Ashdod Port Shore Excursion: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Tour from Ashdod Port
Step off your cruise ship in Ashdod port and make the most of a day in the Holy Land with a tour of Jerusalem and Bethlehem. The itinerary for this tour was created specifically for cruise passengers docking at Ashdod port. Tour guide will meet you when you disembark, and take you to Jerusalem in a comfortable vehicle with A/C. Stop to get an overview of the city from Mount Scopus before continuing to Jerusalem’s Old City. Pass the Mount of Olives, and spot the Church of All Nations and the adjacent Garden of Gethsemane. Drive parallel to the Old City walls alongside Kidron Valley, and the Ophel Promenade. Enter the Old City for a walking tour of top sites like the Western Wall, the Cardo, and Via Dolorosa. Tour the Sepulcher Church, and explore the Old City market before taking a lunch break. The tour leaves Jerusalem passing Mount Zion. The next stop is Bethlehem, to see the Nativity Church. At the end of the tour, you’ll be returned to Ashdod port and your cruise ship.
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Mount Scopus, Mt Scopus, Jerusalem
Stop to get an overview of the city from Mount Scopus before continuing to Jerusalem’s Old City.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: The Cardo, Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem Israel
Enter the Byzantine Cardo lined with columns in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Jewish Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the Jewish Quarter in Old City of Jerusalem
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Western Wall Plaza Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem 97500 Israel
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
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
The Holy Sepulcher Church was built in the 4th century to encompass Christ’s tomb and the site of the crucifixion at Golgotha (Calvary)
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Way of the Cross - Via Dolorosa, Via Dolorosa Old Town, Jerusalem Israel
We walk along a section of the Via Dolorosa, as Jesus did bearing his cross
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Christian Quarter Road, Jerusalem Israel
Visit the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Old City of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Israel
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
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Church of the Nativity, Manger St, Bethlehem Palestinian Territories
In Bethlehem, we tour the Nativity Church and see the Holy Grotto where the nativity took place. Occasionally there are too many visitors at the Nativity Grotto in Bethlehem, which makes a visit not always possible.
Duration: 1 hour
Informacion Adicional
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Not recommended for travelers with back problems"
"No heart problems or other serious medical conditions"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This tour is not suitable for people with mobility issues."
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Start Time:
08:00 AM
Duration: 9 Hours
Start location: Traveler pickup is offered
When you arrive at the port, a guide from Bein Harim will be waiting for you, holding a sign that reads “Bein Harim”.
Ports- Port of Ashdod, Ashdod, Israel
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.