From Ashdod Port: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Trip

Highlights

• See Jerusalem’s skyline from Mt. Scopus
• Visit Western Wall, Holy Sepulcher Church in Jerusalem
• Discover the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem
• Return to Ashdod port in time to rejoin your cruise ship

Description

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.

Includes

Pick up/drop off in Ashdod cruise port
A guide will accompany you for the whole day
All entrance fees

Excludes

Food and beverages
Tips

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

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund