Ga onder Jeruzalem. Deze Stad van David tour in Jeruzalem brengt je ondergronds naar de oorspronkelijke nederzetting van 3.000 jaar oud, waar koning David de hoofdstad van Isra\u00ebl vestigde. Die ligt nu begraven onder de moderne stad en wordt nog steeds opgegraven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City of David tour Jerusalem starts above ground with a panoramic view from Mount Scopus, then guides you through the Old City’s Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall before descending into the archaeological site that rewrites what we know about ancient Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Loop ondergronds door tunnels die ruim 2.700 jaar geleden uit massieve rots zijn uitgehouwen, in de tijd van koning Hizkia. Zie de Gihonbron<\/a> water system that sustained Jerusalem for a millennium, including through sieges. Stand in Warren’s Shaft, discovered in 1867 by Captain Charles Warren, where ancient tunnels intersect and the engineering genius of the biblical era becomes tangible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Boven de grond brengt de Stad van David tour in Jeruzalem je ook door de Armeense wijk met zijn kleurrijke keramiek, langs de opgegraven Cardo uit de Byzantijnse tijd, de Spaanse synagogen en de heilige Klaagmuur<\/a> waar je een gebedsbriefje kunt plaatsen tussen stenen die al meer dan 2.000 jaar staan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deze Stad van David tour in Jeruzalem vindt plaats op maandag en donderdag, met ophalen bij je hotel in Tel Aviv of Jeruzalem. Voor het ondergrondse tunneldeel zijn minimaal 2 deelnemers nodig. Je gids spreekt Engels, de hele tour lang.<\/p>\n Your City of David tour Jerusalem<\/a> begins with pickup from your hotel or a central meeting point. Pickup times vary by city: Tel Aviv<\/a> approximately 06:40 AM, Jerusalem approximately 07:50 AM. Board the air-conditioned bus and head to Jerusalem.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"32.0853","loacation-longitude":"34.7818"},"2":{"time":"08:30 AM","title":"Panorama vanaf de Scopusberg","duration":"20","timetype":"Minute","desc":" The City of David tour Jerusalem starts with a breathtaking overview from Mount Scopus. Look down on the 3,000-year-old Jewish cemetery on the slope of the Mount of Olives<\/a>, the Kidron Valley below, and the Old City beyond. Your guide identifies the Temple Mount<\/a> with the golden Dome of the Rock, the Old City walls, the Garden of Gethsemane, and the Church of All Nations. This elevated vantage point puts the geography of Jerusalem into perspective before you descend into it.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"31.7931","loacation-longitude":"35.2449"},"3":{"time":"08:50 AM","title":"Graven in het Kidrondal","duration":"15","timetype":"Minute","desc":" The bus descends past the Kidron Valley, where monumental Jewish burial tombs from the Second Temple period stand carved into the rock face. See the Tomb of Absalom (1st century CE pillar tomb), the Tomb of Bene Hezir (priestly family burial cave), and the Tomb of Zechariah. Your guide explains the funerary traditions of Second Temple Jerusalem. (Drive-by with Guide Commentary)<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"31.780344","loacation-longitude":"35.239488"},"4":{"time":"09:05 AM","title":"De Oude Stad in via de Sionspoort","duration":"15","timetype":"Minute","desc":"The City of David tour Jerusalem enters the 500-year-old walls of the Old City<\/a> through the Zion Gate, one of eight gates in the Ottoman-era fortifications. Pass into the Armenian Quarter, where your guide points out the brightly colored handmade ceramics, ancient monasteries, and the distinctive culture of this small but significant community that has been in Jerusalem since the 4th century.","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"5":{"time":"09:20 AM","title":"Joodse wijk: Byzantijnse Cardo","duration":"20","timetype":"Minute","desc":"Enter the Jewish Quarter and walk along the excavated Byzantine-era Cardo, the grand colonnaded main street of 6th-century Jerusalem. Massive stone columns and the original paving are preserved beneath a modern shopping arcade. Your guide shows you how the Crusaders later built shops along this route, and how the street functioned as the commercial heart of the city for over a thousand years. Modern stores now occupy the same spaces where merchants traded 1,500 years ago.","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"31.7751","loacation-longitude":"35.2328"},"6":{"time":"09:40 AM","title":"Spaanse synagogen","duration":"20","timetype":"Minute","desc":" The City of David tour Jerusalem visits the four beautifully restored Sephardi synagogues in the Jewish Quarter. These 17th and 18th-century synagogues were used as animal stables during the 19 years of Jordanian occupation (1948-1967) and have been painstakingly restored to their original elegance. The Yochanan ben Zakai Synagogue and the Istanbuli Synagogue are the most impressive. Your guide explains the history of Jerusalem's Sephardi Jewish community.