Ein Jones/photo: Ziv Reinstein
Even without you saying it, we know: the thing you want most right now is to get some fresh air in nature.
True, there are those during this period who will cool off quietly, without eye-popping selfies and chasing likes, and there will be those who will travel far just to produce the perfect story.
Yes, these are crazy days - and every choice you make will be a good one.
What is important is to really go out, consume some nature for the soul and above all - get some warmth.
Because it's winter and cold, you know.
So that's exactly what the hot springs were invented for.
Get a list of recommendations of the regulated places, the ones where you will have an organized wardrobe waiting for you, and also of the semi-underground places, which are not at all sure that they have hot water today (but maybe there will be tomorrow).
We all need some warmth in a cold time like this/Official website, Ofir Abe
Hamat Geder: reopening
You said "regulated" you said Hamat Gader.
A few days ago, the park of the thermo-mineral baths reopened, after being closed to the public for about four months.
This is definitely good news for those who are addicted to this genre.
The popular site is fed by springs that spring from a depth of hundreds of meters, which flow into spacious pools at a temperature of 39 degrees.
If you fell on a rainy day - the experience will be perfect.
There are also changing rooms, lots of lawns with a place for a picnic and other attractions for children.
And you should also know that there is a spa that offers a variety of treatments (at an additional cost) and also a suite hotel, which is expected to return to full operation soon.
To know more:
These days the place is open in a running format, Monday-Saturday, at 5:00-9:00 (leaving the water half an hour earlier).
Entrance fee to Hamat Geder: NIS 118 per person on weekdays and NIS 128 per person on the weekend (Thursday-Saturday).
50% discount for evacuees from their homes (on presentation of ID and according to the Home Front Command list).
In Wise: Hamat Geder.
https://hamat-gader.com
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Reopened after being closed for about four months.
Hamat Gader Thermal Mineral Bath Park/Hamat Gader
There is a spa that offers a variety of treatments (at an additional cost) and a suite hotel/Hamat Geder
Hamat Tiberias National Park: Steam in front of the Sea of Galilee
Not long ago, an incredibly cute "reflexology trail" was inaugurated in Hamat Tiberias National Park, where you can walk barefoot on various surfaces, including stones and wood, and enjoy not only a pleasant feeling but also real health benefits.
There is even signage that explains everything in an enlightening way.
But we are here thanks to the hot water: the Ether springs, which magnetized humans here already thousands of years ago, contain an abundance of minerals and other substances good for the body and soul, and they flow into several small wading pools, each boasting its own unique temperature, with the range ranging from 30 to -40 degrees.
Also in the place: the remains of an ancient and impressive synagogue, where an inspiring mosaic.
To know more:
open every day in winter from 16:00 to 08:00 (on Fridays until 15:00).
14 NIS for an adult, 7 NIS for a child (free for cache subscribers).
In Viz: "Hemat Tiberias National Park".
https://www.parks.org.il
Have you been to the "Reflexology Trail" yet?
Hamat Tiberias/Ziv Reinstein
Hamat Tiberias has small wading pools, each boasting its own unique temperature / Nature and Parks Authority, Rinat Russo
Bantal Reservoir: Depends on luck
And here is a great example of a semi-underground hot spring, where you have no idea if there will actually be hot water (or at all) when you arrive.
True, there are all kinds of groups on Facebook where information flows about when the "Shiver" opens and when it closes, and also some groups on Telegram, but it's all a matter of luck.
The spring of the Bental Reservoir is actually a huge water pipe that stands in front of a tiny valley in the Golan Heights.
These are excess water for agricultural purposes, which arise from the soil and are ejected out with great heat.
If you are indeed lucky - you will have a wonderful experience, where thick steam covers the landscape that surrounds you.
pleasure.
To know more:
write in Wise the sequence of words: "Reservoir in the ballast of the hot water pipe".
It is good to know that there are two other similar reservoirs in the Golan: the Crows reservoir and "Ham Ker" in the flames of the Bashan.
However, the reports we have received about them recently are somewhat contradictory, and it is worth getting updated a few hours in advance through the dedicated groups.
On Facebook there are all kinds of groups where information flows when the "Shivar" opens and when it closes.
Bantel/Tal Shema database
If you are indeed lucky - you will have a wonderful experience.
