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Jerusalem can sometimes feel complex and hard to navigate for newcomers. Remove the guesswork by exploring with a local guide on a private walking tour. This personalized experience lets you admire the exterior of historic sites, including museums, while learning about Jerusalem’s unique history and culture. If you’d like to include a museum visit, your guide can tailor the route just for you—simply let us know in advance. Your guide contacts you beforehand to understand your interests, making sure you see the places you truly want to experience. Perfect for families, solo travelers, or couples, this tour reveals hidden gems and insider knowledge for a deeper connection to Jerusalem.

Experience the Judean Desert on a full-day guided tour from Tel Aviv. Begin at Masada, the historic fortress of King Herod, where a cable car ride takes you to the top to explore ancient ruins and admire panoramic views of the Dead Sea and desert scenery. Continue to Ein Gedi, a green oasis in the desert, offering scenic walks, waterfalls, and wildlife spotting. Finish the day at the Dead Sea, enjoying the unique experience of floating in its mineral-rich waters and covering yourself in the healing mud. Comfortable transport, daily departures, and an expert guide make it simple to enjoy the desert’s top sights in one day. Book your spot today!

Northern Israel is filled with important sites dating back to the New Testament—but seeing them all, especially with limited time, is a challenge for travelers unfamiliar with the region and without their own transportation. On this guided tour, experience the Holy Land's highlights, including Nazareth, Mt. Tabor, and the Sea of Galilee, with the option to be baptized in the Jordan River.

A mountaintop city with more than 2,000 years of history, Safed (or Tzvat) is known as a center of kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. A rabbi-cum-scholar is your guide on this fascinating journey through historic synagogues and ancient traditions, artists’ colonies and vibrant galleries, and atmospheric cobbled streets. This is a private tour, just for you and your group, and an essential stop for any serious student of Judaism.

Combine a Masada tour and Dead Sea trip into one memorable full-day tour from Jerusalem. Travel through the Judean desert by air-conditioned coach and pass the site of the famous New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan. Arrive at Masada and ride the cable car to the legendary mountaintop ruins of King Herod’s palaces. After a guided tour, drive to the Dead Sea. Relish the surreal Dead Sea floating experience and choose to take a therapeutic mud bath. Then, return to Jerusalem, passing the ancient city of Jericho on route.

Visit Yad Vashem – The World Holocaust Remembrance Center and explore the moving exhibits at your own pace with admission to the museum and a self-guided audio tour. Using a pre-recorded audio guide, you’ll learn the personal stories behind the remarkable images and artifacts on display, with the flexibility to explore each one for as long as you want.

Delve into three of Israel's historical port cities and the enchanting Rosh Hanikra grottos on this full-day trip from Tel Aviv. Traveling by air-conditioned coach with a professional guide, stop to visit the archaeological relics of ancient Caesarea, a port built by Herod the Great and home to the ruins of a harbor and Roman amphitheater. Visit Haifa to see the exquisite Baha’i Gardens, stroll around the sea grottos of Rosh Hanikra, and stop in the timeworn port of Acre to explore its Crusader tunnels and vibrant Old City Market.

Explore a mix of ancient and contemporary history during this shared full-day excursion to Bethlehem and Jericho. Visit sights important to the history of Christianity, including the Church of the Nativity—believed to be Jesus’ birthplace—and the Church of Saint Catherine.

Some of Israel’s top locations can be hard to reach, but you’ll easily cover three iconic sights in the desert during this full-day, transport-only tour to Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea. Travel comfortably from Tel Aviv in a chauffeured vehicle with a driver. Enjoy free time in each location, at your own rhythm, with admission tickets purchased separately.

Experience mountains, desert and sea all in one day on this full-day tour from Jerusalem. Ride the cable car to the cliff-top Masada Fortress and enjoy spectacular aerial views, then journey to the desert oasis of the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve. After lunch (own expense), continue to the Dead Sea, famously the lowest landmass on earth, where you can take a dip in the mineral-rich muds or enjoy free time to explore independently.

Visit Masada and the Dead Sea on a full-day trip from Tel Aviv. Travel by air-conditioned coach through the Judean desert from Tel Aviv to the Dead Sea, and visit Masada on route. Ride the cable car to the mountaintop for a guided tour of the 2,000-year-old ruins, and continue to the Dead Sea to ‘swim’ in its salt-rich waters and, if you wish, take a therapeutic mud bath. The day trip also passes the site of the New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan, and ancient city of Jericho.

