Reasons to Visit

  1. The Baptism Site has been authenticated by all major Christian Church leaders  as one of the three holiest sites of Christianity, along with Bethlehem and Jerusalem. It is the place where Jesus was baptized by John.
  2. John the Baptist lived here for about 20 years. He resided in a cave on Elijah's Hill.
  3. The site and the surrounding area has been a place where many Prophets have passed through.
  4. The Baptism Site was a Pilgrimage Station on the early Pilgrimage Trail.
  5. It is an historical site; persevered just as it was over 2,000 years go.
  6. It is a Nature reserve with much flora and fanua.

Watch the Documentary

Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. Here he stayed and many people came to him. They said, "Though John never performed a miraculous sign, all that John said about this man was true." And in that place many believed in Jesus. (John 10:40-42)