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The 15 Best Tours & Day Trips in Israel

229 tours  ·  from $12

Everything with a guide, a minibus or a border crossing attached, in one list. The 15 below are the ones worth a whole day, priced and timed, with the rest of the catalogue underneath.

From Tel Aviv: Masada & Dead Sea Full Day Tour with Pick Up - The morning ride through the Judean Desert
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From Tel Aviv: Masada & Dead Sea Full Day Tour with Pick Up

1.From Tel Aviv: Masada & Dead Sea Full Day Tour with Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,496 reviews · 10 hours · from $117Our pick

Travel from Tel Aviv into the Judean Desert, ride a cable car to Masada, explore King Herod’s fortress, and spend about 90 minutes at the Dead Sea. Guides such as Udi, Avi, Yuval, and Omri are known for clear storytelling and good timekeeping. Lunch is not included.

“Guide Avi was really good. Well versed in both English and French and great for his knowledge on the stories and history of the sites we visited. He manage his tour and people well too.”

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From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Old & New City Bus Tour - Mount of Olives and the first view of Jerusalem
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From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Old & New City Bus Tour

2.From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Old & New City Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 824 reviews · from $95

Travel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem by air-conditioned coach for a full day of history, faith, and sobering remembrance. Walk the Old City’s Jewish and Armenian Quarters, see the Western Wall and Church of the Holy Sepulcher, enjoy Mount of Olives views, then visit Yad Vashem. Guides may include Avi, Itamar, or Kobi.

“Avi was the perfect Guide and we had a wonderful time in Jerusalem! I'd definitely book with Bein Harim again!”

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From Jerusalem: Masada & Dead Sea Full Day Tour with Pick Up - The road through the Judean Desert
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From Jerusalem: Masada & Dead Sea Full Day Tour with Pick Up

3.From Jerusalem: Masada & Dead Sea Full Day Tour with Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 815 reviews · 10 hours · from $111

Spend 10 hours with a guide such as Daniel, Dorit, Ben, or Udi visiting Masada, riding its cable car, viewing Qumran, and floating in the Dead Sea. The tour includes transport, entry fees, and hotel pickup, with lunch and shopping at Qumran.

“Dorit was an outstanding tour guide very personable with a great sense of humour . She was extremely informative about the history of Masada and the Dead Sea as well as the present day aspects. I really appreciated the extra information as we were returning into Jerusalem about the historical buildings. Our driver was great too. Felt in safe hands.”

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Day Tour to Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Tel Aviv - Walking through Jerusalem’s Old City
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Day Tour to Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Tel Aviv

4.Day Tour to Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Tel Aviv

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 720 reviews · from $121

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and Bethlehem by air-conditioned coach. Visit the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Manger Square, and Church of the Nativity. Guides such as Yoav, Itamar, Dima, and Avishy have earned especially warm praise.

“The trip was good but the tour guide wasn’t the best . At the end of our tour was a protest in Jerusalem going on and he didn’t handle it right . He told us to go back to Tel Avi by train and didn’t even help us to get the train station or how to get tickets . Luck us to find a nice girl that helped us . Was very confused .”

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From Tel Aviv: Masada, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea Tour - Ein Gedi, water in the middle of dry country
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From Tel Aviv: Masada, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea Tour

5.From Tel Aviv: Masada, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 705 reviews · 12 hours · from $99

You’ll travel by coach from Tel Aviv to Masada, ride the cable car to Herod’s desert fortress, walk among Ein Gedi’s waterfalls, and float at a private Dead Sea beach. Guides such as Sivan, Shimon, and Shany are praised for clear history and good time management, though the schedule can feel tight.

“This tour is wonderful. Highly recommend to everyone who wants to see the Dead Sea. Bashir is our driver and he did a fantastic job! Drive safe and fast to take us from Tel Aviv to Dead Sea and back. Thank you so much Bashir! You are amazing! Also our tour guide Shany is very knowledgeable and friendly! She answered all my questions and made an impressive trip for us. Thank you Shany. The day is perfect.”

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From Jerusalem: Nazareth and Sea of Galilee Tour - Leaving Jerusalem before sunrise
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From Jerusalem: Nazareth and Sea of Galilee Tour

6.From Jerusalem: Nazareth and Sea of Galilee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 588 reviews · 10 hours · from $108

Travel from Jerusalem to Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Tabgha, Tiberias, and Yardenit with a professional guide. You can visit major Christian sites, see the ancient synagogue at Capernaum, and enter the Jordan River, though a priest-led baptism must be arranged separately.

“Orion is a wonderful guide, always smiling and professional. The lunch for 24€ per person wasn’t good and it was quite expensive because we had it at the late afternoon and as we were starving we ate a lot of snacks before and we almost payed for nothing.”

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From Jerusalem: Masada&Dead Sea Tour INCLUDING ENTRANCE FEES - Leaving Jerusalem through the Judean Desert
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From Jerusalem: Masada&Dead Sea Tour INCLUDING ENTRANCE FEES

7.From Jerusalem: Masada&Dead Sea Tour INCLUDING ENTRANCE FEES

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 392 reviews · 10 hours · from $111

Leave Jerusalem for the Judean Desert, ride the cable car to Masada, and explore Herod’s fortress with an English-speaking guide. Then spend time at the Dead Sea, with hotel pickup, transport, entrance fees, and return included. A cosmetic shop stop is part of the route.

“Masada was great. The guide was very personal and therefor very interesting. Dead Sea was dead and disappointing. Bad place to visit and swim. The water very oily and not much of a beach.”

