Day 5 - Into the Holy Land

In the morning we woke up early at the Beduin camp to prepare for a 4x4 trek through the desert.   

We rode in a bunch of awesome Toyota trucks that took us through sand and rock to see the land of Wadi Rum, Jordan.

After getting back we hoped on the bus to head down to Akaba, which is Jordan's main port. This is also the place were we crossed the Jordan - Israel borded. It was mid day on a weekend and we were the only people crossing.

The security was the tightest security I have ever been through. They checked through almost everyone's bags, and those with us that had darker skin were definitely profiled. One of my friends on the trip was pulled aside and interrogated 4 times. It took us about an hour to get through the 4 security check points coming into Israel. 

Once we were in Israel we stayed in the night at Eliaht, Israel at a youth hostil. 

The rest of the day was free to explore the city. Eliaht is considered the Hawaii of Israel. It was very warm and tropical. 

Most of us went down to the Red Sea to cool off.


I was amazed at how many people were walking the streets even late into the night, around 1am.