City Tours in Israel: The 5 Best Half-Days

1.Full Day City Tour of Jerusalem

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 367 reviews · from $75Our pick

Spend a full day in Jerusalem with an English, Spanish, French, or German-speaking guide. Visit Mount Scopus, the Western Wall, Temple Mount, the Cardo, the Holy Sepulcher, Mount Zion, and Yad Vashem. Guides such as Itamar Buk, Avi, Ron, Roy, and Johnny have been praised for clear explanations and thoughtful help.

“Great tour and amazing places to see. Our guide, Roy, was the best and knew a lot about politics and history of the places we visited!”

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2.Jerusalem Half-Day Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 177 reviews · 5 hours · from $50Best value

You’ll tour Jerusalem with a professional guide in English, Spanish, German, or French. The five-hour route includes Mount Scopus, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Cardo, and the Jewish Quarter. Hotel pickup is included, but you finish in the Old City and arrange your own way back.

“I d like to congrat our guide to Jerusalem and Dead Sea (24th July). Very nice person, he really made an effort to feel everybody at ease and to make sure that the tour was enjoyable to all us. I m not a fan of guided tours, but this one is strongly recommended.”

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3.Private Tour: Best of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 53 reviews · from $474

Travel privately from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the Dead Sea with a guide such as Erez, Ofer, Hava, or Ariel. See the Mount of Olives, Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, and Church of the Holy Sepulchre, then spend two hours at the Dead Sea. The route can be adjusted to suit your group.

“Myself & 5 friends took this tour with Ariel. He was a friendly & knowledgeable guide who made sure we saw the best of Jerusalem, got a clear, factual history of the city and of Israel in general, and had plenty of fun along the way. The van had plenty of room, good air conditioning and made for a comfortable ride.”

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4.Best of Jerusalem Full-Day Tour from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 46 reviews · from $99

Start early in Tel Aviv and spend about 10 hours seeing Jerusalem with a local guide. Walk through the Old City’s four quarters, view the Western Wall and key religious sites, then visit Nahalat Shiv’a, the Montefiore Windmill, YMCA Tower, and Mahane Yehuda Market. On Saturdays, the market stop is replaced by The First Station.

“Great tour of the old city. Moshe was an excellent guide- explaining the significance of all the historical sites. I highly recommend this tour.”

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5.Best of Jerusalem Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 44 reviews · 10 hours · from $89

Travel from Tel Aviv with an English-speaking local guide, then spend the day walking Jerusalem’s Old City, modern streets, Nahlaot, and Mahane Yehuda Market. Yana is one guide praised for her passionate explanation of this complex city. Expect major sights, plenty of stairs, and no included meal.

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