<\/p>\r\n Note: If the Spanish Synagogues are closed, the tour visits the Hurva Synagogue instead, a stunning 19th-century synagogue destroyed and rebuilt twice.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"7":{"time":"10:00 AM","title":"Muur van Hizkia","duration":"10","timetype":"Minute","desc":"See the excavated and exposed foundation of the 2,700-year-old Broad Wall, built by King Hezekiah in the 8th century BCE to fortify Jerusalem against the approaching Assyrian army (Isaiah 22:10). This massive stone wall, discovered during excavations in the Jewish Quarter, is one of the most significant archaeological finds in Jerusalem, confirming the biblical account of Hezekiah's defensive preparations.","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"8":{"time":"10:10 AM","title":"De Klaagmuur (Kotel)","duration":"30","timetype":"Minute","desc":" The City of David tour Jerusalem arrives at the most sacred site in Judaism. The Western Wall<\/a> is the last surviving retaining wall of the Second Temple, destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. Jews from around the world come to pray here and place written prayers between the ancient stones. Your guide provides historical context: how Herod the Great expanded the Temple Mount, how the wall survived 2,000 years, and why it holds such deep significance.<\/p>\r\n Take time to approach the wall, place a prayer note if you wish, and absorb the atmosphere of this extraordinary place.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"9":{"time":"10:40 AM","title":"Uit via de Mestpoort, naar de Stad van David","duration":"10","timetype":"Minute","desc":"Leave the Old City through the Dung Gate and walk to the City of David National Park<\/a>, located just south of the Temple Mount walls. This is the original Jerusalem settlement where King David established his capital around 1004 BCE. Ongoing archaeological excavations have been uncovering this buried city since 1860, and new discoveries are still being made.","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"10":{"time":"10:50 AM","title":"Bezoekerscentrum Stad van David en 3D-film","duration":"20","timetype":"Minute","desc":"Start at the visitor center with an immersive 3D movie that takes you back 3,800 years through Jerusalem's layers of history. The film illustrates how the city was built, destroyed, rebuilt, and conquered repeatedly over millennia, with excavated artifacts and structures from each period brought to life.","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"11":{"time":"11:10 AM","title":"Archeologische opgravingen in de Stad van David","duration":"30","timetype":"Minute","desc":"The City of David tour Jerusalem takes you through the excavated remains of the original settlement. See structures from the Bronze and Iron Ages, including what archaeologists believe to be remnants of David's Palace. Your guide walks you through layers of history visible in the exposed stone walls: Canaanite, Israelite, Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine layers stacked on top of each other.","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"12":{"time":"11:40 AM","title":"Ondergrondse watertunnels en de Gihonbron","duration":"40","timetype":"Minute","desc":" The highlight of the City of David tour Jerusalem. Descend underground to the ancient water system that sustained the city for over 1,000 years. The Gihon Spring was Jerusalem's primary water source, and the ingenious tunnel system carved through solid rock brought water from outside the city walls to inside, even during enemy sieges.<\/p>\r\n Warren's Shaft:<\/strong> Named after Captain Charles Warren who rediscovered it in 1867, this vertical shaft connects to a network of tunnels that date back to the Canaanite period (over 3,000 years ago).<\/p>\r\n Hezekiah's Tunnel (dry route):<\/strong> Walk through the Canaanite channel, the dry alternative that parallels Hezekiah's famous water tunnel. The tunnel was modified over centuries and used until King Hezekiah sealed it and constructed his own tunnel to redirect water to the Pool of Siloam inside the city walls during the Assyrian siege (2 Kings 20:20).