A morning trip for the whole family in the Yodfat area. We’ll start it with at the Yodfat Cafe in front of the amazing view and get into the atmosphere!
Yodfat Cafe is located in the beautiful Boacha Yodfat Hospitality Complex in the town of Yodfat. A cozy and well-designed cafe-restaurant established by Sharon Perez out of love for people, nature, food, and culture. The cafe’s terrace faces the amazing view of Tel Yodfat and you are invited to sit in this charming place, facing the breathtaking view and enjoy the varied menu that offers special breakfasts, business lunches that include fresh fish, and gourmet pizzas in the evening. There are also special dishes for those looking for a gluten-free vegan menu.
After coffee and an excellent breakfast, we will continue to Boacha Yodfat!
Boacha Yodfat is a pastoral Galilean entertainment and shopping complex, which includes 12 boutique stores and is located among beautiful oak trees. The complex overlooks a breathtaking view of Yodfat and is open seven days a week and on holidays.
There you can find a variety of fashion and lifestyle design stores, a gallery, workshops, a delicatessen, a cafe, and a bakery.
Now on to the Monkey Forest!
The Monkey Forest began its journey as a living corner for the children of Yodfat in the 1970s. At that time, the ancestors of the squirrel monkeys arrived from a habitat in Belgium and the place was named “The Monkey Forest” after them. From the very beginning, the attitude of the founders of the place was that keeping the monkeys in cages was wrong, so they were given a large forest plot to live in the territory that became theirs.
In 1990, the Monkey Forest became an animal sanctuary, educational and touristic. Since then, the basis for the relationship with the animals and the forest vegetation has been one of respect and love. The attitude is that animals feel, sense, are important to our world and deserve to live (when they are not in the wild) as close to natural conditions as possible. So, we invite you, nature and animal lovers, to come, walk leisurely along the forest paths, meet the animals that live there, without harming the trust created with the animals, their safety and the vegetation.
After the visit to the monkey forest, we drive about 5 minutes to Tel Yodfat
The route is suitable for families with children. This is the mound where the ancient city of Yodfat was located, there are cisterns, wells, an ancient cloth house and other remains. The route leaves the entrance area marked with black paths, after about 450 meters turn left to a short path that leads to the ancient cloth house.
Follow it until you reach the blue trails, turn right and go up the mound to a great view that burns into the mountains and return with the blue trail to the starting point.
In the autumn season ― the area is filled with minerals.
Western Galilee Now is a registered non-profit grassroots organization (NGO) promoting awareness and appreciation for the region’s boutique wines, beers, food and produce, along with its cultural diversity, its historic traditions and the area’s scenic routes nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea acting as a Chamber of Commerce to boutique tourism operators in the region.
We expose the visitors to the unique heritage and hospitality through workshops, culinary events, art, music, guides tours, festivals and also through our Tourist Information Center in Akko, owned by JNF USA which we were chosen to operate since Jan. 2016.
Our vision is to develop local and foreign tourism based on close cooperation between all the interested parties in the region.
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