Nes Harim: drive a sports car on the Judean Hills roads

The Nes Harim experience is a completely different thing from a track day. Instead of laps around a closed circuit, you head out on an extreme driving adventure along the roads of the Judean Hills: kilometers of winding roads, climbs and descents, and corner after corner through green, breathtaking scenery. This is driving as flow: instead of memorizing one corner and repeating it, you learn to read the road, spot the next corner, and build a controlled, continuous rhythm.

The meeting point is in the Nes Harim forest area in the Judean Hills, about a 30-minute drive from Jerusalem and a comfortable distance from the center of the country too. We chose this area carefully: it's one of the most beautiful in the country, with a rare combination of winding roads, technical corners, and mountain scenery that stays with you the whole way.

How does it work? You start by getting to know the car and the route, with a briefing on the fundamentals: where to brake before a corner, how to set up the right entry, and how to keep a flowing, sporty but controlled pace. Then you hit the road: you drive, and your certified instructor sits beside you, guiding and polishing your technique in real time, corner after corner. Here too, the experience comes with professional video and photos, so the best moments stay with you.

The big difference from a closed track is in the nature of the learning. On a track, you repeat the same 14 corners and improve with every lap; in the mountains, every corner is new. That's why the Nes Harim experience mainly develops reading the road, timing your braking, and precise corner entries: skills from the world of sports driving that you can feel afterward in every day-to-day drive.

Who is it for? Anyone who loves combining driving with scenery, couples looking for a shared, slightly different romantic experience, small groups, and anyone who prefers a personal, intimate experience over a big track day. Drivers who have already done a track day at Arad also discover a completely different side of sports driving at Nes Harim.

The seasons change the experience: in spring, the hills are covered in blossoms and driving between the corners feels like a postcard; in autumn and winter, the air is clear and the views are sharp and bright. Even in summer, mornings and evenings in the Judean Hills are pleasant, so you can enjoy the experience almost any time of year.

Here too, you drive EXR's race cars: the Chevrolet Corvette C6 with its roaring V8, the Nissan 370Z with a V6 and rear-wheel drive, the Mitsubishi EVO X with all-wheel drive that grips the road through corners, and the BMW M240. Each car gives the winding roads a different character, and you can ask us which one will suit you best for the mountain experience.