Castle Crusade to מערת הנטיפים
Motorcyclist Map
Route Suggested By: Helio Diamant - https://diamant.org.il/blog
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Description: Well, from here the riding fun begins. If until here we have travelled mainly through main roads, this will begin to change now, and we will begin riding on side roads of an area called Nes-Arim, one of the culprits of motorcyclists in Israel. Our destination: The Beit Shemesh Stalactites Cave. Just one warning before we start: in this region, beware of Kamikaze motorcyclists that ride in this area, especially on Fridays and Saturdays. For many years, motorsports were forbidden in Israel, so there were no tracks to practice with motorcycles. For this reason, bikers chose some curvy roads where they could go and practice speed and curves. Two examples of those are the Nes-Arim roads and the road from Arad to the Dead Sea. Nowadays, even though racing tracks are already allowed, some kept the custom of going to these roads. For this reason, please take precautionary steps riding there, ride at a secure speed, avoid doing close blind curves near the division line, and so on. We all want to get out of these beautiful roads in one piece. The cave is not too large, I have seen bigger ones in Slovenia and in Brazil. But it is definitely one of the most beautiful I have ever seen. Entrance ticket costs, at the time of this writing, 28 NIS, or USD 7.7. The cave is open Mon-Thu and Saturday from 8:00-16:00 and Friday 8:00 to 15:00 during summertime. In wintertime, it closes 1 hour earlier in all days.
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