Ein Saharonim & Khan Saharonim
עין סהרונים
Beside the only natural spring in the crater, with the remains of a Nabataean caravan station from the Incense Route about two thousand years old.
Ein Saharonim is in eastern Ramon Crater. It is the crater's only permanent water source, and wild animals often come here to drink. Beside the spring stand the ruins of a caravan station (khan) built by the Nabataeans about two thousand years ago. It was a stop on the Incense Route that ran from Petra to the port of Gaza through Ramon Crater, and it is part of the World Heritage site “Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev.” A dirt road from Route 40 leads to a nearby parking area. Ordinary sedans can usually manage in dry weather. Admission is free. It can be combined with a hike up Mount Ardon on the same day.
Opening hours
Year-round
Nearby sights
- Mount Ardon
- Ammonite Wall
- HaMinsara (The Carpentry)
- Makhtesh Ramon
- Mitzpe Ramon Visitor Center
- Spice Route Quarter
- Mount Gamal (Camel Lookout)
- Alpaca Farm Mitzpe Ramon