Musings of an Israel Tour Guide

Where in the world can you do what my family and I did for Passover? Nowhere else but here.

We took in the gorgeous natural beauty around us; a gnarly oak forest, colorful spring flowers, lizards, butterflies and birds galore...

Jews, Bedouins, Arab Muslims, Arab Christians, Circassians, Druze… we all live side by side in a fragile co-existence that defies the odds.

Tel Hannaton may seem like a nothing hill, but the history of this artificial mound (tel) goes back over 3500 years!

Lonely Planet magazine picked the Negev as the second most desirable world region to visit for 2013

As you travel Israel, you are bound to pick up some souvenirs, the best ones being the ones you either make with your own hands or dig..

One of the extraordinary landforms of the Negev is the makhtesh, of which there are 3 in close proximity, all very similar

I invite you to begin exploring a truly extraordinary regionת the Negev

One of Na’ala’s favorite hikes lately has been to the Aviv Stream canyon, up north near the border of Lebanon

pick up the Israel Trail for 4 mile scenic walk towards the village of Tzippori.

A walk around Ancient Gamla is a fascinating study of the lives of Jews during Second Temple times.

I had a rare opportunity to visit the ancient city of Samaria (Shomron), capital of the Kingdom of Israel during 9th and 8th centuries b.c.e

Mount Carmel was chosen as a UNESCO Biosphere because of the unique people that live there

Migdal Tsedek is a fortress on a hill overlooking the ancient Via Maris (the Way of the Sea)