Old City Landmarks and Modern Jerusalem
Meet your guide at your hotel and begin the tour with a panoramic overview of the Old City and New City of Jerusalem.
Drive along the Kidron Valley, view the Garden of Gethsemane and the walls of the Old City, and enter the Old City through Zion Gate.
Make your way through the Armenian Quarter en route to the Jewish Quarter and the 1,500-year-old Byzantine Cardo. This was partially destroyed during the Muslim conquest, and the excavated Crusader shops are now modern stores.
Stop at the Kotel and the Western Wall, where Jews have prayed since the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. Built by King Herod, it was a supporting wall enclosing the Temple Mount area. The Via Dolorosa, also known as the Way of the Cross, is the route many pilgrims follow on their way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the church built on the site of Jesus' crucifixion and his burial tomb. Although the Byzantine church was partially destroyed during the Persian and Muslim conquests, the rebuilt and redesigned Crusader church preserved much of the earlier ruins.
Exit the Old City via the market and Jaffa Gate for a short tour of the new city.
Head to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum, which reveals artifacts and photographs documenting the discrimination, persecution, and finally the annihilation of Jewish communities across Europe. It also honours those righteous among the nations who risked their lives while trying to save Jews.
Conclude your tour with drop-off at your hotel.
