7-Hour Walking Tour of Jerusalem Old City

Highlights

Pay your respects at the Temple Mount

Seek blessings at the Church of Holy Sepulchre

Wander around the Western Wall and Via Dolorosa

Stroll through the famous Jewish, Christian and Armenian city quarters

Look at the historic Jaffa Gate

Jerusalem

archaeological, historical, sightseeing

Group Tour

Easy

English

Description

Sign up for this excursion to travel across the holy city of Jerusalem and see its major attractions. Pass through the Jaffa Gate, walk beside the Western Wall and roam around the Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Armenian Quarters of the city. Pay a respectful visit to the Church of Holy Sepulchre and Mount Zion. Learn Jerusalem's history, culture, and traditions by strolling through its vibrant markets.

Itinerary

Jerusalem - Old City Walking Tour
- We will meet at Jaffa Gate and learn about some of the recent histories of Jerusalem.
- Upon entering the old city through the gate, we will visit the Tower of David and hear about its past.
- Walking through the Armenian Quarter, we will reach the Jewish Quarter, where we will visit the Roman Cardo and Hurva Synagogue.
- From here, we will go just outside the city to Mount Zion to see King David's Tomb, the Room of the Last Supper and the Dormition Abby.
- After Mount Zion, we will walk to the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site. If time allows, we will go onto Temple Mount, the third most holy site in Islam.
- Then, it's off the Via Dolorosa, which ends at the Holy Sepulcher, one of Christianity's holiest sites.
- The tour ends with a walk through the Arab market leading back to Jaffa Gate.

What's Included

English-speaking Israeli tour guide

What's Excluded

Admission to sites

Food

Know Before You Go

There are many sites to see in the old city and they cannot all be seen in a day. There may be some last-minute changes in the itinerary. Temple Mount is only open to non-Moslems during certain hours of the day and not at all on Fridays. It is often also closed to non-Muslims during the month of Ramadan.

It is possible to vary the itinerary and visit some of the old city's archaeological sites instead of some of the other sites mentioned in the itinerary. This is up to tourists.