Jerusalem 1 day by bus ( OVER DAY TRIP FROM SHARM EL SHEIKH )

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A pilgrimage tour to Jerusalem from Sharm el-Sheikh by bus is one of the richest and most memorable visits to holy places. This city leaves no one indifferent, it echoes the faith of every heart.

Excursion to Jerusalem is carried out: regularly 2 times a week: on Monday and Thursday.

excursion program:

We pick up from your hotel in Sharm El Sheikh around 20.00, the exact time of departure, we inform tourists about the day of departure by SMS after 15.00 (we pick up tourists from hotels in minibuses and take them to large buses). On the territory of Egypt and Israel, the trip is carried out on comfortable large buses, designed for 55 seats, accompanied by Russian-speaking guides.

The road from Sharm to the border with Israel (Taba) 3 hours.

Crossing the border does not depend on anyone, it can be passed from 30 minutes to 3 hours. Even on the bus in Egypt, our Russian-speaking guide will distribute to all tourists badges with the name of the host country, on which two phone numbers will be indicated: Egyptian and Israeli. If you get lost somewhere, you can always find our employees by these numbers.

Dead Sea

From the border, your path lies to the Dead Sea. The road to the Dead Sea is about 2 hours.

Bathing in the Dead Sea 1.5 hours, there is also a Dead Sea cosmetics shop that you can visit. In winter, 90% of swimming in the Dead Sea is during the daytime. After that, you will go to Jerusalem.

Jerusalem

Stop at the observation deck of the Mount of Olives (place of the Ascension of Jesus Christ), where the guide tells and shows the main sights of the city of Jerusalem.

Monasteries and temples (overview): Russian Savior-Ascension Monastery. Russian monastery of Mary Magdalene. The Franciscan Church “Dominus Flevit” on the site where Christ mourned the future fate of Jerusalem. Carmelite monastery “Pater Noster“, where Jesus taught the apostles the prayer “Our Father“.

Garden of Gethsemane with the tomb of the Blessed Virgin. Josaphat (Kedron) Valley – the place of the Last Judgment.

Walking tour of the Old City from the Jafa Gate and along Via Dolorosa (Road of Sorrow), to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where you will pass the last five stops of the Way of the Cross, along which Jesus carried his cross to the place of crucifixion.

The Old City of Jerusalem is divided into 4 quarters and 1 courtyard:

Alexander Compound – located in close proximity to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, from the courtyard to Golgotha ​​about 70 m. Historical Russian building, recorded on the Imperial Government of the Russian Empire. This is an archaeological and architectural complex, which includes the Threshold of the Judgment Gate – this is the threshold of the ancient gates through which Jesus Christ is believed to have crossed, going to the place of his crucifixion on Golgotha; The Church of St. Alexander Nevsky is a Russian Orthodox church, archaeological site, a small museum and other attractions.

The Armenian Quarter (overview) is the smallest of the four quarters of the Old City, located between the Tower of David and Mount Zion. It is believed that it is located on the site of the palace of King Herod the Great. Here in the Cathedral of St. James (Armenian Patriarchate).

Jewish Quarter and Temple Mount: Walk through the streets of the quarter, modern residential buildings and the remains of the buildings of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem – the most sacred place for Judaism. Currently, Muslim places of worship are located on the territory of the Temple Mount – the “Dome of the Rock” – a Muslim sanctuary over the Foundation Stone (included in the World Heritage List) and next to it the oldest mosque in the world, Al-Aqsa (it is the third sanctuary of Islam after the Al-Haram mosque in Mecca and the mosque of the Prophet in Medina (up to 5,000 believers can pray in the mosque at the same time).

The Muslim quarter is the largest and most populous of the four quarters. Via Dolorosa begins in this quarter – the first seven stations of the Cross (Way of Christ) are located. Also here is: the Basilica of St. Anna – a Catholic church in honor of the holy righteous Anna, built, according to Catholic tradition, on the site of the house of the righteous Joachim and Anna, where the Virgin Mary was born. You will see the panorama of the Temple Mount, the view of the “Dome of the Rock” and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Arabic market.

Christian quarter – there are about 40 Christian shrines in the quarter. The last five stations of the Way of the Cross (which you have to go through) are located on the territory of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. You will see Golgotha, the Stone of Anointing, the Rotunda with the chapel of Kuvuklia, where the Holy Sepulcher and the chapel of the Angel are located.