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Half Day Bethlehem Exploration: An Insight Into City's Culture and Traditions

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Jerusalem

Immerse yourself in a journey through the city with a native of Bethlehem, who is familiar with the city’s gems. This offers an opportunity for you to inquire, and to further your understanding of the local culture and customs.
For a short summary of this excursion, please watch the video.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Church of the Nativity - Your guide will take you in a tour inside the church where you will visit the spot where Jesus was born and you will get a full explanation about the history of the place.
The Church of St. Catherine - You will learn here about Saint Catherine of Alexandria and you will visit the church where the midnight Christmas Mass is broadcast every year to the whole world.
Cave of St. Jerome - Visit the Cave of Saint Jerome who translated the bible and see the place where he lived his life back in the 4th century.
Milk Grotto - Here you will learn about an early local Christian tradition that talks about Mary nursing the baby Jesus before they left to Egypt.
Shepherd’s Sanctuary - Learn about the local life of the early Bethlehemites, the Shepherd’s life, the place where the good news delivered to the Shepherd’s by the angel of God and where the word became flesh and the field of Boaz.
The Walled Off Hotel - Stop by the separation wall in Bethlehem, see the graffiti arts and Banksy Hotel.

What's Included

Private transportation
Private Tour Guide
In-vehicle air conditioning
Surcharges on fuel
Parking fees

What's Not Included

Lunch
Transportation from Jerusalem to the Checkpoint and back
Pick up from any hotel outside of Bethlehem City

Location

Checkpoint 300/Bethlehem Road

Meet at Bethlehem 300 Checkpoint / Rachel's Crossing. Take bus 234 from Damascus Gate 30 minutes before the meeting time, the last stop is the checkpoint or ask your hotel receptionist to book a taxi for you to take you there. Cross the checkpoint to Bethlehem side, your guide will be waiting you.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Judith_f

Jun 3, 2023

Loved our tour with Fadi - Loved our half day tour with Fadi and highly recommend it!! Fadi took us to all the sites advertised and added a few other fun surprise locations! He is from Bethlehem and takes great pride in showing tourists his home city. He was very knowledgeable and accommodating. We met with Fadi after crossing into the West Bank from Israel. It was super easy on the weekends and the return was also not an issue. Do bring your passport as we did. There is a bus that goes back to downtown Jerusalem but we arranged a pickup in Israel.

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Jeroen

Jun 12, 2022

Great local insights with most chill and informative guide! - Fadi has given us the best experience of our holiday, he gave us an excellent insight on life in Palestine and all the historical sights in Bethlehem. The atmosphere was relaxed, he had engaging explanations of the places we visited. He seems to know everyone in Bethlehem and was very open to adapt the schedule to our needs. We bought a couple of souvenirs and had some food for local prices, no mass tourist traps. Contrasting to the big tours I felt we really understood Bethlehem through a locals eyes. Thanks again!