Desert Jeep Tour from Jerusalem: Mar Saba Monastery and Wadi Qelt

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Stop At: Mar Saba Monastery, Juda Desert, Bethlehem Palestinian Territories

We drive out in jeeps towards the Dead Sea, leaving the city traffic behind in minutes, and entering the vast stretch of the Judean desert.

We will stop at Mount Azazel, the sacred hilltop where, according to tradition, every year a scapegoat carrying the sins of the people was cast off a cliff. Carefully, we’ll drive down into the wadi, entering off-road territory inhabited mainly by nomadic Bedouin tribes. We’ll have a view of Bedouin tents and flocks and visit an ancient water hole, an asset for desert farmers, and still in use today.

View the Mar Saba monastery, almost a secret for travelers in Israel because of the relative difficulty in arriving at the site. The huge monastery, founded over 1500 years ago, is one of the oldest inhabited monasteries, and one of the most beautiful in the world. The awe-inspiring structure is inhabited by around twenty Greek Orthodox monks, who also meditate in the surrounding rock caves.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Nabi Musa, East side of a red hill Palestinian Territories

Driving on through the incredible desert landscape, we’ll pass Nabi Musa, an ancient structure believed by the Muslims to be the tomb of Moses, and stop for lunch nearby.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ein Prat Nature Reserve (Wadi Qelt), East from Almon (Anatot) Road 437, Israeli Settlement, Kfar Adumim Palestinian Territories

The afternoon is dedicated to the beautiful and extraordinary springs at Ein Prat. The cold, clear water at the Ein Prat springs seep out of the rocks, forming pools and streams, which are hard to resist at this point in the day. We’ll spend time swimming, relaxing, drinking coffee and eating snacks before leaving the desert behind and returning to Jerusalem, happy and refreshed.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Departure Point :

Abraham Hostel Jerusalem, כיכר הדווידקה, Ha-Nevi'im St 67, Jerusalem, 9470211, Israel

Departure Time :

8:00 AM

Return Detail :

Returns to original departure point

Hotel Pickup :

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