Holy Land Odyssey: Jerusalem & Bethlehem Exclusive Day Tour

Excellent download on an amazing history. We were lucky not to be in a very crowded scenario. Hence would give five star rating to this ‘must do’ experience.

I took this tour a few years ago, and today it showed up in my past bookings. It was an okay tour, though a bit crowded.

Enjoyed the Jerusalem trip. Very informative and I thought it was well organised. Tour guide was amazing. Bethlehem trip was less enjoyable. There were non english speaking group that joined us later on that everything said was repeated in other language. This normally dont bother me but it ate up alot of time that we werent able to go to some sites indicated. We were told that we were going to stop for souvernir shopping (which we expected) and encourage to buy there to help community.. i wish i didnt wait for that place as it was a tourist trap. I wish id bought whatever along the way for a fraction of price. We had a good day but improvement in organising the Bethlehem bit would improve tourist experience

An excellent tour with Bein Haim Tourism Services. Mr. Udi was a wonderful and knowledgeable guide imparting insightful information on the people, historic sites, and current day events . The tour was well organized, with sufficient time to explore the different sights we were visiting. Lunch was hearty and culturally stimulating. Thank you to Mr. Udi and Bein Harim Tourism Services for enhancing my stay in Israel!

Excellent driver George and guide( name not certain but similar to the name Adam) on our day trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Tel Aviv

The tours are amazing. The guides are very knowledgeable and include a lot of information I did not expect. This is the only way to really see the sights in Israel. Also very efficient at picking you up and dropping you off before and after the tours

Best tour guide I’ve ever experienced! Itamar’s passion, knowledge and ability to customise a tour to an audience’s preference made this the most memorable and enjoyable tour I’ve been on - I can’t recommend Itamar enough and after experiencing tours all over the world, I speak with certainty that anyone and everyone would absolutely enjoy being guided by Itamar regardless of their destination or travel goals!

This is a great tour if you like big tour groups, waiting for buses and people, not able to hear guide due to so many people and only having a short time at main attractions. Your guide was knowledgeable

The guide Adshi was excellent and the lunch was wonderful. Great experience with this tour company as usual. Will use them again!

I made sure we had a free Saturday in Tel Aviv after returning from a cruise and before we flew home. There were many places we could have visited during this day, but Jerusalem and Bethlehem were by far the most attractive options. Pickup time was early - before 7am at a larger hotel less than 5 minutes walk from us and the bus pulled up right on time. We were driven a short distance to the "meeting point" where everyone was shuffled of to different buses. It was pretty efficient, and we were off. During the drive to Jerusalem (1 hour+) we were given an overall history of Israel. Interesting. Ah, but there was also a stop at a coffee shop / diner. Elvis Presley themed. Yes, you hear that right. It worked as a restroom stop, too. Wife and I ordered 2 coffees. The charge was about $17.50US or so. I was shocked, but ok. They weren't even big mugs. When we got back to the bus I realized (from hearing others talk) that the price include the Elvis-themed mugs. That made me feel a little better even though we left our mugs inside ... our extra suitcase space was reserved for more local treasures anyway. Remember, the coffee price INCLUDES the mugs. The first part of the tour had me a bit worried. It was mostly seeing things from the bus and taking pictures out of the windows. Alas, we finally did get to leave the bus at a couple of lookups and site. Later and in both locations we also did get off to bus to explore churches and such. We had 3 hours or so of guided old Jerusalem and then some minimal free time. In all, for a bus tour, the time was allocated well. Bethlehem came before Jerusalem this day. There was some concern with is that this went into the Palestinian area. Alas, we had no trouble all stress was relieved once we got there. Tourism is just that, and the people made us comfortable, including the lunch there. Also, the large Christian gift shop was interesting and my wife loved it (Perhaps a little too much!$$). Our tour guide, Avishay, was excellent. Humorous, knowledgeable and very helpful/accommodating. We lucked out getting him! At one point my wife wondered off (during free time) and we couldn't find her. He made a plan that reduced any impact on the rest of the group and gave time to find her. It all worked out (she had gotten stuck in a crush of people moving through one of the Stations of the Cross areas). I was stressed yet his calming and organized planning made it work out ok. In all, a very worthwhile and enjoyable tour. I am so glad we chose to take this one.