Choose Your Favorite Bethlehem Tour
Your visit to Israel is not complete if you haven't visited this historic, sacred city

For most Christian tourists in Israel, a visit to Bethlehem the birthplace of Jesus is on the top of their must-see list.

Although the border crossing is relatively easy, we recommend booking a Bethlehem tour - either a private or group excursion. It makes getting there much easier and its the best way to avoid the typically long lines in the Nativity Church and at other sites.

Bethlehem Tour Options
Private and Group Excursions

You can choose between private and group Bethlehem tours. See the different Bethelehem tour options below and pick your favorite!

Private Tours
of Bethlehem

Organized Group Bethlehem Tours

Bethlehem Group tour at the Church of the Nativity

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Travel with a private tour guide

Touring in Bethlehem with your own private guide is the most comfortable and convenient way to sightsee. You get to see exactly what you want based on your preferences and your schedule. If you are traveling with a group of family or friends, then your private tour might even be cheaper than joining a group tour.

For your greatest comfort, book one of our Bethlehem private day tours with our house guide Levi who specializes in Christian Holy Land tours:

Here are your private Bethlehem tour choices:

Jerusalem & Bethlehem Tour. Visit the two holiest places in Christianity in a day. Discover Bethlehem where Jesus Christ was born and nearby Jerusalem where he was crucified and resurrected.

Jerusalem, Bethlehem & Dead Sea Tour. This is the perfect tour if you have only a single day to sightsee in Israel. This tour includes the two holiest sites for Christians and Israel's incredible Dead Sea.

Bethlehem and Ein Kerem Tour. Discover two important birthplaces of Chrisitianity, Bethlehem where Jesus was born, and the ancient village of Ein Kerem where John the Baptist was born in the hills near Jerusalem.

Churches of Ein Kerem in the hills of Jerusalem

Bethlehem & Judean Desert Monastery Tour. Visit Bethlehem where Jesus was born and see the stark beauty and oldest monastery of the Judean Desert.

ancient Mar Saba Monastery in the Judean Desert

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Join a Group Tour of Bethlehem

The group tours to Bethlehem depart daily, unless specified otherwise. You will be picked up from your hotel in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Herzliya or Netanya.

Tours are available in English, French, Spanish and German.

(The organized group tour links on this page are "affiliate links", which means that if you click and buy something, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you).

the Star of Bethlehem the Grotto of thein Nativity in the Nativity Church marks the spot where Jesus was born

Elisha's spring, one of the ancient water sources of Jericho

Book a daily, half-day to Bethlehem Tour from Tel Aviv or from Jerusalem. Visit the Church of the Nativity and the grotto where Jesus was born, the Church of St. Catherine and more.

Book a Christmas Eve Tour. Currently unavailable, we're sorry. Highlights include Chrisitian sites in Jersualem, Christmas Eve dinner and midnight mass at Church of the Nativity or Manger Square.

Book a daily Bethlehem and Jerusalem Day Tour from Tel Aviv or from Jerusalem. Tour includes the Church of the Nativity, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Via Dolorosa, the Western Wall and Jewish Quarter.

Book a Bethlehem and Jericho Day Tour. Currently unavailable, we're sorry. Tour highlights include Church of the Nativity, Church of St. Catherine, ancient walls of Jericho, Elisha's Spring and more.

Bethlehem Tour
Ein Kerem and Bethlehem Tour

Ein Kerem village in the hills of Jerusalem is the birthplace of John the Baptist

We'll start this private tour in Bethlehem, just a fifteen minute drive from the center of Jerusalem, across the border to Palestine.

We'll explore Church of the Nativity in Manger Square. While there, we'll see the original mosaic from the original church built here in the 4th century. The highlight is of course the Grotto of the Nativity with the altar and Star of Bethlehem marking the spot where Jesus was born.

We'll stop at the nearby St. Catherine's Church where we can visit the chapel caves, view the stained glass window commemorating the birth of Christ and see the bas-relief Tree of Jesse, a present to the church from Pope Benedict XVI in 2009.

After a breathtaking drive through the forests of the Judean Hills, we'll reach the town of Ein Kerem, the birth place of John the Baptist. We'll walk along its winding streets and ‎alleys soaking in the unique atmosphere. We'll visittwo of Ein Kerem's wonderful churches: the Church of St. John the Baptist where he was born, and Visitation Church where Mother Mary visited John's mother Elizabeth when they were both pregnant.

If you wish, you can stop for lunch at one of the local restaurants.

Finally, we'll drive you back to your hotel in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem.‎

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