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Hiking in Wadi Qelt

by Hannah Barkan –  Wadi Qelt, also known as the Prat River, is a beautiful oasis of waterfalls and towering rocks, located deep inside the Jordan Valley, just outside the West Bank city of Jericho. Impossibly hot in the summer and suffering from flash floods in the winter it is not always possible to hike […]

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The Mar Saba Monastery

by Miri – No tour to Bethlehem is complete without a visit to Mar Saba. Located 10km east of Jesus’ birthplace, the Greek Orthodox monastery of Mar Saba (Arabic for “Saint Saba”) is built on cliffs overlooking the majestic Kidron valley. Its founder Saba was born in Cappadocia (today located in Turkey) in 439. At […]

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Mark Thomas – Extreme Rambling

by Mark Thomas – published in the Guardian Travel Section The dubious honour of being the first person to walk the length of Israel‘s barrier in the West Bank, to the best of my knowledge, belongs to, well, me. Admittedly it’s not a hotly contested title. Israel’s massive barrier covered in watchtowers, wire and soldiers […]

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Mark Thomas on the trail

by Fred Schlomka – Mark Thomas is a man with a mission. For several months, together with his sidekick Phil, he has been trekking the route of Israel’s Separation Barrier (AKA Apartheid Wall) in order to probe the minds of the people living on either side. In early 2011 he will publish a book and […]

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Hiking in the Holy Land

One of my highlights during April was hiking in the West Bank. A group of hikers was trekking the Nativity Trail from Nazareth to Bethlehem and I joined them for a day, beginning at the Huwara Checkpoint at Nablus to the hilltop village of Duma just a little North-east of Ramallah. It was about 20 […]

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3-day Desert experience

Desert Hike Adventure 3-­Day Desert Experience 10 km Hike Daily Make a Reservation     Ask a Question   Begins every Thursday Length of Tour: 3 Days/2 Nights Jerusalem Departure: YMCA, King David Street – (map) Bethlehem Departure: Manger Square, Bethlehem – (map) Tel Aviv Departure: Hayarkon 48 Hostel – (map) Return: Bethlehem/Jerusalem Cost: $575 per person​­ […]

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Jericho hiking tour

Jerusalem to Jericho Hiking Tour via Wadi Qelt Tour Highlights Scenery: Walk through one of the most scenic valleys in the world. Spiritual: Visit the spiritual hide-outs of monks through the centuries. Social: Learn about the social realities of the land. Swimming: Swim in clean, flowing waters. History: Connect to the land’s incredible history and […]

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