Walking Tours of TsfatASCENT offers its guests free guided walking tours of the picturesque and historic Old City of Tsfat, including a visit to the graves of great Kabbalists and Torah sages buried in the Ancient Cemetery. Many synagogues in the Old City date from the 16th century are still in use today. Guided HikesFree guided hikes from Ascent may include a walk down into the river valley Nahal Amud, where grapes, figs, raspberries and roses grow wild in the summer; a cross country walk to the ancient town of Meron where Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, writer of the Zohar and originator of Jewish mysticism is buried; or a walk through the Biriya forest to Amuka, a beautiful forested crevice amongst the Canaan Mountains, burial place of the great sage Rabbi Yonason ben Uziel, who, in order to repent for having remained unmarried his entire life, is reputed to help anyone who prays sincerely at his gravesite find their true mate within a year. Buy guidebooks to Safed and the Galilee at the Kabbala Online Shop.Special TripsASCENT also can help to make arrangements for its guests for tours throughout the Galilee and the Golan Heights. Possible activities include:
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Walks on Monday, Wednesday, Friday For anyone not
staying at Ascent, a 20 shekel donation is requested (15 sh. for children), to
be paid at the office before the tour. Come with a hat, a filled water container,
and comfortable walking shoes. Walks on Friday at 10:30AM; other walks and hikes by pre-arrangement, with
an Ascent-associated private guide. Special walking tours, nature hikes, van tours in the Golan, and
bicycle and jeep tours in the Galilee can be arranged for groups of 8 or more
that have pre-registered in person 24 hours in advance. |
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