| Everything you need to know about coordinating a tour of the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa:
The Bahai Gardens in Haifa are among the most popular tourist sites in Israel and millions of people visit them every year.
Entrance to the Baha'i Gardens and the guided tours are free of charge.
| The areas open for a tour of the Bahá'í Gardens, without guidance:
There are four areas in the gardens that are open to visitors, without a guided tour, seven days a week:
- The Temple of the Bab and the gardens adjacent to it. Entrance from 80 Zionion Boulevard (between 9:00-12:00).
- The outer gardens. Entrance from 80 Zionion Boulevard (between 9:00-17:00).
- The observation deck. Entrance from 61 Yaffe Nof Street (between 9:00-17:00).
- The lower entrance at the foot of the mountain in front of the UNESCO square (between 9:00-17:00).
| Spontaneous tours of the Bahá'í gardens - without prior reservation:
These tours are conducted daily, except Wednesdays.
| Organized tours of the Bahá'í gardens:
In order to organize a tour for a group of over 25 people, or a group with a special field of interest, you can click on "Request the tour" and fill out an online form, at least one week before the planned tour date.
An appropriate tour plan will be adapted to the group, while maintaining the special interests of its members.
For more information, please call 04-8313131,
Sunday-Thursday between 9:00 and 16:00, or send an email: [email protected].
The Baha'i gardens are closed to visitors on Baha'i holidays and Yom Kippur. Also, the gardens are sometimes closed to the general public due to rainy weather.
| About the Bahá'í Gardens
The Bahá'í gardens in Haifa are made up of nineteen tiered gardens (terraces) that extend along the entire length of the northern slope of Mount Carmel. In the center of the gardens stands the temple of the Báb with its golden dome, the resting place of the prophet-forerunner of the Bahá'í religion. These terraced gardens were designed as circles of light, whose lines and curves direct attention towards the temple on the central terrace.
The geometry of the complex is built around a central axis that connects the complex with the temple of Baha'u'llah, the prophet-founder of the Baha'i religion, located in Bahaji. The Bahá'í Gardens are located north of Acre and are, for the Bahá'ís, the holiest place in the world.
In July 2008, the Bahá'í gardens in Haifa and Acre were included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, due to their having "outstanding universal value" as holy sites and pilgrimage sites for Bahá'í believers.
The Baha'i religion is one of the largest independent religions in the world, with its own scriptures and laws. The Baha'i faith deals with fundamental issues such as the unity of God and religion, the unity of humanity, the eradication of prejudices, the natural nobility of human beings, the development of spiritual qualities, the essential equality between men and women, and the importance of education. These principles and beliefs direct and guide the actions of the Bahá'í believers, individually and collectively.