Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Amman, Amman, Amman Governorate
Pick up from your hotel in Amman at 7 a.m., after the drive, you will arrive at Allenby Bridge for immigration procedure to the other side.
Stop At: Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District
Start the classic tour visit with a drive to the top of Mount of Olives believed Jesus ascended to heaven. You will enjoy a magnificent view of ancient and modern Jerusalem, the center of the heavenly 3 world religions. Proceed with a walk down the Palm Sunday Road visiting the Chapel of Dominus Flevit, where Jesus wept.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Al Masjid Al Aqsa, Temple Mount, Jerusalem Israel
Continue with a walking tour of the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations, where Christ prayed on the night of his betrayal. Visit Damascus Gate. Then, head to the old city of Jerusalem and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the tomb of Jesus Christ. Proceed to visit the last standing remnant of the ancient Temple at the Western Wailing Wall, also visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and Dome of the Rock. (Please note there are scheduled timings for these visits, subject to prayer times and security). Free time for lunch and to explore on your own.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Church of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, Homat Ha Tsalafim St, Ein Kerem 9087200 Israel
Depart in the afternoon to Bethlehem to visit the Nativity Church marking the birthplace of Jesus. Visit the Grotto Church, the Church of Saint Catherine, and Saint Jerome Caves where the bible was translated from Hebrew to Latin. Continue to the Shepherds' Field in Beit Sahour, believed where the angels appeared announcing the birth of Jesus. Transfer back to Allenby Bridge for departure. After immigration return to Amman and transfer to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
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Traveler pickup is offered
07:00 AM
12 hours(approx.)
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour applies for clients that enter Jordan thru Queen Alia International Airport individually paying single visa entry 40 JOD approximately 60 USD per person. Clients cannot cross Allenby bridge with free group collective visa.
Jordanian Exit Fees, from all borders: 10 JOD approximately 15 USD per person. Israeli Exit Fees from Allenby Bridge 200 Shekel approximately 55 USD per person. Direct payment by the client to the local authorities in cash and in local currency subject to change.
Shuttle Bus at the borders not included.Approximately 10 USD per person per way.
The visit of Al Aqsa is restricted in certain hours and subject to security.
Visits are not allowed during prayer times.
Dress code at the Mosque: Women should wear attire covering their arms and legs and should cover their head with scarf. Men should wear normal shirt and trousers.
Clients holding Jordan Pass consult the local operator.
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel.
Spanish and French Guide subject to availability, additional cost may apply.
Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
Airport Pick-up and Drop-off by request.
Contact your local operator (office phone number, emergency mobile number – out of office hours, or email address) a day before to reconfirm pick-up arrangements provided in your voucher.
Clients with mobility issues, please contact us.
Strollers and car seats for infants, please contact us.
VIP Service crossing at border not included, if you want to book VIP Service; additional cost to be paid directly 125 USD, subject to change. Kindly inform if you will be purchasing VIP crossing in advance to schedule the pick-up time at the border.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Posted By : Joselito_M
John, the driver who pick us up from our hotel was very pleasant and very nice in explaining things around especially someone who will meet us on the Israel side since he can not join us to cross the border. We highly recommend his service to us.
As soon as we enter the Allenby inspection, it cost a lot of delay due to high risk of inspection on the Israeli part and it took us more than 2 hours before we met our Israeli side driver. He doesn’t talked much because he was always on the phone until our tour guide came in.
Martin, our tour guide said since we came in late and he understands the long delay of inspection from the border and Immigration check too.
I was disappointed because I booked this tour that includes the tour up in the Golden Mosque and he said we can not do it. They close at 10:30 am, we arrived past 11:00 am. He tried his best to go take us to the most important locations.
Over all, the tour was very pleasant and my friends was in awe to see the holy sites.
Thanks.
Lito M.
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Posted On : 2023-09-29
Posted By : Weqas
Had a great experience. We had Ahmad as our driver for our airport transfers and also for our day tours to Jerusalem, Petra and the Hot Springs. He was very professional and friendly and really looked after us. He was always on time and maintained good communication via watsap. He drove well and safely and offered us water as well. We were very happy with his service. For the Palestine (Jerusalem/Bethlehem) tours the driver on the other side after the border crossing (Rami) as well as the tour guide (Ameer) were both also excellent and looked after us really well, both very knowledgable and passionate about the local areas. Overall a great experience.
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Posted On : 2023-09-04
Posted By : Joshua_H
It was such a treat to see all of these wonderful historical and biblical sites. My brother and I had an amazing time!
