Jerusalem & Bethlehem Full Day Private Tour

The Jerusalem and Bethlehem Full Day Private Tour is a guided journey through the Old City of Jerusalem and the Christian heart of Bethlehem, visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall, the Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Nativity in one full day with hotel pickup and drop off. This private tour travels at your own pace with a licensed guide registered by the Ministry of Tourism.

• Byzantine Cardo and the Jewish Quarter
• Western Wall and the Via Dolorosa
• Church of the Holy Sepulcher
• Christian and Muslim Quarters of the Old City
• Shepherds Field in Beit Sahour
• Church of the Nativity and Milk Grotto Church
• an olive wood factory and community store

The day starts after pickup from your hotel with a panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem, taking in its old buildings, steeples, domes, and the Dome of the Rock. Going down the mountain you pass the Garden of Gethsemane, the Church of All Nations, and the Kedron Valley before reaching the Jewish Quarter, where you see the 1900 year old Byzantine Cardo and the Western Wall. You then walk the Via Dolorosa, the path Jesus walked to his crucifixion, and continue to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which holds the burial tomb and the site of the crucifixion, before passing through the colorful markets of the Muslim Quarter.

The tour then drives to Bethlehem, where a local Palestinian Christian guide joins you. You visit Shepherds Field in the small town of Beit Sahour, where a church built by Antonio Barluzzi marks the place an angel announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds. In the Old City of Bethlehem you enter the Church of the Nativity, where a small star in a cave under the church marks the believed birthplace of Jesus, along with Saint Catherine's Church, then the Milk Grotto Church, where Mary and Saint Joseph are believed to have rested before fleeing to Egypt. Lunch in Bethlehem and a stop at an olive wood factory and community store complete the day. All times are approximate.