Wildlife Israel
Crane migration, Hula Valley
Every autumn, hundreds of thousands of common cranes pass through the Hula Valley in northern Israel on their way between Europe and Africa, and tens of thousands stay for the winter. At Agamon Hula, a restored wetland, a flat circular trail lets you walk or cycle past flocks feeding in the fields, with herons, pelicans and storks alongside. Dawn and dusk, when the cranes fly in and out, are the most dramatic times.
Happening now 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 Typical window
Dates
| Year | When | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 | Typical window | Agamon Hula (Hula Lake Park): cranes, October to March |
| 2027 | 1 October 2027 to 31 March 2028 | Typical window | Agamon Hula (Hula Lake Park): cranes, October to March |
A typical window is the usual season from official records or the organiser, not a forecast for that year. Nature keeps its own calendar, so check the source closer to the time.
Routes near this event
- Agamon Hula — The Cranes of the Hula Valley 2 km away
- Tel Dan Nature Reserve: The Jordan's Source and the House of David 17 km away
- The Banias: Spring of Pan to the Waterfall 18 km away
- Nimrod Fortress: A Muslim Stronghold on the Slopes of Hermon 20 km away
- Nahal Yehudiya — The Canyon, the Ladder and the Swim 22 km away
- Gamla: The Fallen City, the Vultures and the Waterfall 27 km away
More for these months
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Photo: Jotpe · CC BY-SA 4.0Trek IsraelAgamon Hula — The Cranes of the Hula Valley
A flat circuit of the restored lake in the Hula Valley, one of the great bottlenecks of the Europe–Africa flyway, where tens of thousands of common cranes spend the winter within metres of a covered hide.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Distance
- 8.5 km
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Photo: Hanay · CC BY-SA 3.0Trek IsraelTel Dan Nature Reserve: The Jordan's Source and the House of David
A short, shaded walk through the lushest corner of the Galilee — wading the cold Dan Stream, then climbing the tel past the world's oldest arched gate to where the 'House of David' inscription was found.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Distance
- 2 km
- Difficulty
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Photo: gugganij · CC BY-SA 3.0Trek IsraelThe Banias: Spring of Pan to the Waterfall
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- Duration
- 1 day
- Distance
- 4 km
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Photo: CarmelH1 · CC BY-SA 4.0City walk IsraelNimrod Fortress: A Muslim Stronghold on the Slopes of Hermon
A walk through the largest medieval fortress in Israel — the keep, a hidden staircase down to a secret cistern, the great towers and their Arabic inscriptions, strung along a knife-edge ridge with the Hula Valley spread out below.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Distance
- 1.5 km
- Difficulty
- Moderate
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Photo: Hanay · CC BY-SA 3.0Trek IsraelNahal Yehudiya — The Canyon, the Ladder and the Swim
A hard water route down a basalt canyon in the central Golan: an iron ladder bolted to the cliff drops you into a pool you can only cross by swimming, then the trail runs on past the falls and the hexagonal columns.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Distance
- 5 km
- Difficulty
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Photo: Davidbena · CC BY-SA 4.0Trek IsraelGamla: The Fallen City, the Vultures and the Waterfall
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- Duration
- 1 day
- Distance
- 9 km
- Difficulty
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