Highlights of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem Biblical Trip from Tel Aviv | La Vacanza Travel

Highlights of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem Biblical Trip from Tel Aviv

Duration: 10 hours
Destination: Israel, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv
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  • 10 hours
  • Tel Aviv
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

This tour is Combine of two holy cities on this full-day sightseeing tour: Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Starting from the view of the Mount Scopus , the itinerary follows biblical sites from Mt. Zion to the Old City, including a walking tour through the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian quarters. In the Jewish Quarter, we visit the Byzantine Cardo and the Western Wall. Following on the Christian quarters the Via Dolorosa where Jesus walked bearing his cross, we reach the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Continue to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity where Jesus was born and Jesus was born and see the original excavated mosaic. If possible, we will visit chapel caves beneath the Church of Saint Catherine.

• Full-day tour of the biblical sites in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
• See world famous classical landmarks of Jerusalem, the City of Gold
• Follow Jesus' path down the Via Dolorosa and Holy Land.
• Explore Bethlehem's Christian landmarks.
• Pickup and drop-off included

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Mount Scopus National Botanical Garden, Mount Scopus Hebrew University Campus, Jerusalem Israel

Our journey begins with the Panoramic overview of Mt. Scopus with stunning views of Jerusalem’s skyline.
Old City Temple Mount where the golden dome of the Dome of the Rock offers the perfect photo-op. Looking down we see a 3,000-year-old Jewish cemetery.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Garden of Gethsemane, Jericho Rd, Jerusalem Israel

We pass by the Garden of Gethsemane.

Pass By: Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony), Garden of Gethsemane Foot of the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem Israel

Pass by the Church of All Nations.

Pass By: Kidron Valley, Behind Old City Walls, Jerusalem Israel

Pass by the Kidron Valley.

Stop At: Old City of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Israel

Entering the Old City via the Zion Gate to Visit the most important Historical sites.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Armenian Quarter, David Street Armenian Patriarchate Road, Jerusalem Israel

Pass by the Armenian Quarter

Stop At: The Cardo, Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem Israel

Visit the Jewish Quarter and the 1500 year old Byzantine Cardo.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Christian Quarter Road, Jerusalem Israel

Visit the most important sites in the Christian Quarter

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Christian Quarter Road, Jerusalem Israel

Visit the most important sites in the Christian Quarter

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Western Wall Plaza Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem 97500 Israel

We stop at the Kotel; the Western Wall where Jews have prayed since the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. Built by King Herod it was a supporting wall enclosing the Temple Mount area.
On the tour you can join others from around the world and place a prayer note between the stones of the wall.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa Old Town, Jerusalem Israel

Explore The Via Dolorosa also known as the Way of the Cross Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

Visit the Historical site the Cross Church of the Holy Sepulcher built on the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and his burial tomb.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Muslim Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem Israel

Pass by the Muslim Quarter and The lively Bazaar.

Stop At: Bethlehem, Bethlehem, West Bank

we continue to Holy Bethlehem, the city of Christ's birth. We arrive in the City of Bread, Bethlehem, which was home to Jesse, King David's father as well as being Christ's birthplace.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Church of the Nativity, Manger St, Bethlehem Palestinian Territories

From Manger Square we enter the 4th century Church of the Nativity which is the oldest church in Israel still in use. Beneath the church is the Grotto of the Nativity where a star indicates the place where Jesus was born.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Bethlehem Palestinian Territories

If possible, visit the Church of St. Catherine.
From the Church of St. Catherine we go down into a two room cave which connects with the Grotto of the Nativity. This is the perfect place for us to take a moment and sing some Christmas carols.

Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Professional guide
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Includes all entrance fees
  • Entry/Admission - Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Insurance
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • The tour is subject to Palestinian authority regulations.
  • Border crossing may include short unaccompanied walking portion.
  • Change of vehicle may be required upon entering Palestinian authority territory.
  • Passports are compulsory.
  • Visit to Bethlehem: due to the high number of visitors, entrance to the Nativity Cave may be limited
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered


Departure Time

06:40 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

10 hours


User's Reviews

830gerip

21 Sep, 2023

The tour and our guide were excellent. We also appreciated that operator knows ins and outs of some of the sites, such as the best time to visit them to avoid crowds, good places to eat lunch, etc. Our driver was extremely competent and helpful as well. We enjoyed all of our stops. We loved it.

MsTERESA

17 Sep, 2023

**TERRIBLE!** Do NOT book with this company! CLICK TOURS cancelled our tour and never contacted us to let us know. We purposely stayed at a hotel that was on their list of pick-up points. At the pick-up time there was plenty of people waiting to be picked up. A van came and did not call our name, so we showed them our tickets and they said that was a different company. The BEIN HARIM TOUR Services picked up their big group on time, but we still sat there just waiting. Funny, I should have known as when I purchased the tour through TripAdvisor I received a very curt (briefly rude) request to complete all the passport information. (NOTE: the website kept dropping the information so it was difficult to know if it went through properly.) When I replied to their request, I also asked a question about what time approximately we could expect to be dropped off at the hotel at the end of the tour. Of course, they never bothered to reply to me. At that point, I should have known something "off" with their customer service. However, still sitting there waiting at 6:30 AM to be picked up for our tour and nobody showed up. No emails were sent. We called their customer service, and nobody answered! So, we just kept calling until we received an answer. They answered after the second or third call and immediately knew who we were even though we never gave them our names. (At that point it was obvious he must not have had enough people signed up to make it worthwhile for him to give the tour.) Conveniently, "he had CoVID, but could reschedule us for tomorrow." Are you kidding me, miraculously I guess he could be healed in less than 24 hours! HORRIBLE! So disappointing as we had one full day in Tel Aviv before leaving on our cruise and we purposely arrived a day early for our tour of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Do not let this happen to you! **DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS COMPANY!** They could have sent us an email or contacted us through TripAdvisor to advise us, but I think they just wanted to keep our money. We lost our tour, but thankfully booked securely through TripAdvisor we did not loose our money. TripAdvisor should stop doing business with this unreputable company!

Mtys_O

08 Feb, 2020

We went to Jerusalem and Betlehem from Tel Aviv and it was our best trip ever. Our guide Itamar Buk was the the most awesome ever, he was funny, but told us very interesting details too, we loved him so much.

martinahW5795QD

03 Jan, 2020

Die Tour war sehr gut, unser Guide Zahi war sympathisch, humorvoll, sehr gut informiert und konnte uns sehr viel Wissenswertes vermitteln. Sehr empfehlenswert!!!

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