Ashdod Shore Excursion: Jerusalem and Bethlehem - for cruise ship guests only
Description
While you’re in Ashdod Port, visit the holy sites around Jerusalem and Bethlehem on this full-day shore excursion. After admiring views of Old Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, see the Garden of Gethsemane and the Last Supper room before exploring other important Christian sites. Visit the Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and view the Western Wall. Finish in Bethlehem, with visits to Manger Square and the Church of the Holy Nativity.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Enjoy spectacular panoramic views
See the place where Jesus was arrested the night before his crucifixion
Visit the room of the Last Supper
Important sites on Mount Zion are Dormition Abbey, King David's Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper
Enter the old city through the Jaffa gate
Visit the Jewish quarter in the old city
Walk the Via Dolorosa
Visit the Western Wall
Visit the Christian Quarter in the old city
Stroll inside the Arabic market in Jerusalem
come visit inside the church
Walk parts of the Via Dolorosa
Visit inside the church
Free time for shopping
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Look for a sign with your name on it as you arrive at the cruise terminal in Ashdod. This tour is available to cruise ship passengers only.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Duration of the tour may vary
- Some sites may not be visited and others included subject to accessibility, security, holiday festivities, opening times, queues, traffic, time constraints, and other unforeseen circumstances
- Good walking shoes, sunglasses, hat, and clothing that covers the shoulders and knees are recommended
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel for Bethlehem only
Reviews(149)
thank you Uri! It was the best tour ever. I enjoyed it so much. we had an owesome trip in Ashdod. the beach their is great and we had everything going very well. thank you
I went 10-2022. I had a wonderful experience and want to go back someday, when the political situation is suitable. My tour guide was very helpful, friendly and informed. She cared about what the group wanted to see and the time we wanted.
We loved the western wall and other historical sites. Lunch was delayed until numerous people asked guide if she would stop for lunch. Tour guides English was not easy to understand
Good points. Excellent communication from tour operator as we had a docking issue this morning and could have missed our trip, but didn’t. The tour itself to Jerusalem was very good, and the guide Annette was excellent. We loved it. We crammed a lot in. Poor points. We had to swap guides for Bethlehem to Joseph, and although we saw what was promised on the itinerary, Joseph gave us little information, he sent us photos of the nativity church on Airdrop and told us if we have any questions he’ll answer them. I don’t know what I don’t know! We were rushed through the church of the nativity being given 5-10 mins max and then dropped off at a trinket shop for over half an hour to buy stuff I don’t need. 2 crucifixes later we were back on the coach. Checkpoints caused delays but that is what it is. Would I recommend? Yes…. but hopefully you don’t get Joseph.
This is an important tour, however we were not satisfied with our tour guide information. The tour guide was always in hurray and giving very little information.
I would highly recommend this tour. We went on 2 tours while we were in Israel. Both days were amazing. Our guide was wonderful. He was so knowledgeable and made our trip fun and educational. The busses were very nice and a very small group. I would highly recommend using them for tours in Israel.
This tour was awful. I did “lower my expectations” since they send you an email a few days before that you should.. but I was still very disappointed. I’d have to say the main reason was the guide. He clearly didn’t want to be there.. he just rambled along whatever little speech he had. No passion. No charisma. Oh, and no shopping, lol. We just raced through the sights, you could not hear most of his boring explanations and he was moving so fast anyway. I asked a question and he snapped back a rude answer, like it was a dumb question. I am young and had no problem keeping up but some did, but he didn’t care much. This was all day and I was already wishing it to be over on the first ride in the van because the guide. 10 hours later at the end, I was just angry. We had an older gentleman as our guide. Don’t know his name. Are you surprised ?
Most of Jerusalem in one day in a 16 seater minibus. Overall a wonderful day! LOTS of walking, up and down the hills on cobble stone/marble on very very crowded streets and allys (which is expected) in a "desert type hot heat". We had a very nice and knowledgeable tour guide "Yosef" in Jerusalem. He got us delicious kebabs for lunch, which I was worried to eat first, as I have got sick before on trips due to bad food, but we were all ok. $20 for four people. Our Palestinian guide kept rushing us. The gift shop in Palestine felt like a tourist trap, but no one ever tried to force us to buy anything and everyone we encountered were friendly. The bonus was a moment in an airconditioning and the use of bathrooms. I would have liked to look around the little stores in Jerusalem a bit more. So many little stores with spices and goods; a bit of "people watching with a cup of coffee would have been awesome! Only negatives on our was the Palestinian forced store stop and the fact that our tour had several older couples who had hard time keeping up with the walking as our tour guide was going real fast. In fact, we had to make sure that all of our "oldies" were still with us and not falling behind in the seas of tourists. The tour description should mention how much walking there is. We were up to 13000 steps at the end of the day, which is at least triple than most people walk on a normal day. Overall, I prefered our group of 16 to huge tour buses the cruise line filled!
Ryan met us at the cruise terminal for an amazing tour of Israel. I would definitely recommend this tour. Have your walking shoes ready for a fantastic tour packed with lots of Christian history . Great job!!
Our tour guide Ryan was wonderful. He was very knowledgeable, looked out after everyone, and made sure we had food, water, plenty of bathroom breaks and even sunscreen. Standing in scripture, retracing Jesus’ final days on earth, is something that will never be forgotten. Highly recommend this excursion.