<\/p>\r\n Your guide explains the engineering marvel: using the natural gradient of the terrain, ancient workers carved the tunnel from two ends simultaneously and met in the middle, a feat of precision engineering that is still studied by archaeologists today.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"13":{"time":"12:20 PM","title":"Poel van Siloam","duration":"15","timetype":"Minute","desc":" Exit the tunnels at the Pool of Siloam, where King Herod later built a massive ritual bath for Jewish pilgrims purifying themselves before ascending to the Temple. In the New Testament, this is where Jesus healed a blind man (John 9:1-11). Archaeological work continues here, uncovering the Herodian-era Pilgrims' Road that connected the pool to the Temple Mount.<\/p>\r\n Optional: Take a shuttle back to the City of David entrance (7 NIS) or walk back along the promenade.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"14":{"time":"12:45 PM","title":"Vrije tijd voor de lunch","duration":"45","timetype":"Minute","desc":"Break for lunch at your own expense. Options in the Jewish Quarter and near the Old City gates (budget 50-80 NIS).","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"15":{"time":"13:30 PM","title":"Vertrek uit Jeruzalem","duration":"2","timetype":"Hour","desc":" Board the bus for the return drive to your pickup city.<\/p>\r\n If this tour inspired you, explore more of Jerusalem with our Jerusalem Full Day Tour<\/a> covering the broader Old City, or our Christian Jerusalem Tour<\/a> for New Testament sites. For a full day combining archaeology and nature, our Masada and Dead Sea tour<\/a> visits Herod's fortress and the lowest place on earth.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""},"16":{"time":"15:30 PM","title":"Terugbrengen naar je hotel","duration":"","timetype":"Hour","desc":" Return to your hotel or central drop-off point in your pickup city.<\/p>","image":"","gallery_image":"","loacation":"","altitude":"","valuetype":"Meter","loacation-latitude":"","loacation-longitude":""}},"itinerary-downloader-settings":"","itenary_download_glbal_settings":"custom","itinerary-downloader":"0","tour_pdf_downloader_section":"","itinerary-downloader-title":"Want to read it later?","itinerary-downloader-desc":"Download this tour's PDF brochure and start your planning offline.","itinerary-downloader-button":"Download Now","tour_settings":"","tour_thumbnail_height":"","tour_thumbnail_width":"","companey_info_heading":"","company_logo":"","company_desc":"","company_email":"","company_address":"","company_phone":"","export_heading":"","itinerary-expert":"0","expert_label":"","expert_name":"","expert_email":"","expert_phone":"","expert_logo":"","itinerary-expert-viber":"0","itinerary-expert-whatsapp":"0","tour-faq-heading":"","faq-section-title":"Frequently Asked Questions","faqs":{"1":{"title":"Wat zie ik precies onder de grond tijdens de tour door de Stad van David in Jeruzalem?","desc":" You explore the 3,000-year-old water system that sustained ancient Jerusalem. This includes Warren's Shaft (a vertical shaft connecting ancient tunnel networks), the Canaanite tunnel (dry route paralleling Hezekiah's Tunnel), and the Gihon Spring that was the city's primary water source. You exit at the Pool of Siloam. The underground portion takes approximately 40-50 minutes and your guide explains every structure. The tunnels are lit and walkable, though ceilings are low in places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The standard City of David tour Jerusalem route takes you through the dry Canaanite channel, not through Hezekiah's Tunnel with flowing water. You do not need water shoes or a change of clothes on this tour. If you want the wet tunnel experience (wading through knee-deep water by flashlight), that is available as a separate self-guided visit at the City of David site, not part of this guided group tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The Jerusalem Full Day Tour<\/a> covers a broad overview: Mount Scopus, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre<\/a>, Western Wall, and Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. This City of David tour Jerusalem skips the Christian sites and the Holocaust Museum, instead going deep underground into the archaeological excavations and tunnel system. If you're fascinated by ancient history and archaeology, this tour offers something the general Jerusalem tour does not: access to the underground city beneath Jerusalem.