Timeline
06:09
Arrive at the Sculpture Garden before the sun breaks the horizon. The large-scale works are designed to interact with the open desert space, and in the pre-dawn stillness, the silhouettes stand out against the darkening sky.
06:39
Watch the sunrise. The sun rises in the East, casting long shadows across the garden and illuminating the textures of the stone and metal. This is the quietest time to appreciate the scale of the installation.
07:24
The small shopping center at the Ben-Gurion College
Walk to the small shopping center at the Ben-Gurion College for breakfast. By this time the morning light is fully established, and the cafés and pizzerias are open for the day. It is the only bar and food hub in the immediate area, making it the logical stop for coffee and a meal after your early start.
Local tip
The shopping center is open Sun-Thu during daytime. Arrive early as the sunrise is the main event before the shops fully open.
Check before you go
- The shopping center is open Sun-Thu during daytime and Fri until noon.
- Sunrise on 15 January is at 06:39.
Built from places in the Wikivoyage guide to Sde Boker (CC BY-SA 4.0), with open map data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).