The Entrance to the Garden of Eden
Find out why the Rabbis referred to the area of Beit Shean Valley as the entrance to the Garden of Eden. There is a ton of stuff to see and do pick from the following:
- Ascend the Gilboa Mountain and relive the final moments of King Saul
- Descend the rugged Nahal Yitzpor into the Beit Shean Valley
- Wade through the streams of the Sachne and Nahal Kibbutzim
- Explore the historically reconstructed Tel Amal, one of the first of the Stockade and Tower settlements established in Israel
- Visit the kangaroos, Emus, and Koalas at Gangaroo
- Find out the story of the zodiac mosaic in Beit Alfa Synagogue
- Discover where Gideon recruited his men in his battle against the Midanites
- Appreciate the discoveries of Ancient Beit Shean, the capital city of the Decopolis, and administration center for King Solomon and the Egyptians
- Go to Jordan without a passport via The Island of Peace
The tour would take about eight hours to and from Jerusalem.