Monastery of Saint George of Choziba

==Visiting==

==Visiting==

The monastery is situated in the [[West Bank]], near the [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] city of [[Jericho]]. From [[Israel]], the monastery is reachable from Highway 1 between the Dead Sea and Jerusalem, by turning off to [[Mitzpe Yericho]] and following signs for the monastery. There is a 3-hour long hiking path through the [[wadi]] and other paths above and along the wadi, or alternatively a parking lot across the wadi from the monastery with an adjacent lookout point. From the parking lot, it's a fairly short hike, about 1 km, but very steep going down to the monastery. It gets very hot at times, and hiking back up in the heat could be very challenging for some people. There are young men with donkeys who will give you a ride down to the monastery, or back up to the parking lot, for a negotiable fee.

The monastery is situated in the [[West Bank]], near the [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] city of [[Jericho]]. From [[Israel]], the monastery is reachable from Highway 1 between the [[Dead Sea]] and Jerusalem, by turning off to [[Mitzpe Yericho]] and following signs for the monastery. There is a 3-hour long hiking path through the [[wadi]] and other paths above and along the wadi, or alternatively a parking lot across the wadi from the monastery with an adjacent lookout point. From the parking lot, it's a fairly short hike, about 1 km, but very steep going down to the monastery. It gets very hot at times, and hiking back up in the heat could be very challenging for some people. There are young men with donkeys who will give you a ride down to the monastery, or back up to the parking lot, for a negotiable fee.

One can also hike up the wadi from Jericho, via the ruins of the [[Hasmonean royal winter palaces|Herodian winter palaces at Tulul Abu el-'Alayiq]].

One can also hike up the wadi from Jericho, via the ruins of the [[Hasmonean royal winter palaces|Herodian winter palaces at Tulul Abu el-'Alayiq]].