Top Bethlehem Archaeology Tours

You will explore the city with a local Bethlehemite, who knows the treasures of the city. You will have the time to ask questions and go deep in the culture and traditions.Check the video for a brief overview of the triphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJnwj5mM8Vc

Experience the beauty of the Old City of Bethlehem on this day trip, walk along the narrow star street where Joseph and Mary walked when they came to Bethlehem. Learn about the Essenes who lived at the shore of the Dead Sea and wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls. Learn about the history of the sites and the daily life from your local tour guide! Visit Shepherd’s field, caves were used by the Shepherds 2000 years ago. Visit the Nativity Church, the birthplace of Jesus and the oldest church in the world still in daily use. By the end of the tour, enjoy a float in the Dead Sea, the lowest and saltiest sea on earth.

Jericho is about one-hour drive from Bethlehem. You will be taken to visit Elisha's Spring, the Mount of Temptation (Lunch on the Mountain), the Sycamore tree that Zacchaeus climbed to see Jesus, and the Jordan River where Jesus was Baptized. The day will end with swimming in the Dead Sea. The unique about this tour is the different talks that happens on the way the explain more about life in Palestine and moving from cities throughout the country Depending on time there will also be the option of visiting Hisham's Palace, St. George's Monastery and/or the Qumran Caves where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were found between 1946 to 1956.