Top Things to do in Northern District
Top 10 National Parks in Northern District, Northern District
Discover the best top things to do in Northern District, Israel including Bet She'an National Park, Susita (Hippos) Nature Reserve and National Park, Zippori National Park, Gan HaShlosha National Park, Yehi'am Fortress National Park, Tel Hazor National Park, Korazim National Park, Hamat Tiberias National Park, Achziv Beach National Park, Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park.
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1. Bet She'an National Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 564 reviews
Reviewed By thewhereto - Sydney, Australia
This site is of the ancient city of Bet She'an Scythoplois and the Tel Bet She'an in Northern Israel. It has been excavated since the 1920's you will see some amazing archaeological remains covering a huge history. These settlements have revealed occupation since the Chalcolithic period / 5th millenium BCE, then Egyptian rule in the Late Canaanite period. It was later taken by King David and destroyed by Assyrians in 732 BCE. The site has been mentioned in the bible where Saul and his sons were hung from the city walls. The site later saw Hellenistic influence and also conquest was made by Rome in 63 BCE where the city flourished. Hence the site has significant history and therefore a range of cultural influences can be seen. As a tourist, there’s plenty to see including remains of a theatre, bathhouses, latrines, a forum, temples and more from Roman times and also an elevated mound with Canaanite and Egyptian remains. The site has a gift shop and bathrooms as well as plenty of parking. It is recommended to be there on a tour so you can get good explanations. It is a really well preserved site and super interesting to see.
2. Susita (Hippos) Nature Reserve and National Park
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By 682ofrab
It was not too difficult to walk the path up to Susita Hippos Mountain. but what an amazing surprise when you enter that ancient Roman Holy City overlooking the sea of galilee. Walking in these Roman Streets you feel as if you are walking back in time. the beautiful Roman houses and streets are made of naturla big stones. There are several Altars and temples for rituals and prayers all made of big marbel pillars with beautiful Roman carvings and art of the time. Lately the archiologist of susita Dr. Michael Eizenberg has discovered a grand Roman Theater there which makes this city of Susita a very important place. I feel this place is very powerful and special and the view from there is absolutely fantastic : you see the entire sea of galilee from there and part of the Golan Heights too. don't miss it.
3. Zippori National Park
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4.5 based on 196 reviews
Reviewed By Archaeobuff - Sydney, Australia
Tzippori or Sephoris, Sephory, Diocaesarea – was a fortfified city just North of Nazareth on a mound in the Nefotah valley. Thanks to extensive excavations in the area we are able to view an ancient synagogue, Jewish homes lining a cobbled street, a Roman villa, bathhouses and theatre, and a number of fine 5th century mosaics. There is a Crusader fort renovated in the 18th century at the top. You can walk through part of the Roman underground aqueduct that was like revisiting the Siq at Petra. The walls still had the original waterproof plaster on them. The light was poor but the Mona Lisa lookalike mosaic was as exquisite as any painting - it still had a faint hint of blush on one cheek - it is assumed to be Venus. One of the mosaics depicted the sun god helios riding his 4 horse chariot surrounded by the signs of the zodiac. There was also a room with a mosaic with mennoras indicating it was a synagogue. Prickly pear sights and smells accompanied us around the site. All the facilities.
4. Gan HaShlosha National Park
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4.5 based on 249 reviews
Reviewed By BarbieMegaTraveller
This is one of those places not on the tourist map, it's a well known place for locals though and if you're lucky enough to share in the experience, it will stay in your heart forever. I first came here as a child - jumping in the natural spring pools, sitting under the waterfall and picnicing under the trees. It was a secret oasis. More than 30 years later I returned with newer family members and shared the secret - now they also feel it's a special place. The pools are gorgeous (see pics), the water lovely and warm, with clear vision straight to the bottom. There are fish in the pools and they are curious, they'll swim with you, maybe brush up against you and the smaller ones will nibble at the dry skin on your feet but it just tickles. There is a kiosk on the premises that you can buy various picnic foods or other more substantial foods. There are trees to lay your towels under and some table and chair benches for larger groups. The only downside is the closing time - 5pm, even in the summer when sun goes down several hours later than this and it's still really hot. The kibbutz has taken over ownership and care, therefore they employ life guards and those guys finish at 5pm, so they use army precision to get everyone out in an orderly fashion. It used to be a proper natural park with closing being at sunset, free entry and watermelon vendors selling to families - now there are none. Sad that the kibbutz's agenda has taken priority over the public, when they have the audacity to charge an entry fee but kick you out at 5pm!
