City of David National Park
City of David National Park
4.5
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Rediscover Biblical Jerusalem.The story of the City of David began over 3,000 years ago,Today, the story of the City of David continues. Deep underground, the City of David is revealing some of the most exciting archeological finds of the ancient world. While above ground, the city is a vibrant center of activity with a visitor's center that welcomes visitors for an exciting tour to the site where much of the Bible was written.
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David Solomon
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada7 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
A must see show with friends or family. Creatively done casting images on the surrounding walls. Music was beautiful.
Written 11 August 2023
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The Wolf of Boca
76 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
A must experience when you are in town, literally a 2 minute walk from the dung gate near the Kotel. Walk out of the Dung gate turn left, then turn right and it’s right there, they tell you and show you the story of the ancient city of David, where King David held court, right next to the holy Jewish temple, they walk you through the history of Jerusalem and then you walk through the ancient water tunnels it’s around a half mile trek in complete darkness to bring a flashlight, head lamp, or buy a flashlight for 6 shekels before you go into the tunnel, only cash or coins no credit card machines down there, the water is cold but only goes up to your shins, make sure you take the under ground drainage system back up to the top of the hill rather than the shuttle.
Written 3 August 2023
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Dreamtowander
Orange County, CA100 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
We took the guided tour of the excavations and the water tunnel. It was fun to wade through the tunnel and also learn of the engineering and historical significance. Definitely a must visit.
Written 24 July 2023
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Mfandml
Winter Haven, FL352 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
Very interesting guided tour of excavated areas, including history and walk through Hezekiah’s tunnel. The wet side of tunnel is well worth it. Bring shorts, wet shoes and a flashlight. It might be challenging if you suffer from claustrophobia but it is really cool
Written 12 May 2023
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Neta
6 contributions
Mar 2023
In March 2023 we took a Biblical City of David tour with Oren being our guide. What a great guide he was! As with the most of ancient ruins you need someone to explain, what you are looking at. Otherwise it’s just a pile of stones in front of you. Oren loves being a guide and it showed in everything he was telling us about. His enthusiasm was simply contagious. The pouring rain on that day did not really spoil the mood, because the facts we learned from our guide and the things we saw were so exciting. Oren was engaging the group with questions and stories. We would really recommend the tour and the guide.
Written 5 April 2023
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FatherofIssac
Detroit, MI67 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
Group guided tour and walking through the water tunnel in knee deep water was a memorable experience.
Written 24 March 2023
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pgreenld
Chicago97 contributions
Feb 2023
This site can be toured on your own, but we found a guide to be an absolute bonus (for a fee, of course). The archeology here is phenomenal, but linking it to the scriptural accounts augments tremendously.
Written 3 March 2023
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Ailsa E
Northampton63 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
We have just got back from doing this and loved it. We took shorts and flip-flops./sliders to change into at the visitor centre, and left our stuff in the lockers, do the water tunnel, which was an amazing experience. We were in it on our own and used phones as light, and I would strongly advise turning the lights off and standing still just to get a sense of how isolated you are in the centre. We then walked back to the start along the drainage channel, which ends up at the new excavations by the car park
Written 21 November 2022
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GranZorro
Zug, Switzerland1,494 contributions
Nov 2022
The story of the discovery of Kind David's city - below the walls of the Temple Mount - is in itself a fascinating feat of archeological "detective work".
The tour through the excavations and the tunnels is not only an extraordinary experience, but it also confirms the biblical narrative concerning both the site itself and Jerusalem in general point by point.
Take the 3 hours or more needed for this visit and go. Highly recommended.
The tour through the excavations and the tunnels is not only an extraordinary experience, but it also confirms the biblical narrative concerning both the site itself and Jerusalem in general point by point.
Take the 3 hours or more needed for this visit and go. Highly recommended.
Written 18 November 2022
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James W
2 contributions
Oct 2022
excellent, i would suggest this trip for all . it was an amazing experience.asdfklajsdhflkajsdhflkajshdflkjashdflkjhasdflkjhasdklfjhalkdsfjhlakdsjfhlkdsajhlkasjdhflkasjdhflkajsdhflkjahsdflkjahsdklfjhalkdsjfhalksdjhflkasdjhflkasjhdflkasjdhflksajhdflkjasdhflkjashdflkjhasdfasdf
Written 17 November 2022
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Hello! I would like to take my 87 years old mother to visit the City of David National Park and it's tunnels and undergrounds. Is it senior friendly or too much adventurous? Thank you!
bchemp2000
Coleman, Canada
Hello.do you have the Aharon Horovitz book "City of David: The story of Ancient Jerusalem" ad how much is it in US dollars ?
rjaffelieb
Jerusalem, Israel194 contributions
Look at the City of David website, they have an online store and it's very good. His book is there as are many others. Let me know if this is not enough.
DianeDiane
New York City, NY2,025 contributions
Is it better to reserve a tour or go on your own to the City of David including tunnels? If we go on our own - is information supplied about what we are to see when we get our tickets?
Fane Babanul
Rishon Lezion, Israel1,965 contributions
The guided tour cost per person is less than 60 SHEKEL, worth every agora.
Book in advance, through the CITY OF DAVID web site.
Bob R
Rehovot, Israel90 contributions
To do the "From the City of David to the Western Wall", do i need to do the organized tour (only at 11 am) or is it open from till 5 pm?
podrozniczka60
New Jersey14,816 contributions
You do not need an organized tour. You can visit on your own. Make sure you have a map of some sorts - paper or on your iPhone. You can download Jerusalem city guide from Tripadvisor. If you feel uncomfortable in foreign cities on your own then get and organized tour.
Barbara W
New York City, NY1 contribution
About how much is the taxi fare from the Primo Kings hotel ? In american dollars. How long is the trip? Is there a place to get a snack like pizza?
Colin R
Oxfordshire, UK59 contributions
There's a coffee bar at the site but that's about it - coffee, cold drinks, crisps etc. But, as others have said, you're a 5 minute walk from the Old City (albeit up hill) where there's a vast array of places to eat. Try some local humous
Rosemarie P
Tamarac, FL38 contributions
Last year I visited the site and had a wonderful time. I purchased the tickets in advance, on-line. I also had great help with answers to my questions through email.
This year, the site is not working properly and I am unable to complete the purchase. I've also not been able to get a response to several emails. Others have left comments on the site, trying to get answers to questions, but no one is responding.
I am leading a group of 10 to Israel later this year and would really like to nail down some main attractions. Is any one else experiencing this? Is there another email address where the staff might respond?
Thanks for your help.
manisfeld
Northbrook, IL320 contributions
Rosemarie: The best suggestion I can give so to call them directly at +972 2-626 8700.
I most definitely highly recommend that when booking tickets you also book a guide.
ISL_USA
Massachusetts208 contributions
What would be that closest and fastest place to eat in case we have about 1/2 hour or less before the guided tour ?
Yair Z
Jerusalem, Israel
Dear ISLBoston,
There are available food courts in the Rova -the Old City. Located 10 minutes away the City of David.
Alternitively,you can find places to eat in First station (Tahana Rishona) located off Emek Refaim st.
The free shuttle bus is located in the Parking lot of the First station and will get you to the City of David.
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