TOURS › JERUSALEM & BETHLEHEM
Jerusalem & Bethlehem
Two cities, close on the map and different in every way. In the morning, Jerusalem: the Mount of Olives panorama, the Garden of Gethsemane, then the Old City on foot along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In the afternoon we cross to Bethlehem, to the Church of the Nativity and the grotto where a fourteen-pointed star marks the place of the birth, and to Shepherds’ Field. In Bethlehem we work with local guides, most of them Christian, who stay with you from the moment we part until the moment you return to us.
Highlights
- Mount of Olives panorama and the Garden of Gethsemane
- The Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter
- The Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- The Church of the Nativity and the Grotto of the Birth
- Shepherds' Field chapel
- Mount Zion and the Upper Room, if time permits
A typical day
The Mount of Olives at first light, down the Palm Sunday road to the Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus' last night, in the quiet of the olive trees.
Into the Old City: the Western Wall, the Via Dolorosa and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, then across the Jewish Quarter and the ancient Cardo. Mount Zion and the Upper Room if time permits.
Bethlehem: Manger Square, the Church of the Nativity and the Grotto, and Shepherds' Field as the light softens.
INCLUDED
Licensed guide all day · VIP touring vehicle · Hotel pickup & drop-off · An itinerary planned around you
GOOD TO KNOW
Bring your passport for the Bethlehem crossing. Modest dress in all churches. Lines at the Nativity vary. We time the visit to the quietest window we can.
