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| Egg pilot | ||
| district | South district | |
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| Residents | 322 (2017) | |
| height | 73 m | |
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Egg pilot (Hebrew אֵילוֹת) is a kibbutz in the southern Arava immediately north of Eilat very south of Israel.
background
The Kibbutz Eilot was founded in December 1962 in the north of Eilat in the immediate vicinity of the Jordanian border as the southernmost of a whole series of kibbutzim in the Arava. The economic focus was on the rearing of chickens and cows, date plantations and the operation of laundries for the hotels in Eilat.
In recent years, the Eilot Kibbutz Country Lodging has increasingly focused on tourism as an economic sector.
By plane
Most travelers from abroad reach Israel via the Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion. The journey from Eilat The previous Eilat city airport will be replaced by the new airport Ramon Airport Eilat at the level of Be'er Ora, which should start operating at the end of 2017.
By train / bus
There is no railway connection to the Arava, the nearest railway station is that of Dimona, the continuation of the railway line through the Arava until after Eilat has been in the planning for some time.
The bus routes of the Egged between Tel Aviv (394), Be'er Sheva (397), Jerusalem (444) and Eilat, which run through the Arava, stop at the junctions on road 90.
In the street
The kibbutz Egg pilot is from the Eilot Junction the Jordan Valley Road 90 to be reached via a spur road. The 90 leads from the north of Israel along the Dead Sea through the Arava down to Eilat.
The 1 Rabin Border Crossing , the border crossing to Jordan, which is also open to private traffic, is located immediately east of the kibbutz.
mobility
Locally one moves on foot.
Tourist Attractions
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The sights are less in the Kibbutz Eilot itself than in its surroundings, north of Eilat and the Eilat mountains:
- 1 Eilat International Birding & Research Center, near Road 90 (north). Tel.: 972-50-7671290, Email: [email protected]. Bird Watching & Ringing Center.Open: 8.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m., often longer attendance times.Price: free entry.
- 2 Eilat Botanical Garden, Carmel St., near road 90 (north). Tel.: (0)8-6318788, Email: [email protected]. Eilat Botanical Garden.Open: 8.30am-7pm, Fri, Sat 9.30am-3pm.Price: 25/20 NIS.
In the west of Eilot in the mountains of Eilat you can hike through various wadis and climb mountains:
- to get to the 3 Amram Pillars To get there, take the from road 90
marked blue and white 4 piste and pursues it after the junction in a north-westerly direction. - if you get to the junction with the
If you take the green and white marked piste in a south-westerly direction, you get to the 5 Wadi Shkhoret, at the 1 Wadi Shkoreth Campground leads the green and white marked path through the 6 Shkhoret Canyon. At the end of it, whoever likes, can get on the 
red and white marked route (together with the Israel National Trail in a southerly direction to Mount Shkhoret and continue walking towards Wadi Metafim.
marked blue and white 
If you take the green and white marked piste in a south-westerly direction, you get to the 
red and white marked route (together with the - on the marked blue and white 7 pistepassing Eilot through the Wadi Roded leads to the 2 Nahal Netafim Campground. The The green and white marked piste becomes narrower, the path leads through 8 Wadi Netafim (also here the Israel National Trail runs) to the headwaters of 9 A Netafim.
- a The blue and white marked route branches further south into the 10 Wadi Mapalim, on the way you can go to 11 Mount Solomon / Moun Shelomo reach.
activities
- hike in the areas mentioned, in addition to the Israel National Trail runs here too Israel Bike Trail.