Bentall Repository/surfer photos, Roy Matlon
Ein Jones: Everyone already knows each other
Ein Jones, which literally kisses the perimeter fence with Jordan, and not far from the Syrian border, is an excellent example of a place that a few years ago only a few knew, and today you will not find it empty at any time of the day.
But let's start from the end - due to its location it is not certain that it is recommended to reach it in these stormy days.
On the other hand, the place is full of hot dip enthusiasts 24/7.
So your decision.
Ein Jones, very close to Hamat Geder, is actually a cluster of two half-ruined buildings, in the center of which are pools with a depth of one meter (plus or minus).
The water is insanely hot (more than 40 degrees), so it is highly not recommended to stay in it for more than 10 minutes at a time.
Beyond that, you can stay here a whole day, and meet all kinds of people you never dreamed you would meet in one place and in such a short time.
Because after all, everyone likes to dip in hot water.
To know more:
Please note that the site is very close to the border, so the visit is at your own risk.
There is a military base nearby.
Write "Hamat Gader" in Wise, park in the regulated parking lot, and walk along the path towards the east.
Follow the strong smell of sulfur - and you will arrive in a few minutes.
A place full of lovers of hot immersion 24/7.
Luckily we were alone.
Ein Jones/Ziv Reinstein
Ein Jones.
The water is insanely hot (more than 40 degrees)/Walla! system, Ziv Reinstein
Ein Kedem: the wild Dead Sea
If the north is less charming to you these days, for obvious reasons, you should know that the Dead Sea also holds hot dips.
This is the time to get to know Ein Kedem, north of Ein Gedi.
In the area of the mouth of Nahal Kedem, several hot to very hot springs emerge from the ground, which create a kind of small and shallow immersion points.
Therefore, it is recommended to insert your pinky before you jump in with your whole body, so that you don't get a juicy burn.
And a golden tip: bring plenty of bottled water with you, because you really don't want to come all the way home with your body covered in a thin but itchy layer of sulfur.
To know more:
North of Ein Gedi (on road 90) there is a sign that will direct you to Nahal Kedem.
Park carefully on the side of the road and walk downhill towards the beach - a matter of 5-10 minutes in an easy way.
Stay close to the main path, due to the danger of sinkholes.
The Dead Sea also holds hot dips.
Ein Kedem/Wala system!
NEWS, Assaf Yagbas
It is recommended to insert your pinky before you jump with your whole body in/Ein Kedem/Walla system!, Eyal Shapira
National Park Gan HaSlosha: The Sachnah - the winter version
If until now we were in areas of 35 degrees and above, it's time to cool down, a little: now we will send you to water of 28 degrees.
It sounds a little, but when it's 15 degrees outside, it's a real treat.
Welcome to Sahana, which in winter looks completely different than you know it.
How different?
Mostly almost empty of people.
It's your time to enjoy the beautiful turquoise pools that look like a water painting (literally), and also to have a picnic of at least half a day.
There is no rush - the water temperature here never changes.
To know more:
the place has toilets and organized changing rooms.
Open daily in winter from 16:00 to 08:00 (on Fridays until 15:00).
Entrance price: NIS 39 for an adult, NIS 24 for a child (50% discount for cache subscribers).
In Wise: "Gan Hasholsha National Garden".
https://www.parks.org.il
When it's 15 degrees outside, it's a real treat.
The Sachnah/Adi Wiener
This is your time to enjoy the beautiful turquoise pools in Sakhana, and there is also a waterfall/Adi Wiener
Ein Peluti: lukewarm is the new hot
Let's lower our expectations: Ein Plotit is not a hot spring.
It is even quite lukewarm, but it must be warmer than the other springs in the country this season.
So forget the Mars rising from it, but it is still a pleasant treat worth sampling if you are in the southern Dead Sea region.
It is a small pond with turquoise water and fish swimming in it that the devil knows where they came from.
And another fact that is impossible without it: the spring is also called "the spring of love".
Come - you will understand.
To know more:
"Pluot Eye" in Wise.
It's hotter than the other springs in the country this season, so forget about the steam rising from it.
Ein Peluti/Wala system!
NEWS, Ein Peluti
Also called "the spring of love".
Eye of Pluto/Courtesy of those photographed, Amitbacho
*Most of the sites mentioned in the article are not regulated bathing sites, and bathing in them is the sole responsibility of the travelers.
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