Bethlehem & Monasteries Full Day Tour
Our Bethlehem & Monasteries Trip is one the best ways to have a customizable, informative and memorable tour. This tour is rich in history, culture and religious information. Our Top Tier service will make this worth your time! Book your tour now and don't miss out on a very special experience!
Availability: All Days of Week
Duration: 9-11 Hours
Language: English only
Group Size: 2 People - 19 People Max
What we will Visit on This Bethlehem & Monasteries Tour?
- 9:30 We Pick you up from your Hotel or Apartment
- Visit to the Shepherds Field
- Visit to the Milk Grotto
- Visit to the Nativity Church
- Visit to St. Catharine Church
- Visit to handicrafts Olive Wood Factory
- Visit to Cooperative Souvenir Store
- Mar Saba Monastery
- Saint George Monastery
- Mount of Temptation
- Cable Car up the mountain is optional
Notes:
- Modest dress is obligatory for visits to holy sites; covered knees and shoulders
- This itinerary is only a proposal; we can customize this private tour according to your wish Contact us for more details
- Don’t Forget your Passports and Always Keep your Valuable Things close to you
- All the time are approximate
- Change of vehicle is required
- Contact us Before Booking Tel Aviv Option to Confirm availability
Includes
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- All activities
- Transportation in an Air Conditioned Vehicle
- licensed Tour Guide Registered by Ministry of Tourism
- Entrance fees
- Hotel pickup and Drop off
- Private Tour
Exclude
- Food and Drinks
- 10 Nis Entrance to Jericho Old City Walls
- 60 Nis For people who like to go by the Cable Car
- Return to Tel Aviv only for Tel Aviv Pick up Option
Bethlehem, Jordan River & Jericho Tour Full Description
Our Bethlehem and Jericho tour is one of the most rich in history and biblical events tours we have. After pick up from your hotel we will head to Bethlehem, the birthplace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
we will meet the tour guide in Bethlehem then by visiting the Shepherd's field in the little town next to Bethlehem, Beit Sahour. There in the field we will see a small church built to mark the place where an angel came down to announce the birth of Jesus to the Shepherds - called the Angel church built in 1954 - After we finish we will go to the old city of Bethlehem, where there are two of the most famous and important churches in the holy lands.
First, The Church of the Nativity where in a small cave under the church is a small star where is believed that baby Jesus was born, a guided tour will be provided to you to explain the rich history behind this important and one of the oldest churches in the world. Secondly we will visit yet another important church called the Milk Grotto Church. There where is believed that Mother Mary and Saint Joseph took a rest before fleeing to Egypt after hearing about the Masaccre of the Innocence.
After this full of biblical events and emotional visit we will have a short Coffee break at a local olive wood factory. We will be able to meet some local artisans and have an insight on their old craft. There we will continue our tour to visit Saint Sabbas Monastery. It is the oldest continuously inhabited monasteries in the world. the Monastery has always been a an important place for one's learning and doctrinal development.
Next we will visit a beautiful monastery hidden between the rocky mountains and laying between the dense trees of the desert. Driving down we will have a tour of Saint George Monastery. Also known as Monastery of Choziba.
Lastly we ride through the Judean Desert down to thee deepest point of earth, the Ancient City of Jericho. Beside the old city and overlooking the city is the Mount of Temptation where it is believed that Jesus was temped by the Devil during his 40 day fast.
