Day 01
Private Walk Through Jerusalem's Old City
- Your professional guide will meet you in the lobby of your centrally located hotel or at another central point in Jerusalem, and you will set out on an interesting tour. During this experience, you will see almost all the sights of Jerusalem, while your guide shares a concise history of the city along the way.
- You will discover many exciting features and true facts through the stories of a licensed guide. Learn about the unusual things and secrets of the Old City as you enter through Zion Gate, pass the Armenian Quarter, continue to the Jewish Quarter, and see the very old Byzantine Cardo.
- Your next stop is the famous Western Wall, part of the western retaining wall of the Temple Mount. It was built by Herod the Great during his expansion of the Temple in 20 BCE. Today, the wall acts as an outdoor synagogue, with written prayers inserted into the crevices between its large stones.
- You will then follow the Via Dolorosa, the Way of the Cross. Jesus walked this route from the place where he was sentenced to the site of the crucifixion, and many pilgrims also choose to walk it, stopping at the various stations along the way.
- This road leads to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of the most significant pilgrimage sites for Christians, as it was built on the place where Jesus died on the cross, was buried, and rose from the dead.
- The tour ends near Jaffa Gate, where you can continue your walk around Jerusalem.
