🏨 Bethlehem and Jericho Day Biblical Tour from Tel Aviv Activity

Bethlehem and Jericho Day Biblical Tour from Tel Aviv

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Duration: 10 hours

Departs: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Explore the sites of key Old and New Testament stories and the biblical cities, descend through the Judean desert to Jericho, oldest city in the world. Passing the Inn of the Good Samaritan and the "Sea level marker". At Jericho, see the ancient tel, Mt. Temptation and the sycamore Zachaeus climbed. In Bethlehem visit the Church of Nativity, where Jesus was born, the Catholic church of St. Catherine, the Greek church and Shepherd's Fields the who saw the Star of the Nativity.

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• Full-day tour of the biblical sites in Bethlehem and Jericho .
• Guided tour of the popular Holy Land sights by local experts
• See Israel's most important churches.
• Discover the Church of the Nativity
• Explore Bethlehem's Christian landmarks
• Includes all entrance fees
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What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Includes all entrance fees

Professional guide

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Travel Insurance

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 4 - 11
ADULT: Age: 12 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Modest dress is obligatory for visits to holy sites; covered knees and shoulders.
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Please note this tour is not suitable for children under the age of 4
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Visit to Bethlehem may require a change of vehicle as well as a local Palestinian guide

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Modest dress is obligatory for visits to holy sites; covered knees and shoulders.
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Please note this tour is not suitable for children under the age of 4
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Visit to Bethlehem may require a change of vehicle as well as a local Palestinian guide

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

The Good Samaritan Museum

We drive south from Jerusalem in the direction of the Dead Sea on the way we pass the Inn of the Good Samaritan and continue on through the Biblical wilderness of the Judean Desert.
We pause at the mark which indicates that we have reached "sea level" and from there we continue on to Jericho 258 meters below sea level before descending to Jericho.

• Admission Ticket Free

Jericho

Jericho This ancient city features in both the New and Old Testament. Joshua led his troops around the city walls until they fell and Jesus entered Jericho after his sojourn in the wilderness .

1 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Zaccheus' Tree

When Jesus entered Jericho, The City of Palms, the tax collector Zachaeus climbed a sycamore tree to see him better and we stop to take a look at this ancient tree.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mount of Temptation Monastery

Jesus spent forty days and forty nights on the nearby Mount Temptation, here the devil tried to turn Jesus away from God but Jesus responded "Man shall not live by bread alone.

• Admission Ticket Free

Judaean Hills

Our journey takes us back towards Jerusalem and the Judean Mountains where we visit Bethlehem, both the home of Jesse, King David's father and the place where Jesus was born.

• Admission Ticket Free

Bethlehem

Visit the Historical sites in Bethlehem

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Church of the Nativity

From Manger Square we enter through a small door into the Church of the Nativity. The Church of the Nativity was built in the 4th century over the grotto where Jesus was born and later in the 6th century the church was reconstructed. In recent times the church has been restored and renovated.
Within the church is the Grotto of the Nativity where a star marks the spot where Jesus was born and an altar to the three Wise Men.

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Church of St. Catherine

Next we visit the Crusader Church of Saint Catherine and see the underground grotto where Saint Jerome painstakingly translated the Bible from Hebrew to Latin, creating the Vulgate.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

We leave Bethlehem on our return journey to Jerusalem and pass Shepherds Field. It was here that shepherds watched their sheep by night on Christmas Eve. After an exhilarating and spiritually-charged journey the Bethlehem and Jericho tour comes to an end.

• Admission Ticket Free

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