decide to abandon it?
                                  Who were these rebels, who faced the Roman army and fought till the bitter end?                                Where did the people of Masada get their water and food in this barren dry land ?

Journey to Masada to find out...

ROUTE
•Travel north along the Rift Valley till the Dead Sea, lowest point on the face of earth
• Ascend Masada - Israel's foremost Archaeological Park, via cablecar.
• A thorough visit gives insight to the rituals, politics and culture of the people who inhabited this desert fortress.
• Descend to the shores of the Dead Sea for an afternoon of leisure.
• Indulge yourselves in the mineral-rich black mud of the Dead Sea, float in its therapeutic waters or simply relax at the spa
.• Return to Eilat at the end of the day
* Itinerary subject to change.

1. Cable car rising above remains of one of the Roman Camps
2. View from above of Masada's northern palace
3. Mosaic floor from Masada's western palace
4. Herod's storage rooms
5. Therapeutic mud at the Dead Sea
6. Eastern entrance to Masada from snake path