If the steep cliffs of Ramon crater stir up your imagination to go out and
explore them, I recommend rappelling and an off-road trip. We took a combined
adventure package of rappelling and an off-road trip.
There are a number of rappelling options offered near the visitors center
ranging from 15-42 meters. An experienced guide welcomed us and we got helmets
and harnesses. The drop is almost vertical and is a lot of fun! We walked back
up via a marked path.
A 4x4 vehicle with a driver/guide picked us there and took us on a two hours
tour to explore the crater’s inner views. As we went off the road, our first stop was at
Ramon Stream. Our guide, Hen Yannay, explained to us how the Ramon crater was
created. This land was part of Tethys Ocean and layers of minerals each
containing different minerals sunk in the water, forming different colored
layers including iron, copper, sulfur, magma, etc, which were exposed when the
water withdrew and the wind and water tunneled in the rock, shaping it in the
form of a crater. The spot at Ramon stream we stopped at gives a good view of
the soils from a profile, showing the different colors of layers that sunk here
– this is both beautiful and educating!
Our next destination was Mount Gvanim, “Shades” in English. The drive there
was lot of fun, somewhat steep and bumpy. Mt. Gvanim is located on a strategic
spot in the middle of the crater, ideal for a good lookout on the crater’s topography.
At the top of the mountain there are orientation tables.
In the summer, the
popular tours are at sunrise and sunset.
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