Discover the northern gems of Israel in a single day as you visit Caesarea, Akko, and Haifa. Start your morning at King Herod’s seaside city of Caesarea, exploring its Roman theaters, aqueducts, and ancient ruins while learning about its rich history. Next, journey to Akko, a UNESCO World Heritage city, to wander its historic streets, browse lively markets, and explore the Crusader fortifications. End the day in Haifa, perched on Mount Carmel, and soak in views of the world-famous Bahai Gardens and charming German Colony.

For Christians, Jews and Muslims alike, Jerusalem is the spiritual center of the world. Take this guided all-day tour to better understand the city’s 4,000-year-old history and visit its important sites. See what are widely considered the holiest places in the world: the Western Wall, the holiest of Jewish sites; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located where Jesus was crucified and buried; and many more. Finish the day with time at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust History Museum in New Jerusalem. Round-trip hotel transport included.

An in-depth introduction to Jerusalem, this half or full-day private tour itinerary covers top historical highlights within the Old City. See how three faiths live side by side with stops in the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian quarters and follow along the famous “Way of the Cross” in Via Dolorosa.

The rock-cut city of Petra is one of the Middle East’s most spectacular attractions—but getting there and back from Jerusalem usually involves multiple bus and taxi rides, plus a tiring border crossing. On this overnight tour, you’ll benefit from the assistance of a guide from start to finish, with round-trip transportation, meals, accommodation, and entrance fees included.

Join a unique, inter-faith tour led by one Jewish and one Palestinian guide as you explore Jerusalem’s Old City. Highlights include stops at major religious and historical attractions, including Al Aqsa Mosque, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Go behind the sights to learn in-depth context about recent tensions as you ponder the fate of the city.

Discover the highlights of both Tel Aviv and Jaffa during this private, half-day cycling tour. Cover more sights in less time on two wheels, with bike rentals included in the tour. Explore both traditional and modern sides of the neighboring coastal cities, from Ottoman-era sights in Jaffa Port to iconic Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv’s downtown.

~ Explore an Israeli Diamond Cutting Factory and meet world renowned cutters. ~ Enter the Israel Diamond Exchange. ~ Tour the largest diamond trading hall and meet an international diamond dealer ~ An interactive and hands on lesson about the 4C's and how to differentiate between real and fake diamonds. ~ Cherish a 1ct Diamond Dust Souvenir ~ Refreshments included.

My passion to meet your needs and to show you the most authentic places possible will make our tour together unique.

This tour offers deep biblical insight at every location. Walk where Jesus walked, study Scripture on-site, and experience the Gospel in the land where it happened. Usually, it is proposed that tourists take a look at the Bible from a Jewish perspective, and visiting Biblical sites. This way, we are adding more color to the biblical text.

Jerusalem and Bethlehem are filled with important religious sites related to Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths. But with so much to take in, a guide is indispensable to understanding the region’s layered history. See the Dome of the Rock, an iconic Jerusalem landmark; the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, and the famous Western Wall on this day tour, with hotel transfers and entrance fees included.

Explore the essence of Jerusalem on our Best of Jerusalem Full-Day Tour, beginning in the historic Old City. Step through Jaffa Gate into a world where ancient streets and traditions come alive. Wander the stone lanes of the four quarters, stopping at landmarks such as the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Continue with a stroll from Tzahal Square to the Municipality Complex, passing Jaffa Street and Davidka Square. Pause in Nahlaot to explore one of Jerusalem’s most charming neighborhoods before finishing at the lively Mahane Yehuda Market. Our Highlights of Jerusalem Tour blends history with modern life. With an expert guide, you’ll experience the city’s rich heritage alongside its contemporary streets and architecture - from ancient sacred sites to vibrant urban scenes, this is a journey you won’t want to miss.

Explore Israel's ancient Roman cities and ports on this full-day guided tour from Jerusalem. See the ancient ruins and a large Roman theater in the town of Caesarea, and visit the Baha'i Gardens in the port city of Haifa. Travel back in time to a Crusader underground city in Acre and witness the spectacular Rosh Hanikra grottoes, a geologic formation on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Round-trip hotel transport included.