You will be picked up from your hotel in Dahab by air conditioned vehicle and drive to the Taba border in an air conditioned mini bus. Here you will meet your tour leader who will accompany you till Jerusalem.rive for approx 2.30 hours to Taba/Israeli border, drive to JLM via Arava Valley.Begin tour at Mnt. Of Olives - view over the Old City & the Temple Mount. Descend the mountain to visit at Gethsemane, where Jesus spent the night before his arrest. Drive to Mnt. Zion for visit at The Last Supper Room and proceed on to the Dormitsion. Walk via the Armenian & Jewish Quarter to the Western Wall. Walk via the Muslim Quarter to the "Via Dolorosa" , along which Jesus walked bowed under the weight of the Cross. Walking the via Dolorosa the tour reaches the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. On crossing the border you will drive to Arava Valley toward the Dead Sea.Stop at the Dead Sea for a Float Famous for its high salt content, the Dead Sea was one of the world's first health resorts (for Herod the Great), and has been the supplier of a wide variety of products, from balms for Egyptian mummification. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets. A must for people visiting Egypt the Dead Sea has a density of 1.24kg/L, so thick that swimming is difficult but providing a relaxing floating experience!From the panoramic views at the Mount of Olives you will be given an introduction to the city and it's long and eventful history. Wailing Wall of Jerusalem We drive down to the Old City , and start with the Wailing Wall, which represents the last remnants of the Jewish Temple, destroyed by the Romans. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded the Jewish Temple's courtyard, and is one of the most sacred sites in Judaism outside of the Temple Mount itself. It has been a site for Jewish prayer and pilgrimage for centuries, the earliest source mentioning Jewish attachment to the site dating from the 4th century. Usually you can see the various types of Jews can be seen worshipping here. Place of Jesus' Crucifixion After the Wailing wall we continue through the Arab Market to the Via Dolorosa, Jesus Way of Suffering which leads us to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Christian tradition Jesus was crucified and buried. The site is venerated as Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified, and is said to also contain the place where Jesus was buried (the sepulcher). The church has been an important Christian pilgrimage destination since at least the 4th century, as the purported site of the resurrection of Jesus. Today it also serves as the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, while control of the building is shared between several Christian churches and secular entities in complicated arrangements essentially unchanged for centuries. The New City of Jerusalem We drive to the New City of Jerusalem along the Israel Government area, taking a look , among others at the Knesset building used to house the Israel Parliament. After seeing the sights of Jerusalem and learning about it's amazing history, Lunch break at one of the local restaurants followed by some free time for souvenir shopping.Exit Old City by Jaffa Gate. Drive Back to Eilat we then cross the border back to Egypt and drive you back to your hotel in Sharm
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