Hai-Bar Yotvata Nature Reserve
חי-בר יטבתה
A nature reserve that breeds desert wildlife. You can drive through to see gazelles, wild asses and ostriches, and visit a nocturnal animal house.
The Hai-Bar Yotvata Nature Reserve lies about 35 km north of Eilat. It breeds animals mentioned in the Bible that had died out locally, including the Arabian oryx, the scimitar oryx, the onager (wild ass) and the ostrich. Visitors can drive slowly through the wildlife areas to observe the animals. There is also a raptor centre and a nocturnal animal house, where day and night are reversed. Check the official website for ticket prices. The reserve can be combined with Timna Park in the same day, and on the way back you can stop at the nearby Yotvata Kibbutz for fresh milk.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:30–16:00
Nearby sights
- Timna Park
- Amram's Pillars
- Red Canyon
- Shehoret Canyon
- Eilat Birding Park
- Eilat Botanical Garden
- Ein Netafim
- Ice Mall