- Bethlehem
- City Tours
- Day Tours
- Departing from Bethlehem
- Educational Tours
- Guided Tours
- Learning
- Meal included
- Private Taxi
- Reality Tours
- Single-destination
The tour starts with an introduction about the history and the current situation in Palestine. It continues by car or mini bus to several stops in the Bethlehem area to get a better understanding of the geo-political reality of the native people. You will see Israeli settlements, the Wall at different places and in different shapes, Israeli only by-pass-roads and a refugee camp in the middle of Bethlehem. The tour includes a lunch. It does not include the historical tourist sites such as the Nativity Church.
Difficulty level: Easy
Common stops on the path:
- Citadel in Beit Sahour
- Viewpoint over Har Homa settlement from Beit Sahour
- The Wall at Rachel’s Tomb
- Aida Refugee Camp
- Viewpoint from Beit Jala & Al Khadr villages over settlement roads
- Art on the Apartheid Wall and Banksy’s Walled-Off Hotel & Museum
Transportation: private shuttle included
If you book this tour for less than the required minimum number of participants, your booking will be pending for other interested participants on the same date. Alternatively, you may upgrade your order to the minimum number of participants to ensure the availability and confirm the tour.
| DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | Citadel – Beit Sahour (a village near Bethlehem) | ||||||
| DEPARTURE TIME | 11:00 | ||||||
| RETURN TIME | 16:00 | ||||||
| WEAR | Comfortable | ||||||
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Additional information
| Meal | Available & Included in the price |
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| Minimum participants | 3 |
| Guiding | Guided Tour |
| Destinations | Beit Sahour, Bethlehem |
| Activity | Learning, Walking Tours |
| Tour Type | City Tours, Reality Tours |
Difficulty level: Easy
Common stops on the path:
- Citadel Cultural Center in Beit Sahour
- Viewpoint over Har Homa settlement from Beit Sahour
- The Wall at Rachel’s Tomb
- Aida Refugee Camp
- Viewpoint from Beit Jala & Al Khadr villages over settlement roads
- Art on the Apartheid Wall and Banksy’s Walled-Off Hotel & Museum
From Jerusalem: Take bus 231 from the bus station in front of Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem on Sultan Suleiman Street directly to Bab el-Zqaq in Bethlehem, about 1 Km from Manger Square (8 shekels | 40 mins), and then a taxi to Singer Cafe in Beit Sahour, the starting point of the tour (30 shekels | 10 mins)
From Ramallah: Take the collective taxi (orange 7-seater van called Servees) from the Main Station in Ramallah on Al-Nahda Street directly to Bethlehem’s Central Bus Station just under Manger Square & The Nativity Church (25 shekels | 45 mins). From there take a taxi to Singer Cafe in Beit Sahour, the starting point of the tour.
From Jericho: Take the collective taxi (orange 7-seater van called Servees) from the Jericho city center’s Main Square [opposite of Tourist Information Center] directly to Bethlehem Central Bus Station on Manger Square street (25 shekels | 60 mins). From there take a taxi to Singer Cafe in Beit Sahour, the starting point of the tour.
From Nablus: Take the collective taxi (orange 7-seater van called Servees) from Nablus Central Bus Station on Rafidiya Street to the Ramallah Central Bus Station on al Nahda Street. Next, see “From Ramallah” (45 shekels | 2.5 hours).
From Hebron: Take the collective taxi (orange 7-seater van called Servees) from the Hebron Central Bus Station in Wadi Al Tufah Street directly to the Bethlehem Central Bus Station on Manger Square Street or to the Bab El-Zqaq intersection in Bethlehem (10 shekels | 40 mins). From there take a taxi to Singer Cafe in Beit Sahour, the starting point of the tour.
