Beit She'an is a national park that houses ruins from the Roman and Byzantine era. Above the ruins (still in the park) is the biblical city of Beit She'an with ruins dating back to the 5th millenium BC. It took us about 3 hours the explore the park (including climbing...
Type: LoopDistance: 4kmDifficulty: Easy Lot's Cisterns are kind of in the middle of nowhere (about 5-6km from the Egyptian border). To get there from the north, drive south on Road 40 in the directoin of Mitzpe Ramon. About 6km before you get to Mitzpe Ramon, turn...
Nimrod's Castle, which lies at the foot of Mount Hermon, is the largest castle remaining in Israel from the middle ages. It took us about two hours to walk through the whole site. It was definitely worth the stop!
Type: LoopDistance: 4kmDifficulty: Easy This was a pretty easy but very scenic hike. It was also super cool to see all the Air Force jets flying so close overhead doing practice maneuvers (they flew directly overhead every fifteen minutes or so). The trails start in...
Excelent hummus and middle eastern food in Haifa. We stopped there while we were in Haifa the first time... and then drove there for lunch on our way back to Tel Aviv from the Golan.
Timna Park is hands down one of the most beautiful parks in the workd. It has an incredible variety of scenic, geological and archological sites. There are a ton of trails and it's just a thirty-minute drive from Eilat. Technically, it is accessible by public...
Day 1. We rented a car in Tel Aviv and drove to Mitzpe Ramon. It was about a 2.5 hour drive. We stopped at the visitors center in Mitzpe Ramon and walked around a bit to get an overview of the crater. View from the Visitors Center at Mitzpe Ramon We then got back into...
Hummus with shwarma at Abu Sohil The hummus here was incredible! One of the best we've had so far. The place was recommended by an Arab local in the old city of Acre (Arab hummus is far superior to Israeli hummus). It's a small restaurant right inside the old city of...
We were in Acre for one night , which was the perfect amount of time to spend in that city. Except for the hotel, we pretty much kept to the old city. Day 4. Since we had to check out of the hotel, we packed our stuff and drove toward the old city, parking on the...
Type: LoopTime: 2.5 hoursDifficulty: Easy The entrance to the trail is right off of Rout 4. Drive to the Nachal Sefunim bus stop. There is a small dirt parking area right by it that fits about 2 cars. To begin the hike, walk away from the parking area and the main...
We took the train from Tel Aviv to Haifa. We spent two nights in the Wadi Nisnas section of Haifa (just outside the German Colony) and then rented a car and drove to Acre for a night. Day 1. After getting situated in our hotel, we wandered off and grabbed a late lunch...
We took the express train from Tel Aviv (HaHagana Station) to Jerusalem (Yitzhak Navon Station). It was an easy train ride (about 45 minutes and the trains run every 30 minutes). We stayed for two nights/three days in the city center near Ben Yehuda Street. We spent...