Tour Highlights
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Tomb of the Prophet Samuel |
• Views of the Dome of the Rock and Aqsa Mosques
• Separation Barrier
• Nabi Samuel tomb and lookout
• Checkpoints
• Hard-to-reach Palestinian villages
• Arafat's Tomb
• Ramallah's markets
• Settlements
Tour details
Every Wednesday | |
Length of tour: | 8 hours |
Tel Aviv departure: | 6.30am - HaYarkon48 Hostel (map) |
Jerusalem departure: | 8.30am - YMCA King David Street (map) |
Return | 4.30pm to Jerusalem • 6.00pm to Tel Aviv |
Cost: | From Jerusalem 450 NIS/Shekels From Tel Aviv 575 NIS/Shekels |
Lunch not included • Passports needed | |
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Detailed description
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View of the Kidron Valley and old city of Jerusalem |
The Mount of Olives itself is also an important site to three religions. With an ancient Jewish cemetery, important Muslim mosque and several Christian holy sites central to the story of Jesus, these topics will also be explored and depending on the day you will usually have the chance to enter the elegant Christian chapel of Dominus Flevit.
The tour will then drive you north to another contested holy site - the tomb of the prophet Samuel. It sits atop a hill with incredible views and is a great place to observe the West Bank barrier which snakes around Jerusalem. Descending from the lookout and crossing the Aljib checkpoint you can explore four rarely visited Palestinian towns which are completely sealed off from the rest of the West Bank by the wall. You will learn about the complex road system which allows Israeli-licensed vehicles access to modern highways while the tour will enter Ramallah through tunnels and back roads.
