The 11 Best Ashdod & Haifa Shore Excursions

1.Ashdod Shore Excursion: Jerusalem and Bethlehem – for cruise ship guests only

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 149 reviews · from $115Our pick

Review of the Ashdod shore trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, with holy sites, walking demands, timing, guides, value, and practical tips.

“The start was shaky. IDing the bus/group took to long and the initial bus used couldnt go faster than 20mph even on their highways. Passengers demanded bus pull off road and be replaced which was done but this whole process took close to 1-1/2 hours. Tour wasnt shorted, we just got back to the ship very late. Tour itself was very well done. Saw most of the key sites and the experience was very nice. The guide was very well informed. Would repeat.”

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2.From Ashdod Port: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 111 reviews · 9 hours · from $120

Visit Jerusalem and Bethlehem from Ashdod Port, including the Western Wall, Holy Sepulchre, Nativity Church, and return to your ship.

“Did not like our guide George as he was full of himself in bethelem. Avi our guide on Jerusalem walk wasn't very friendly his attitude was if I lose you I will not look for you. We were with our 2 children and trying to keep him in our sights and keep the 2 kids with us was very frightening.”

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3.Ashdod Shore Excursion: Jerusalem and Dead Sea – for cruise ship guests only

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · from $125

Review of the Ashdod shore excursion to Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, with practical advice on sights, walking, costs, timing, and value.

“Absolutely fantastic tour guide Ryan very knowledgeable friendly and looked after all the groups bags at the dead Sea, got a nice gift as well as a local treat as well. Very highly recommended and on top of that Great value for money as it was half the price as cruise ship.”

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4.From Ashdod Port: Masada and Dead Sea Guided Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 54 reviews · 9 hours · from $120

Visit Masada and float in the Dead Sea on a 9-hour Ashdod shore excursion with a guide, cable car ride, beach time, and port return.

“I cancelled this trip on Oct 9, right after the war started The cruise Ship odyssey of the seas cancelled the cruise to Israel. Therefore i would like my money refunded.”

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5.Bethlehem Half Day Private Tour – Pick up from Jerusalem/Tel Aviv/Ashdod

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $500Top rated

Review of a private Bethlehem half-day tour from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, or Ashdod, covering sacred sites, local guides, transport, cost, and tips.

“Elijah, tour operator, was extremely accommodating and nice. We booked this tour before we traveled to Israel for the day we were supposed to arrive. We were supposed to arrive at 10 am that morning, thinking we would be at our hotel in Jerusalem before 1PM for touRead more”

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6.Haifa Port Shore Excursion: Nazareth and Sea of Galilee Day Tour from Haifa Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 36 reviews · from $120

Review of Haifa’s Nazareth and Sea of Galilee shore tour, with biblical sites, Jordan River baptism, practical tips, costs, and drawbacks.

“Our guide, Dortic (I'm sure I spelled her name wrong! :-)) was great. Passionate, knowledgeable and very good communicator! She brought the sites to life.”

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7.Ashdod Port Shore Excursion: Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Tour from Ashdod Port

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 31 reviews · from $120

Review of the 9-hour Ashdod shore trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, with Old City walks, sacred sites, guide quality, port pickup tips, and value advice.

“We were extremely happy with the our guide Avi and his driver. Avi was very helpful and ensured that we saw all the sites identified in the shore excursion and most importantly that we returned to the ship before it left port. Avi provided alot of information and songs which helped the overall experience in our pilgramage. Hope to have him again.”

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8.2024 Jerusalem & Bethlehem from Ashdod Port Small Groups

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $225

Review of the Ashdod to Jerusalem and Bethlehem tour, with sacred sights, ship pickup, guide quality, price value, and practical tips.

“What an experience. Yaniv was an amazing guide. His depth of knowledge & his life experiences blend into an extremely informative day. The additional guide in Bethlehem was also wonderful, friendly and informative. Lunch was good quality but a bit pricey. I would thoroughly recommend.”

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9.Jerusalem & Bethlehem Tour from Haifa Port 2024 – Small Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · from $255

Review of the Haifa to Jerusalem and Bethlehem small-group tour, with sacred sights, timing advice, costs, transport, and practical tips.

“On the day we went we had no clue it was the Israelites flag day. Our guide luckily was aware and designed the perfect plan that allowed us to see the most important sites along with keeping us safe.”

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10.Ashdod Port Shore Excursion: Masada and the Dead Sea Day Tour from Ashdod Port

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · from $120

Review of Ashdod’s Masada and Dead Sea shore tour, with cable-car views, guided history, beach time, costs, and practical tips.

“Well we are hard of hearing and deaf and the tour guide can’t speak English right we had a hard time read lip Like the tour and don’t like tour guide”

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11.Ashdod Shore Excursion: Private Jerusalem and Bethlehem Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $500

Review of a private Ashdod shore trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem, with sacred sites, flexible guiding, port logistics, price advice, and practical tips.

“Our trip was outstanding and very personalized! We had done many things in Jerusalem on the previous day, so our guide was wonderful about taking us to different places. He was on time, funny, good English and full of interesting information. He provided us with an outstanding biblical expert to walk us through the Church of Nativity. We could not have been more pleased with our day!”

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