Tourism Notifications – Northern Israel

Hula Lake - Opening Hours and Updates

With the 2023 daylight saving time starting on March 24, the new opening hours at the lake are:

Sunday-Thursday: 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 5:30 PM.
Fridays, Saturdays and festivals: 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 5:30 PM.

During Holidays and Memorial Days, 2023:
Passover holiday eve (April 5): 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 2:30 PM.
Passover (April 6-12): 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 5:30 PM.
Holocaust Memorial Day (April 17): 08:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 2:30 PM.
Independence Day eve (April 25): 08:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 2:30 PM.
Independence Day (April 26): 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Entrance to the site allowed until 5:30 PM.

Hosen Parking - Closure of the Car Park

Located near the graveyard of Moshav Hosen in western Galilee - the car park closed down.

Asam-Porat Car Parks Closure

The Asam-Porat car parks on road 70, between the Eliakim junction and Yokne'am, will be closed from May 22nd until further notice, due to expansion roadworks on road 6. The public can arrive at Sha'ar HaCarmel car parks on road 672, north of Eliakim.

Keren HaCarmel Recreation Area

The public restrooms at the area are closed until further notice.

Hof HaCarmel Forest – Closure of the Public restrooms at the Ofer Tower

The public restrooms at the Ofer tower are closed until further notice.

Cabri Ga'aton Forest - Har Betah Car Park

The car park closed down.

Cabri Ga'aton Forest - Ga'aton Car Park

The car park is closed until further notice.

Goren Park– Closure of the Public Restrooms in the Park

The public restrooms are closed until further notice.

Adamit Park– Closure of the Public Restrooms in the Park

The public restrooms are closed until further notice.

Biriya Forest – Reconstruction Works at the Synagogue

Reconstruction works are held at the Nabratein synagogue in the forest.

Biriya Forest – Closure of the Restrooms at the Biriya Fortress

The restrooms at the Biriya Fortress are closed until further notice.

Harei Naftali Forest - Ha'Ela Recreation Area

Water supply to the area has been deactivated due to acts of vandalism.

Ramot Menashe-Megido Trail - New Marking

New marking along the Ramot Menashe-Megido trail takes place, on a new path designed with the Megido Regional Council.

Several sections of the old path will be included in the new trail, other sections will be changed to 'regular' marking (not that of long trails) and some sections will be cancelled.

For this reason, marking on the trail is only partial. Do not follow the current marking while traveling. An announcement of the new trail will be made in a few months.

Tzipori Forest

  • Due to polluting sewage that washed into the Tzipori stream, the public is advised to avoid contact and keep a distance from the stream's water.
  • The Nahal Tzipori trail is closed to travelers until further notice due to hazards.

Harei Naftali Forest – Climbing Sites

Climbing sites at the forest are closed until further notice.

Zavit Cave - Closure

The Zavit Cave at the Upper Galilee is a unique natural phenomenon, with amazing corals, stalactites and stalagmites that keep developing to this very day. The cave is known as the "Salamander Cave" due to the increased presence of salamanders in it.
Other than the salamanders, the cave also hosts four different species of bats, who reproduce within the cave and go finding food outside at night.
In the past few years, many travelers have visited the cave, unintentionally damaging its natural structure and fauna.
The Israeli law protects the bats, stalactites, stalagmites and salamanders who live in the cave, and any harm caused to them is an offence.
KKL-JNF in collaboration with other nature preservation and cave research organization has started the process of ecological rehabilitation of the cave. The cave will therefore be closed from October 30, 2022 to June 30, 2023.
 

Harei Naftali Landscape Road

On March 17, from 08:00 to 14:00, the section road will be closed due to a ceremony taking place in the site.