Masada, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea: Judean Desert Highlights

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Embark on a guided tour from Jerusalem to Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea. Explore the ancient fortress, discover a stunning desert oasis, and experience the unique sensation of floating in the healing waters of the Dead Sea.

Duration: 10 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Masada National Park - Upon arrival at Masada, take the cable car to the top and enjoy a guided tour of the site.
En Gedi Nature Reserve - Travel to Ein Gedi to discover this stunning nature reserve, featuring waterfalls and distinctive natural beauty.
Dead Sea - Experience the therapeutic waters of the Dead Sea by floating on its surface.

What's Included

Transportation to all sites from Jerusalem
Hand-picked expert tour guide

What's Not Included

Admission fees
Personal travel insurance
Gratuities

Additional Information

Experience the wonders of the Judean Desert with a full-day excursion from Jerusalem. Begin your journey at Masada, the mountaintop fortress of King Herod, where a cable car ride will take you to explore the ancient ruins and admire the breathtaking views of the Dead Sea and desert landscape. Next, visit Ein Gedi, a verdant oasis featuring waterfalls…

Location

David Citadel Hotel

King David Street

Please wait in front of the hotel

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Michaelagv9565ks

Jan 4, 2026

Amazing Day - We had Jana for a trip to Masada. This greatly surpassed our expectations. Masada was amazing and Jana explained everything brilliantly. We enjoyed floating in the Dead Sea. We saw the Dead Sea scroll site given that Ein Gedi was washed out on the day. Many thanks Jana.

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Anna

Jan 3, 2026

Recommend this trip as a mix of historical and entertainment activities. - Guide Yana was enthusiastic and provided us with reasonable nformation about Masada and Cumran. The trip is a perfect mix of hystorical sites and nature experience. The weather was good enough to sweep in the Dead Sea!

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Stay43419878072

Dec 30, 2025

Dead Sea Experience - Although we could not make as planned due weather conditions, Jana did a Great Job in Improvisation! We enjoyed the Trip very much!

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Dec 22, 2025

Good Tour - Great day! Nice to see everything in one day. Masada was fantastic! The tour was well organized and well managed. We would have liked a little more time at the Dead Sea and maybe an area with a better beach. But really everything was great.

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Antonpas1

Oct 23, 2025

Great tour, would recommend - I really enjoyed the tour and it was great to see all of the sights. It was a great experience to float in the Dead Sea, and I would recommend this tour to anyone and everyone! Our guide - Sharif and driver - Ismail were also both very good and professional and made the trip even more enjoyable.

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Candice

Aug 17, 2025

Excellent tour! And Yana was incredible! - Thanks to Yana and Nabil, my 11 year old son and I made a beautiful memory that will last a lifetime! Yana was so knowledgeable, welcoming and made us feel like family. I loved every moment of this tour and would DEFINITELY have Yana again for more tours in the beautiful land of Israel! You should as well!!!!

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X444ggjacquelinew

Jul 21, 2025

Unique experience - Masada is a historic site that everyone should see. The oasis of Ein Gedi is amazing and ending at the Dead Sea and floating there was a wonderful experience. Yana, our tour guide and Sabil, our driver, were professional and knowledgeable. I recommend this tour!

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Kirk_b

May 27, 2025

Our guide guide and... - Our guide guide and driver were great. Transportation vehicle was first class. And sites visited was awesome.

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Global37153277150

Dec 30, 2025

Our entire program was cancelled - so a historic tour turned into a tour to Christian sites. We had other E - Our expectations were disappointed and there was no information about the change of plans in advance, so they could have been cancelled.

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Nikolausw125

Dec 26, 2025

Nothing is perfect, but close is not bad either! - The pickup worked perfectly. At the agreed meeting point, a helper informed us 5 minutes before departure that our bus could not stop directly at the David Citadel Hotel because this place was already completely occupied. So it went around the house corner where we were already expected. The trip went as planned only the communication on the bus was a bit difficult because many fellow passengers, 16 people, also liked to talk among themselves, which made the communication with our tour guide, which was in English, a bit more difficult. We learned a lot of information directly at the property with a very detailed, plastic description, also gesturing that a guidebook in book form cannot offer. Although the participants often buzzed around like a flock of mosquitoes, our guide did not lose patience and collected us again and again in time for departure. This allowed her to make the entire tour a successful and very informative event. Thank you very much for this, and also to our bus driver who often dropped us off directly at the entrances and picked us up there again. His speedy driving also entails us again and again small time buffers, so that we had sufficient time available on site to admire the sights properly. All the best and continue to enjoy us "Touris" Klaus W.

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From $89

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult