Four Countries at the Red Sea
Experience the extraordinary geopolitical reality of Eilat where Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt meet at the northern tip of the Red Sea, making this the smallest international junction of four countries on Earth.
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Four Countries Viewpoint
Stand at the southernmost point of Israel where the lights of Jordan's Aqaba are visible 300 meters away across the water, Saudi Arabia mountains rise beyond, and the Egyptian Sinai is visible to the west of Eilat.
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Wadi Araba Border
See the Jordan-Israel border crossing at Wadi Araba, the peaceful passage between the two countries following the 1994 peace treaty, day-trippers crossing in both directions to visit Petra or the Jordanian Red Sea resorts.
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Taba Border
See the Taba crossing into Egypt, the gateway to the Sinai Peninsula and its extraordinary diving sites at Dahab and Sharm el-Sheikh, the border a short drive from the Eilat resort strip.
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Aqaba View
Look across to Aqaba, Jordan Red Sea port city, where the development mirrors Eilat in some ways but with a different character, the two cities sharing the same extraordinary gulf but operating in different economic and political realities.
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Gulf of Aqaba Boat Tour
Take a boat tour on the Gulf of Aqaba where the vessel passes through international waters between four countries, the dramatic geology of the Rift Valley walls rising on both sides as the gulf narrows toward its head.
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Red Sea International Waters
Understand the unique legal geography of the Gulf of Aqaba, the narrow waterway that provides landlocked Jordan and the coast of Saudi Arabia with their only Red Sea port access, an international waterway of strategic importance.