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Half Day Bethlehem Exploration: An Insight Into City's Culture and Traditions
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Jerusalem
Immerse yourself in a journey through the city with a native of Bethlehem, who is familiar with the city’s gems. This offers an opportunity for you to inquire, and to further your understanding of the local culture and customs.
For a short summary of this excursion, please watch the video.
Immerse yourself in a journey through the city with a native of Bethlehem, who is familiar with the city’s gems. This offers an opportunity for you to inquire, and to further your understanding of the local culture and customs.
For a short summary of this excursion, please watch the video.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Church of the Nativity - Your guide will take you in a tour inside the church where you will visit the spot where Jesus was born and you will get a full explanation about the history of the place.
- The Church of St. Catherine - You will learn here about Saint Catherine of Alexandria and you will visit the church where the midnight Christmas…
- Church of the Nativity - Your guide will take you in a tour inside the church where you will visit the spot where Jesus was born and you will get a full explanation about the history of the place.
- The Church of St. Catherine - You will learn here about Saint Catherine of Alexandria and you will visit the church where the midnight Christmas Mass is broadcast every year to the whole world.
- Cave of St. Jerome - Visit the Cave of Saint Jerome who translated the bible and see the place where he lived his life back in the 4th century.
- Milk Grotto - Here you will learn about an early local Christian tradition that talks about Mary nursing the baby Jesus before they left to Egypt.
- Shepherd’s Sanctuary - Learn about the local life of the early Bethlehemites, the Shepherd’s life, the place where the good news delivered to the Shepherd’s by the angel of God and where the word became flesh and the field of Boaz.
- The Walled Off Hotel - Stop by the separation wall in Bethlehem, see the graffiti arts and Banksy Hotel.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Private Tour Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Surcharges on fuel
- Parking fees
- Private transportation
- Private Tour Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Surcharges on fuel
- Parking fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Transportation from Jerusalem to the Checkpoint and back
- Pick up from any hotel outside of Bethlehem City
- Lunch
- Transportation from Jerusalem to the Checkpoint and back
- Pick up from any hotel outside of Bethlehem City
Location
Checkpoint 300/Bethlehem Road
Meet at Bethlehem 300 Checkpoint / Rachel's Crossing. Take bus 234 from Damascus Gate 30 minutes before the meeting time, the last stop is the checkpoint or ask your hotel receptionist to book a taxi for you to take you there. Cross the checkpoint to Bethlehem side, your guide will be waiting you.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Judith_f
Jun 3, 2023
Loved our tour with Fadi - Loved our half day tour with Fadi and highly recommend it!! Fadi took us to all the sites advertised and added a few other fun surprise locations! He is from Bethlehem and takes great pride in showing tourists his home city. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating. We met with Fadi after crossing into the West Bank from Israel. It was super easy on the weekends and the return was also not an issue. Do bring your passport as we did. There is a bus that goes back to downtown Jerusalem but we arranged a pickup in Israel.
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Jeroen
Jun 12, 2022
Great local insights with most chill and informative guide! - Fadi has given us the best experience of our holiday, he gave us an excellent insight on life in Palestine and all the historical sights in Bethlehem. The atmosphere was relaxed, he had engaging explanations of the places we visited. He seems to know everyone in Bethlehem and was very open to adapt the schedule to our needs. We bought a couple of souvenirs and had some food for local prices, no mass tourist traps. Contrasting to the big tours I felt we really understood Bethlehem through a locals eyes. Thanks again!
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Francescobi2812hz
Feb 16, 2020
Interesting and engaging - Fadi is the tour guide you were wishing for! Young, funny, talented yet well aware of the story of his city!
He is the experience you need to see Bethlehem through the eyes of the ones who love it and build it everyday.
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Demidavi
Feb 13, 2020
A walk in Bethlehem - Wonderful experience! Thanks to Fadi we could see some unknown but very interesting corners of Bethlehem and the Nativity Church
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Kathrynkb9664op
Feb 13, 2020
Highlight of our trip - My boyfriend and I booked a tour of Bethlehem with Fadi. It was the highlight of our trip. It was a short bus ride from Jerusalem and Fadi picked us up at the bus station. He was very knowledgeable, patient and great to talk to. He also seemed to know everyone in town. I can’t believe how much we saw and learned in a short time. It was eye opening. Also with a nice lunch and a tea. Next time we will stay in Bethlehem so we can experience it for more time.
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Pmbstramallah
Feb 13, 2020
Diplomatic tour - Fadi took us around a tour of the church of the nativity as part of a diplomatic tour in December 2019.
He was great; knowledgable, engaging, friendly and his English was perfect.
I would definitely use him again.
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