Asia : Middle East : Israel : North Coast : Rosh Haniqra

Rosh Haniqra

Table of Contents:
Culture and History / Travel to Rosh Haniqra, visa requirements / Get around By cablecar / Rosh Haniqra attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Rosh Haniqra souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Rosh Haniqra nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out

More from North Coast (Israel):
Akko, Rosh Haniqra

More from Israel:
Amirim, Ashkelon, Beth Shean Valley, Bnei Brak, Carmel Range, Eilat, Ein Gedi, Haifa, Herzliya, Jerusalem, Masada, Megiddo, Modiin, Nazareth, Negev, Netanya, North Coast (Israel), Petach Tikva, Rehovot, Safed, Sea of Galilee, Tel Aviv, Upper Galilee

More from Middle East:
Bahrain, Dead Sea, Empty Quarter, Golan Heights, Holy Land, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Levant, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

More from Asia:
Caucasus, Central Asia, East Asia, Middle East, Southeast Asia

Rosh Haniqra (Hebrew: ראש הנקרה "head of the rock caves"; also transliterated Rosh Hanikra) is a dazzlingly white coastal rock cliff formation on the far North Coast of Israel, some 7 km (4.5 miles) north of Akhziv. Rosh Hanikra is the northernmost point on the Mediterranean shore of Israel, the place where the chalk mountain ridge meets the sea essentially marking the (still hot!) border with Lebanon to the north. Despite its precarious location, visitors are fairly safe and are rewarded by the sweet smelling limestone caverns and emerald-blue pools. The immediate coast is studded with inlets, lagoons and small beaches. On a clear day, the city of Haifa can be seen to the south.

Culture and History

Travel to Rosh Haniqra, visa requirements

Get around

By cablecar

The base of the cliffs at Rosh Haniqra can be accessed by a cablecar that operates throughout the year and is open daily 8.30am-5pm.

Rosh Haniqra attractions and sightseeing

A chain of grottoes has been carved out by the power of the waves at the foot of the chalk cliffs - these beautiful grottoes are the main attraction of Rosh Hanikra.

During the Second World War the British dug a railway tunnel 250 meters long and built a bridge, as part of the Haifa - Beirut - Tripoli railway track.