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Coast North With Children

A Sharon-to-Carmel day that alternates water, stones, peacocks, and a paying cove. Built for families who will not last on ruins alone.

LeaveLeave the Netanya / Sharon area by 8:30 so Beit Yanai is still cool and Dor is not a late-day gamble on lifeguards.
MealsLate breakfast or early lunch at Cafe Zahara. Do not count on Dor for a sit-down meal.

Lifeguards at Beit Yanai and Dor are seasonal. Confirm INPA hours and which Dor/Habonim gate you want.

  1. Coastal reset first, while energy is high. · Restrooms.

  2. Visitor front door — shops, cafés, grassy lawn. Dump pin is the harbor. Pair with the Roman ruins a short walk away. Do not navigate to a generic Caesarea pin. · Restrooms.

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    Caesarea Maritima National Park (harbor)

    Visitor front door: shops, restaurants, cafés, and a grassy lawn for kids — ruins are a short walk.

  3. Roman ruins a short walk from the harbor lawn. Holy Spirit first poured out on the Gentiles (Acts 10 / Cornelius). Skip if the stones from the harbor are enough. · Skip if tired. · Restrooms.

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    Ancient Caesarea Maritima (Roman ruins)

    Roman ruins of Caesarea Maritima — and where the Holy Spirit was first poured out on the Gentiles.

  4. Ein Carmel artists’ courtyard. Peacocks, lunch, workshops. · Restrooms. · lunch.

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    Cafe Zahara

    Kristi Kate special: come for lunch in Ein Carmel’s artists’ courtyard. Leave after the children have followed the peacocks and you have spent more NIS than planned in the workshops.

  5. Paid reserve. Identify Dor vs Habonim before you promise swimming. · Skip if tired. · Restrooms.

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    Dor HaBonim Beach Nature Reserve

    A paying INPA cove with kid-scale pools in the rocks — if you pick the right beach, not a flattened ‘Dor/Habonim’ pin.

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