Visit a Palestinian tile factory in NablusJust a 5 minute walk from Nablus's city centre is the colourful Aslan Tile Factory, which has been producing beautiful coloured cement ti...
Float in the Dead Sea (while it still exists)The Dead Sea is in a major crisis, with ever more sink holes emerging and beaches being closed as a result. The water line shifts (i.e. r...
Cool off with a dip in the pool at SnowbarSnowbar literally means pine-tree in Arabic, and this enchanted place offers a lot in the hot summer months. During the day many people g...
Hike in Wadi Quelt between Ramallah and JerichoHands down one of the best hikes in Palestine involves walking along the Wadi Quelt - what some believe to be the biblical Valley of Shad...
Relax with a scrub and massage in a HammamThere's a well preserved Turkish bathhouse in the Old City of Nablus, Hammam esh-Shifa. It was built in 1624 by the Tuqan family, who cam...
Visit a Tahini factory in NablusTahina, Tahini, Tehina... however you write it, this creamy and oily sesame paste is the main ingredient in hummus (after chickpeas of co...
Run a Marathon, 1/2 marathon or 10k in support of Palestinians' right to movementNow in its fourth year, the Palestine Marathon (which also includes shorter distances) takes place during spring time. It is organised by...
Visit a soap factoryNablus was so famed for it's sabon nabulsi that it was Queen Elizabeth's soap of choice back in the 14th Century! By 1907, there were aro...
Wander the souq in Nablus's old town - known as "Little Damascus"Forget Jerusalem's old town - if you want to shop in a real market without tourist items, head to Nablus, where what you see on display i...
Rockclimbing - indoors and outdoorsThe growth of the rockclimbing industry in Palestine can be mostly attributed to two students from the US, who founded Wadi Climbing and ...
Mountain biking around Jericho in SpringMountain biking is gaining traction in the West Bank and is definitely an activity that gets your blood and adrenalin pumping. The nature...