Jerusalem Day Trip Guides

Plain planning guides for day trips from Jerusalem: how to reach Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, Petra and the Galilee on your own or with a tour, what the checkpoints and the Jordan border involve, and what to expect at the baptism site.

Visitors crossing Manger Square in Bethlehem on a calm morning, the question of whether it is safe to visit Bethlehem

Is It Safe to Visit Bethlehem? What the Advice Says

What the UK travel advice says about Bethlehem, how Checkpoint 300 works, who cannot cross, and whether to go with a guide or alone. Read before you go.

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Buses waiting outside the Old City walls near Damascus Gate, where the way from Jerusalem to Bethlehem by bus begins

How to Get from Jerusalem to Bethlehem: All Ways

Buses 231 and 234 from Damascus Gate, the walk through Checkpoint 300, the taxi and rental car rules and the guided trips compared. Plan your day.

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The road from Jerusalem winding down through the Judean Desert to the Dead Sea

Jerusalem to the Dead Sea: Bus, Car or Tour?

See how to get from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea: Egged bus 486, the drive down or a guided Masada day, with the Shabbat gap, the heat and the fees.

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The Sea of Galilee from a hillside above Tabgha, the goal of a day from Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee

Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee in a Day

See how to get from Jerusalem to the Sea of Galilee in a day: the bus to Tiberias, driving yourself or a guided coach day to Nazareth and Capernaum.

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The Siq opening onto the Treasury at Petra, the goal of the trip from Jerusalem to Petra

Jerusalem to Petra: Border, Visa and the 2-Day Trip

Petra from Jerusalem is not a day trip. See the two-day route over the Allenby Bridge, the visa and border fees, the Bedouin camp and who should book.

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Pilgrims in white robes in the Jordan River at the Qasr al-Yahud baptism site

Qasr al-Yahud: The Jordan River Baptism Site

What you see at Qasr al-Yahud, the baptism site on the Jordan River, how it differs from Yardenit and which day trips from Jerusalem stop there. See more.

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