Hurvat Madras

Activities included

caving
Caving in Israel
ages: 4-120
Level: Beginner, No experience required
season: Perfect all year round!
Location: Hurvat Madras
estimated time: 1-3 Hrs

Hurvat Madras

In the Ella Valley, about 45 km south of Jerusalem, you’ll find the ruins of an ancient agricultural settlement called Hurvat Madras. The JNF (Jewish National Fund) established in the Madras ruin a well-organized hiking route through the many ancient sites in this beautiful nature reserve, which covers about 5000 dunam with typical Mediterranean woodlands, Kermes oak, Atlantic pistachio, terebinth and buckthorn. Among the remains at the site are various buildings, an ancient settlement, agricultural installations and an extensive complex of caves and tunnels, including a columbarium and tombs. Together with your guide you will explore in the cave (spelunking) following the mysterious tunnel dug by the Jewish fighters. We will crawl through the cave and squeeze through occasional tight spaces, just like the fighters of long ago did. The spelunking is easy and is appropriate — even for young kids.
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Caving and Rappelling General
Miriam F
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"Most amazing experience with the greatest guide- Moshiko!! The most amazing experience we ever had. We did caving in the North of Israel and it was truly an experience we will never forget! Our guide, Moshiko, was so patient and knowledgeable, and even though some of us were really scared to do the rappelling portion, he was somehow able to get us all to do it!!!! He didn’t beg or trick us into doing it, he simply helped us believe in our abilities to go over the edge. He came with homemade tea and cookies for us and also proceeded to cook up freshly ground coffee after the rappelling portion! He also had a lot of climbing and outdoor experience (which helped us feel really safe) and shared insightful information throughout. I would definitely book another activity with Israel Extreme on my next visit to Israel and would make sure to get Moshiko as our guide once again since he was seriously the greatest guide that we could have gotten!! (And we’ve used other guides in the past who were all great but Moshiko was extra special!) Date of experience: August 2023"
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malky r
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