3-Day Jerusalem & West Bank Tour 

Day 1 - Monday - Greater Jerusalem and The Old City
You will meet your guide at Jerusalem Hotel Cafe. Your trip will start with a briefing on the history and current status of the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank, illustrated with maps. Then you'll go on an alternative tour of Jerusalem's Old city, taking in the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in addition to seeing the Israeli settler homes that have been sprouting in the Muslim Quarter.

You'll learn about the implications of Israeli encroachment into Muslim areas of the Old City and surrounding neighbourhoods.

After lunch you will go on the road for a tour of some of the suburban Jerusalem settlements, Palestinian neighborhoods, the Separation Barrier, and segregated roads. These will include Ma'ale Adumim, Pizgat Ze'ev, Beit Hanina, and Anata.

You'll drive through Ma'ale Adumim, one of the largest settlements in the West Bank (pop. 35,000).

Then you will go to meet your host family.

Day 2 - Tuesday - Bethlehem
Today you'll be with a Palestinian guide for an overview of Bethlehem. The guide will provide a window into Palestinian society. Throughout the day you'll be visiting sites and meeting people.

You'll visit the Church of Nativity, the Old City, Aida Refugee Camp, and see the Separation Barrier up close. You'll see the famous Bansky grafitti, visit the Walled Off Hotel, and have a discussion with a leader of a Palestinian organization in the Refugee Camp.

Best of all your guide will be able to give you some great insights into life in Bethlehem.


Day 3 - Wednesday -  Nablus
You'll be picked up early in the morning. You'll travel up the spine of the West Bank on route 60 seeing many small radical settlements and Palestinian villages. 

The first stop will be the Balata Refugee Camp where you'll see the crowded conditions and hear some stories about life there. You'll also visit one of the camp organizations that helps make life a little better for the residents.

The tour will include the Old City with its beautiful labyrinth of buildings dating back to the Ottoman period. You'll visit the ancient Turkish baths and an olive oil soap factory. You will also visit sites of historical and religious interest such as Jacob’s Well; a deep well dug by Jacob and where Jesus once asked a Samaritan woman for a drink. If the Israeli army permits, the tour will pass the checkpoint to the Samaritan's hilltop village on Mount Grizim as see the site of their ancient temple.

Day 4 - Thursday -  Departure - In the morning you'll say goodbye to your host family and be off to the next part of your Israel/Palestine adventure. You have the option of booking an extra night or more with the family.

9.00am - Jerusalem Hotel Cafe (map)

Thursday: You will be picked up from the homestay, in the morning, for transfer back to Jerusalem 

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• 3 nights family accommodations  
• Breakfast & dinners
• All transportation from pickup point
• Daily program and tours as per itinerary
• One piece luggage per person

• Private transportation back to Jerusalem at the end of the tour is currently included 

Optional extras: (please contact us)
• Extra nights with your host family after the tour 
• Private transportation to the pickup point.
• Hotel upgrade in Bethlehem