Gan HaShlosha National Park (Sahne) – Visitors Guide

Gan HaShlosha National Park, also known as Sahne, is famous for its hot spring water pools that maintain a steady temperature of 28°C.

Map

Gan HaShlosha is near Kibbutz Nir David, close to Gan Garoo, and about seven km from Beit Shean National Park.

Directions for drivers: Link to Waze and Link to Google Maps
Directions for public transport: Link to Moovit

Interactive map of the area:

Here is a diagram of this national park:

Opening Hours

Sunday – Thursday and Saturday: 8:00 – 17:00 (16:00 in winter).
Friday: 8:00 – 16:00 (15:00 in winter).
On holiday eves, usually 8:00 – 13:00.

Note: Since the pandemic, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority has started limiting the number of people in each park. Thus, reservations are recommended through the official site (you can find the link below).

Note 2: The Tower and Stockade Museum and the Archaeology Museum are open Sunday through Thursday between 10:00 and 14:00.

Entrance Fee

Adult (14+) – 46 NIS, child (5-14) – 27 NIS, and student 39 NIS.

Note: Matmon members receive a 50% discount.

If you visit multiple national parks, consider purchasing a combo ticket. Additional information is available at National Parks and Nature Reserves.

Notes:

• Opening hours and ticket prices were updated in September 2025. In any case, recheck the official site before visiting.
• It is prohibited to bring dogs and other animals into the grounds of the site.

Bathing Pools

We visited in August with our kids, primarily interested in the pools. And Gan HaShlosha is known for its pools.

Wonderful pools, whose waters come from springs and cascades along the Amal stream bed. The temperature of the spring water is a constant 28°C, all year round, and this is the source of the park’s Arabic name Sahne, meaning “hot”. The pools have been enlarged and improved, and made suitable for bathing and swimming.

Source: official website

There are several pools with different depths. When we tried to enter the deeper pool, one of the lifeguards informed us that we couldn’t because my youngest daughter only had an inflatable pool float and not arm floaties. As a result, we spent most of our time in the shallow pool, which was about waist-deep, near the flour mill.

Please note that changing rooms and showers are available on-site.

Here are several photos:

Recently, the Israeli National Park Authority made a policy change in this park. Lighting a fire, including barbecue, in Gan HaShlosha is forbidden. But you can have a picnic.

Ancient flour mill

There is an ancient flour mill by the pools. Here is some information about it, along with photos.

The flour mill was operated by the water power of the Amal Stream. It has been reconstructed, and today it can be operated at its original site. Groups can arrange a guided tour showing how the flour mill worked, and what life was like in the days when it was in use. In the past, there were at least three flour mills in operation in the area of Gan Hashlosha, and the remains of one have been found on the north bank of the stream, close to the tower and stockade site.

Source: official website

Tower and Stockade

In the far end of the park, you can find the museum, the tower and the stockade.

The site is a reconstruction of Tel Amal, the first of the tower and stockade settlements. It was established on December 10, 1936. Three living quarters, the dining room, and the kitchen have been reconstructed, as well as the watchtower and double wooden stockade, filled with gravel. The huts containing the pioneers’ rooms illustrate the way of life of the settlers, and contain iron bedsteads and mosquito nets, work clothes, and the books that the settlers read. Visitors are offered seven self-activated stations demonstrating the activities of those days, such as washing clothes in the stream, keeping watch from the tower, and filling baskets with gravel.

In the dining room hut, there are excerpts from the newspapers of the time, certificates, and a 15-minute video that can be screened for groups. The film, which is in several languages, documents the Arab Revolt of 1936 – 1939. Activities such as guided tours, lectures, and activities with actors can be arranged.

Source: official website

Museum of Regional and Mediterranean Archaeology

The museum was founded in 1963 with a donation from Dan Lifschitz, a Jewish collector from Switzerland, who gave Kibbutz Nir David a collection of artifacts and vessels from the Greek and Roman periods, as well as collections from Persian and ancient Egyptian cultures. On display in the museum are also antiquities from ancient times found in the Bet She’an Valley, spanning from the Neolithic period to the periods of the Mishna and Talmud, including items from the days of the revolts against the Romans, as well as from the ancient synagogues that flourished in the area. A large photograph shows a mosaic from the ancient synagogue of Rehov. An inscription in the mosaic mentions numerous settlements in the land of Israel, as well as the fruits and vegetables grown in the Bet She’an Valley at that time, including zucchini, watermelon, cucumber, mint, fava beans, mustard, rice, peas, and sesame.

Source: official website

Summary

We spent several hours at the pools of this national park. Our kids loved it and could spend the whole day there. Moreover, it is more affordable than a pool.

There are numerous additional attractions in this area. I previously mentioned Beit Shean National Park. You can find all the nearby attractions using the map at the top of this article.

Have you ever visited Gan HaShlosha National Park (Sahne)? Tell us about your experience in the comments below.

That’s all for today, and I’ll see you on future travels!

Stay Tuned!

Additional Resources

Here are several resources that I created to help travelers:

• Trip Planner with Attractions and Itineraries is the page that will help you create your perfect travel route.
• What is the Best Time to visit Israel? To answer this question, we will consider the weather, prices, holidays, festivals, and more.
• Information and Tips for Tourists to Israel will answer the most common questions tourists have about Israel (including safety, passports, weather, currency, tipping, electricity, and much more).
• Israel National Parks and Nature Reserves include a complete list, top ten, map, tickets (Israel Pass, Matmon, combo), and campsites.
• If you are looking for things to do, here are the pages for Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Sea Of Galilee, Akko (Acre), Eilat, Nazareth, Safed (Tzfat), and Makhtesh Ramon.