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Curated driving dayGalilee, First Century and Family Pace
Magdala, a museum that tells a discovery story, and the first kibbutz — history that still leaves room to run.
Shay’s boat is behind the Yigal Allon Centre — book ahead, twelve people max, and it is not the church Jesus boat.
First-century town and synagogue on the shore. · Restrooms.
Magdala
A first-century town and synagogue on the Galilee shore — hometown of Mary of Magdala, with old mikvaot.
ShadeToiletsStrollerAncient boat plus playground. Search Ginosar / Ginossar / ancient boat. · Restrooms.
Yigal Allon Centre / Ancient Boat
A first-century boat that works for children because the museum tells the discovery story instead of merely displaying an old object.
ShadeToiletsStrollerPlaygroundBoat behind the museum; the dock is where you meet. Optional; call the public booking number first. · Skip if tired.
Shay’s boat (and accompanying dock)
Shay’s small speedboat behind the Yigal Allon Centre — tourist and group tours, up to 12 people. The accompanying dock is where you meet. Not the church ‘Jesus boat.’
Oldest kibbutz — 1912 first yard and grass. Petting zoo and soccer nearby stay unpublished until pinned. · Restrooms.
Degania First Yard
The 1912 first yard of the oldest kibbutz in modern Israel — grass to run on, a living courtyard, not a plaque-only stop.
ShadeToiletsKids interactive experience at Gordon House. Walk the path past the gardener mural — that wall is wayfinding, not a separate stop. · Restrooms.
Gordon House Museum
The Degania kids interactive experience lives here — taxidermy, Kinneret habitats, and Illuminating Nature — not a separate unnamed stop.
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