The
main event of the summer in Jerusalem
“The
Land of Fairytales”
August
2020 at the Botanical Gardens in Givaat Ram - Jerusalem
Meet
Pinocchio and Grandpa Geppetto, Elsa and Rapunzel, Alice and Humpty Dumpty from
Wonderland, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell and more * Plus a tour of the tropical conservatory
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| Photo by Tom Amit |
During
August, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Ariel Company and the Botanical Gardens
invite you to a fascinating experience. In the evening, the gardens will
transform into a magical world with an enchanted atmosphere, full of sounds,
stories, games, surprising encounters with characters that symbolize the
greatest childhood experience of all –fairytales.
In
the garden, visitors will find characters from fairytales among them: Geppetto
and Pinocchio, Rapunzel and Elsa, Humpty Dumpty and Alice in Wonderland, a
mischievous elf, a diligent miner dwarf, a magical fairy. Captivating stories
will accompany the children on mysterious paths and corners illuminated by
magical and special lighting, Illuminating the tops of trees and plants in the
area with music and sounds that exist only in legends.
Visitors
will be greeted by Geppetto and Pinocchio, who will give everyone a riddle and
a map. The children will be able to take pictures with characters from the
legends and visit 9 playgrounds where there will be a special experiential
activity that includes: Aliza's cricket ground in Wonderland, they will try to
save Rapunzel from the tower, solve the Humpty Dumpty riddle wall, explore the
Wishes Trail, take the dragon route, meet Elsa In the hidden waterfall, follow
the noise of hammers of the mountain and search for gold in the mine along with
the dwarves, climb Jacks wall and visit Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in the new
tropical conservatory.
It
should be noted that the University Botanical Garden in Givat Ram in Jerusalem
opened its gates to the public according to the guidelines of the Ministry of
Health in accordance with the purple mark, several weeks ago. The garden covers
an area of about 120 dunams. “The Land of Fairytales” is spreak over
about a quarter of the gardens. Hundreds of families can safely be admitted at
the same time whilst maintaining socially approved distance, according to the
guidelines of the Ministry of Health.
The
botanical garden took care of the disinfection of public areas and public
services and audited the number of visitors and the conduct of the public
during the visit, according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health.
Tickets are ordered in advance only through the BIMOT website.
The
Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Leon, stated that "As they do every year, the
University Botanical Garden in Givat Ram, will hold another spectacular summer
event. This year it is full of content and educational values, which deepens
children’s connection to nature. We make every effort to maintain all our
health and act according. “The Land of Fairytales” is an event that is suitable for the
whole family and provides a fun and refreshing experience in a magical
landscape full of colors and smells like only Jerusalem can. I invite all
residents of the country to come to the capital in August and enjoy the variety
of experiences our city has to offer. "
The
riddle:
The
route begins with Geppetto and Pinocchio near the wonderful lake which is in
full bloom and the lotus blossoms rise to a height of about 2 meters. Children
and adults will be invited to walk and enter into the stories of “The Land
of Fairytales” and embark on a quest for a magical object that has
disappeared.
Each
family will receive at the entrance a riddle script that includes a map of the
land of legends. In order to solve the puzzle, the participants will have to
help Geppetto locate the objects that were confused between the legends and
find the magical object that has disappeared.
Due
to the need to control the number of visitors and their level of protection,
visitors are required by the following guidelines:
Tickets
are sold in advance on the Bimot website .
Visitors will be asked to move around the
garden while maintaining a distance between families and avoid crowds of over
50 people; each visitor must be equipped with a personal mask and the use of
gloves is also recommended (except for the exemptions from the duty according
to the applicable guidelines).
Suitable for the whole
family, children from 3-12
Opening Hours: Sun-Thu
from 17:00-22:30
- sat.
night from 18:00-22:30
Tickets: 79 nis, Yerushalmi card holders: 29
nis and members 25 nis
Tickets in advance on
Bimot website only
For further
information: The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens at 02-6794012
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