Summer marks the city's high season, meaning room rates rise and availability drops, while cold winter weather can deter even the most avid sightseers. Early fall, however, is a sweet spot for tourism: Summer weather lingers as the crowds disperse, leaving plenty of hotel rooms (and lower rates) up for grabs.
The Sea of Galilee is situated in northeast Israel, between the Golan Heights and the Galilee region, in the Jordan Rift Valley, the valley caused by the separation of the African and Arabian Plates. Consequently, the area is subject to earthquakes, and in the past, volcanic activity.
1 Lower Galilee covers the area from Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa in the south to the Beit HaKerem Valley in the north. 2  Its eastern border is the Jordan River. 3  It contains the Arab village of Cana. 4  Upper Galilee extends from the Beit HaKerem Valley northwards into southern Lebanon. Lower Galilee covers the area from Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa in the south to the Beit HaKerem Valley in the north. 2  Its eastern border is the Jordan River. 3  It contains the Arab village of Cana. 4  Upper Galilee extends from the Beit HaKerem Valley northwards into southern Lebanon.