Recommended Visits

“There are ten measures of beauty in the Universe, nine belong to Jerusalem, and one to the rest of the world. Whoever has not seen Jerusalem in her glory has never seen a beautiful city in this life”
Talmud

When you visit Jerusalem, the capital of Israel you will find an amazing city with thousands years history.

Here we give you a glimpse of the best of the sites Jerusalem has to offer.

Please contact us at info@privatetoursinisrael.com if you have any questions, we can build your tour plan in every city in Israel according to your needs.

• The Gates in the Old City: Damascus Gate, The New Gate, The Jaffa Gate, The Zion Gate, The Dung Gate, The Golden Gate, The Lion´s Gate and Herod´s Gate.
• The Western Wall, one of the walls left from the Second Temple.
• The Jewish Quarter where you can find the Cardo and the Burnt House which contains relics of one of the priestly families from the Second Temple.
• The Temple Mount where now lies the Dome of the Rock, the place where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac.
• The Pool of Silwan, outside the Old City, the place was picked by David to establish his residence and the capital of Israel.
• The El Aqsa Mosque build 709-715 A.D. and the Solomon’s Stables.
• Markets or Bazaars in the Old City (also called Shuk) with an incredible array of spices, sweetmeats, fruits and vegetables all remind the tourist the Middle East.
• The Via Dolorosa: The way of the cross which commemorates the path which Jesus walked bearing the cross.
• The Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
• Mount of Olives where lies the Church of all Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane and the very old Jewish Cemetery.
• The Kidron Valley from where the Jewish tradition says the Messiah will come from the east.
• Mount Zion overlooking the Sultan´s Pool.
• Ammunition Hill the main memorial site commemorating the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem after the Six Day War.
• City Hall the magnificent complex of the City Hall in Safra Square.
• Machane Yehuda Market or the Shuk as it is called by the Israelis, the most visited market in Jerusalem on the Jaffa Road. A unique experience.
• Mea Shearim inhabited mostly buy ultra-orthodox Jews.
• The Knesset the Israeli Parliament where you can see three magnificent tapestries buy Mark Chagal and in the reception hall and he also designed the floor and wall mosaics.
• The Israel Museum where you can find the Shrine of the Book that contains the priceless biblical manuscripts found in 1947 in caves at Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea.
• The Bible Lands Museum where you can find superb collection of artifacts from ancient times.
• The Hebrew University Campus on the Mt. Scopus.
• Yad Vashem the museum and monument to six million European Jews who were murdered by the Nazis during the Second World War.
• The Chagall Windows on the synagogue of the Hadassah Hebrew University medical Centre in Ein Karem.
• Model of Jerusalem at the time of the Second Temple.
• The Jerusalem Mall. Called also the Malha Shopping on the southern part of the city.
• The Zoological Garden beside the Jerusalem Mall
• Ein Karem a little village with minarets, spires and winding paths that make this one of the most picturesque of spots.

We can also offer tours to Bethlehem and Rachel´s Tomb.