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Eilat – a resort town with a population of 20,000 - is the home of thousands of migratory birds. However, bird watching in Eilat is one of the less well-known activities. Every year, approximately one billion birds traverse the area between the Mediterranean coast and the Jordan Mountains, which makes southern Israel one of the greatest concentrations of migratory birds in the world. The migration takes place between September and November. Eilat is the headquarters of the International Bird Watching Center. One of the best places on earth, bird watching in Eilat is famous owing to its prime location on the Jordan valley, Red Sea and Great African Rift Valley migration path. The International Birding and Research Center has its office north of Eilat. It conducts guided tours of bird watching in Eilat between the months of February and May from 8 to 10 in the morning for a minimal fee. The bird banding station is worth a visit. Lectures, nature films, literature and background material are also offered. If you are a bird watcher, the best time for bird watching in Eilat is the month of March when the center hosts the International Bird Watchers’ Festival which has grown in renown. Bird watching in Eilat provides the visitor with the option of writing to the International Birding and Research Center so that they are able to remain updated about the special programs and the discounts on accommodations and car rentals at the time of the festival. The center helps bird watching enthusiasts obtain special discount car rental programs. Today, Israel is home to 91 resident species, 121 regularly migrating species and more than 200 winter or summer residents of birds – a remarkable number and diversity for so small an area as Eilat. AsiaRooms.com offers information on Bird Watching in Eilat in Southern Israel.
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