Arava Valley, Negev Desert, Israel - Panorama Pool Villa - Desert Views - Wellness Retreat
Six Senses Shaharut in the Arava Valley is one of the most dramatic hotel settings in the world - a luxury desert resort built from honey-hued local stone directly into the cliff above the Negev Desert, at one with the almost-supernatural panorama where sunsets meld into the orange dunes and transform into an inky sky scattered with stardust. The 2022 Conde Nast Traveller Hot List recognised Shaharut as one of the most extraordinary new properties in the world, and the 50 Best Discovery programme placed it among the finest desert spa retreats on Earth.
The Panorama Pool Villa at Six Senses Shaharut offers 180-degree views of the Negev Desert and Arava Valley from a private outdoor terrace with an expansive private pool - the most dramatic private desert swimming setting in the Middle East. The villa is constructed from and inspired by local rocks and pigments, with furnishing elements sourced from a partnership with local community artisans, and a bathroom design that uses camel milk and olive oil products from the resort's own spa pharmacy.
The Six Senses Shaharut wellness programme is the most sophisticated desert spa experience available anywhere in the world - six treatment rooms with Ayurvedic specialists, holistic healers, and practitioners who descend annually for bespoke wellness programmes including sleep optimisation, biohacking, and detox using camel milk, olive oil, and the wild botanical ingredients of the Negev Desert. The onsite camel farm, the Earth Lab, and the outdoor cinema amphitheatre complete the most immersive desert retreat available in Israel.
The Panorama Pool Villa at Six Senses Shaharut is built from local honey-hued stone and desert rock pigments, integrated into the dramatic cliff topography of the Arava Valley with a private outdoor terrace and expansive private pool that commands 180-degree panoramic views of the Negev Desert, the Arava Valley, and the Edom Mountains across the Jordanian border. The villa features premium bedding, a minibar, in-room safe, and desk, with bathroom products using camel milk and local wild-crafted botanical ingredients from the desert surrounding the resort.
The Panorama Pool Villa guests have access to the complete Six Senses Shaharut resort experience - the spa with six treatment rooms and the annual visiting practitioner programme, the Arava Pool Bar, the Zula open-air mezze bar, the Midian restaurant with its clay tabun oven, the outdoor cinema amphitheatre, the Earth Lab, the onsite camel farm, and the desert hiking and stargazing programmes that make Shaharut the most extraordinary wellness destination in the Middle East.
Midian is the flagship restaurant at Six Senses Shaharut - a modern dining room with mid-century and driftwood furnishings, Kilim rugs, and a fireplace, where the chefs craft Mediterranean-Israeli cuisine and pull freshly baked flatbreads from the traditional clay tabun oven. The menu is Israeli-influenced and packed with sun-ripened vegetables sourced from local kibbutzim farms and the resort's own garden. Alfresco dining on the terrace is available when temperatures are milder, and many ingredients are grown in the hotel's own sustainable garden.
Zula is the open-air mezze joint where guests can share Levantine small plates, fermented herbal drinks, and house-made syrups in the most atmospheric outdoor dining setting in the Negev. The Arava Pool Bar serves sizzling meats, light bites, and house-made ice cream for the most casual daytime dining above the desert pool. Staff will pack a desert picnic for hiking excursions, and private chef arrangements for the Panorama Pool Villa terrace dinner are available on request.
Four nights at Six Senses Shaharut in the Panorama Pool Villa - the Arava Valley desert hike, the camel trekking at the onsite farm, the Six Senses Spa camel milk treatment, the Negev night sky stargazing, and the Petra day trip to Jordan.
Petra day trip requires advance Jordanian visa arrangement through the resort. Spa visiting practitioners schedule seasonally. Desert hiking best November to March. Contact your Richseen specialist.
Six Senses Shaharut is on the Conde Nast Hot List 2022. The pool villa has 180-degree desert views. The stone is from local Negev rock. The camel farm is on-site. The camel milk goes into the spa treatments. The Milky Way is visible from the pool. The clay tabun oven is in the restaurant. The Nabataean tribes walked these plateaus. Petra is a day trip. The Edom Mountains are in Jordan. Ben Gurion Airport is 3 hours away. Ramon Airport is 45 minutes.
A 4-night stay at Six Senses Shaharut in the Panorama Pool Villa - daily breakfast buffet, spa and wellness programme access, guided Arava Valley desert hiking, onsite camel trekking, Negev stargazing session, outdoor cinema, and Ramon Airport private transfers.
The private pool above the Arava Valley dunes. The camel milk spa treatment. The Negev stargazing. The clay tabun flatbread at Midian. The camel trek across the desert. The sunrise yoga above the Edom Mountains.
All components are fully flexible - refined with your Richseen specialist prior to confirmation.