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ReGush ATV and jeep tours
Attractions & sights · Alon Shvut
Guided ATV and jeep tours of Gush Etzion, the Judean hills and the Judean Desert for individuals, families and groups.
Checked 9 October 2026
Attractions & sights
Russian Monastery hill and the Monks' Cave
A 954 m hill above the Bracha Valley where the Russian Orthodox Church built a pilgrims' monastery in 1892; a key position in the 1948 battles for Gush Etzion, with mikvaot and burial caves on its slopes.
Gush Etzion Junction
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.
Checked 9 October 2026
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Russian Monastery hill and the Monks' Cave
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Hurvat Hachlili (Khirbet Hallel) mikveh
Attractions & sights · Bat Ayin
Remains of a Second Temple-period farm by the Bat Ayin access road, with a large rock-cut mikveh whose steps still show the partition between those going down and those coming up.
Checked 9 October 2026 
2.2 kmBiyar Aqueduct
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.
Checked 9 October 2026Photo: Utilisateur:Djampa - User:Djampa, via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
