We spent 3 days up north. We stayed at Vered Hagalil. Kinda pricey but
really nice, with a beautiful view of the Kineret (Sea of Galilee), and the surrounding
area (check'em out here )
Kids took horseback riding lessons, which is one of the things the place is known for.
They loved it.
Our first order of business was to visit the Banias waterfall. The Banias is
located in the Golan Heights. There's a narrow, winding road that climbs up to the Banias.
On either side of the road are barbed wires with warnings that the fields stretching to
either sides are mine fields. The landscape is pretty barren, strewn with volcanic
rock.
The falls are located in sort of a wadi, which is full of lush vegetation. This
picture was taken from the top. The falls are hidden by the foliage in the bottom-left
part of the photo.
As you descend into the foliage, you get to escape the oppressive heat
and brutal sunlight. The wadi is full of ancient trees, some of them I could identify
(carob, or boxer). The roar of the water gets increasingly louder. You finally reach
the pool and the fall. The amount of water is surprising. I was expecting a trickle,
and instead found a respectable fall and water current. The water, btw, is freezing; it's
runoff from melting ice on nearby Mount Hermon, the highest mountain in Israel and home to
the only ski site (open in winter only).
