Jerusalem Religious Highlights from Tel Aviv
Drive from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem via the Modiin Road (Highway 443) to see the fence and the concrete wall built by Israel before arriving in Jerusalem.
Begin the tour with the first panoramic view of Jerusalem from Mt Scopus, overlooking the east of Judah's wilderness, with your Israel tour guide.
Continue through the Palestinian village of A-Tor to a second sweeping view of Jerusalem, this time from the Mt of Olives, the site of the Ascension of Jesus Christ into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Follow the procession road of Holy Sunday, in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, to see the Garden of Gethsemane and visit the Church of All Nations.
Drive along the City Walls to Mt Zion to visit the Cenacle (the Room of the Last Supper), King David's Tomb, and the Abbey of the Dormition.
Enter the Old City for a walking tour to see the Jewish Quarter, the Cardo, and the Wailing Wall, Ha-Kotel.
Walk through the Moslem Quarter and the Arab Bazaar Market to the Way of the Cross, or the Via Dolorosa. Visit the most beautiful gate of Jerusalem, Damascus Gate, and then continue to the Garden Tomb.
Continue walking along the Via Dolorosa to see the Holy Sepulcher, sheltering the last five most important stations of the Way of the Cross, including the Tomb of Jesus Christ and the site of the Crucifixion, Golgotha.
Enjoy a short sightseeing tour of the New City, including the presidential residence, Prime Minister's House, the Supreme Court, the Knesset (Israel Parliament) and the Menorah, Kiriat Ben Gourion (Government Administration Center), and the Israel Museum with the Shrine of the Book housing the Dead Sea Scrolls (viewed from the outside).
Travel back to the hotel after the tour.