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From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Old City & Dead Sea Guided Day Tour - From Tel Aviv through the Judean Hills
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From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Old City & Dead Sea Guided Day Tour

8.From Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Old City & Dead Sea Guided Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 389 reviews · 10 hours · from $133

Travel by air-conditioned coach from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem with a guide such as Liat, Moti, or Sigal, depending on the departure. See the Mount of Olives, Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and Old City quarters, then finish with a mineral-rich Dead Sea float.

“It was a nice excursion to Jerusalem and then some relaxing time at Dead Sea. Our guide Moti was very nice and knowledgeable, some funny jokes here and there. The driver was also very good, is clean and comfortable. The only thing I would have wanted maybe is a bit free time in Jerusalem but I understand that might be a problem due to different cultures there and situations. Overall I would do it again if I visit Israel a second time.”

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Jerusalem: Guided Walking Tour of the Old City - The Jewish Quarter and the Western Wall
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Jerusalem: Guided Walking Tour of the Old City

9.Guided Walking Tour of the Old City

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 386 reviews · 4 hours · from $57

Begin at Jaffa Gate and walk Jerusalem’s four Old City quarters with an English-speaking guide. Visit the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and Temple Mount when open. Guides such as Tania, Shahar, and Yoni are praised for clear storytelling and thoughtful answers.

“Great guy, proffesional and funny. Had a great tour!”

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Full Day City Tour of Jerusalem - Mount Scopus and the first view of Jerusalem
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Full Day City Tour of Jerusalem

10.Full Day City Tour of Jerusalem

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

Spend a full day touring Jerusalem with an English, Spanish, French, or German-speaking guide. Visit Mount Scopus, the Western Wall, Cardo, the Christian and Jewish Quarters, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Mount Zion, and Yad Vashem. Guides such as Itamar Buk, Avi, Ron, and Roy may lead the group.

“Very interesting tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the city and made the experience really unique. Thank you again”

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Old and New Jerusalem Full-Day Tour - Walking into the Old City through the Jewish Quarter
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Old and New Jerusalem Full-Day Tour

11.Old and New Jerusalem Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 273 reviews · from $75

Spend about eight hours touring Jerusalem by air-conditioned coach and on foot, from Mount Scopus and Gethsemane to the Western Wall, Via Dolorosa, Holy Sepulchre, and Yad Vashem. Guides such as Tomer, Frank, Daniel, and Avishay have earned praise for lively, informed commentary, though group logistics can be uneven.

“Going to various quarters of the old City. Had Vashem was a moving experience. Our guide Frank was superb in every way.”

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Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Tour from Jerusalem - Gethsemane and the Kidron Valley connect the city to the gospel story
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Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Tour from Jerusalem

12.Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Tour from Jerusalem

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 258 reviews · from $106

This nine-hour group tour from Jerusalem combines Mount Scopus views, the Old City’s Jewish and Christian quarters, and Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, a guide, and entrance fees are included. Bring your passport, cover your shoulders and knees, and expect plenty of walking.

“Our tour guide was horrible. she was scattered and rushed us through everything. One of the people in the group had been to Israel before and he was extremely unhappy with the information she gave us. there were about twelve people on the tour altogether and no happy faces. do not recommend.”

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From Jerusalem: Masada at Sunrise, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea Tour - Exploring Masada without a full guided tour
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From Jerusalem: Masada at Sunrise, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea Tour

13.From Jerusalem: Masada at Sunrise, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 245 reviews · 10 hours · from $106

Leave Jerusalem before dawn for Masada’s Snake Path and a sunrise over the Judean Desert. Explore the fortress, visit Ein Gedi or its current alternative, then float in the Dead Sea. This self-guided English-language tour includes transport and beach entry, but not park fees, food, or a towel.

“All in all a great tour with a reliable tour guide and a good price-performance ratio. Highlights were of course the sunrise at Masada and Ein Gedi with it's animals and the waterfal. Things to mind: - The climb at Masada is really exhausting. The cable car starts at 8am,, so you have to walk. If your old or not that sporty, it is possible, that you are not in time in Masada for the sunrise. - We don't know why everybody's talking about the dead sea and how wonderful it is. You feel like a dead fish in (too) salty, oily, nearly boiling water. If you make the mistake…”

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Travel to Bethlehem Half Day Guided Tour from Jerusalem & TelAviv - Leaving Jerusalem and crossing into Bethlehem
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Travel to Bethlehem Half Day Guided Tour from Jerusalem & TelAviv

14.Travel to Bethlehem Half Day Guided Tour from Jerusalem & TelAviv

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · from $75Top rated

Travel by air-conditioned vehicle from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv to Bethlehem, then follow a local guide through Manger Square, the Church of the Nativity, Milk Grotto, Shepherds’ Field, and St. Catherine’s Church. Guides such as Elias, Johnny, George, and Elijah bring local insight, while a souvenir stop adds time for crafts and refreshments.

“My group of 3 had a tour with 3 other people and our guide, Johnny. We have done many places, but this tour was the best to date. Johnny was phenomenal. Receiving a tour of the holy land from a true local is a once in a life time experience. Must do for any Chrisitan! TRead more”

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Day Tour to Petra from Eilat - The early start and the road south
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Day Tour to Petra from Eilat

15.Day Tour to Petra from Eilat

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 237 reviews · from $219

Travel from Eilat into Jordan for a guided visit to Petra, with border assistance, entry included, a 650-foot horseback approach, lunch, and bottled water. Guides such as Fadi Farjat, Methqal, Kareem, and Kasim have led the Jordan portion, though border delays can reduce your 3 to 4 hours at the site.

“Travelling by bus across Jordan provided an opportunity to view Jordan's mountains which formed an impressive and dramatic backdrop. Depending on where in Jordan you are, the mountains vary in (rock) composition and appearance. OnRead more”

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