Hiking in Israel : Galilee and Golan

Hiking in Israel Alma Cave

Nakik Shachor
One of the best hikes in Israel. A hiking and rappelling experience in the breath-taking Golan Heights that is a must for water-lovers! Ninety percent of the hike is near or in water, with five places that you must enter the water to continue the hike, including rappelling through three waterfalls. An exciting challenge!
Time: Full Day
Challenge Level: Hard

Hiking in Israel - Ma’arat Keshet

Rappelling from a natural stone arch (keshet). One of the most spectacular rappelling sites in Israel with panoramic views of the Mediterranean sea and the Galilee (pictured above, middle).
Time: 3 hours or Full Day
Challenge Level: Medium

Hiking in Israel - Nachal Amud

Hike through the beautiful nature valley (wadi) below Tsfat. Choose your destination Tiberias or Meron. The hike includes walking along or through rivers, gazing at amazing views and can include visiting the tzaddikim buried along the way. If ending at Meron, the trip includes a visit to the graves of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and Hillel the Elder. If ending at Tiberias, spend your afternoon boating on beautiful Lake Kinneret or visiting the gravesites of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Meir Baal HaNeis.
Time: 3 hours or Full Day
Challenge Level: Medium

Matzok HaNe’elam

A thrilling climbing experience aided by a security rope, climb up a breathtaking cliff with only your hands and feet. Beautiful an d challenging!
Time: Half Day or Full Day
Challenge Level: Easy

Hiking in Israel - Yehodia River
A beautiful hike in the Golan Heights (pictured above, right), with options of rappelling. Good family tour because it is possible for some people to hike around waterfalls instead of rappelling down. At the bottom of the waterfalls are natural springs where participants can swim and do cliff jumping (pictured above, left).
Time: Half Day or Full Day
Challenge Level: Easy to Medium

Yonim Cliffs
A more challenging climb with an overhang and an exit through a window in the cliff that makes it a very interesting route. One of the prettiest climbs in Israel.
Time: Half Day or Full Day
Challenge Level: Hard

Sites of Interest
Mix and match an Hiking in Israel adventure with a historical or religious site of interest.
Below are are few of the many options.

Beit She’arim
The most important burial place in the Jewish world during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. Built on a low hill in the western part of the lower Galilee, the residents of Beit She'arim dug an ornate necropolis deep into the ground. Courtyards, corridors, and staircases lead to the catacombs with their burial chambers and stone tombs. The chambers and tombs are decorated with bas-reliefs, epitaphs, and frescoes.  Beit She'arim was also an important center of Torah study, thanks to Rabbi Judah HaNasi (also known simply as Rebbe), the leader of the Jews in the third century C.E. Rabbi Judah HaNasi lived in Beit She'arim, made it the seat of the Sanhedrin and moved his own study hall there. Rebbe died circa 220 and was buried in a cave in Beit She'arim.

Emek Yizrael Valley
A beautiful view of Mt. Tabor where Devorah the Prophetess routed the Cana’anites 3300 years ago.

Jethro's Grave
A tour of Jethro's, (Moses' father-in-law) gravesite. The Druze have their main temple there. They believe that Jethro will be their messiah. Visitor's are allowed to enter the temple.

Mount Arbel
Hiking in Israel : Mount Arbel, like Masada was a Jewish outpost against the Romans. Here was one of the fiercest battles during the Roman attack. The Jews were hiding in the caves in the middle of the cliff, and the Romans couldn't reach them, as they would have to rappel down or climb up to get to the caves. The Jews would throw rocks at them as they were climbing up and they would fall.

Participants hike up the cliff, at the top there is one of the nicest views in Israel, with a panoramic view of Northern Israel, including the Kinneret.

Hiking in Israel Pre-Planned Adventures
Want the guide to choose the adventures for you?
Below is a sampling of some of our most popular Full and ¾ Day Adventures.

Adventure Aleph
Full day
Start in AM at Matzok HaNe’elam (the hidden cliff).
Climbs for all levels.
From there you’ll go to Ma’arat Alma (Alma Cave) to do a 30 meter rope swing
followed by caving with flashlights.
Then to Ma’arat Keshet for rappelling at a natural stone arch with amazing
panoramic view of the Galilee, Acco, Nahariya and the Mediterranean.

Adventure Bet
Full day
Start in AM at Matzok HaNe’elam (the hidden cliff).
Climbs for all levels.
From there you’ll go to the highest waterfall in the Yehodia River,
rappel through the waterfall and hike back.
Then to Ma’arat Keshet for rappelling at a natural stone arch with amazing
panoramic view of the Galilee, Acco, Nahariya and the Mediterranean.

Adventure Gimel
Full day
Start in AM at Matzok HaNe’elam (the hidden cliff).
Climbs for all levels.
Then hiking for all levels (different hikes for various levels) (wheelchair trails as well) in Hatzbani.
To Ma’arat Keshet for rappelling (or not) and a scenic site.

Adventure Dalet
Full day
Jeeping Day
Jeeping in the Golan, drive in streams and mountaintops.
Go to Hatzbani for hiking at all levels through water and beautiful views.
Then jeeping in the Galil, learn about plants and edible vegetation and see amazing views.

Adventure Hay
3/4 day
Start with climb (different climbs for all levels) at Matzok HaNe’elam
From there go hiking along and in the river Nachal Hatzbani.