5. Yehi'am Fortress National Park
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4.5 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By OMFnK - Mitspe Ramon, Israel
Crusader architecture intermingles with Ottoman flourishes while Palmach bunkers dot the courtyard. This amazingly preserved castle is a living testament to the turbulent history of the region. Plan a few hours to climb the towers and truly explore the place. And if you're really in the know - bring yourself some snacks from the Yehiam sausage factory and have a romantic picnic overlooking the forested valley below
6. Tel Hazor National Park
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4.5 based on 67 reviews
Tel Hatsor is identified with the biblical Hatsor – perhaps the greatest of the cities of the land of Israel in the Late Canaanite period
Reviewed By F5102ELbarbarar - Erie, United States
Tel Hazor is located in the Hula Valley, at the foot of the Galilee mountains. It is situated along the ancient road and linked the land of Israel thru Lebanon's Beka'a Valley to Babylon. Natural conditions led it to become the greatest city in the land of Israel of the Canaanite period. Hazor, consists of an upper city and a lower city. At one time, the city's population was about 15,000. An Irish scholar first identified biblical Hazor in 1875. There is a walking path, picnic tables, a lookout, toilets and parking there. Very interesting to visit.
7. Korazim National Park
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4.5 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By F5102ELbarbarar - Erie, United States
Worth seeing! Here, there are remains of a Jewish town mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud. The earliest occupation of Korazim was in the first or second century CE The first excavations were in the early 1900's. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority built a promanade path and installed explanatory signs
8. Hamat Tiberias National Park
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4.5 based on 64 reviews
The Tiberias Hot Springs National Park displays one of the most spectacular mosaics of ancient synagogues in Israel. On the site, where the Hot Springs of Tiberias flow, there is also a beautifully preserved 18th century structure of a Turkish Hamam.
Reviewed By denkamel - Melbourne, Australia
In the middle of winter on a cold and sometimes wet day, this proved to be a gem. A national park in Tiberias opposite the Kinneret with the remains of an old synagogue from Roman times, and small hot springs pools ranging from 30 to 40 degrees Celsius to dip into... just bring your own towels. The park thoughtfully brought lemongrass tea they had made to all the bathers, which was a real delight. Our visit here made a memorable day out of a dreary winter day.
9. Achziv Beach National Park
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4.5 based on 108 reviews
Reviewed By gedz07 - Clifton, United States
Achsiv Beach and its sister beach, Betset Beach to the north, contain some of the most delicious seashore in the country. There are sheltered pools that even our 16 month old granddaughter could walk around in and rocky formations that our teenage sons were able to dive 6 feet under and feel like they were scuba diving, from the variety of fish. The national park and camping is a popular site, but packed with people, so we took the right fork of the road and it was much less busy, and more of a family scene. The white chalk cliffs of Rosh HaNikra to the north are an added bonus.
10. Kfar Nahum (Capernaum) National Park
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4.5 based on 529 reviews
National park and remains of a fishing village from the time of the Second Temple, on a site that was the focus of Jesus’ Galilee ministry.
Reviewed By GreenThumb331 - San Fernando, Philippines
The town of Capernaum is cited in all four gospels to have been the hometown of the tax collector Matthew. Nearby is Bethsaida, the hometown of the apostles Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John. It is very likely that Jesus stayed in the house of one of his followers here. He certainly spent time teaching and healing there. One Sabbath, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum and healed a man who was possessed by an unclean spirit. This is also the place where Jesus healed the servant of a Roman centurion who had asked for his help. Capernaum is also the location of the healing of the paralytic lowered by friends through the roof to reach Jesus. According to the Gospels, Jesus selected this town as the center of his public ministry in Galilee after he left Nazareth. He also formally cursed Capernaum, because of their lack of faith in him as the Messiah. The ruins of Peter’s house and the synagogue are located in this national park. The ruins lay undiscovered until 1838, when a visiting scholar gave this description: “The whole place is desolate and mournful”. Today an ultra-modern Catholic church, perched on eight sturdy pillars, hovers protectively over an excavation site. It is believed to have been the site of Peter’s house, where Jesus would have lodged. Near the church, a partly reconstructed synagogue is believed to have been built on the foundations of the synagogue in which Jesus taught. Erected in the 4th or 5th centuries, this impressive structure with ornately carved decorations is the largest synagogue discovered in Israel. This was an unexpected surreal experience to be able to retrace the steps where Jesus walked.
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