Bethlehem, Jericho and Qaser Al Yahud: Guided Journey from Jerusalem
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Jerusalem
Embark on a guided journey from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, Jericho, and Qaser Al Yahud. Explore important biblical and historical sites, including the Church of The Nativity and the Jordan River.
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Church of the Nativity - A full guided tour to the Church of the Nativity. The Church is one of the oldest working churches in existence today. The first Church was built by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD, over the grotto where Mary gave birth to Jesus. The church is located where Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
  • The Church of St. Catherine - Saint Catherine’s Church is a Franciscan monastery. It is said to be built on the site of Christ’s appearance to St. Catherine of Alexandria and his prediction of her martyrdom at the beginning of the 4th century.
  • Milk Grotto - The Milk Grotto church is the place where the Holy Family found refuge during the Massacre of the Innocents, before they could flee to Egypt. The name is derived from the story that a “drop of milk” of the Virgin Mary fell on the floor of the cave and changed its color to white.
  • Shepherd’s Sanctuary - The Chapel of The Shepherd’s Field.It marks the place where, the angels first announced the birth of Christ. The Shepherds’ Field Chapel is a religious building of the Catholic church that is in the area of Beit Sahur southeast of Bethlehem in the West Bank in Palestine. The chapel marks the place where the angels first announced the birth of Christ.
  • Cave of St. Jerome - The Cave of Jerome is actually located beneath the Church of St. Catherine, and can also be accessed from there. St. Jerome, a Dalmation priest (345-420 A.D.), translated much of the Old Testament from Hebrew and Greek to the Latin “Vulgate”.
  • Carmel of the Holy Child Jesus - The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel does not have a single founder but was founded by a group of hermits living close to the \
What's Included
  • Guided Tour of Bethlehem only
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Hisham palace 10 nis entrance fee
  • Entrance Fee to Tel Jericho of 10NIS/Person
  • Lunch
  • Self guided tour in jericho and jordan river
Additional Information

We’ll commence our journey driving across the hills of Judea to Bethlehem. Once there, we’ll explore the town and its notable sites before reaching Manger Square. Here, we will tour the Church of The Nativity, which was constructed over the cave where Jesus is said to have been born.
Next, we’ll take a brief guided walk to the Church of Milk Grotto. Once done, we’ll journey to Beit Sahour, dubbed the ‘City of the Shepherds’, where we’ll tour the Chapel of the Shepherd’s Field.
Furthering our excursion, we’ll spend 25 minutes at an olive wood factory and a cooperative store.
Lastly, we’ll visit Jericho, one of the most historically and geographically distinctive cities worldwide. We’ll explore the city’s most significant biblical and historical sites as well as the Jordan River.

Don’t forget to carry your passport Vehicle change is necessary, timings are estimated!
*This tour does not include a cable car visit

  • Self guided tour in jericho and jordan river
  • No visit to mount of temptation or cable car on this tour
  • we cannot guarantee visiting the grotto of the nativity on holidays or sundays
  • We could wait on the line from 30-90 mins to see the Birth grotto on regular days
Location
David Citadel Hotel
King David Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Aminekefi
Oct 3, 2023
Great guides good experience - Great day spent with both Johnny and Saint George the best two guides ever. The History, the flair and the people, all is sth to experience at least once in a lifetime Totally recommend it
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Jonathan_t
Oct 2, 2023
A beautiful experience - A very good good tour. Monday was a slow day, so not a lot of people. Tour guys were really informative. Importante to bring cash for Jericho entrances. I recommend.
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Roam568719
Sep 16, 2023
Convenient to see three places in one day. - Certainly Bethelem is worth a whole day of visit, but if you need to save time, this excursion going also to Jericó and Jordan river is very convenient. It´s possible to feel a bit of the desert during the trip and the palestinian side of Israel. My tour didn´t go to the cable car and the monastry inJerico. They replaced it with the mosaic Al Hashim, which is magnificent and I really support this change.
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Karla_f
Jun 27, 2023
Worth your time and money! - We REALLY enjoyed this opportunity to safely see some of the renowned sites within the West Bank. Bethlehem was an absolute highlight! As was our first guide, Elias. He was wonderfully informative and engaging... but best of all, he was HILARIOUS. He could be a stand-up comedian, I kid you not. His comedic timing was impeccable and that helped to keep our daughters -- ages 11 and 13 -- absolutely enthralled with his recounting of historic, religious history. The afternoon at the Jordan River and Jericho were also good, as was the guide.. But it's the morning session that convinced us this was an excellent investment. The ONLY disappointment: This tour suggested a brief stop at (or at least drive by of) a Palestinian refugee camp... that did not happen. Not sure if it was due to timing or what, but I had personally hoped for that part of the tour, as well, to help round out the "balance" of our overall experience. Overall, I still highly recommend this tour!
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Gianlucabt1814qm
Jun 10, 2023
great - very nice trip. we had a guide also for the second part (Jerico and Giordano) even if it was not included in the tour. Second guide, by the way, excellent!!!
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Ayneaddis_w
Apr 27, 2023
The birthplace of Jesus... - The birthplace of Jesus was very beautiful and the holiest place in the world the church is very big and attractive the tour guide was very funny and brilliant he explained everything about the church and all the holy places in Bethlehem he makes our visit unforgettable Thank you.
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Watties_12
Apr 12, 2023
Highly recommendable - Brilliant tour guide - very friendly and so knowledgeable. He took good care of everyone on the tour, making sure the could keep up. Enough time at all the sights listed. Very comfortable bus.
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Tamara_m
Mar 29, 2023
This was one of the best... - This was one of the best experiences we had on our trip. We absolutely loved the different tour guides we worked with and the knowledge and experiences that they shared with us. I was a little worried seeing the itinerary that it would be too many churches that would all blend together and bore my young kids, but each one was very different and had so many different stories to share. One slight problem - when booking, I was mostly concerned with avoiding activities on Shabbat that would be closed to us but I didn't think about the fact that all of these churches would have services on Sundays that would make it difficult to see them. Toward the beginning of the day it worked out in our favor because we had extra time to squeeze in a few other sights that normally weren't included on the tour. But we ended up having a very long wait at the Nativity Church to wait until the services concluded and the other people in the church kept getting annoyed at us waiting there. On the other hand, our guides were on top of it and made sure we were among the first in line, while other groups had a significantly longer wait. I think one of the best things about the tour though was that I not only got to learn fascinating facts about the rich history (my mind can't even comprehend the thousands of years of people that all were in that area) but also a lot about the modern problems and the different opinions of different local people depending on which side of the wall they live. It put so much into perspective for me.
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Janos_o
Mar 9, 2023
Correct guided tour. A... - Correct guided tour. A lot of informations, facts, stories about places, ages, peoples. Great experience.
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Matthiaskp6464ar
Feb 17, 2023
Enjoyable tour with espacially kind tour guides - The tour guides were very knowledgable and were very kind people. Felt always safe and in competent hands which was very important to me. The guides were eager to answer every question that arised and looked on the issues of the visited area with a refreshingly neutral view.
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