Ramon Crater, Makhtesh Ramon, Israel

This beautiful place was our last stop before returning to Tel Aviv and flying back home.

The Ramon Crater in the Negev desert is the world's largest erosion crater. It was created 220 million years ago when the ocean that covered the desert began to move north. Slowly, the water and other climatic forces began to carve out the crater and flatten the curve on top.

The crater measures 25 miles long and 5 miles at its widest. We drove into the crater and hiked for a few hours. It was really beautiful, peaceful and eerily quiet.

This is The Prism (The Carpentry)
A really unique hill. After being "baked" in the high heat, the sandstone cooled down and crystallized into prism-like shapes.

Close to sundown the colors were so much more vibrant, I felt as if I were visiting a completely different place. We enjoyed a fun jeep ride followed by a great dinner at the Isrotel Ramon in Mitzpe Ramon.

This was our second visit to the Ramon Crater and we managed to discover wonderful new things.

The Ramon Crater is about a two hour drive from Jerusalem

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