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The tour price ($85 from Jerusalem, $93 from Tel Aviv) includes hotel pickup and drop-off, air-conditioned bus, licensed English-speaking guide, entrance fees to the City of David archaeological site (including 3D movie and tunnel tour), entrance to the Western Wall plaza, and access to all above-ground sites. NOT included: lunch (50-80 NIS), optional shuttle from Pool of Siloam (7 NIS), tips, personal insurance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n The above-ground portion involves moderate walking through the Old City on cobblestones and steps (approximately 3-4 km). The underground portion involves walking through tunnels with low ceilings (some as low as 1.5 meters), uneven surfaces, and dim lighting. People with claustrophobia or serious mobility issues should consider this carefully. The tour is not wheelchair accessible. Children 4+ are welcome. Comfortable shoes with good grip are essential.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Comfortable walking shoes with grip (most important for underground sections), water bottle, sun protection for above-ground portions, camera (flash useful underground), cash for lunch (50-80 NIS) and optional shuttle (7 NIS), modest clothing (covered knees and shoulders for Western Wall and synagogues). A small flashlight is helpful underground but not required (tunnels are lit).<\/p>\r\n\r\n This City of David tour Jerusalem operates on Mondays and Thursdays<\/strong> only. The limited schedule aligns with site access and guide availability. Book in advance as these departures fill up, especially during peak tourism season (March-May, September-November). The underground tunnel portion requires a minimum of 2 participants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n No. This tour stays entirely within Israel (Jerusalem). No border crossing, no visa, no passport required.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Children aged 4+ are welcome. The underground tunnels are exciting for kids who enjoy adventure and exploration. The 3D movie is engaging for all ages. Some tunnel sections have low ceilings, which is actually easier for children than adults. The Western Wall and archaeological sites are educational. Not suitable for strollers (underground sections are not accessible).<\/p>\r\n\r\n The guided group tour takes the dry route. If you want to wade through Hezekiah's Tunnel with knee-deep water (approximately 533 meters, 30-40 minutes), you can do this independently before or after the tour by purchasing a separate ticket at the City of David visitor center. Bring water shoes and a change of clothes if you plan to do the wet tunnel on your own.<\/p>\r\n\r\n This tour is offered in English only<\/strong>. If you need a tour in Spanish, Russian, German, or French, contact us for private tour options. The 3D movie at the City of David visitor center is available in multiple languages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Free cancellation if you let us know at least 36 hours before the tour start time. If you cancel the day before the tour, a 25% cancellation fee applies. Cancellations on the day of the tour, and no-shows, are charged 100%.<\/p> To cancel or change your date, message us on WhatsApp at +972 8-633-8361 or email sales@booking-tours.com<\/a>. If we cancel or materially change the tour, you can choose another date, a credit or a full refund. Full details are in our booking terms<\/a>.<\/p>"}},"enquiry-section":"","t-enquiry-section":"1","t-enquiry-option-icon":"fa fa-question-circle-o","t-enquiry-option-title":"Have a question in mind","t-enquiry-option-content":"Looking for more info? Send a question to the tour agent to find out more.","t-enquiry-option-btn":"Ask a Question","tf-tour-tags-heading":"","tf-tour-tags":"","tour-tnc-heading":"","tc-section-title":"Tour Essential Information","terms_conditions":" Departure:<\/strong> Mondays and Thursdays only. Pickup from your hotel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Return:<\/strong> Approximately 15:30 to your pickup city.<\/p>\r\n Duration:<\/strong> Approximately 10 hours (pickup to drop-off).<\/p>\r\n Price:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Pickup Cities:<\/strong> Tel Aviv (06:40 AM), Jerusalem (07:50 AM). Additional pickup cities coming soon.<\/p>\r\n Passport:<\/strong> Not required. This tour stays within Israel.<\/p>\r\n Minimum Participants:<\/strong> Underground tunnel portion requires minimum 2 participants.<\/p>\r\n Language:<\/strong> English only.<\/p>\r\n What to Bring:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Physical Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n Dress Code:<\/strong> Modest dress required at the Western Wall and synagogues (covered knees and shoulders).<\/p>\r\n Cancellation Policy:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\nMisschien vind je dit ook leuk<\/h3>
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