From Ashdod Port: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Trip Tour in English
ID: GYG427888-770814
Category:
Country: Israel
Duration:
09:00 hours
Description
Discover Jerusalem and Bethlehem on a day tour from Ashdod Port. Visit highlights including the Holy Sepulchre Church and the Western Wall, and see Bethlehem’s Nativity Church and the Holy Grotto.
Your guide will be waiting for you when you disembark from your cruise ship in Ashdod and the tour will begin with a pleasant drive to Jerusalem in a comfortable vehicle with A/C. At Mt. Scopus, the tour stops for a panoramic view across the city rooftops. Then drive towards the Old City passing biblical sites like the Garden of Gethsemane that stands on the Mount of Olives alongside the Church of All Nations. Also, spot the ancient Jewish tombs in Kidron Valley, and the Ophel Promenade as we drive parallel to the Old City walls.
We enter the Old City on foot through one of the massive gates in the 16th-century walls and pass the Western Wall excavations as we walk towards the Western Wall. This sacred Jewish site is all that remains from the 2,000-year-old holy Jewish Temple that once stood on Temple Mount. In the Jewish Quarter, we see the Byzantine Cardo lined with columns, then we walk along a section of the Via Dolorosa, as Jesus did bearing his cross. The Via Dolorosa culminates at the Holy Sepulcher Church which was built in the 4th century to encompass Christ’s tomb and the site of the crucifixion at Golgotha (Calvary). The tour stops for a lunch break in the Old City and you have time to meander through one of the traditional markets.
Leaving the Old City we can see Mount Zion as we drive towards the town where Christ was born. In Bethlehem, we tour the Nativity Church and see the Holy Grotto where the nativity took place. The tour ends with a drive back to Ashdod port where you can rejoin your cruise ship and continue to your next port of call.
Highlights
- See Jerusalem’s skyline from Mt. Scopus
- Visit Western Wall, Holy Sepulcher Church in Jerusalem
- Discover the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem
- You’ll be returned to Ashdod port in time to join your cruise ship.
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The tour is available for passengers who arrive on cruise ships in Ashdod port only.
Occasionally we cannot visit specific sites due to limited accessibility, security issues, holiday festivities, etc.
Sometimes there are too many visitors at Jesus' Tomb in Jerusalem and at the Nativity Grotto in Bethlehem, which makes a visit not always possible.
This tour is only for passengers arriving in Ashdod on cruise ships.
A passport is necessary for this tour.
When making your booking it is important to include the name of your ship and the scheduled docking time.
When you arrive at the port, a guide from Bein Harim will be waiting for you, holding a sign that reads “Bein Harim”.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
