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One Full day tour
Daily Tour
15 people
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Pick up from Eilat borders or hotel by air-conditioned coach and travel to Jerusalem around 4 hours drive to start your full-day tour. Enjoy the views on route and hear fascinating facts from your guide about Jerusalem’s tumultuous history. On arrival, visit the Mount of Olives to admire the beautiful views over Old Jerusalem. Identify key landmarks, such as the Dome of the Rock at Temple Mount with pointers from your guide. Pass the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed before his crucifixion, and continue through the Old City walls into the colorful Armenian Quarter. Trace the winding lanes to the famous Western Wall (Wailing Wall), where thousands of Jewish pilgrims gather to pray, and then enter the Christian Quarter to step out along part of the sacred Via Dolorosa. See some of the Stations of the Cross as you follow the steps of Jesus, who carried his cross along the route to his crucifixion at Calvary, where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is sited. Stroll along part of the Cardo, Byzantine Jerusalem’s main thoroughfare, and finish your explorations of Jerusalem with a walk through the Jewish Quarter. Continue with a short drive to Bethlehem, the holy city that was the birthplace of Jesus. Leave your coach and wander around the hub of religious activity, Manger Square. Visit the Church of the Nativity, built on the site of Jesus’ birthplace, and see the Mosque of Oman and other landmarks, as well as some famous sites from the Nativity. Afterward, return to Eilat , where your tour concludes with Borders or hotel drop-off around 4 hours drive.
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