Overview
This FLEXIBLE (any date) travel package is great for those that only have a very short time available in Israel and who are primarily interested in touring Old Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Can be arranged roundtirp from Tel Aviv Airport or even included as part of an Israel-Jordan combination trael package.
• You get to choose your own travel dates.
• Can be extend to add more days and other areas of Israel too if you wish, or combined with travel in Jordan.
• Rate varies depending on number of persons travelling / category of hotel requested / your exact travel dates / etc.
Tour itinerary
Day 01 : Arrival to Tel Aviv Airport (or from Allenby Bridge border with Jordan)
As per your international flight arrival time, meet in the arrivals section of Ben Gurion (Tel Aviv) Airport and transfer directly on to the hotel in Jerusalem. Remainder of the day/evening then free at leisure to get setted in or go for a stroll around on your own. Overnight in Jerusalem.
*For those wanting to arrive from Jordan, we can arrange to collect you from the Allenby Bridge border crossing.
Day 02 : Old Jerusalem & Bethlehem Day Tour
Pickup from hotel to join on full day regular group Old Jerusalem & Bethlehem Tour. Begin with a drive to the Mount of Olives for panoramic view of the city. Then make a stop at Mount Zion to visit King David's Tomb, Room of the Last Supper and Dormition Abbey. From here enter the Old City and stroll through the Armenian and Jewish Quarters to the restored Roman road known as the Cardo. See the Jewish Wailing Wall, the Kotel and continue on to the Christian Quarter, along the Via Dolorosa and visit the Church of Holy Sepulchre. Depart to Bethlehem where visit the Church of Nativity, stroll through Manger Square and view the Shepherds' field. Arrive back to hotel at end of tour, evening free at leisure.
IMPORTANT: Modest dress (no shorts or sleeveless shirts) and head covering are required for visiting holy sites. Visit of Bethlehem is subject to Palestinian authority regulations and compulsory to have your passports on you for this tour.
Day 03 : Transfer to Tel Aviv Airport (or to Allenby Bridge border with Jordan)
Check-out and as per your international flight departure time, transfer from the hotel in Jerusalem to Tel Aviv Airport.
• Religious-National Holiday Periods in Israel
Passover : 08-15 April 2020 ..... 26 Mar-05 Apr 2021
Shavuot : 28-30 May 2020 ..... 16-18 May 2021
Rosh Hashana : 18-20 Sept 2020 ..... 06-08 Sept 2021
Yom Kippur : 27-28 Sept 2020 ..... 15-16 Sept 2021
Succoth : 02-10 Oct 2020 ..... 20-30 Sept 2021
*Over Yom Kippur touring is NOT possible.