Great Historic site over 2000 years old. A must visit bucket list worthy site. Hot and rocky walk. Take a hat and water. Get a guide to explain all the spots. Worlds oldest synagog there. Read wikipidea before going.

King Herod the Great, ruler Israel on behalf of the Roman Empire ( 1 B.C.E.) erected this luxurious desert fortress out of his paranoia as a place to seek refuge against all his enemies. Today, the only remains of the magnificent temple include columns, capitals,...More

Wow! Amazing architecture on the side of the mountain. How did they do this? Fun walking down the stairs, imagining what it would have been like in Herod's time.

This is beyond my imagination! When Harod wanted a “get away” he cut no corners. In a desert, on a high plateau of 1000 feet, no water to be seen except the Dead Sea and so hard to get to. The perfect place for a...More

Herod had built a summer palace at Herodium, a mountain in the wild after having won the battle against the Parthian.The climb to see the ruins Canberra pretty strenuous and is not at all a summer activity!!!

This is part of the Masada experience, you don't need to walk up, it was quite hot at the top ( March ) and you can easily get heat exhausted just walking around to see everything at the top so I suggest you take the...More

What a View Herod had !!!! Amazing place worth of going down and up from the top of Masada. It can be very windy there so be careful with your hats.