The 12 Best Ashdod Shore Excursions

1.From Ashdod Port: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 111 reviews · 9 hours · from $120Our pick

Review of the 9-hour Jerusalem and Bethlehem tour from Ashdod Port, with sacred sights, practical tips, costs, timing, and honest drawbacks.

“Did not like our guide George as he was full of himself in bethelem. Avi our guide on Jerusalem walk wasn't very friendly his attitude was if I lose you I will not look for you. We were with our 2 children and trying to keep him in our sights and keep the 2 kids with us was very frightening.”

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2.Ashdod Shore Excursion: Jerusalem and Dead Sea – for cruise ship guests only

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · from $125

Review of Ashdod’s Jerusalem and Dead Sea shore excursion, with itinerary, walking demands, costs, tips, and honest advice for cruise guests.

“This was a whirlwind of a tour lots to see in a short space of time, be warned it's a lot of walking up and down stairs narrow lanes throngs of people (so very rude) Dakel our tour guide moved at brisk pace which is understandable becausRead more”

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3.From Ashdod Port: Masada and Dead Sea Guided Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 54 reviews · 9 hours · from $120

Review of the Ashdod Port Masada and Dead Sea tour, with cable-car views, Ein Bokek beach time, costs, timing, tips, and drawbacks.

“Cruise ship had canceled port the day before and I lost money because I was not able to cancel at sea. 2 people lost a lot of money. I contacted the tour operator who would refund the money, but unfortunately I never received the money back. Cruise schip had de dag ervoor haven gecanceld en ben geld verloren doordat ik niet in de mogelijkheid was om op zee te annuleren. 2 personen volle pot geld kwijt. Heb contact gehad met touroperator die geld zou terugstorten maar spijtig genoeg nooit geld terug”

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4.Ashdod Port Shore Excursion: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Tour from Ashdod Port

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 31 reviews · from $120

Review of the Ashdod shore excursion to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, with Old City sights, guide quality, walking demands, timing, and practical tips.

“Avi was the tour guide (actually non-guide). His knowledge was good and his English was good. Unfortunately, his guidance was not good. We walked through the Jewish, Arab, and Christian Quarters. At one point, several vehicles delivering goods aggressively came thrRead more”

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5.2024 Jerusalem & Bethlehem from Ashdod Port Small Groups

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $225Top rated

Review of the Ashdod to Jerusalem and Bethlehem small-group tour, with key sights, timing, guides, price value, dress rules, and practical tips.

“What an experience. Yaniv was an amazing guide. His depth of knowledge & his life experiences blend into an extremely informative day. The additional guide in Bethlehem was also wonderful, friendly and informative. Lunch was good quality but a bit pricey. I would thoroughly recommend.”

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6.Ashdod Port Shore Excursion: Masada and the Dead Sea Day Tour from Ashdod Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · from $120

Review of the Ashdod shore excursion to Masada and the Dead Sea, with cable-car access, port transfers, practical tips, costs, and advice.

“We had an amazing experience! Masada and the Dead Sea are fascinating. The tour guide and a bus driver were great. Our ship arrived to the port with a delay, but they were waiting for everyone”

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7.Ashdod Shore Excursion: Private Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $500

Review of a private Ashdod shore trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, with sacred sites, guide advice, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“rain did not spoil our trip, the best driver/guide kept us enjoying the trip. not a dull movement. thank you Moshe.B”

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8.Ashdod Shore Excursion: Private Jerusalem and Dead Sea Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $550

Review of a private Ashdod shore trip to Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, with Old City sights, practical tips, pricing, and guide advice.

“Our day with YOAV was wonderful! He is terrific and we learned so much from Him. A great representative of Viator! He went above and beyond to provide us with as much information as we could absorb - and more! We will return to Jersulaem again.”

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9.Ashdod Shore Excursion: Private Jerusalem Tour Including Western Wall

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $480

Review of a private Ashdod shore trip to Jerusalem, with Mount of Olives views, the Western Wall, Old City quarters, and practical booking advice.

“Our guide, Raz, was professional and very knowledgeable about the sites. He knew the best places for photos and planned an efficient tour of this very busy place that enabled us to see the most important sites during our limited time. He was also friendly and I appreciated that he took photos during our tour that he shared with us at the end.”

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10.Full-Day Tour to Bethlehem and Jerusalem

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $299

Review of the Ashdod to Jerusalem and Bethlehem day tour, with holy sites, guide tips, timing, price, transport, and booking advice.

“Amazing guided tour with family of six. Highly recommend Gil as guide.”

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11.Ancient Wonders Private Tour Jerusalem&Bethlehem from Ashdod Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews

Review of a private Ashdod shore excursion to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, with holy sites, port transfers, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“I rarely take the time to write reviews but it is almost a year later and our entire family STILL talks about this amazing experience constantly. Issa (sp?) was an incredible guide; we jokingly call him the unofficial Mayor of Israel. He seamlessly guided us through various Read more”

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12.Day Tour Cruises Ashdod Port Jerusalem & Dead Sea or Bethlehem

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $385

Review of a guided Ashdod shore excursion to Jerusalem, with the Holy Sepulchre, Western Wall, Bethlehem or Dead Sea, and practical tips.

“Ilya was a master tour guide! He took all measures on a very crowded Jewish holiday to make certain that we saw all the important sites listed on the itinerary. He had excellent commentary on the hour plus journey from Ashdod to Jerusalem to help us understand the dynamics of Israel and was attentive to all of our questions with thorough explanations. Thank you Ilya !”

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