Current sectionIsrael NewsTravel in IsraelShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeKayaking on the Hatzbani River in northern Israel. Credit: Gil EliahuA paddle down the Hatzbani reveals a landscape that feels untouched by war and a tourism industry still struggling to recoverMoshe Gilad11:19 AM • August 06 2026 IDTMy only piece of advice: arrive early. Since kayaking on the Hatzbani and Jordan rivers doesn't begin until 10 A.M., early means getting there before then. It's a shame the operators don't start at 8 A.M., or even 7. I wish it were possible to paddle the Jordan River as early as 6 A.M. It has a completely different feel.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel tourismGalileeEnvironment & NatureCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMichigan PrimaryCori BushGazaHezbollahNetanyahuDavid BarneaElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBack to the Source: Kayaks Return to Israel's North. Will Israelis?Israel-Lebanon Talks Hinge on if Hezbollah Infiltrated IDF Lines, Killing TwoDo Marks on Ancient Obsidian Arrowheads in Anatolia Have Meaning?Two Israeli Reservists Killed, Four Wounded in Southern Lebanon ExplosionReports: Settlers Torch W. Bank Homes; at Least Six Injured, Including Four KidsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab Emirates'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of JoyDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New Bases