Night Scorpion Tour with UV Flashlights | For the Whole Family, near Sde Boker
Technical details
Tour times
On summer nights, from May to early October.
20:00 to around 21:00.
Price
The price for each participant from the age of 5, including instruction and ultraviolet headlights.
Free cancellation up to one week before the tour. Up to 3 days before – 75% refund; up to one day before – 50%. Within 24 hours – no refund.
Meeting point
At one of three locations, depending on the tour date:
Sde Boker Field School / Naot Farm / HaRo'e Parking Area.
The tour starts and ends at the same spot.
On summer nights the scorpions come out of their burrows – a special chance to meet them. We head out with UV flashlights: in this light the scorpions glow, and you can watch them from a safe distance.
Along the way, Ofer reveals the hidden world of scorpions and their way of life, and shows you the desert at night from a whole new angle. On August tours we also take time for stargazing: getting to know the constellations and looking for...
On summer nights the scorpions come out of their burrows – a special chance to meet them. We head out with UV flashlights: in this light the scorpions glow, and you can watch them from a safe distance.
Along the way, Ofer reveals the hidden world of scorpions and their way of life, and shows you the desert at night from a whole new angle. On August tours we also take time for stargazing: getting to know the constellations and looking for meteors.
An easy tour
- Almost no walking
- Suitable for kids, families and groups
Guide details:
Ofer HaMidbar
"It always surprises me to discover what treasures lie right under my nose – in my own backyard, just beyond the village fence, or on deep journeys into the desert."
⬤ Ofer Levy – a licensed tour guide for 10 years, and a high-school teacher of environmental education.
⬤ Specializes in guiding families – adapting the pace, the route length and the language to kids.
⬤ Lives in Midreshet Ben-Gurion and guides around Sde Boker, Mitzpe Ramon and the Negev.
⬤ Trained as an animal tracker, and also runs tracking tours.
⬤ Private tours, organized groups and open-registration tours.
