🏨 From Jerusalem: Half-Day Judean Desert Jeep Adventure Activity

From Jerusalem: Half-Day Judean Desert Jeep Adventure

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 7 hours

Departs: Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Discover cliff-clinging monasteries and sacred sights aplenty on a jeep tour through the Judean Desert. After leaving Jerusalem, travel by 7-seater jeep through sandy plains to enjoy photos stops at Mt Azazel and the impressive, yet little-known, Mar Saba Monastery or St. George Monastery. Hear about the Greek Orthodox monks who live there, and learn about the area’s history from a local guide. In the afternoon stop at Ein Prat nature reserve to admire the Wadi Qelt springs and swim or hike.

What's Included

Professional local guide

Transport by jeep

What's Not Included

Drinks

Entrance to Ein Prat (approx. 29 shekels)

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 3 - 99

Additional Info

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

Mar Saba Monastery

We drive out in jeeps towards the Dead Sea, leaving the city traffic behind in minutes, and entering the vast stretch of the Judean desert.

We will stop at Mount Azazel, the sacred hilltop where, according to tradition, every year a scapegoat carrying the sins of the people was cast off a cliff. Carefully, we’ll drive down into the wadi, entering off-road territory inhabited mainly by nomadic Bedouin tribes. We’ll have a view of Bedouin tents and flocks and visit an ancient water hole, an asset for desert farmers, and still in use today.

View the Mar Saba monastery, almost a secret for travelers in Israel because of the relative difficulty in arriving at the site. The huge monastery, founded over 1500 years ago, is one of the oldest inhabited monasteries, and one of the most beautiful in the world. The awe-inspiring structure is inhabited by around twenty Greek Orthodox monks, who also meditate in the surrounding rock caves.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Nabi Musa

Driving on through the incredible desert landscape, we’ll pass Nabi Musa, an ancient structure believed by the Muslims to be the tomb of Moses, and stop for lunch nearby.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ein Prat Nature Reserve (Wadi Qelt)

The afternoon is dedicated to the beautiful and extraordinary springs at Ein Prat. The cold, clear water at the Ein Prat springs seep out of the rocks, forming pools and streams, which are hard to resist at this point in the day. We’ll spend time swimming, relaxing, drinking coffee and eating snacks before leaving the desert behind and returning to Jerusalem, happy and refreshed.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Free

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