(Mar Semaan Cave Chapel 52 km)

    In Abaydat village, ask for the path to Mar Semaan. This hour-long walk takes you eastwards into a river valley, then up hill again where the cave is located. The route is a pleasant one and not too difficult. In addition to the chapel itself, hikers will be rewarded with good views, birdsong, aromatic sage and wild flowers. The final ascent to the walled-in cave chapel, set in a cliff 3-4 meters above ground level, is somewhat steep.