The ultimate Galilee guide! (Tips from 2 tour guides.)
The Galilee guide. If you’re planning a vacation to Israel, the Galilee will probably form part of your itinerary.
If you want to do a tour of the Galilee, you can contact Avirama here: aviramaz@gmail.com
Until I’ve completed my post about the Galilee, here is a summary of what was discussed:
Main sites:
Akko (also written Acre) - a small city on the shore of the Mediterranean. It is a city of two historical layers: the underground Crusader city and the Ottoman city we see today.
Rosh HaNikra - at the northernmost point of the Israeli coastline is the closed border with Lebanon. Here you can visit the grottoes (not mentioned in the video).
Nazareth - the largest Arab city in Israel. Numerous churches, the most important of which is of course the Basilica of the Annunciation.
Tiberias - lies on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The city itself could be more appealing, but it makes for a good base for trips around the Sea of Galilee.
Main national parks:
HaHula - Israel is a paradise for birdwatchers, with half a billion birds migrating through Israel twice every year (in spring and in autumn).
Mount Meron - standing at 1208 meters tall, the highest mountain in the Galilee is a great place to hike.
Dan National Park - one of the streams feeding the Jordan River.
Banias National Park (also known as Caesarea Philippi).
Megiddo (Armageddon)
Zippori (Sepphoris)
Mount Tabor
Jewish sites:
Safed (in Hebrew we say ‘Tzfat’) - a city that became the center of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, in the 16th century.
There are a lot of synagogues as the Galilee became a center of Jewish life after the destruction of the Judea area in the Great Revolt and the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
Zionist sites:
Kineret and Degania - birthplace of the kibbutz movement.
Rosh Pina, Metula, Tel Hai, Kfar Giladi - the first Jewish settlements in the Galilee.
Christian sites:
Cana - near Nazareth, where Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into wine.
Around the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret in Hebrew):
Capernaum
Tabgha
Church of the Primacy of St Peter
Yardenit - Jordan River
Bethsaida
Korazim
Kursi
Accommodation:
Akko hostel - http://bit.ly/3a9jACt
Akko hotel - http://bit.ly/3a7fM4z
Afendi Hotel - http://bit.ly/2VsbJvt
Nazareth hostel:
Fauzi Azar Inn - http://bit.ly/2TbXDeY
Mizpe Hayamim new spa hotel - http://bit.ly/2HZP4Pi
Kibbutzim hotels in the north:
Kibbutz Kfar Blum - http://bit.ly/3a7E8eA
Kibbutz Hagoshrim - http://bit.ly/32tX8kK
Transportation:
It isn’t easy to reach parks and small villages outside the cities by means of public transportation. You can rent a car in Tel Aviv (which is also a good option if you want to visit Caesarea). In the Galilee you can rent a car in Haifa or Tiberias.
Avirama’s email address for tours with or without a car: aviramaz@gmail.com
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