Private Jerusalem Day Tour
A private Jerusalem day tour will provide you with an unrivaled insight into this unique and magical city, guiding you through its historic and geographic development over thousands of years. With each private tour customized to meet your interests, the day will speak to you and your family or group directly. Each private Jerusalem day tour is run by a carefully selected private tour guide who will work with you to tailor the itinerary to meet your interests and create a day that will be unforgettable.
Jerusalem Private Tour Highlights
Every Jerusalem day tour is custom built to meet your interests, however here is a popular basic itinerary.
- 09:00 – Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel
- 09:30 – Enter the Old City through the Jaffa Gate
- 10:30 – Cross into the Christian Quarter and explore its churches and institutions including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Bethesda pools, the Via Dolorosa, Gethsemane and Mt of Olive churches
- 11:30 – Cross into the Muslim Quarter with its busy bazaars and markets, the Temple Mount, Dome of the Rock, El Aqsa Mosque
- 12:30 – Stop for lunch (lunch not included)
- 13:30 – Enter the Jewish Quarter, visiting the Western Wall, and its iconic Synagogues, Museums, and Roman-Byzantine Main Street or Cardo. Optionally visit the Western Wall Tunnels
- 14:30 – Leave the Old City via the Dung Gate and cross the Kidron Valley ascending to the Mount of Olives. See the iconic view of the Old City and explore the churches.
- 16:00 – Jump in a taxi (not included) and head to the modern western part of the city where the day will end with a tour of the bustling Machane Yehuda Market
- 18:00 – Return to your hotel
Other options (anything’s possible)
- Walk around the ramparts of the Old City overseeing the Old City and what lies outside.
- Tour the Western Wall tunnels
- Visit Hezekiah’s water tunnel and the City of David
- Explore the Southern excavations at the Davidson Museum
- Tour the Israel Museum
- Visit the Israeli parliament, the Knesset
- Visit Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial
- Visit the High Court Building, Chagall Windows, Hadassah Hospital, Italian Synagogue and Museum, or Russian Compound
- Explore the Hassidic Mea Shearim neighborhood
Tour Information
- Fully qualified and licensed tour guide
- This is a private tour for individuals, couples, families and small self arranged groups
- Fully custom itinerary which can be created in dialogue with your guide based upon interests etc.
- Price is $350 for up to 7 people if walking.
- Transportation can be arranged if neccessary/starting from Tel Aviv or other cities.
