Discover the Holy City of Jerusalem on a full-day private tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Mount of Olives

  Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or from your cruise ship. The drive from Ashdod to Jerusalem will take about 1.5 hours. The first stop will be at a panoramic viewpoint from the top of Mount of Olives before exploring The Old City of Jerusalem. Mount of Olives, Arabic Jabal al-Ṭūr, Hebrew Har ha-Zetim, multi-summit limestone ridge just east of the Old City of Jerusalem and separated from it by the Kidron Valley. Frequently mentioned in the Bible and later religious literature, it is holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Broad Wall

  The Broad Wall is located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the remnant of a massive defensive wall originally erected during the First Temple Period (c.960BC-586BC) and excavated in the 1970s by archaeologist Nahman Avigal. The Broad Wall was an important archaeological discovery as up until that point the boundaries of Jerusalem during the Biblical period were unsu

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Church of the Holy Sepulchre

  The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is a church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The church contains, according to traditions dating back to at least the fourth century, the two holiest sites in Christianity: the site where Jesus was crucified, at a place known as Calvary or Golgotha, and Jesus's empty tomb, where he was buried and resurrected. The tomb is enclosed by a 19th-century shrine called the Aedicula. The Status Quo, an understanding between religious communities dating to 1757, applies to the site.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  The Supreme Court is the highest court in Israel. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all other courts, and in some cases original jurisdiction. The Supreme Court consists of 15 Judges, who are appointed by the President of Israel, upon nomination by the Judicial Selection Committee.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  The Cardo

  Shop-lined stone-paved street between Damascus Gate & Zion Gate, dating to Roman & Byzantine eras.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Christian Quarter

  The Christian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the walled Old City of Jerusalem, the other three being the Jewish Quarter, the Muslim Quarter and the Armenian Quarter.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Dome Of The Rock

  The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was initially completed in 691–92 CE at the order of Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik during the Second Fitna on the site of the Second Jewish Temple, destroyed during the Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 8
  Jewish Quarter

  The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem (part of Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem). The 116,000 square meter area lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Street of the Chain in the north and extends to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in the east. In the early 20th century, the Jewish population of the quarter reached 19,000.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9

  The Knesset is the unicameral national legislature of Israel. As the legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister, approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government. In addition, the Knesset elects the State Comptroller.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 10
  Muslim Quarter

  The Muslim Quarter is one of the four quarters of the ancient, walled Old City of Jerusalem. It covers 31 hectares of the northeastern sector of the Old City.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 11
  The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa

  The Via Dolorosa is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem, believed to be the path that Jesus walked on the way to his crucifixion. The winding route from the former Antonia Fortress to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — a distance of about 600 metres — is a celebrated place of Christian pilgrimage. You will have lunch in an authentic restaurant before driving back.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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