Classical Jerusalem 3 Day Tour

Overview

1. Day 1Jerusalem Old and New
2. 1
   07:15 AMHotel pickup in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem

   Pickup from Tel Aviv hotels is at around 07:15, and from Jerusalem hotels at around 08:30. Pickups can start 30 to 60 minutes earlier, and we confirm your exact time the day before.

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3. 2
   MorningMount of Olives panorama

   Start above the old Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, with the Old City and the Temple Mount spread out in front of you. Your guide points out where the First and Second Temples stood, plus the Garden of Gethsemane, the Church of All Nations and the Kidron Valley below.

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4. 3
   Late morningJewish Quarter, the Cardo and the Western Wall

   Enter through Zion Gate and cross the Armenian Quarter into the Jewish Quarter, where the Byzantine Cardo now houses shops in restored Crusader stalls. Then stand at the Western Wall, part of King Herod's retaining wall around the Temple Mount and a place of Jewish prayer for 2,000 years.

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5. 4
   AfternoonVia Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

   Follow the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built over the site of the crucifixion and the tomb of Jesus. Your guide explains how the Byzantine church was damaged and later rebuilt by the Crusaders.

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6. 5
   Late afternoonThe new city and Yad Vashem

   Leave through the market and Jaffa Gate for a short drive through modern Jerusalem. The day ends at Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, where artifacts, photos and testimony tell the story of Europe's Jewish communities and honor the Righteous Among the Nations.

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7. EveningOvernight at your tourist class hotel

   Check in to your tourist class hotel, named on your booking voucher. Dinner is not included, so the evening is free. Breakfast is served the next morning before day 2.

8. Day 2City of David and Underground Jerusalem
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   MorningPickup and the Kidron Valley tombs

   After breakfast you are picked up from your hotel for another view from the Mount of Olives, then drive down the Kidron Valley. You pass the ancient tombs linked to Absalom, the priest Zechariah and the sons of Hezir, carved into the rock more than 2,000 years ago.

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10. 7
    Late morningMount Zion and King David's Tomb

    On Mount Zion you visit King David's Tomb, where a velvet-draped cenotaph marked with a lyre and crown is a place of Jewish prayer. The Room of the Last Supper stands in the same building complex above.

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11. 8
    MiddaySephardic synagogues, the Cardo and the Herodian mansions

    Back through Zion Gate, you see the Four Sephardic Synagogues, restored after 1967, and walk along the Cardo past the remains of a wall from King Hezekiah's time. Below today's streets you explore 2,000-year-old Herodian mansions with original mosaics and ritual baths, then pause at the Western Wall to leave a prayer note.

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12. 9
    AfternoonCity of David and the Gihon Spring

    Exit through Dung Gate to the City of David, the 3,000-year-old core of Jerusalem. See the water systems cut by the Canaanites and by King Hezekiah, including the famous Siloam tunnel, and rest by the Gihon Spring where Solomon was anointed king.

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13. EveningOvernight at your tourist class hotel

    Return to your hotel for a free evening. Breakfast is included the next morning before the final day.

14. Day 3In the Footsteps of Jesus
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    MorningChapel of the Ascension and the Pater Noster Church

    After pickup you head up the Mount of Olives to the Chapel of the Ascension, which holds a rock said to bear the footprint of Jesus. Nearby, the Church of the Pater Noster displays the Lord's Prayer in more than a hundred languages around the grotto where Jesus taught.

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    Late morningDominus Flevit and the Garden of Gethsemane

    Walk down the slope to Dominus Flevit, the teardrop-shaped church where Jesus wept over Jerusalem, with its famous window framing the Old City. Continue to the Church of All Nations and the ancient olive trees of the Garden of Gethsemane.

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17. 12
    MiddayPool of Bethesda and the Church of Saint Anne

    Cross the Kidron Valley and enter the Old City by Lions' Gate. You see the Pool of Bethesda from the Gospel of John and the Crusader Church of Saint Anne, built over the grotto honored as the birthplace of Mary.

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18. 13
    AfternoonLithostrotos and the Via Dolorosa

    Beneath the Convent of the Sisters of Zion you see a Second Temple era cistern and the Lithostrotos, Roman paving stones linked to the trial of Jesus before Pilate. From there you walk the Via Dolorosa, the route Jesus carried the cross.

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19. 14
    EveningDrop-off at your hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem

    After the Via Dolorosa you return to the air-conditioned vehicle. You are dropped off at your hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem at the end of day 3.

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What's included

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Cancellation policy

This tour includes flights or accommodation that are booked for you as soon as you book, so it is non-refundable, including no-shows. Border and visa fees are also non-refundable once paid. We strongly recommend travel insurance that covers trip cancellation. If we cancel or materially change the tour, you can choose an alternative date, a credit or a full refund. Read the booking terms.

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