West Bank Tour from Jerusalem
4.5

West Bank Tour from Jerusalem

By Abraham Tours
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Explore the West Bank, Ramallah, and Bethlehem on a full-day tour from Jerusalem that goes beyond tourist sites for a glimpse of Palestinian life. Visiting the West Bank on a guided tour means you’ll see and understand more than you would on your own, with all transport and a lunch of Palestinian cuisine included.
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Ages 0-99, max of 34 per group
Duration: 10h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
  • On a Jerusalem tour, learn about life in the West Bank
  • Includes a Palestinian-style lunch in a Bethlehem restaurant
  • Travel by climate-controlled vehicle to keep cool and comfortable
  • See sites of Biblical and historic importance

  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Local guide
  • Lunch
What's not included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified

At a central location in Jerusalem, board a climate-controlled minivan for the trip to the West Bank. Upon arrival in the Palestinian community of Ramallah, walk through the town to see the tomb of Yasser Arafat, who once lead the Palestine Liberation Organization. You’ll visit the ancient ruins of Jericho, one of the world’s oldest cities, then pause at Qasr al-Yahud, the Jordan River site where Jesus is believed to have been baptized. Next, head to Bethlehem for a Palestinian lunch in a local restaurant. You’ll also visit the Church of the Nativity and the Milk Grotto, and then see the “separation wall” that divides the city from Israel before returning to Jerusalem.

Start:
  • Abraham Jerusalem, Ha-Nevi'im St 67, Jerusalem, 9470211, Israel
    Upon arrival, please enter the lobby of Abraham Jerusalem (Abraham Hostel).
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infant seats available
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6540BESTWEST

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Israeli Citizens: Please note that this tour is not available to Israeli passport holders (Even if you hold an additional passport).
    • Valid Passports (Original, not a copy), Hats, Sunscreen, Comfortable Shoes, Scarfs/Shawls and Drinking Water are required.
    • Included in this tour are visits to sacred sites. Please avoid wearing sleeveless shirts, shorts and short skirts.
    • Most travellers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 34 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6540BESTWEST

