Top Things to do in Jerusalem District
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- 1. Ibis Jerusalem City Center
- 2. Jerusalem International YMCA, Three Arches Hotel
- 3. The Inbal Jerusalem
- 4. Bezalel Hotel Jerusalem
- 5. Orient Isrotel Exclusive Collection Jerusalem
- 6. Harmony Hotel, Jerusalem
- 7. Herbert Samuel Jerusalem
- 8. Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem
- 9. Mamilla Hotel
- 10. Villa Ba Moshava
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The 7 Best Hiking Trails in Jerusalem District, Jerusalem District
Discover the best top things to do in Jerusalem District, Israel including Darja Canyon, Nahal Og, Sataf Nature Trail, Emek Tzurim National Park, Nahal Ktalav, Raz Goren MTB Guide, Golani Trail.
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1. Darja Canyon
2. Nahal Og
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By fotodive - Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Nahal Og is a beautiful canyon hike . Easy reachable. Near Kibbutz Almog close by the Dead Sea are sign which point to Nahal Og. From the parking lot leads a easy trail to the canyon. Once in the canyon awaits the hiker a incredible landscape. Best is to do the hike upward and the loop back to the parking lot. Bring some picknick along, water, and take your time to rest at numerous beautiful spots where you can take lots of great pictures. This hike includes climbing some ladders to overcome high rock formations, waterfalls. In my opinion, a must do when passing near Kibbutz Almog.
3. Sataf Nature Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Ivisitedtheplace - Israel, null
This is a forested mountain area within 15 minutes or less of the Jerusalem city limit. It is ideal for hiking, biking, relaxing, picnicking, barbecue, seeing ancient terraced farming, exploring ancient buildings, and of brave- swimming in reservoirs of water. As such, is a great and easy get-away to nature, to do real but non stressful hiking. ... and that’s exactly what we did when “I visited this place” yesterday with a trio of eleven, six and three year old boys. We hiked the first segment of the eight kilometer loop of Har Eitan (known in English as “Mount A. Tahnn). As you can see by my attached “helpful” photos, the trail is very wide and there are expansive open views and also wildflowers in season. As stated in the photo descriptions, it was surprisingly not crowded on the trail, although the parking lot was full.
4. Emek Tzurim National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By Journeyer
For a few hours we became amateur archaeologists participating in a project sifting through debris from the area in the City of David where we had walked the previous day - how cool is that? We listened to an archaeologist talk in a lively interesting way about what archaeologists do, the process of digging and sifting and then after a demonstration, we went at it with guidance from the archaeological staff. A young boy in our group found a coin from the second temple period. We found quite a lot of pottery and stones. We were hoping for a major discovery but were content in a renewed appreciation of the archaeological work all over Israel that uncovers so much history. It was fun and a great way to go behind the scenes so-to-speak of all the archaeological sites we have been visiting in Israel. Note: we booked this 1.5 hour tour on the City of David website in the Mount of Olives Tours section. We took a taxi from our hotel and asked a staff member to call a taxi for our return.
5. Nahal Ktalav
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By RaphaelB815
Nahal Ktalav My wife and I live south of Jerusalem and we are always looking for scenic, slightly challenging, circular forest walk accessible by public transportation. Nahal Ktalav fit the bill perfectly. The public 192 bus (of the "Superbus" company) leaves for Nahal Ktalav from the Jerusalem International Convention Center (Binyanei HaUma). It travels south through Jerusalem, stops at the Tunnels Road, where we picked it up, and turns west at the Beitar exit. Fifty minutes after Binyanei HaUma, it passes Nes Harim Junction, which is where you get off. Ask the driver which stop to wait at to return to Jerusalem. After we got off the bus, we walked in the direction of the bus for three minutes, and made a right turn at the sign to Nahal Ktalav. There we found water and public restrooms and a Parks Bureau information desk. The desk was not manned when we were there, but there is a tavern on the site (not kosher, open on Shabbat) and staff from the tavern showed us where the trail began, to the right of the tavern/information center on a white, unpaved road. There are a number of different hiking trails to choose from. We had chosen the six kilometer circular trail recommended in a Hebrew hiking site, The restaurant worker said it was a three hour walk, but my wife and I took four hours on it, not including a half hour to eat a meal. We are healthy, in our early sixties. We each had with us 3 liters of water on our backs, plus a few meals, and for us the water, at least, was a must. We also had sturdy shoes, and that, too, was important. I wouldn't wear sandals. During our walk, three men in their mid-twenties ran by us, without water or hats, and disappeared almost before we could say hello, so there may be other perspectives on this besides ours. We saw no one else during that 4.5 hours, but we heard voices at one point, and saw a truck on a very distant road. We have taken many hikes in the forests in and around Jerusalem. This was one of the most beautiful. We took about thirty pictures. "Nahal Ktalav" means "Arbutus Brook". There are thousands of arbutus trees and bear oaks as you walk through the forest. The leaves of the arbutus trees, and the trunks, turn a beautiful red at some times of the year. At the bottom of the ravine is a dry brook, or "wadi", part of which briefly becomes a river when the rains fall in the winter. It was a beautiful but challenging hike. You wouldn't bring a three-year-old with you. Maybe a mature eight-year-old could handle it, with close supervision. Starting on a trail marked in black, we descended into a deep valley. Then for a while we walked through the forest horizontally on a trail marked in blue. On this blue trail, there was occasionally a steep precipice to our right descending into the valley. Finally we had an hour of challenging rock climbing, along a trail marked in green, to return to the top of the forest. We did this slowly, resting every once in a while. It was not easy for us, but doable, a reasonable challenge, and no ropes were needed. At the top we came to a jeep trail. Turning left, we walked along the jeep trail, again marked in black, returning after a half-an- hour to the start of our circular trail. We highly recommend Nahal Ktalav for its beauty, but advise a bit of caution. The entire experience cost us about eight dollars all together for bus tickets.
6. Raz Goren MTB Guide
I'm a certified and experienced Mountain Bike Guide . I have led thousands of rides all over Israel . Guiding rides from easy City rides in Jerusalem , Tel Aviv , Haifa and more , through Cross Country (XC) rides and All Mountain (AM) rides . Leading rides in the desert , or the "Jesus Trail" , "Cross Israel Trail" . I will tailor for you any needed ride you choose .
