Jerusalem Temple Mount Dome Of The Rock Tour

Tour Overview

Step onto the most contested and sacred 35 acres on Earth on this Temple Mount tour. The Temple Mount (Haram al-Sharif) is where Abraham bound Isaac, where Solomon and Herod built the Jewish Temples, and where the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. This Temple Mount tour is one of the only organized tours that takes you inside the compound to see the golden Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque up close. The Temple Mount tour begins at the Mount of Olives panoramic viewpoint, giving you a bird’s-eye orientation of the Old City and Temple Mount platform below. Descend through the Kidron Valley, passing monumental ancient tombs, before entering the Old City through the Dung Gate. On the Temple Mount tour, you pass through strict security screening to access the platform. No religious objects, weapons, or Bibles are permitted. Once inside, see the magnificent golden Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Dome of the Chains. Your guide explains why this single location is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam simultaneously, and why it remains the most sensitive site in the Middle East peace process. After Temple Mount, the Temple Mount tour continues to the Davidson Center archaeological park, where excavations reveal the monumental steps pilgrims climbed to reach the Temple, grand arches, Second Temple period streets, and ritual purification baths. Note: Temple Mount is occasionally closed to non-Muslim visitors for security or religious reasons. If closed on the day of your Temple Mount tour, you visit the Tower of David (Jerusalem Citadel) instead. This Temple Mount tour operates Wednesday only, in English, with minimum participants required.