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      Upon arrival, please enter the lobby of Abraham Jerusalem (Abraham Hostel).
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    • Abraham Tours
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      Jerusalem, Israel
      Joined in December 2011
    • claudi0t0rres
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      No guide showed up to the tour!
      I had a tour booked for today, 9th February, at 4:30pm leaving from Abraham Jerusalem, at Davidka Square. I showed up at the place and nobody appeared. I wrote to the company with no avail; nobody explained what happened?  The person at the reception desk of where used to be Abraham Jerusalem Hostel, where it should be the starting point (it is not the same hostel anymore, and they say nothing in the website!) said she knew of no tour leaving from there! No tour. No explanation. I want the refund of the money paid!
      Written 9 February 2025
    • E3517HYmarkc
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      Tour was cancelled, agreed to refund tour cost, now there's no refund and no contact.
      This was the tour that wasn't. Booked this as a follow-on to an Israel trip, then October 2023 happened. Israel tour was cancelled, Abraham Tours was cancelled...not a problem, should get a refund. NOPE!!!! Numerous e-mails back and forth, they said they would issue a refund, it has not happened and now they don't reply to anything. Are they still in business? Are they just keeping the money? Better think 2x or 3x before giving them your money. If they're having problems, the professional thing would be to reply to their clients.
      Written 13 June 2024
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      Rocky desert has numerous ancient sites
      Journey across the rocky Judean Desert from Jerusalem. Apart from an adventure, you will see the cave where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered by a Bedouin shepherd boy. Apart from the numerous caves, there are many ancient monastic ruins dating back to the early Christian period.
      Written 2 November 2023
    • katepN3611ER
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      Excellent tour and well informed
      Eliyahu was a fantastic tour guide and answered all questions I had. It was a unique experience and I will be forever grateful I had the opportunity to visit such an important part of the world. The tour was eye-opening to the reality of the Israel-Palestine conflict and definitely gave me a well informed view of the realities of the situation. A special thank you to the woman in Netiv HaAsara who welcomed us into her home and gave us her experience of living on the border.
      Written 19 October 2023
    • rohitmarathe
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Multiple Tours - Professionally conducted - Highly recommend!
      Was part of multiple day tours with them starting with the Jaffa walking tour, Mount of Olives Tour, Holy City Tour, Gaza Reality Tour, Hebron Dual Narrative Tour, Best of West Bank Tour & Masada, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea - Sunrise Tour ... all from Jerusalem. Few more were planned, but, unfortunately, were cancelled in wake of the current scenario. They promptly refunded the amount for the cancelled tours! All tours were professionally conducted & they have great tour guides. Special mention of Shakhav (hope am spelling the name right) & Eliyahu McLean (passionate & insightful tours of Gaza & Hebron). Would love to cover the balance itinerary with them albeit at a more peaceful time. Lovely, helpful team. Wishing them courage & safety in the current times!
      Written 16 October 2023
    • carinamerlo
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Amazing
      I did the two day tour and had a great time but if I knew better, I would probably had done the three day instead just because Jordan was amazing and two days wasn't enough! Crossing the border was easy and our guide, Ali was the best! Great food, definitely worth it.
      Written 14 October 2023
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      Abraham Tours is Awesome
      I had an amazing experience with Abraham Tours and its great staff members, always friendly and helpful. The price is fair, it’s always on time and there is no hassle at all, totally worth it. There are many options and good deals!! Thank you Abraham Tours for making my trip memorable!
      Written 13 October 2023
    • matthiashess
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      Interesting and informative
      Very interesting and informative tour. The guides are extremely kind and I recommend this tour to everyone. We learned a lot of perspectives on Jerusalem.
      Written 13 October 2023
    • Melvin B
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      Amazing tour
      I cannot describe how valuable the tour has been for grabbing a better understanding of the region, especially in light of current events. Eliyahu was an excellent guide. It was really interesting visiting the border and hearing about it’s history.
      Written 9 October 2023
    • danitravels00
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      Not balanced - guide dismissive
