Sde Boker Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Sde Boker
Kibbutz Sde Bokerwas established in the first years of Israel, the late 1940s. Shortly thereafter, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion passed through there during a tour of the Negev and was very impressed by how the residents actually lived the Zionist ideals of working the land of Israel and settling even the harshest of its regions, the Negev. He announced that upon his retirement, he would move there and live the rest of his life in the kibbutz, which he mostly did until the last of his days. The old wooden house where he lived with his wife, Paula, has become amuseumwhere guided tours are conducted. The nearbyBen-Gurion Collegewas built while he was still alive (though not yet named after him) mainly as a study center of the Negev. In time, several academic and educational establishments
Top Attractions in Sde Boker
Explore the best things to see and do in Sde Boker:
- ★Avdat
- ★Ben-Gurion's Desert Home
- ★Ein Akev
- ★Ein Avdat
- ★Sde Boker Winery
- ★Tomb of David and Paula Ben-Gurion
Where to Stay in Sde Boker
- 🏨Ben-Gurion College
- 🏨Caravanserai
- 🏨HaRo'ah Park
- 🏨Karmei Avdat Farm
- 🏨Mashabim Country Lodging
- 🏨Nahal Havarim Farm
Sde Boker Travel Guide Sections
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