Jerusalem Highlights Tour from Tel Aviv
Description
Experience Jerusalem on an unforgettable full-day journey, where ancient history and living faith come to life. Begin with a breathtaking panoramic view from Mount Scopus, then enter the Old City through the Zion Gate to explore the Armenian and Jewish Quarters. Discover the Byzantine Cardo, pause at the sacred Western Wall, and follow the Via Dolorosa to the magnificent Church of the Holy Sepulchre, believed to be the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and tomb. Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of the Old City bazaar, then visit the peaceful Garden of Gethsemane and the beautiful Church of All Nations, overlooking the Kidron Valley. End your tour on Mount Zion, with stops at the Dormition Abbey, the Room of the Last Supper, and King David’s Tomb. A day filled with faith, history, and timeless beauty awaits you. Note: On Mondays and Thursdays (except during Jewish holidays), the tour includes a visit to the Holocaust Museum instead of Gethsemane and Mount Zion sites.
Tour Options
Itinerary
View the Old City from the Mount of Olives
Pass the Garden of Gethsemane
See the Church of All Nations
Pass through the Kidron Valley
Pass by the Dormition Church
Visit the Room of the Last Supper on Mount Zion
Visit King David's tomb
Pass through the Zion Gate and enter the Old City
Explore the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem
Visit the Armenian Quarter
Visit the Jewish quarter and walk in the Byzantine Cardo
Visit the Western (Wailing) wall
Visit the Christian Quarter
Visit some of the Stations of the cross (Via Dolorosa)
Visit Church of Holy Sepulchre
Visit the Muslim Quarter and explore the Bazaar
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please note that our pickup/drop-off is available from a few central hotels only. Please select the hotel closest to your address from the drop-down menu on the tour page. If you are not sure which of the listed hotels is a good fit, please choose the option “I don’t see my pickup location” and insert enter your accommodation address. After the booking is approved by the local tour operator, a confirmation email from Bein Harim will be sent to you mentioning the final pickup point closest to your address. Please read the email with the attached booking confirmation carefully to make sure you are waiting for the pickup at the correct location. Please make sure to wait for the pickup at the hotel entrance.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A moderate dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. Please refrain from wearing shorts. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- On Mon & Thu (except Jewish holidays), the Holocaust Museum replaces Gethsemane and Mt. Zion sites.
- The entrance to the Holocaust Museum is not permitted for children under 10 years old
- This tour is not suitable for children under the age of 4
Reviews(87)
Great supoort from them!!! I enjoyed a lot!!! Avi is an amazing tour guide! Very friendly and with a lot of knowledge !!! Thanks for everything!
thanks for this rave review of your tourexperience with our guide Avi.he sure is worthy of such feedback.
Very interesting tour. Visiting the best spots in old Jerusalem. The guide, Yoav, who was extremely knowledgeable, friendly with a great sense of humor made this a great experience for all participants.
Thanks for sharing that you had a great informative and memorable tour experience with Yoav. Always good to receive such feedback.
A well organized trip, the guide (Frank) is knowledgeable and friendly. Did his best to fulfill the programme by communicating with the driver and other guides on what turned out to be a very busy day with respect to the crowds. The only thing I’d say is we could have a bit more time at the Holy Sepulchre, as the queues were really long, but I guess it wasn’t easy to predict. Overall, a really nice and educating tour.
Much appreciate your sincere review of your tour with Bein Harim. Frank deserves your feedback for his efforts and professional tour management.
We enjoyed the trip and our guide was very engaging and knowledgeable. On the downside, we had been on the bus an hour and we’re still sitting in a car park in Tel Aviv waiting for other buses to meet up with us to all shift around customers. It seems there should be a more time efficient way to do this. Then we had the misfortune to be in Jerusalem on the day of the marathon. Much traffic and more waiting at another pick up spot for people running late. However our driver was knowledgeable of the city and did his best in a difficult time. We saw all the sites that were listed. However very little time was spent at each site. Much time was spent outside of each location describing what we were to see which after the delays of the morning was frustrating. Since this is a once in a lifetime trip, we were prepared and knew what each stop was. To have such limited time to see these amazing places after standing and listening to a 10 minute description was disheartening. Also, spending 30 minutes in the “approved” gift shop was not enjoyable. I wish we had been told how long we were to be there because I would have walked around the area and looked in the stalls more. As it was, we didn’t know when we were leaving there so we couldn’t wonder too far. I think it was the place we spent the most time other than lunch. Lunch was good. You don’t order from a menu but cold sandwiches were already prepared which was perfect I think. It was very quick and efficient which I appreciated. The location and view were nice. The drive home was much more efficient. Customers had been sorted by their drop off locations prior to leaving so it was a quick drive back to to Tel Aviv. Also- for those worried, there were frequent toilet stops. Our guide joked that part of his job for the day was to guide us from one loo to the next and he delivered. 😊 All in all, I do recommend this day trip. It’s a good introduction to the old city. I think it’s mostly accessible to everyone who can walk a moderate amount. There was nothing strenuous and the pace was easy. What I do recommend is after you take this trip, plan another day in Jerusalem on your own to more deeply explore the places that there wasn’t enough time for.
Appreciate you taking the time to provide a most detailed report and review of your tour. You have mentioned most of what needs to be known for travelers. Guides do arrange tour schedules to cater for all kinds of travelers. Roughly said ours is a broad scale intro to the city. one should certainly return to explore if time permits.
44 people in group, 90% time could not hear guide sue to number of people in between. Stories 30% of the time didn’t relate to Israel at all . Learned more about China than Jerusalem. Most stops felt “commercial “ more than holy (and visit was on Sabbath) Often stories trailed off into nowhere. Wine drinkers in southern Europe, beer drinkers in north because…. The Easter Europeans were orthodox and western pagan gentiles with days of week named after them. I’m sure this tied somehow to the holy land we were visiting but not only were the facts incoherently put together I have no idea how these related to the places we visited Seemed adhoc
Most regretful to read that this was the nature of your experience traveling with one of our guides. Unfortunately you have not mentioned the date of your travel so we can follow up and hold our guide accountable for what you mention here. This certainly does not sound like the level or content of commentary that needs to be provided. by any of our guides..
The Rom guide shows a lot of knowledge and details of this wonderful city! We love the tour and the organization of Bein Harim
Thanks for tjis complimentary review and satisfaction with Rom. All.at Bein Harim.services appreciates such positive feedback.
Excellent tour of old Jerusalem and incredible knowledge and experience shared by tour guide Hava Dorany.
Thanks for sharing your immense satisfaction with our guide Hava.She is worthy of your praise for her efforts nad professionalism.
Tomer was a terrific guide. Knowledgeable and friendly. He was detailed in his presentations and entertaining. The sights themselves were fascinating.
Thanks for sharing that you came away with a memorable and fantastic tour experience .
We had a wonderful time during our tour in Jerusal. Udi was an amazing tour guide. He provide a lot of information and provide also the historical frameworks of the place we visited. I will be very happy to have the opportunity to have again Udi as our guide!
The very good guide Eyal who did a lot of explaining and listened to his group. The lunch was perfect and didn’t take too much time
THanks for mention of your satisfaction of our guide Eyal .We have you mention that the lunch stop was fine.We appreicate this comment , in light of other reviews on this subject!