      I have to agree with Diana H a bit further down. Though advertised as a "dual narrative" tour, it is that perhaps only in name. The first half of the day is with a Palestinian tour guide, the second half with the Israeli. Eli - the Israeli guide - is also in the car supposedly explaining the context on the drive over. In short - Eli spent the second half of the tour essentially discrediting everything Marwa, our wonderful Palestinian guide, had explained. He was condescending and dismissive, sometimes even smirking at comments other people on the tour mentioned she had said. He would mention crimes against settlers but gave absoloutely zero context - if we asked for details, he said we didn't have time. For example, we walked down a street that used to be a bustling shopping street with thriving Palestinian business but is now inaccessible to Palestinians AT ALL. The Israeli military shut it down. Eli's explanation was that there was too much violence - I was absoloutely stunned that our supposed guide would just state this as fact, with no context or explanation. No mention of Palestinian history, no mention of al-Nakba, no mention of the active violence of Palestinians that happens every single day. No mention of that fact that these settlements - and many towns across the land - are former homes of Palestinian families who were kicked out or built on flattened villages. If you actually want to learn about the settlements in Hebron/Al Khalil, I recommend Dena Takruri's documentary on YouTube. If you want to visit al Khalil, don't use this tour. Contact Marwa - the Palestinian guide - or other local companies. This tour is not 'balanced' or even halfway truthful at all. I'm stunned to know Eli also gives tours of the Gaza border and the history of 1948, I can't imagine the lies he spews there. My heart goes out to the Palestinian people, and especially those living in Al Khalil which is often referred to as the most occupied city in the West Bank. On a positive note, Marwa - our Palestinian guide - was wonderful. I was impressed in her ability to do this tour in her second language, and I can't imagine how emotionally draining it is for her to have to recount trauma again and again. The food we had at the Palestinian family's home was delicious, and I hold tight the souvenirs I bought from the women's co-op.
      Written 5 October 2023
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      Written 5 October 2023
    • colinrice1
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      Gaza up close and personal!
      Our guide, Eliyahu, was extremely informative and impartial in his presentation of all sides. He provided an excellent and thorough history of the Gaza situation and conflict.
      Written 1 October 2023
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      Wadi Rum and Petra Tour
      Wow what an incredible experience! We joined a group of 13 other travels and we had the BEST time! Meeting new friends and seeing some amazing places! Pick up was smooth and instructions for crossing the border were given to us. We crossed easily and were picked up by our Jordan guide! Zee-en (not sure of spelling) took AMAZING care of us! He made sure we saw all the highlights and told us all the facts/history! Everything was amazing! Wadi Rum was so fun! Riding in the back of trucks through the dessert and taking a camel ride! When we finally made it to our camp it was already dark and we headed straight to dinner…which was delicious! We had paid extra for the bubble tent and wished we had arrived earlier in the day to enjoy it more because we got in late and left early in the morning. The bubble was VERY nice though! Nice shower and very comfortable bed. The breakfast was also delicious! HIGHLY recommend doing this tour!!!
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    Nick H
    London, UK37 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2023
    Excellent tour. Very well organised and felt secure. Great guide whose name I am afrad I did not get (tour 1 April 2022) made sure everything went smoothly, knowedgeable about the sites we saw and explained the Palestinian perspective persuasively. Excellent lunch and not too long in the inevitable souvenir shop. Packed a lot into the day but it did not feel rushed: Ramallah, Jericho, River Jordan, Bethlehem, The Wall. The drive alone was fascinating. Highly recommended to anyone visiting Jerusalem or Tel Aviv,
    Written 3 April 2023
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    Dom
    London, UK79 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2022
    This was a great tour that takes in Ramallah, Jerico, Bethlehem and the baptism site at the river Jordan. The tour of Ramallah walks you round the city centre and gives you an opportunity to speak with the guide about life in the west bank and some of the challenges that exist for day to day life there. It is really interesting and gives some great insight to a locals views in contrast to what you might have seen in the news. The visit to Jerico was less interesting, and the trip to Bethlehem had a great lunch in a family home which was really tasty and great to experience some local food. The church of the nativity is the main site for Bethlehem and provides some good insight to the church with a chance to view the birth and manger sites. After this a visit to the separation wall is interesting to see the artists works including some Banksy pictures. Would definitely recommend this tour.
    Written 13 June 2022
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    Caroline H
    22 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2023
    Rocky start at the beginning leaving a little bit late, but our guide Kamal made up for it. He was incredibly knowledgeable and had a great way of telling the story of what is going on politically, historically, and religiously. We even had lunch in his home and were treated to wonderful stories from his mother who was visiting. I think we definitely got lucky with our guide, but it was also an incredible experience overall and would recommend. A few tips - don't forget your passport (just in case, we didn't actually need it but you never know), and wear pants/skirts below the knees (men & women) as well as cover your shoulders!
    Written 15 June 2023
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    Moose86
    Geelong37 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2022 • Friends
