Day Tour To The Dead Sea – Day Tour In Jerusalem

A day tour to Dead Sea is something that every tourist looks forward to. The Dead Sea lies bordering Jordan, the West Bank and Jordan. It lies 1269 feet below sea level. At present, 25 km of the Dead Sea coastline lies within the Palestinian territory which includes Qumran.

However, if you plan a Dead Sea tour from the Israeli and the West Bank side then it is a day trip from Jerusalem and is 39 km from the Northern side of the Dead Sea and from Eilat it is 220 km from the Southern side of the Dead Seam, and from Tel Aviv it is 98 km from the Northern Dead Sea. There are 3 main entry points by road by which you can reach the Dead Sea area.

The prime access points are from the oases of Ein Gedi and Ein Bokek and both these are accessible through bus routes from Jerusalem (lines 486 and 487). Both these places have access to beaches and are open to public but the Ein Bokek’s beach is the better one. There are taxi services that you may avail to reach the Dead Sea.

Dead Sea tours include a trip to Masada which is a mountaintop fortress. The Masada National Park is situated 18 km from the south of Ein Gedi and 12 km from Ein Bokek. It is open seven days a week.

This mountaintop fortress was converted into a 3-tiered winter home during 35 BC. This place is easily accessible through a ride in the cable car or by hiking up a serpentine path. This is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Masada sound and light show is very popular and there is a natural amphitheater where spectators are seated to watch this spectacular event.

Day Tour In Jerusalem

The day tours in Jerusalem are an experience of a lifetime. There are Jewish Tours as well as Christian Tours.

With the Christian guided tours you will be taken to all the important sites that are part of the old and New Jerusalem. You can get a panoramic view and feel of the old and New Jerusalem. You can soak in the scenic beauty of the old city with picturesque and colorful view and lovely atmosphere. You will get transported back in time with a visit to these places that are steeped in history.

The highlights of the tour are:

-          YadVashem museum

-          Church of the Holy Sepulcher

-          Old City

-          View of Old and New Jerusalem

-          Christian Quarter

-          Jewish Quarter (Western Wall)

-          New City

The Jewish Tours will begin with a view of Jerusalem and the Judea Desert from Mt. Scopus. Then you will visit the Old City and enter through Zion Gate. You will then visit the tomb of King David and walk along the Cardo and view the remains of the wall at Jerusalem that was built during the 1^st temple period, visit the Jewish Quarter and the four Sephardic Synagogues (16^th century), visit Wailing Wall, Mea Shearim, Mt. Hertzel, Yad Vashem etc.

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