The 7 Best Shore Excursions in Israel

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.Haifa Shore Excursion: Nazareth and the Galilee – for cruise ship guests only

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 109 reviews · from $115

Review of the Haifa shore trip to Nazareth and Galilee, with biblical sites, guide tips, timing, price value, and cruise-day advice.

“Wow this is a must tour for any first time visitor. From the minute you walk off the ship, to the minute you return, it was breath taking. Our driver and tour guide knew how to get the most out of the day. These kinds of tour adventures are so dependent on one thing..YOUR GUIDE! Ours was RYAN... he was fantastic. Answered every question and was a wealth of knowledge. He maxamized the time spent at all of the top locations, and even tossed in a great local stop for a bite to eat. Cant thank him enough for making the tour so fantastic. We were so fortunate to have…”

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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.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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5.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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6.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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7.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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