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8 places
Day trips nearby · National organisations
Desert oasis on the Dead Sea with the Nahal David and Nahal Arugot streams, ibex and an ancient synagogue site, about 38 km south-east of Ma'ale Adumim in a straight line. After flood damage in May, only the accessible path to the first waterfall in Wadi David is open; check before going.
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Day trips nearby · Kfar Adumim
The middle of the three big springs of Nahal Prat (Wadi Qelt), about 8 km north-east of Ma'ale Adumim in a straight line, reached from the Alon road past Kfar Adumim; its water flows in pulses. The site reopened on 1 July 2026: entry is free but only with advance registration.
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Day trips nearby · Kfar Adumim
Israel Nature and Parks Authority reserve around a spring in a desert canyon. It has the Tamar pool for bathing, a picnic area, the Faran monastery and hiking routes. Entry: adult 31 NIS, child 16 NIS.
Day trips nearby · National organisations
The world's lowest nature reserve: spring-fed wading pools, reeds, a Second Temple-period estate and a new visitor centre, about 17 km south-east of Ma'ale Adumim in a straight line. There is no access to the Dead Sea itself from the reserve.
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Day trips nearby · National organisations
King Herod's palace-fortress on a cone-shaped hill, with his tomb area, a theatre lookout and a lobby film, about 13 km south of Ma'ale Adumim in a straight line (by road via Har Homa and Road 398). Guided tours Fri and Sat at 12:00.
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Day trips nearby · National organisations
Herod's desert fortress and the site of the Jewish rebels' last stand against Rome, reached by cable car, the Snake Path or the Roman ramp, about 52 km south of Ma'ale Adumim in a straight line. Reserve ahead.
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Day trips nearby · National organisations
Christian pilgrimage site on the Jordan River where tradition places the baptism of Jesus, run by the Nature and Parks Authority, about 24 km east of Ma'ale Adumim in a straight line. Drive Route 1 east to Road 90, then north about 5 km to the signed turn-off.
Day trips nearby · National organisations
Ruins of the settlement linked to the Dead Sea Scrolls, with a film, a small museum and a view of the caves, about 16 km east of Ma'ale Adumim in a straight line (Route 1 down to Road 90, then south past Kalia). Entry 31 NIS adults, 16 NIS children.
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