Kibbutz Ein Gedi has an internationally acclaimed botanical garden with over 900 species of plants from around the world.
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The Ein Gedi beach is at the Dead Sea, near the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve.
Masada, the fortress at the Dead Sea, was the site of King Herod’s palaces built as a refuge. Later on, the fortress was used by the Zealots during the first Jewish Revolt against the Romans. The suicide pact, as told by Josephus Flavius, is also recounted here.
The Einot Tzukim nature reserve on the Dead Sea and the Ein Feshkha spring are part of the reserve open to the public. The Einot Tzukim Nature Reserve includes pools for bathing, but no Dead Sea beach due to the shrinkage of the sea. The hidden reserve can be entered with a guide, and the ruins of a 2000 year old city can be seen, along with the flora of the reserve.
