Bruchim Qela' Alon borders Nahal Orvim; a shorter hike runs nearby. In Kela Alon, Dalya Bersano welcomes families, groups, and couples to painting and creative workshops on weekends. This places the landscape and creative work side by side as distinct focuses for a stay.
Hiking and scenery at Nahal Orvim
A route description dated June 3, 2020, describes a shorter hike from the trailhead on Oil Road to the waterfall lookout and back to the car. The total walking distance is 2.5 km. This figure includes both the outbound and return legs and represents the full route, not a one-way distance. Check current trail conditions before setting out.
Nahal Orvim cuts through numerous layers of basalt down to the limestone rocks of the Hula Valley. In winter, when the rains begin, the stream features a series of waterfalls and round, cool pools. The extent of the waterfalls and pools varies with the rainfall. The rock formations thus provide a permanent landscape feature, in contrast with the seasonal water scenery: the waterfalls and pools depend on precipitation, which helps determine their actual appearance.
Painting and creative workshops in Kela Alon
On weekends, Dalya Bersano welcomes families, groups, and couples to her studio in Kela Alon for painting and creative workshops. If you plan to visit, confirm the current arrangements directly in advance. The weekend schedule gives the studio’s offerings their own planning framework and distinguishes them from the hike, for which current trail conditions are important.
Archaeology in the broader Northern District destination
In the broader Northern District destination, Tel Hazor is an archaeological highlight. The biblical tell preserves significant remains of a city with biblical connections; the visit focuses on the upper city. Tel Hazor includes Solomon’s Gate, with six chambers and two towers dating to the 10th century BCE. The excavated shaft is 45 meters deep, with steps three meters wide cut into its vertical walls. The remains of the underground water-collection system represent sophisticated engineering, adapted to the geographical conditions, for storing water. The Late Bronze Age palace is considered the most elaborate in Israel and one of the most significant in the Levant. Tel Hazor’s fortifications are also considered the finest example of their kind in the area from southern Turkey to the northern Negev.
Tel Megiddo is also in the broader Northern District destination. The biblical tell is one of three tells that preserve significant remains of cities with biblical connections and are closely associated with events in the Bible. The Early Bronze Age temple complex is exceptional in terms of the number of its temples, the continuity of its cultic activity, and its documented ritual practices. The orthogonal city plan dates to the Iron Age and has few parallels in the Levant. The archaeological highlights therefore differ: Tel Hazor draws attention to the upper city, water engineering, and fortifications, while Tel Megiddo highlights cultic activity and urban planning.
Discover more destinations: Kerem Maharal, Bethlehem, Daliyya, Kibuz Kinneret, Shivta, Kfar Rut, Hashmona'im, Kfar Bin Nun.
For the broader travel overview: Israel.
