What You Will Do
The tour starts with a view across Jerusalem from Mount of Olives. We descend the mount passing Jerusalem’s oldest Jewish cemetery dating back 3,000 years. We walk through the Kidron Valley where there are Jewish tombs dating back to the 1st century AD and enter the Old City via the Dung Gate. We continue to Temple Mount, a sacred site once home to the ancient Jewish Temple and today home to the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque. At times entrance to Temple Mount is limited by the authorities and under those circumstances we will visit the Tower of David instead. Next we visit the Davidson Center, an archaeological park adjacent to Temple Mount with excavated First and Second Temple Period structures. We tour the excavated site and see ancient remains from various historic periods. At the end of the tour you are returned to your hotel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
1
Mount of Olives Hotel
30 minutes
View the Old city from Mount of Olives
2
Kidron Valley
30 minutes
Walk in the Kidron Valley
3
Old City of Jerusalem
1 hour
Walk through the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem
4
Temple Mount
1 hour
Visit Temple Mount.
When site is closed to visitors, visit Tower of David instead
5
Dome of the Rock
20 minutes
See the Dome of the Rock from outside.
6
The Davidson Center
40 minutes
Visit the archaeological park Davidson Center
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