Jerusalem Old and New- Day Tour

This exciting one day tour of both the old and new sections of Jerusalem lets you see all of the city's highlights in one day, making it a perfect city tour for travelers without a lot of time. The day tours highlights include the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Wailing or Western Wall, the Stations of the Cross (Via Dolorosa), Chruch of the Holy Sepulchre, Mt. Zion and the Yad Yashem Holocaust Museum. Our daily Jerusalem bus tour begins with pick up in major hotels in Netanya, Herzeliyah, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The trip continues with a panoramic overview of the old and new city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. The Mount of Olives offers a breathtaking view of the Temple Mount and the entire old city of Jerusalem.

We then travel along the Kidron Valley to visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus and his disciples prayed the night before his crucifixion. We then proceed to enter the old city via the Armenian Quarter. Our first stop will be the Wailing (Western) Wall.

We will then stroll through the local Bazaar to the Christian Quarter to follow the Stations of the Cross, otherwise known as the Via Dolorosa. Our tour guides explain and bring to life every stop along the way to the memorable Church of the Holy Sepulchre, site of the crucifixion.

From the Chruch of the Holy Sepulchre, we walk along the 1700 year-old Byzantine main street, until we reach the Roman Cardo and the renovated Jewish Quarter. We then ascend to Mount Zion and on Saturdays visit the Hall of the Last Supper and David’s Tomb.

Leaving the Old City we proceed to tour the new city by car en route to the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum, and then back to your hotels for the rest of your Israel trip.

* Modest dress required: Covered shoulders / No shorts

** On Fridays, Saturdays and Jewish High Holidays the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum is closed. On those days the tour visits King David's Tomb, Hall of the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane in lieu of Yad Vashem.