Itinerary
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Stop At: Bethlehem, Bethlehem, West Bank
Meet your private guide-driver at Bethlehem 300 Checkpoint and depart to the Old City of Bethlehem. Walk the narrow streets of the old city and enjoy the old architects of the buildings from the Ottoman period. Stop by Bethlehem Icon Center, which used to be a local house and today it’s a center teaching Byzantine Iconography. Walk the Star Street— the way that Joseph and Mary took when they came to Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus. Walk onward through the old city and stop the main old entrance of the city then to Hosh Al Syrian quarter, see the building from inside and stop for a cup of tea or Arabic coffee.
Visit an old Olive Press museum and learn about olive harvest and olive oil production, the building which houses the museum dates back as far as the 19th century. It houses many ethnographic and archaeological artifacts featuring the entire process of oil production. Furthermore, the exhibit also shows the many uses for oil such as lamps, medicine, food, soap, and even cosmetics.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Church of the Nativity, Manger St, Bethlehem Palestinian Territories
Continue to Manger Square and visit the Nativity Church, the birthplace of Jesus and the oldest church in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Afteem Restaurant, ساحة المهد، Bethlehem
You will have a nice lunch break at Afteem Restaurant for Falafel, Hummus and typical Salad lunch. (own expense).
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Chapel of the Shepherds’ Field, Beit Sahour. Beit Sahour
Drive to the Shepherd’s Field where the angel Gabriel appeared to the shepherds, see the ruins that go back to the Byzantine time and the current church.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mar Saba Monastery, Bethlehem Palestinian Territories
Drive to Mar Saba Monastery in the Judean Desert, one of the oldest monasteries in the Holy Land. Men can visit the monastery while women are not allowed inside but still, they can enjoy the view from outside and the guide's explanations.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Herodion National Park
Take a short drive to Herodion National Park, the palace of Herod the Great from the roman period 1st century BC. From the top of the mountain, enjoy a panorama view of the landscape of the area and from there you can see Jordan mountains and the Dead Sea.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Walled Off Hotel, Caritas Street 182, Bethlehem
Visit Banksy Graffiti arts in Bethlehem, The Walled Off Hotel of Banksy and the separation wall.
Duration: 30 minutes