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Posted On : 2023-08-17
Posted By : blakeym2018
Great drivers and tour guide. The most difficult part is crossing the border, however the officials there let you know what to do. Great trip!
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Posted On : 2023-05-30
Posted By : revmanning
Getting through the borders was somewhat confusing. We were not told about the shuttle bus and its cost prior to the trip or where to meet the tour guide upon arriving. How ever the driver, Ahmed, who picked us up at our hotel was wonderful and very helpful. The tour guide, Maharen, was absolutely fabulous. He was very knowledgeable, personal and accommodating to our needs. Also the operator was quick to reply to our emails. A great experience!
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Posted On : 2023-02-06
Posted By : axellambertini
My wife and I were a little hesitant on this tour mainly because we didn’t want to have to sit on buses or terminals for hours waiting to crops the border.
The transfer from Amman to the border crossing was smooth, the driver picked us up on time at the hotel. However, the crossing took approx. 2 hours. Mostly sitting on a bus waiting for it to fill up.
Getting across was simple but there were some wait times involved and various check points. Once we made it through, our driver was waiting for us to take us to our meeting point in Jerusalem with our tour guide Michael.
Michael was amazing! He is very knowledgeable and informative. My wife and I did a one day tour of Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Amman and Michael took us to all the important sites in both places. It was a rainy and cold day but he was a trooper the whole time and took his time giving us the history of each place we visited.
Michael took us to the best Falafel spot in Bethlehem for lunch and to an awesome store to purchase olive wood items.
Well done Michael!
The transfer back to Amman was a lot quicker. Probably 30 minutes in all.
Driver was a little late picking us up but communicated well.
*Don’t forget to tip your your guides
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Posted On : 2023-02-03
Posted By : petermO3050UN
worst trip ever
the agency don't have any car or guide, they using sup agents and giving them low price, so don't think you will get a good service for a low price provided for these agents
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Posted On : 2023-01-12
Posted By : greggI1999WT
The tour was absolutely 5 stars from start to finish. Hanna our driver was awesome and informative, with a great sense of humor. Our main tour guide Khalid was incredible! Very knowledgeable, engaging and you can tell he really enjoys his work. Would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-01-03
Posted By : 2020WayneC
Hats off to Zaid tours for organizing this one day excursion (lots of logistics) and for being responsive both via email and phone (was always able to reach a helpful Zaid agent anytime before and during the trip).
Let me first start off by saying that this Jerusalem day tour is best suited for tourists with a specific set of goals:
1. Tourists who like to move quickly and maximize what they can see with limited time
2. Tourists who set up a base in Jordan (e.g., to see Petra) and don’t have time to spend more than a day in Israel
3. Tourists who want a brief taste of Israeli and Palestinian life and are okay following up in the future as needed for in depth visits (e.g., Tel Aviv)
All three of these goals were true for us, and therefore the day tour offered by Zaid travel was exactly what we expected and they delivered on all fronts. It’s not cheap, but for us it was absolutely worth it since we likely won’t be able to return to this area for the next few years.
A few additional comments:
+ Jordan side driver was fantastic for pickup and dropoff in both directions
+ Israeli side driver was good as well, and made sure we got where we needed to go in time
+ Our guide (Khalid) was Palestinian and wasn’t the best at explaining information in Jerusalem. He would read the signs out loud slowly verbatim (which we could read ourselves in half the time). He was much better in Bethlehem and to his credit he did make sure we hit all the stops we wanted to see in the short period we had available (including Dome of the Rock which has specific visit windows)
+ Try to be first off the shuttle on the way back across the border to preempt the mad dash for passports when you return to the Jordanian side
+ Border crossing timing and hours can vary widely, be prepared for everything to slow down tremendously after 18:30p. Just as an example, Jordan—> Israel took us about 2-2.5h total to cross, Israel —> Jordan took about 1-1.5h total arriving at the Israeli crossing entrance at 18:00 (both times gate to gate). Another couple who arrived at the Israeli gate after us (at ~18:30) spent 3h crossing back instead
+ You’ll likely need JOD cash for shuttles and Jordan exit fee. Israeli NIS exit fee could be paid with credit card
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Posted On : 2023-01-02
Posted By : Traveler_N
Excellent tour, we enjoyed every moment of it!
Nice and clean vans picked us up. The staff were punctual and polite.
The whole tour was very organised.
We would definitely this tour!
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Posted On : 2022-10-26
