The Sunny Side Of Israel

With 360 days of sunlight and 20 beaches, Israel’s resort city of Eilat offers an array of adventures— from snorkelling with wild dolphins and kayaking on the Red Sea to hiking in the Red Canyon.

- Khursheed Dinshaw

“Take one step at a time to the left till you reach the ladder,” said my guide Efraim Katzir. I was gingerly perched on the thin edge of a protruding rock. A few careful steps later, I made it down the ladder of metal rungs firmly fastened to the rock. As we walked on the dry, meandering riverbed of River Nahal Shani, steep rocks formed 30-metre-tall walls on both sides. The further we hiked, the narrower the trail became, with the rocks closing in on us to a point where the route was just onemetre wide. When the sunlight hit the reddish rocks, it was clear why they called this place the Red Canyon.