Nahal Zavitan, or the Zevitan River, is the longest stream in the Golan Heights.
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The Naftali Ridge and Ramin Cliffs are in the Upper Galilee.
Nahal Senir National Park is a short fun family hike, through the Snir River.
The Lotz Cisterns nature reserve has cisterns from the ancient Israelite period.
Nahal Yehudiya takes you into the canyon, down the waterfalls, and along the flowing water.
Ein Tina, or Ein A-Tina, is a great summer water hike in the Upper Galilee.
The Soreq cave contains cave formations which were formed by limestone water drops which enter through fissures in the cave. The cave and the surrounding nature reserve are named for Avshalom Shoham, who was killed in the war of attrition. The nature reserve has many marked trails for hiking.
The Iyon Nature Reserve is a nature trail along the Iyon Stream passing by 4 waterfalls. It is an easy family hike, along one of the tributaries of the Kineret.
Masada, the fortress at the Dead Sea, was the site of King Herod’s palaces built as a refuge. Later on, the fortress was used by the Zealots during the first Jewish Revolt against the Romans. The suicide pact, as told by Josephus Flavius, is also recounted here.
The Banias is a nature reserve in the Golan Heights. At one end is the waterfall, at the other is the Banias spring and the Pan Temples.