    My friend and I booked this tour through the company’s website. On there, they offered pick up from Jaffa gate on request. I made my request on the booking, they accepted the booking 2 days out but never replied so I emailed separately. Again, no reply so I also sent another query through the website. I then began to call from my hotel - no answer up until the morning of the tour. At the very last minute my hotel advised me to not expect a pick up from Jaffa. My friend and I had to catch a last minute taxi - which we got ripped off for out of desperation, then we had to run several blocks to meet our group in time. It was not a pleasant start to the day. Following this, we felt our tour guide, although knowledgeable did not provide much background or history regarding the things we were seeing. The sites and history is amazing, however some more context would’ve been appreciated. At one point Israeli army ran through our group, armed with guns. They looked to be running a drill. Many of our group were alarmed and uncomfortable. Our tour guide made no effort to explain or reassure them of what was happening and instead began to film on his phone while laughing at them. This made those in our group even more uncomfortable as we were told not to film army… anyway, on the positive side, it was good to see parts of Palestine, the wall and the food included was amazing.
    Written 8 November 2022
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    Gregory M
    13 contributions
    1.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2023
    I was looking forward to this trip and unfortunately, it was cancelled at the last minute. My timeline in Israel was tight and I had no room to rescheduled the missed experiences that were included in the West Bank tour. My once in a lifetime trip was seriously diminished as a result. Abraham Tours refused to refund the amount that I paid for this trip blaming it on fluxating exchange rates. Keep in mind, they advertise costs in USD. Bottom line, I paid a specific amount in USD and then received less than that amount as a refund. They refused to make up the difference. That is a shame that customer satisfaction is not a top priority for them and that they would rather squabble over what turned out to be not a lot of money. It more the principal of the matter than the actual costs. Buyer beware!
    Written 20 March 2023
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    Matthias S
    Dresden, Germany19 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2022
    I did this tour twice within 8 weeks. The first tour I did end of June was absolutely great. We were a group of six plus guide plus driver in a small bus and we had lots of time to visit all the sites. The second tour I did in August was totally different. We were a group of 35 plus guide plus driver, driving in a huge bus, the tour was 2 hours shorter than the previous tour so that we had much less time. Overall, the tour was very touristic and not what I expected when booking with Abraham tours. So, as you cannot know what kind of tour you will get - good luck! Three points because the guide was very good.
    Written 22 August 2022
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
    Hello, Thank you for this feedback. For this tour we work with different tour guides and each has their own time management. We will always visit the places we are advertising but sometimes if there is traffic or a holiday or not expected events sometimes the duration of the tour changes. We understand that there is a difference in a small group than a big group. We thank you for this feedback and we hope to get better with every review. We hope to see you once again in one of our tours. Best, Abraham Tours Staff
    Written 23 August 2022
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    TheHumanityInAllOfUs
    Los Angeles, CA5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Family
    I’d recommend this tour for anyone who is trying to make sense of the complexities of the current Jewish Palestinian situation. We went into areas where Jews are not allowed and Palestinians have to pass checkpoints. It’s led by two great guides, committed to peace, whose perspectives can’t always be reconciled.
    Written 25 January 2020
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    Mico M
    Calgary, Canada40 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2021
    We completed the "Best of the West Bank" Tour. We travelled to highly sensitive areas and were immersed into a small fraction of the everyday lives of Palestinians. Our guide was excellent at communicating not only the historical significance of the various places we visited, but also the current state of affairs. We 100% recommend this tour to anybody visiting the area - you cannot leave Israel and Palestine without learning and absorbing the ongoing conflicts of today.
    Written 29 November 2021
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    Daniel J
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Interesting different perspective to life in this area. Our guide Don Haleseh was informative on the issues but equally light hearted and entertaining.

    The weather didn’t help our visit to Ramallah, but we were fortunate the rain had stopped for the historical Jericho / the baptism site and visiting Bethlehem.

    The food was good and plentful (even for Vegans) and there was plenty of time to buy some gifts in Bethlehem. Run across the road to Stars and Bucks coffee for a mug!

    Despite recent troubles we didn’t feel unsafe. The traffic was appalling due to heightened security at check points but this didnt ruin the day.
    Written 1 February 2023
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    Gsp
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2023 • Solo
    Our tour guide Tamer was fantastic. He has a great sense of humor and gave us a very personal experience, getting to try our hand at making laffa in a Ramallah shop, and giving us the inside scoop on living in the West Bank along the way. We unfortunately weren’t able to go into Jericho due to Israeli military setting up a checkpoint that was taking hours to get through. It felt like we had plenty of time at each stop and enjoyed a really nice lunch in a Bethlehem restaurants as well. It’s really quite something to see life first hand, or as close as you can get as a tourist, in the West Bank compared to what we see in the media. Would definitely recommend!
    Written 26 April 2023
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