Baignade et plages
Ein Mabua (Ein Fawwar)
עין מבוע (עין פוואר)
Judean Desert
The middle spring of Nahal Prat, reopened to the public on 1 July 2026 after upgrading works. Ein Mabua is a rare karstic pulsing spring: water surges out of an underground cavity in bursts and the square bathing pool empties between beats. There is also a Byzantine church mosaic, ancient aqueducts and the remains of a 1931 British pumping station.
Anglais probable
- Adresse
- Wadi Prat Nature Reserve – Ein Mabua, Route 1 / Mishor Adumim area שמורת טבע נחל פרת – עין מבוע, אזור מישור אדומים
- Téléphone
- 02-5715859
- Horaires
- 08:00–17:00 in summer; entry up to an hour before closing. Summer Sun–Thu and Sat 08:00–17:00, Fri and holiday eves 08:00–16:00.
- Site web
- www.parks.org.il
- Prix
- ₪
- Dernière vérification
- 2026-09
Appelez pour confirmer les horaires.
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Billets
Adulte Gratuit Enfant Gratuit
Entry is free but by advance registration only through the Nature and Parks Authority booking system — you cannot simply turn up. No changing rooms or lockers.
Stationnement
Car park at the site, free. Places are limited by the booking system rather than by queueing.
Y aller
Roughly half an hour east of Jerusalem through Mishor Adumim; signposted from the Nahal Prat reserve roads. A car is the only realistic way.
Temps à prévoirHalf a day ÂgesAll ages at the spring pool, which is about four metres deep in places — watch children closely. The connecting trails along the wadi are rocky desert walking, not buggy ground. Intérieur ou extérieurExtérieur Chabbat et fêtesOuvert Meilleur momentSummer, oddly: the pulsing only happens once the winter recharge has drained, so the surge-and-empty effect is at its best from early summer onwards. Go at opening to beat the heat.
Conseils d'initiés
- Booking is compulsory and free — register before you drive out or you will be turned away.
- The spring pulses mainly in summer; in winter it simply flows continuously and the effect is lost.
- Pollution in Nahal Prat has closed the blue trail from Ein Mabua to Ein Qelt and the green trail above it — check before planning a walk.
- On days of heat load or flood risk the reserve's trails are shut.
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