Colonel

Colonel: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Colonel

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Colonel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.07154, 35.39650. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Colonel

• Malham · cave · South District · ~1 km · Must-see
• Sodom Mountains · viewpoint · South District · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mezad Zohar · fort · South District · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hamei Zohar Public Beach · beach · South District · ~14 km · Must-see
• Zuq Tamrur · viewpoint · South District · ~18 km · Must-see
• Numeira · fort · Karak Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hemar Waterfall · waterfall · South District · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fifa Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Karak Governorate · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hamakhtesh Hakatan Nature Reserve · sanctuary · South District · ~28 km · Must-see
• Zohar lookout · viewpoint · South District · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bab edh-Dhra · fort · Karak Governorate · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount El'Azar · viewpoint · South District · ~33 km · Must-see
• Horbat `Uza · fort · South District · ~33 km · Must-see
• Masada · fort · South District · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tomb of Jafar bin Abi Talib · dargah · Karak Governorate · ~36 km · Must-see
• Maale Akrabim · viewpoint · South District · ~39 km · Must-see
• Khirbet et-Tannur · fort · Tafilah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mamshit · fort · South District · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Colonel

Other caves near Colonel

• Malham · cave · South District · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cave of Letters · cave · South District · ~51 km · Must-see
• מערת האימה · cave · South District · ~51 km · Must-see
• El Ayin ruins · cave · South District · ~96 km · Must-see
• HaTeomim Cave · cave · Jerusalem District · ~101 km · Must-see
• Soreq Cave · cave · Jerusalem District · ~105 km · Must-see
• Shuqba Cave · cave · Judea and Samaria · ~133 km · Must-see
• Malham - Lower entry · cave · South District · ~1 km
• מערת בקתה · cave · South District · ~1 km
• Malcham upper · cave · South District · ~1 km

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