Tour Overview
This tour is ideal for first-time visitors. Explore the Old City of Jerusalem, the most important city in the world on our 4-hour Highlights walking tour. With a top-certified guide, you will unravel 3,000 years of history and experience the city's geopolitical and multicultural atmosphere. Afterwards you will be picked-up to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. This private tour offers an unparalleled opportunity to dive into the spiritual and historical essence of this holy city. This tour includes transportation in one vehicle with no need to change care at the checkpoint, ensuring a seamless experience.
This tour is available every day and offered in English and other languages.
Customizable:
Flexibility to add or skip sites (in the same geographic area of the tour) according to your faith or interest.
Safety:
The Old City of Jerusalem is well-secured, with security guards and police (uniformed and undercover).
Bethlehem, a heavily touristic city within the Palestinian Authority, is well-guarded. Any potential security concerns are closely monitored to ensure visitor safety.In case of any security tension, we are informed in advance and act accordingly.
Additional Information:
This tour offers a comprehensive understanding of Jerusalem's history, religion, politics, and archaeology in just half a day. Our private tour guides are passionate about Israel and committed to ensuring you have the best possible experience. The tour can also be combined with visits to other destinations like Bethlehem or Jericho & Jordan River.
What to Bring:
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Modest dressing for holy sites (covering shoulders, chests, and knees).
- Passport
- Hat (recommended in summer).
- Cash for souvenirs and lunch (not all places accept credit cards).
- A good spirit!
Included / Excluded
- English speaking guide, experienced & licensed by Ministry of Tourism
- Round trip transportation
- Entrance fees
- Guide’s expenses
- Personal bottle of water
- Taxes & VAT (for foreign citizens only)
- Assistance with planning
- Guests Meals
On the Agenda
Among many sightseeing and stories, we made a list of the key sites of this amazing tour. In order for the trip to be optimal and experiential, the order of the sites will be determined by the guide according to a set of considerations.
Meet your guide outside the Jaffa Gate, after the introduction and gone over the schedule, you will receive an and explanation about the walls of the Old City and the main gate of the Old City – Jaffa Gate. This Gate is the starting and ending point of the tour.
We believe that on a perfect guided tour, an observation point is a MUST. A place where you can understand the geography of the city and its topography. And of course, take the perfect pictures from 🙂
Walk around old houses and significantly archeological discoveries from 2,000 and 3,000 years ago, the first and the second temple periods. In these streets, it can be assumed that Jesus himself walked in the Roman period.
“The Fifth Avenue” of Jerusalem in the Roman period. Visit the archaeological market which was full of life back then.
The holiest place for the Jewish people. The retaining wall of the Second Temple – a remnant of the Roman destruction.
The Arab market – or souq – located in the Christian and Muslim Quarters of Jerusalem’s Old City is a labyrinth of alleyways lined with shops selling everything from handmade jewelry and exotic scarves to hookahs and ceramics.
Visit the last stations in Jesus’ life before the crucifixion by the Romans
The most holiest place for Christianity. The location where Jesus was Crucified, buried and resurrected. The Old Testament refers to this place as Golgotha. Today, this beautiful church from the middle ages operates by Christian Orthodox and Catholics priests. This church, together with the church of the nativity in Bethlehem are the most holiest Christian sites in the world.
The most holiest place for Christianity. Explore one of the world’s oldest churches, with its Catholic, Armenian, and Greek Orthodox Christian chapels
Visit the site believed to be where Mary and Joseph found refuge for baby Jesus
Experience the impactful street art of Banksy, highlighting the region’s political conflicts
Discover the fields where shepherds are believed to have seen the Star of Nativity
You can choose to be dropped off in Jerusalem, at the meeting point or your hotel.
