Largest Israeli zipline opens in the heart of Biblical Jerusalem
The ride will begin at the soon-to-open New Visitors Center and will be 731 meters (223 feet) long
My tourists often tell me that they get an unexplainable spiritual and emotional rush from simply being in Jerusalem, Israel’s everlasting capital, as they walk through its numerous biblical sites! Now, the Holy City has opened a new attraction where one can literally RIDE the Bible in the most exhilarating way possible: a 731-meter (223 feet) zipline, Israel’s longest.
The starting point of the attraction is Armon HaNatziv, probably the same location as where Abraham stood around 3800 years ago when he “saw the (Mount Moriah) from afar”, and when he was given the order to sacrifice his son Isaac (see Genesis 22). In the end, just as the sacrifice was about to be made, an angel of God intervened and told Abraham that it was simply a test.
A brand-new, three-story visitors center called “Mizpe David” was built at this location. It will have Israel’s first “smart” observation point when it opens to the public in December 2024, enabling visitors to view how the city looked in ancient times, and how it has changed over thousands of years until the present.
After putting on a harness at the roof’s visitor center and flying 731 meters over the urban landscape (with breathtaking views of the Biblical Mount of Olives, Kidron Valley, City of David and the Temple Mount) into the “Peace Forest,” passengers will return to the visitors’ center in a safari vehicle.
The City of David Foundation will oversee both the zipline and the “smart” visitors center. The Foundation has been instrumental in promoting tourism in the areas of Jerusalem that Jordan occupied from 1948 until 1967. For example, the foundation constructed Israel’s longest suspension bridge across the biblical Gei-Ben-Hinnom Valley in September 2023, as reported here, offering visitors a unique experience!
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Nosson Shulman is a journalist and Licensed Tour Guide in Israel specializing in Biblical tours. To allow tourists to experience Israel during the Corona era, he created the new hit Israel tour video series which brings Israel to the home of viewers by simulating actual tours. To check out his free sneak preview tour videos, click here. To view sample tour itineraries or to inquire about private tour opportunities with a personalized itinerary on your next trip to Israel, click here.
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