Water Hike
Water hikes are routes that run through streams and wadis, with stretches of wading through ankle-to-waist-deep water. Among the water hikes covered here is Nachal Kziv in the upper Galilee, paired with a visit to the Crusader castle at Montfort.
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Going off the beaten path in northern Israel
A two-day road trip through the Galilee Panhandle and the Golan Heights: the Hunin Crusader fortress, a sealed Hezbollah tunnel near the Lebanon border, the Roman temples at Hurvat Omrit, the Hexagon Pool, and a Yom Kippur War memorial at Tel Saki.
Cooling off in the Valley of Springs
A day relaxing in the springs of the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel: the Park of Springs, the Harod Spring at Maayan Harod National Park, and a pelican migration in the fish pools.
Hiking the Zavitan Stream
A short hike on the upper Zavitan stream in the Yehudiya Nature Reserve, with basalt-column pools, a waterfall and plenty of opportunity to cool off in the Golan heat.
Nachal Kziv and Montfort Crusader Castle
A day off the course in the western Galilee: hummus at Abu Adham in Kfar Yasif, a wooded hike down Nachal Kziv past springs and an old flour mill, and a steep climb up to the ruins of Montfort Crusader castle.
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