Daily
3 ½ hours
Start time: Hotel pick up from 9:00am to 09:30am
Please remember that these schedules are subject to change - please confirm with our local activity operator a day before the tour
Your hotel in Jerusalem
On your way into Bethlehem you will pass by the tomb of the Hebrew matriarch Rachel, who died after giving birth to a son.
In Bethlehem, visit the ancient Church of the Nativity containing the grotto where Christians believe Jesus was born. See the silver star marking the exact spot.
View the peaceful fields where the shepherds are said to have seen the blazing ‘Star’ of the Nativity on the night that Jesus came into the world.
Next time you hear about the ‘little town of Bethlehem’ you can conjure up some real and vivid images of this holy place.
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Visit important Holy Land historic and sacred sites on the Bethlehem Pilgrimage Tour.
At the start of the excursion, you will be picked up from your hotel in Jerusalem between 0850h (08:50am) to 0915h (09:15am). You will travel in an air-conditioned coach and will be accompanied by an English speaking guide (English /German, English/French, or English/Spanish as per your choice).
After leaving Jerusalem, you will arrive at the outskirts of the holy town of Bethlehem, which lies just 8km (5 miles) south of Jerusalem. The town was the childhood home of the biblical King David and is known as the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It has long been a major site of Christian pilgrimage.
At the entrance to Bethlehem, you will drive by Rachel’s Tomb, where the Abrahamic matriarch Rachel died after giving birth to her son Benjamin and was buried "by the wayside" (Gen. 48:7).
In Bethlehem you will visit the Church of the Nativity, the place where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born and one of the holiest sites in Christendom. It is also one of the oldest surviving Christian churches.
At the Church you will see the Door of Humility, built so low that even the most important visitors had to dismount from their horses, as well as Crusader paintings, Byzantine mosaics, the Grotto of the Nativity (the actual birthplace) and the Chapel of the Manger.
In the floor of the Grotto of the Nativity you will see 14-point silver star with a Latin inscription, which marks the spot where Jesus is said to have been born. The star you see is a replacement, the original having mysteriously disappeared in 1847.
Adjacent to the Church of the Nativity is Manger Square, the hub of Bethlehem’s religious activity and the site of Christmas Eve festivities every year. Other buildings around the Square are the Church of St Catherine, the Mosque of Omar and the Palestinian Peace Center.
You end your tour of Bethlehem with a view of Shepherds' Fields, the place identified since ancient times with the shepherds who saw the Star of the Nativity. This area is also believed to be where the Hebrew matriarchs Ruth and Naomi gleaned in the fields behind the harvesters on their way to Bethlehem from Moab (Ruth 2-4). Your vehicle then proceeds to Jerusalem.
The excursion takes around 3 hours 30 minutes including travelling time.
At the end of the excursion you will be dropped back at your hotel in Jerusalem.
Please call the local activity operator at least 24 hours prior to the start of the tour to confirm all departure details.
It is mandatory to state your passport (country) and passport number. This is necessary to finalize a booking, as people who hold just Israeli citizenship need to pay 18% V.A.T. on addition to the given price (people of Israeli citizenship wishing to book are requested to contact us).
If you require a guide who speaks German, French, or Spanish (in addition to English) please state your preferred language when booking. Tour can be run in just one language.
Please bring your passport with you.
Animals are not permitted on the tour.
Very good service, excelent guide in Bethelem...
Our tour commenced at 9am with a driver able to take us across the Palestinian border into Bethlehem. Had to admire the tour guide who switched effortlessly between English and...
Our guide was the best! Our group was enough small to feel the trip as familytrip. Guide knew a lot of history of Betlehem and he explained everything clearly. If someone wants...
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