Head South for your next vacation, and explore the many beautiful Deserts Israel has to offer…in a tent! Whether you’re looking for a Bedouin experience, the coolest camps, or anything in between, this guide to the Best Desert Tents in Israel has got you covered!


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Desert Olive Farm

 Swimming Pool | Tents | Mid-Range | Sde Boker | $

Desert Olive Farm gives you the chance to really experience the Negev Desert. It offers a choice of cabins, tents or suites, each one with a small pool and outdoor area with BBQ.

You can choose between an Indian tent, an African ecological cabin or a luxurious suite. In any case, your stay at Desert Olive Farm is sure to be unforgettable. Suites and cabins have their own private bathrooms. The tents have showers and toilets outdoors underneath the stars.


Silent Arrow

 Tents | Hostel | Mitzpe Ramon | $

Offering authentic tent accommodation or Camping, many activities, Work Shops hospitality and a lot of inspiration…


Chai Negev Revivim

 Tents | Hostel | North Negev | $

Chai Negev is an Ecological site built entirely out of mud.

In addition, a desert zoological garden with a variety of animals, petting and feeding zoos, The desert hospitality includes: making pita on the saj – made by visitors, labane (cheese), vegetables, olive and za’atar oil, spicy olives and desert tea.


Chan Hashayarot

Bedouin Tents | Hostel | North Negev | $

“Chan Hashayarot” is a site for lodging and desert activities located between Sede-boqer and Mizpe-Ramon, right on the ancient Nabatean “perfume route”.

The Chan offers magnificent Bedouin tents for lodging and activities, guest cabins for families and for couples as well as a camping site, a variety of pampering desert meals and authentic Bedouin feast meals, which are served at the hospitality Bedouin tent or under the open sky.


Rash Hasita

Tents | Hostel | North Arava | $

Just 4.8 km from Hatzeva, Rash Hasita offers rustic accommodations in tents in the middle of the Arava Desert. The Gidron Stream is about a 10-minute drive away.

This large, isolated complex is surrounded by palm trees and desert. All tent accommodations share an outdoor bathroom. The large public tent is decorated with mats, low tables, mattresses and hammocks.


This guide is part of our series of Best Hotel Guides in Israel. Also check out our guides for Best Hotels in Israel, Best Hotels in Jerusalem, Best Hotels in the Dead Sea, Best Hotels in Eilat; for those looking for boutique hotels we have guides for the Best Boutique Hotels in Israel and Best Boutique Hotels in Tel Aviv; and for those traveling in a budget, we have guides for the Best Hostels in Israel and Best Hostels in Tel Aviv


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