Israel · BETHLEHEM & JERICHO DAY TRIPS
These trips cross into the West Bank, so passports travel with you and there is a checkpoint each way. The 15 below differ on pick-up city, whether Jericho and the Jordan River are included, and how much time you get at the Church of the Nativity.
Review of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem day trip from Tel Aviv, with Holy Land sights, practical tips, timing, guides, food, and value.
“Amazing trip and great tour guide and information given. Highly recommend”
Review of a 12-hour Tel Aviv tour to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the Dead Sea, with practical advice on timing, walking, guides, and value.
“We had amazing tour guide for the first half of the day in Jerusalem, Sivan Dadush went next mile to show us the most of the city in such a limited time! highly recommended! it was great to see the most important for us Jerusalem, Bethlehem and dead sea in one day! travelling out of season and group was only 10 people to then only 4 of us! Great deal, great experience!”
Review of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem day tour from Tel Aviv, covering holy sites, transport, walking, value, crowds, and practical tips.
“Our guide was very good and knowledgeable, but the tour wasted 2 full hours on tourist trap shops that were ridiculously overpriced. The lunch place was not good either and overpriced even for Israel. It didn’t cover anything we couldn’t see on our own. 3 stars for guide and a/c bus”
Review of the 12-hour Tel Aviv tour to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the Dead Sea, with itinerary details, costs, guide tips, and honest advice.
“The tour guide Sivan was late getting started and rushed us throughout the whole tour. I was absolutely miserable and I WANT A REFUND. He was rude, cold, full of ego, inconsiderate and unprofessional. He didn't even want us to make a quicRead more”
Review of the Jerusalem and Bethlehem day tour, with Holy Land sights, practical tips, costs, walking demands, guide quality, and drawbacks.
“I wouldn't wish this trip on my worst enemy. From the beginning, I knew it wasn't going to be great. We got picked up promptly at 8:30am, as promised. However, it took AN HOUR to get everyone in the correct vans and the tour to start. From there it felt very rushed. The guide was giving us information about things very obvious to anybody who knew anything religious I grew up going to church every week but would not say I know much about the bible. However, I pretty much knew most of what she went into detail about - and the things she did not explain when asked about…”
Review of Bethlehem’s half-day tour from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, covering the Nativity, Milk Grotto, Shepherds’ Field, and practical tips.
“Excellent transportation in a modern bus Our guide Johnny was extremely knowledgeable and polite. Just a joy for all.”
Review of the Ashdod shore excursion to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, with holy sites, practical tips, costs, walking demands, and guide feedback.
“Excellent tour we would highly recommend. We only have one small issue . We just wish Viator would tell all its tour operators to have a board held high for people to see where they are. Once again on this trip we found ourselves wandering around outside the cruise terminal looking at peoples clip boards and asking are “ are you Viator “. Just put a board up please . Otherwise the trip it’s self was great”
Review of the Jerusalem to Bethlehem and Dead Sea group tour, covering churches, transport, costs, crowds, timing, and practical tips.
“Our family of 5, including 3 teens, took the Bethlehem/Dead Sae tour. Very informative. Transportation came on time. Larger group all visited Bethlehem together in an A/C Mercedes large van. The guide was very informative and spoke great English. We had our own time Read more”
Review of the $80 Bethlehem, Jericho, and Jordan River tour from Jerusalem, with biblical sites, local guides, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“A well organised, full on day tour which includes everything stated plus a few extras ( time dependant) Pick up was as stated, in fact coach was waiting well before time indicated. Guides were incredibly informative and great fun. If your looking to see historical religious sites this amazing country offers plus also see the other side of Israel and the Palestinian Territories then this is great way to see it. Highly recommend,”
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.”
Review of the Bethlehem, Jericho and Qasr El Yahud day trip from Jerusalem, with itinerary details, costs, guides, drawbacks and booking advice.
“Bethlehem is good but half your day is gone just standing ques Jericho is avoidable nothing great and they juts point out Mount Temptation... and the place they take you for food is awful with dirty loos”
Review of the Tel Aviv day trip to Bethlehem, Jericho and Qasr El Yahud, with itinerary details, costs, guides, drawbacks and booking advice.
“Fantastic tour and fantastic guides. Miriam were lovely and very professionell and our main guide forgot his namn Itz... was very good. He kept the group together and made the day great for all of us. We recommend this tour to all people who wants to have a historical and fantastic tour and learn a lot.”
Review of the Bethlehem, Jericho and Jordan River tour from Jerusalem, including sights, costs, guides, transport, and practical booking advice.
“We started in Bethlehem where a guided boarded our bus and took us to one souvenir shop where we stayed too long which delayed our start time at the Church of the Nativity. Which our tour left early to avoid that! Then our guide tried to cRead more”
Review of the 10-hour Jerusalem and Bethlehem tour, including holy sites, guides, border crossing, price, practical tips, and drawbacks.
“En fantastisk och minnesrik dag! Denna tur till Jerusalem och Betlehem var det absoluta höjdpunkten av vår resa. Vår guide Ayal var exceptionell – kunnig, engagerad och hanterade alla praktiska detaljer sömlöst. Det var ovärderligt att få så djup historisk och kulturell förståelse på plats. Att besöka Betlehem med allt som det innebär var ett djupt rörande möte. Stort tack till Bein Harim för en perfekt organiserad utflykt! Varmt rekommenderad.”
Review of the Bethlehem, Jericho and Jordan River tour from Tel Aviv, with itinerary details, costs, practical tips, and honest pros and cons.
“This tour seemed very unorganized. We had to meet at another hotel-- we had to pay for a cab there and then again at the end of the tour. There were several guides, not all were great. There was a bit of confusion at the end of the tour with who was going in what bus. In Qumran there was NO tour-- we were on our own.”
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