Haven't you been to the renewed Castel yet?
Haven't you been to the renewed Castel yet? You owe it to yourselves, Take a car with a driver in Israel and explore this amazing site!
You will not believe what surprises await you in Castel, start your day from your hotel and our transportation service in Israel will wait for you.
All the details for the trip are here:
The renewed Castel site was opened in 2016-a with a new approach to the audience, adding interest and experience integrated visitation senses and thought. Facilities for interesting ODT activities were placed on site. From all parts of the site, you will see stunning views. In Castell, you will discover two new films. You will be able to walk through the contact canals opened and arranged for the safe and pleasant passage of travelers. Get into the restored combat rooms. The rooms were converted into interesting trivia puzzles rooms for audience Sessions. The water pit under the Mukhtar house was cleaned and renovated. The water pit in Castel was trained for a small auditorium. In this room, you will find an interesting video. There is also a multi-sensory and fascinating explanation. The performance teaches and explains the battles of Castel.
Details of the tour in Castel National Park:
Form of the trip: back and forth
Transportation: car with a driver in Israel, a minivan with a driver in Israel recommended for families.
Duration: about two and a half hours: includes watching videos and ODT activity
Degree of difficulty of the trip: medium
Color marking trails on a trip: no
The length of the excursion route: less than half a kilometer in each direction
Equipment for walking: hiking shoes, hat, water
The trip is suitable for the season: all seasons. The paths dip in bloom in winter and spring
Entrance hours for a trip to Castel:
Daylight Saving Time:
On Sunday-Thursday and Saturday 8:00-17: 00. On Fridays and holiday evenings from 8:00 to 16:00
Winter watch:
On Sunday-Thursday and Saturday 8:00-16:00. On Fridays and holiday evenings from 8:00 to 15:00
On New Year's Eve, Yom Kippur and Pesach evening: 8:00 - 13:00
The entrance closes an hour before the listed hours
Entrance costs to Castel:
Adult 14₪, child 7 ₪
Group (over 30 people) adult 13₪, child 6 ₪
Student 12 ₪
Senior citizen 7 ₪
If you plan to visit the site with seniors, our transportation services in Israel will assist through your visit, the car with a driver in Israel can reach the site from different entrances especially prepared for seniors or handicapped.
ODT activity on a trip to Castel National Park
Details of the trip to Castel National Park:
From the main gate, you will climb slightly and face and turn towards a neat seating area. An important video is shown in the plaza. The video is a prelude to the course of the events of the Castel warfare. After the end of the video, you will go up the path up the hill. During the ascent, you will meet signage telling the beams of battles and events of the conquest of the Castel.
On the way up Castel hill, you will meet the beneficiaries of the ODT activity. Activities are operated by local instructors or residents who have been trained on-site.
At the top of Castel hill, you will go through the contact canals(our driver in Israel can assist you). These Contact Channels are late for the Castel battles. The canals were installed during the 50s of the 20th century. Inside the neat contact channels, follow the signs and arrows. You will reach the central bunker where you will find a system of interesting trivia questions.
Get out of the canals and head up to the east side. Here you will read the tombstones commemorating the names of those who fall for the conquest of the Castel. From there you will climb the stairs to the top of the structure. The building was the crowned House of the Arab village, Castel.
From the top of the structure a stunning panoramic view all over from a height of 800 m above sea level. From the top of the structure descend to its northern part. Here you will enter the renovated water pit. In the large room, you will find a movie and an impressive demonstration of the course of battles. After the end of the film, go back to the parking lot. Go down the paths of teachers in the direction of observation through the landscape and exit from the site.
In the middle of the day, you can take a break and use your driver in Israel to visit a restaurant nearby for a good lunch.
ODT activity on a trip to Castel National Park:
General information for visiting and sightseeing in Castel National Park
Castel battles
Fierce battles and heroic stories involve the Battle of domination that took place on the spot. In 1948, on the top of this hill was an Arabic post. This position is WEAK on the way to Jerusalem and threatened to cut off the city from the rest of the settlements in the country. In March 1948, after three convoys that immigrated to Jerusalem were attacked and damaged, a decision was made to conquer the Castel at any cost. Three times the Castel immediately moved to hand.
The first operation for the conquest of the Castel was carried out in combination with the troops of the infantry and the Palmach unit. The soldiers were chosen to cover and the Palmach Warriors were chosen to conquer the hill. The Warriors climbed the hill. It quickly became clear to the surprise of the Warriors that the Arabs abandoned the hill. Castle Hill was captured without a fight. After the troops settled on Castel Hill, the Palmach left. There are only about 70 soldiers left in Castel. Among the remaining fighters were novices and inexperienced newcomers. Some did not even know how to speak Hebrew and some were anonymous.
On April 3, 1948, a counterattack of the Arabs began to reoccupy the Castel. The Arabs emerged from two directions. The battles were fierce and bitter. The fighters of the Infantry suffered many losses and barely held on. During the battles, there were few reinforcements from Jerusalem. But the Warriors in Castel continued to fall and get hurt. In parallel with the bitter battles on the Castel, one convoy managed to pass along the road and reached Jerusalem. It was a bright spot and happiness for the tired Warriors.
The night after the battle is very exhausting. The night was rainy and cold, the fighters were tired from lack of sleep. Their food was scarce and the ammunition was scarce. Many wounded and wounded lay helplessly. The decisive turn in the conquest of the Castel began on April 8, 1948. In the hours of the morning. The shelling stopped and became quiet. Then, at dawn, three figures rose to the hill. Initially, the fighters thought they were Israeli reinforcements. However, they quickly turned out to be Arabic-speaking. And immediately they were shot by Meir Carmel and killed on the spot. Only later did it turn out that one of the dead was the leader of the Arab troops in the Jerusalem region during the war of independence. It was a well-known Jewish predictor. Mr. enemy to the Jews, Abdel Qadar al Husseini!
After the fact of Abdel Qadar al-Husseini's death was published, 'Pesa' was declared throughout the Jerusalem area and the lowlands. Several hours later, tens of thousands of Arabs gathered from the whole region. Arabs also came from Ramallah and even from Hebron and Ramala. The Arabs stormed furiously. In cries, shouting, with every corrupting tool the God had the reach to obtain, a knife, an ax, or a rifle. They boarded and attacked the Castel defenders.
The remaining warriors on the hill fought with despair and last forces, after five days of previous consecutive battles and with a minority of ammunition. With the aggravation of the battles against the Furious Arab mob, and with about 30 surviving fighters, an order was received to withdraw from the Castel. At that time, Simeon Halsey, a member of the 3 Battalion of the Palmach, announced the immortal announcement that was engraved: "the privates will retreat and the commanders will be overlapped from behind." This order has become an IDF symbol for its generations. After the withdrawal of troops, the Arabs abandoned the Castel and went to the funeral of their commander, Al-Husseini. And the Castel again abandoned Arabs.
Following this, a new IDF command came out: "the Castel must be recaptured. The whole country listens and hopes." Skillful force set out to conquer the hill in a short battle. And since then, the Castel has remained in our hands.
Use our great car with a driver in Israel service to reach the Castel to enjoy a rich history day with your family.