After meeting with your private guide you leave Jerusalem and exit Israel through on of the checkpoints to enter the city of Bethlehem where you will drive through the Old City neighborhoods before arriving at the main Manger Square. Here we meet a local Palestinian guide from Bethlehem who will join us in the Church of Nativity, the oldest church building in the Holy Land and the place of birth of Jesus. Just before going through the checkpoint again you stop at a high point for a view of the area.
This tour has a luxury van with driver, a private tour guide for the full day and a private local guide in Bethlehem to skip the line at the birthplace of Jesus (no guarantee, but so far it was 100%).
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private transportation
✔ Driver
✔ Extra Professional Palestinian Guide in Bethlehem
✔ Full Day Professional Israeli Guide
✖ Food and drinks
✖ Optional: Qasr al Yahud, Baptismal site, no entrance fee
✖ Optional: St. George Monastery, no entrance fee
✖ Optional: Qumran, where the Dead Sea scrolls were found, entrance fee: NIS 29, child NIS 15
✖ Optional: Ein Gedi National Park, Oasis at the Dead Sea, entrance fee: NIS 28, child NIS 14
✖ Optional: Jericho Cable car to Quarantal, site of the Temptation of Jesus, entrance fee: NIS 60 pp
✖ Optional: Inn of the Good Samaritan Museum, entrance fee: NIS 25, student NIS 19, child - NIS 10
✖ Optional: Masada. Extra costs: $50 plus entrance fee NIS 74, child NIS 42, student NIS 63
✖ Private beach at the Dead Sea ($15, which can be free by having lunch at a Dead Sea restaurant))
Pickup Locations
1. Harmony Hotel - an Atlas Boutique Hotel
2. Mamilla Hotel
3. Leonardo Boutique Jerusalem
4. Kaplan Hotel
5. Hillel 11
6. Ibis Jerusalem City Center
7. Kikar Zion
8. Prima Vera Hotel
9. Golden Walls Hotel
10. City Center Jerusalem
11. King David Hotel
12. Lark Hotel
13. Bezalel Hotel - an Atlas Boutique Hotel
14. Knights Palace
15. Villa Brown Hotel
16. Arthur Hotel - an Atlas Boutique Hotel
17. De Cardo Hotel
18. New Imperial Hotel
19. Brown JLM
20. Gloria Hotel
Itinerary
1
Location of the birth of Jesus Christ
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Dead Sea
After visiting Bethlehem we descend 1200 meters through the Judean desert to the lowest point on earth into the Jordan valley. On the way we pass the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint George, the Inn of Good Samaritan (now a museum of Mosaics) and the oldest city in the World: Jericho. A visit to one of these sites can be included in the itinerary.
At the Dead Sea we will visit a private beach for a unique combination of wild desert nature, the sea and the famous black mud, where you have the opportunity to float.
You can choose sites to add to this itinerary from the What Is Excluded List.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. 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
• Access to a private beach is free if you have lunch at one of the places around the Dead Sea
• Cancellation Policy: If you cancel at least 10 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is 100% refund minus transaction costs. If you cancel between 4 and 10 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50% refund. If you cancel within 3 days of the scheduled departure, there is no refund.
