Topping the list of Israeli travel destinations for Passover were Caesarea and Banyas national parks, as roughly 200,000 people hit the wild.
Taking advantage of the holiday and the favorable weather, Israelis visited national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country on March 30, with Israel Nature and Parks Authority officials expecting 2 million visitors during the holiday.
Banyas National Park recorded more than 4,000 visitors, followed by Masada, which hosted 3,300, and the Mekorot Hayarkon National Park, near Petah Tikva, which saw 2,800 visitors.
Other popular places were the Carmel range, the Judean Mountains and the Upper Galilee.
Israel has more than 400 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, which make up 25 percent of its total area. — jpost.com