Agamon Hula Lake Park
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A wetland park on a major bird migration route between Africa and Asia, where tens of thousands of common cranes gather in autumn and winter, making it a world-class birdwatching destination.
Agamon Hula Lake lies in the Hula Valley of the Upper Galilee. It is a wetland restored in part from Lake Hula, which had been drained in the 1950s. It sits on a major migration route between Africa and Eurasia, and each autumn and winter some 500 million birds pass through. Tens of thousands of common cranes stay here for the winter, along with pelicans, storks and eagles. The park has an 8.5-km trail around the lake. You can rent bicycles, four-person pedal cycles, or ride a tractor-pulled 'camouflage birding wagon' for close views of the cranes. Sunrise birding tours are the most popular. Admission is about NIS 15, and the birding wagon costs extra and requires a reservation. The park is about 60 km from Nazareth and can be combined with a visit to Safed on the same day.
Opening hours
About 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (extended in summer; check the official website)
Nearby sights
- Safed (Tzfat) Old City
- Mount of Beatitudes
- Capernaum
- Tabgha (Church of the Multiplication & Primacy of St. Peter)
- Sea of Galilee Boat Ride & Ancient Galilee Boat (Ginosar)
- Magdala
- Mount Arbel National Park
- Kursi National Park