Succot in Tzfat 2025
- Succot Evening of Monday Oct 6 - October 13 (overlaps with Simhat Torah celebrations)
- Simhat Torah Evening of Monday Oct 13
Updated information about Elul/Tishrei in Safed 2025 will be added as events are announced
Tours of Tzfat
* Local Tour Guides
* Self-Guided Tours
Women's Simhat Torah Hakafot
Succot Chol Hamoed at Artist Quarter Minyan
Tzfat Puzzle Room
Visit the Safed Puzzle Room, a great escape room activity for singles, couples, groups and families! Visit the Safed Puzzle Room, a great escape room activity for singles, couples, groups and families! Unlock the Hidden Secrets of Safed! The Safed Puzzle Room: a one-of-a-kind escape room adventure (large groups are welcome)! safedpuzzleroom.com 055-9182207 [email protected]
Bees and Honey WorkshopDive into a sweet journey: from honey infusion workshops to fun bee-related activities, we welcome families to a unique blend of education and entertainment. Meet the bees, enjoy the buzz!
Join us at Neshikha in the heart of Tzfat's Old City for an extraordinary family adventure! Our workshop offers safe and engaging bee-viewing sessions—both outdoors and indoors—paired with fun creative activities like candle-making and crafting your own infused honey with aromatic herbs and spices. It’s where education and hands-on fun come together in a tasty and nourishing environment. Contact [email protected] for details and booking today. neshikha.com/shop https://www.instagram.com/neshikabees/ |
Succot Art Activities at Livnot Kahal
Wednesday and Thursday of Succot Oct 7 and Oct 8 11:00 - 15:00
Succot Program at Ascent
Succot at Ascent! Book to stay or join in the activities.
Ceramics Workshop
Looking for a fun and relaxing way to pass time?
Our pottery studio in Safed gives workshops and opportunities to learn the art of creating your own vessels. Suitable for couples, families, teenagers, children and groups (up to 10 people) learn on the wheel or hand building. Lessons and workshops are given in Hebrew/English/French. For further information via WhatsApp Tohar Ra’hel levitas 0585305941 Candle-Making Workshop
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058-413-1856 or [email protected]
1. There are many activities to do within the city, including a walking tour of the Old Jewish Quarter. Visitors can take a tour with a tour guide or may take a virtual self-guided tour with a smartphone
2. Stay Up to Date with Safed Events and Activities
3. Join a class
4. There are accommodations to match any budget if you want to stay in the city overnight.
5. Some of the local sites that you can access by bus include:
a. Park HaMishpaha in Karmiel is free. Water fountains, huge water slides, climbing, swinging structures. Bring bathing suits. Karmiel is about 45 minutes from Tzfat. The 3611 and 364 buses from Tzfat travel to Karmiel.
b. the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Meron (buses 361 and 364 from the Central Bus Station leaves every 1/2 hour and pass Meron on the way to Haifa);
c. the Hula Nature Reserve (bus 511 -- 1-559-599-599)from the Central Bus Station passes by the Hula Nature Reserve on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh) -- from the road it's about a 20 minute walk into the reserve
c. Tiberias (bus 450 from the Central Bus Station goes directly to Tiberias);
e. Rosh Pinna (bus 511 from Tzfat passes through Rosh Pinna on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh);
f. Ice-skating in Ma'alot bus 367 from Tzfat
g. Canada Center (swimming and ice-skating) in Metulla (bus 511) to Kiryat Shmoneh and then a cab to Metulla;
h. Talmudic Village, Golan Winery in Katzrin -- bus 511 to Hatzor HaGlilit and then bus 53 to Katzrin
i. Nahariya, a seaside town about an hour west of Safed. Bus 367 (1-599-559-559) travels directly there and back a few times daily. Great free beach.
6. Local hikes which start from Safed include Biriya Hike, Nahal Amud hike, Nahal Rosh Pinna hike
8. Pools. Call for times 04-6922288 -- there are times for separate swimming (men/women) and times for mixed swimming.
9. Rosh Pinna Small village about a 15-minute drive east of Tzfat. The Old Town dates back to the early settlers of the 1880s. Windy cobblestone streets with galleries, a historical audio-visual presentation, parks, wineries, cheese-making shops, etc.
10. Visit to cheese-making -- HaMeiri Cheeses, Kadosh Cheeses
12. Visit to the HaMeiri Museum of Safed history
13. Otzar HaStam Interactive activity that allows people of all ages to learn about and experience the art of creating holy parchments for Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzzot. Audio visual presentation and experiential activities.
14. Israel Extreme Tzfat-based "extreme" activities including rappelling, rock-climbing and caving.
15. Hatzor Archaeological Excavations -- Nateeve Express Bus 511 to Hatzor and then a cab ride to one of the most extensive archaeological excavations in Israel.
2. Stay Up to Date with Safed Events and Activities
3. Join a class
4. There are accommodations to match any budget if you want to stay in the city overnight.
5. Some of the local sites that you can access by bus include:
a. Park HaMishpaha in Karmiel is free. Water fountains, huge water slides, climbing, swinging structures. Bring bathing suits. Karmiel is about 45 minutes from Tzfat. The 3611 and 364 buses from Tzfat travel to Karmiel.
b. the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Meron (buses 361 and 364 from the Central Bus Station leaves every 1/2 hour and pass Meron on the way to Haifa);
c. the Hula Nature Reserve (bus 511 -- 1-559-599-599)from the Central Bus Station passes by the Hula Nature Reserve on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh) -- from the road it's about a 20 minute walk into the reserve
c. Tiberias (bus 450 from the Central Bus Station goes directly to Tiberias);
e. Rosh Pinna (bus 511 from Tzfat passes through Rosh Pinna on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh);
f. Ice-skating in Ma'alot bus 367 from Tzfat
g. Canada Center (swimming and ice-skating) in Metulla (bus 511) to Kiryat Shmoneh and then a cab to Metulla;
h. Talmudic Village, Golan Winery in Katzrin -- bus 511 to Hatzor HaGlilit and then bus 53 to Katzrin
i. Nahariya, a seaside town about an hour west of Safed. Bus 367 (1-599-559-559) travels directly there and back a few times daily. Great free beach.
6. Local hikes which start from Safed include Biriya Hike, Nahal Amud hike, Nahal Rosh Pinna hike
8. Pools. Call for times 04-6922288 -- there are times for separate swimming (men/women) and times for mixed swimming.
9. Rosh Pinna Small village about a 15-minute drive east of Tzfat. The Old Town dates back to the early settlers of the 1880s. Windy cobblestone streets with galleries, a historical audio-visual presentation, parks, wineries, cheese-making shops, etc.
10. Visit to cheese-making -- HaMeiri Cheeses, Kadosh Cheeses
12. Visit to the HaMeiri Museum of Safed history
13. Otzar HaStam Interactive activity that allows people of all ages to learn about and experience the art of creating holy parchments for Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzzot. Audio visual presentation and experiential activities.
14. Israel Extreme Tzfat-based "extreme" activities including rappelling, rock-climbing and caving.
15. Hatzor Archaeological Excavations -- Nateeve Express Bus 511 to Hatzor and then a cab ride to one of the most extensive archaeological excavations in Israel.