Day trips nearby
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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Masada National Park
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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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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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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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