Merkaz Havayot animal centre
For kids · Elazar
A small family animal park in Elazar, about 10 minutes from Jerusalem by car, with hundreds of animals you can go in and handle, from parrots and alpacas to reptiles, plus a riding ring.
Elazar
For kids
Chocolate workshops for families and groups (ages 4 and up) at a studio in Neve Daniel or in your home, for birthdays, bar and bat mitzvahs and team days. Also sells pralines and at-home chocolate game kits. By appointment.
Details checked against Gush Etzion tourism site (etziontour.org.il) on 15 October 2026. Source (opens in a new tab)Hours and details change. Confirm with the place before you go.
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6 Harei Yehuda St, Neve Daniel
For kids · Elazar
A small family animal park in Elazar, about 10 minutes from Jerusalem by car, with hundreds of animals you can go in and handle, from parrots and alpacas to reptiles, plus a riding ring.
Elazar
For kids · Rosh Tzurim
Hands-on studio workshops for families and small groups (ages 3 and up): painting ceramic bisqueware, canvas painting, T-shirt printing and botanical vessel painting. Reduced-cost workshops for miluim families. Book about a week ahead.
Industrial zone, Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim
For kids · Kfar Etzion
A park in the forest next to Kfar Etzion with a petting zoo and a large activity area: climbing wall, bungee trampoline, archery, paintball, horse riding, jeeps and a 400 m zipline over a canyon. Barbecues are allowed.
Dirt road off the Kfar Etzion road, opposite the Lone Oak