Jerusalem Old and New - Full Day Tour from Jerusalem

Explore Jerusalem from its past to its present with a walking tour of the Old City, including the Wailing Wall, standing since 70 BC, and the ancient Cardo. The tour will take you along the Via Dolorosa and the Stations of the Cross on the way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Visit the Mount of Olives and the New City to visit Yad Vashem.

Itinerary:
-Depart from the selected hotels for a fascinating tour of the holy city of Jerusalem.

-Begin with a magnificent panoramic view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, pointing out important sites with a brief explanation of the city's past and present.

-Continue with a walking tour of the Old City. Enter the old walled city through Zion Gate, one of the main gates of ancient times, and NEXT enter the Armenian Quarter.

-In the Jewish Quarter, visit the ancient Byzantine Cardo, an integral component of city planning filled with shops and vendors that served as the center of economic life.

-Stop at the Western Wall (also known as the Kotel or Wailing Wall), a section of the Temple Mount's supporting wall that has remained intact since the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 BC.

-Walk the Via Dolorosa and pass the Stations of the Cross on the way to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which includes Calvary and the Tombs of the Resurrection.

-Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the Souk before exiting the Old City through the Jaffa Gate.

-Continue to the New City with a visit to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum.

-At the FINAL of the day, return to the pickup point.

(*Yad Vashem is closed on Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays; instead, you will visit King David's Tomb, the Room of the Last Supper, and the Garden of Gethsemane.)