The excavations are still continuing. It is a moving reference to the revolt against the Romans. The remains of Gamla are part of the Yehudiya Nature Reserve, which is also well worth a stroll. In the winter and early spring, flowers burst out of the ground in great variety. Gamla has a unique eagle reserve, whose inhabitants may be spotted soaring around in the canyon from a newly built observation point.
Video cameras enable an intimate peek into the predators' cliff nests.
New chicks are usually guarded from unwanted looks and the sun by the wings of its mother who spends the day hovering before the nest with outspread wings. A last sight of Gamla is the largest waterfall of Israel. Don't expect something like Niagara Falls, because the water spreads rather thin, but its height spans 50 meters.