by Bex Band | Apr 13, 2020 | First published in 2018 | Advice, Israel National Trail, Jordan
These desert hiking tips will help you prepare and thrive in a barren and hot environment. Hiking in the desert is my absolute favourite. I’ve crossed 2 deserts now. The first was the Negev desert as part of hiking the 1000km Israel National Trail. I’ve...
by Bex Band | Jan 18, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Israel, Israel National Trail
There were so many memories, so many views, so much to see and do that a handful of photos are not enough to capture my timing on walking 1000km the length of Israel. But it was fun trying to pick out the best ones! Here’s are 25 photos that will make you want...
by Bex Band | Mar 11, 2020 | First published in 2016 | Israel National Trail
This is my day by day itinerary for the Israel National Trail. Where we walked to each day and what we did for accomodation. Hopefully this will give you a rough guide in terms of options and distance. When hiking the Israel National Trail, we mostly followed the...
by Bex Band | Jan 18, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Camping & Outdoors, Israel National Trail
This is my complete thru hiking gear list – with recommendations for my favourite brands! This is everything I took with me when I did the Israel National Trail; a 1000km trail stretching the full length of Israel. I had to be prepared for different terrains...
by Bex Band | Jan 18, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Israel National Trail
This guide to hiking the Israel National Trail was put together specifically to help any foreigner intending to walk the trail…either in full or in segments. Before doing the trek myself I found there was very little information online so wanted to make the...
by Bex Band | Jan 18, 2021 | First published in 2016 | Israel National Trail
Over 52 days, I hiked from Kibutz Dan, in the North of Israel, to Eilat, in the south, covering over 1020km. I climbed multiple mountains, swam in springs, followed the coastline, took in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and crossed the Negev desert. All before plunging head...
