Attractions & sights
The forest and surviving bunker of Kibbutz Masu'ot Yitzhak, one of the four Gush Etzion communities destroyed in 1948; the rock-cut cave was an oil press and served as a shelter for the wounded.
Details checked against Gush Etzion tourism site (etziontour.org.il) on 9 October 2026. Source (opens in a new tab)Hours and details change. Confirm with the place before you go.
Attractions & sights · Elazar
Part of the water system Herod built to carry water to Jerusalem, on Route 60 just south of Elazar and minutes from Efrat. You wade through an underground tunnel with thigh-high water, so bring a torch, water shoes and dry clothes.
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Attractions & sights · Across the Gush
A counter-terror and security academy in the Gush Etzion industrial park that runs bookable visitor programmes: paintball, combat rappelling, krav maga, demonstrations and target shooting.
Attractions & sights · Tekoa
Israel's second-largest karst cave, beside Tekoa on the west bank of Nahal Tekoa, named after the 4th-century monk Chariton. Mapped passages total about 4 km on four levels, so it is for equipped, guided groups.
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