Western Wall
- Address:Jerusalem
- Hours:Western Wall Plaza: open 24 hours a day. Western Wall Tunnel: 9:30am - 5pm Sun - Fri. Closed during Jewish holidays
- Admission:Free
Western Wall Reviews
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Fantastic tour of the safe areas in Jerusalem including walking the last half of the Via Dolorosa to Holy Sepulchre Church. Great guide who gave us all time to absorb the atmosphere. The Wailing Wall and the walk through the old city was fascinating. NB There are many steps and slippery marble pavements to negotiate as well as lots of standing in queues to see things more closely. The trip to Bethlehem meant crossing into the Palestinian Territories (remember your passport) and winding our way alone through the wall which divides the 2 states.The Jewish guide stayed in Israel and we met our Palestinian guide on the other side. No queues and no problems. The Church of the Nativity had the longest queues but our guide helped the time pass with lots of information and humour. Went up to the Shepherds Field and there were sheep and modern shepherds in the valley opposite. A long but very rewarding day.
Seems almost impossible to get through so much history in one morning! A comprehensive introduction to old Jerusalem with all the must see sights, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Wailing/Western Wall (where there is time to pray and place a wish). In the afternoon you get a couple of hours at the Dead Sea, which is plenty of time. Lunch was a traditional stuffed pitta bread with a drink of your choice for a reasonable 40 Shekels. There was a short compulsory stop at a gift shop, but zero pressure and there were things worth buying. The guide was extremely knowledgeable and humourous. Recommended.
What you will really see on this excursion is Wailing Wall, Holy Sepulchre and Bethlehem. The rest of the places of interest you are going to literally 'pass". As in "see from the distance". You will walk through the Old City and spent considerable time in shops. If you are fine with that - it's a good tour. The only reason I give 4 instead of 3 stars is the excellent efforts of the guides in Bethlehem.
This was a great excursion. There are so many interesting places to see in Jerusalem that you want to see them all and this trip hit the high points. The views of the city are spectacular and the Church of the Sepulchre is a sight to behold (though quite crowded). Also you are able to go to the Western (or Wailing) Wall. Even as a Catholic I found that I was in awe of the experience there. To be amongst the people praying and celebrating initially gave me chills. There is more but I wasnt to get to Bethlehem. To those who do not know Bethlehem is in Palestine. This is also an experience since you have to go through the checkpoint to get there. Some people may find this intimidating but I found it to be a once in a lifetime experience. In Bethlehem we went to the Church of the Nativity where we saw the place designated as the birthplace of Jesus and the location of the mager (though obviously no manger is still present). This was overall one of the best day trips I have ever taken.
Highly recommend this tour for the 1st visit of the Old City - you will get the feeling how to avoid clambers in future visits (you will need them to feel the Old City - just enter at New Gate, go down to the West Wall, short walk up-hill to the Zion Gate and take a taxi, it's only thing, which is cheep in Jerusalem).
The guide is so-so but he/she knows the easy walkway.
I've seen the wall. What's there to complain about. It keeps the inhabitants at the other side from the noice of the motorways. And the wall prevents their children to risk their lives by playing nearby.
All over the world you have to pay for such a huge safetybarriere, but some inhabitants got it for free.
The Jerusalem part of the trip was very good. Our guide, Ossi Kaufman, was very good. He kept us together, provided good descriptions of what we saw. and gave us time to see the sights on our own. The trip to Bethlehem was a little disappointing. Lots of time spent getting through the wall and to the Church of the Nativity, which was overcrowded and also under major renovation. The line was so long we did not get to see the cave/grotto where Christ was born. But as I always thought he was born in a manger, I guess it is no great loss!
