1 Day History tour itinerary for Dead Sea (Israel), Jerusalem & Masada: Trip To The Past At Dawn

Make an early start (3: 45 am - 4. 30 am) from your accommodation in Jerusalem.

Drive one and a half hours to the Dead Sea area

Walking tour of Masada - take either the short or long route.

Options: Climb up to Masada at dawn from the eastern Snake Path (1-hour moderate walk) OR drive towards Arad (2 and half hours drive from Jerusalem) to reach the Roman Camp (30 min easy walk).

The guide will talk about these areas as you walk/drive around.

Then walk down or take a cable car. 

Options: Breakfast or Snack at Masada OR Ein Gedi at Kibbutz Ein Gedi.

Visit Ein Gedi Kibbutz, with its internationally recognized Botanical Garden. Ein Gedi National Park also includes an ancient synagogue. 

Option: Visit and swim in David's fall Pool, Dead Sea Beach/Dead Sea Spa (float in the Dead Sea, Mud Packs and massage)

Option: Panoramic views of the desert monastery, Qasr el Yahud - traditional location of Jesus's baptism by John the Baptist in the Jordan River.

Option: Inn of the Good Samaritan, with its beautiful mosaics from church and synagogue floors of the Byzantine period.