Jerusalem Muslim Tour
5 days / 4 nights
Highlights: Jerusalem / Jerusalem Old City / Bethlehem
Day 1
Jerusalem - Old City
Your guide who will assist you throughout your stay will pick you up in the morning at the hotel, and will take you by bus to the old city of Jerusalem, the holy city for the three great monotheistic religions: this thousand-year-old city which has been the subject of so much ink for centuries was ruined twenty times but is still standing. Direction the Al Aqsa mosque, (Haram es Sherif), third holy place of Islam after Mecca and Medina. Prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque and at the Dome of the Rock, then guided tour of the site with its many monuments dating from pre-Islamic times. In the old city of Jerusalem, walk through the souks and discover the many important sites including the Cardo "the ancient Roman city", the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of the emblematic monuments of Christianity, the Muslim quarter, the Armenian quarter, Jabal Daoud. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 02
Jerusalem - Old City
After breakfast, continue your discovery of Jerusalem. From the Mount of Olives, you will enjoy a wonderful panoramic view of the city. You will have the opportunity to better understand the complex issues that the city of Jerusalem embodies, which also has places of high importance to the three monotheistic religions. Visit the tomb of Raba'a Adwieh, a dancer and singer from the Abbasid period, who decided to leave the world of show business and devote her life to Islam. Today she is one of the most famous women in Islam. Visit the tomb of Salman Al Farisi, a companion of Khalief Omar Ben Al Khtab: they went together to Jerusalem in 638. Then in the old city of Jerusalem, visit of different important places, mosques. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 3
Jerusalem - City
After breakfast you will visit the Museum of Islamic Art which has one of the most important collections of Islamic art and ancient clocks in the world. The permanent exhibition consists of various objects and utensils, which take us through the history of Islamic culture, from Spain to India, Turkey and Iran, from the dynasties of the first Umayyad caliphs to the Ottomans, as well as the Mamluks, Mongols and others. In the afternoon you will discover the typical neighborhoods, Mamilla, the Knesset (the Israeli parliament) and finally the famous Mashane Yehuda souk which gathers more than 250 vendors, and offers vegetables and fruits, meat and fish, cheeses, dried fruits and spices, breads and pastries, alcoholic beverages, clothes. There are also stalls selling falafel and shawarmas, restaurants, bars and cafes. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 4
Bethlehem/Hebron
After breakfast, departure for Bethlehem. Visit the historic center of Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity built over the cave that would have housed the birth of the prophet Aïssa. The Church of the Nativity is also venerated by Muslims, and tradition tells us that Salah El Din prayed in a corner of the church in homage to the prophet Aïssa. Return to Jerusalem in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Jerusalem.
Day 5
Departure
Breakfast and transfer to Ben Gurion airport according to flight schedule.
This program is given as an example, the order of the visits can be modified without altering the content.