Hamat-Gader ("hot springs of Gadara") - a popular medical resort in the valley of the river Yarmuk near Tiberias Lake, is at the junction of the borders of Israel, Jordan and Syria. Modern Gadara is located 4, 5 km from the reserve, on the territory of Jordan. This resort was well known even during the Roman Empire: in the second century, the construction of bathhouses for the Roman legions began here
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Infrastructure and entry cost
The entrance fee for the reserve is 79 ILS (about 17, 5 USD), includes a visit to the crocodile nursery and hot springs.
Hamat Gader is not just a therapeutic baths, but a whole tropical park that stretches over 40 acres and includes open and closed rooms, antique Roman baths, a hotel, restaurants and a thermo-mineral pool. In addition, the pride of the resort is considered to be one of the largest in the Middle East crocodile farm, which is home to about 200 pretty pimply green all suits and sizes.
Opening hours: October - May Mon-Fri from 7 to 23 and Sat-Sun from 7 to 17; May - September Mon-Wed from 9-30 to 17-00, Thurs-Fri from 9.30 to 22.30, Sat from 9.30 to 17.00, Sun - the day off, is also closed every Monday from June 1 to 30 September.
How to get
To Hamat-Gadera there is a line number 98, departing from the route number 90. You can get there either by car or by a tourist bus.
Climate
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | + 17 | + 19 | + 22 | + 27 | + 32 | + 35 | + 36 | + 36 | + 35 | + 30 | + 24 | + 19 |
| night | + 8 | + 8 | + 10 | + 13 | + 17 | + 20 | + 22 | + 23 | + 21 | + 18 | + 14 | + 10 |
Treatment
The thermo-mineral baths of Hamat-Gadera include spacious pools with healing water with potent properties, as well as a variety of jacuzzis, water massage (relieves neck, shoulder and back muscles), a fun and very useful bubbling pool and a hot waterfall.
The spa water has two important healing properties: warming and enriching minerals. The water flow of 500-700 cubic meters per hour keeps a constant temperature of + 42 ° C. In addition, the Hamat Gader source contains sulfur at a concentration of 4.7% and other important minerals. Thanks to this, water, combined with high-quality procedures, speeds up metabolism and cell renewal, and has an analgesic effect. The pressure of the local thermomineral source is so great that the water is completely renewed every 4 hours.
The resort offers a wide range of water treatments and a variety of types of massage, as well as a spa, 17 treatment rooms where professional masseurs work.
Spa Village
Those who come to Hamat Gad for a few days can stay in a comfortable hotel Spa Village .The large hotel complex includes not only 29 well-equipped rooms located around the spa center, but also restaurants, saunas, a bar .In itself, the hotel is a cozy room, surrounded by a lush greenhouse, which offers a wonderful panorama to the mountains and the surrounding area..Each room has a large double bed, hot spring jacuzzi from the source, a living room, a personal safe and multi-channel satellite TV .
The hotel also offers a Finnish dry sauna and a wet sauna, a conference room (pre-order for groups), a fax service, separate car parks for VIP guests and Club-Car Service.
Restaurants and bars
On the territory of the complex is opened the "Blue Bar" - a vegetarian restaurant for residents of the hotel. Siam Restaurant is an exotic Thai restaurant with original Asian cuisine and views of the central baths. Restaurant "A-makhbat" ("Pan") with national cuisine, offering a wide range of dining dishes - from fresh fish to selected meats, fresh salads and soups.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Hamat-Gadera
The ruins of the Roman theater for 2000 seats, built in the 2nd century AD. e., as well as the ruins of the synagogue of the 5th century AD. e. Until now, preserved buildings of the Roman-Byzantine period.
Swimming pools with hot springs, wellness massage, water attractions, a circus of parrots and a huge crocodile nursery. Photo by Hamat Gader (12)