🏨 Judean Desert Safari Jeep Tour from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv Activity

Judean Desert Safari Jeep Tour from Jerusalem or Tel Aviv

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From $180.00

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 10 hours

Departs: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Judean Desert Safari Experience in Israel

Descend to the Judean Desert via the Inn of the Good Samaritan, and view caves at Qumran. Meet the desert vehicle and drive to Metsuke Dragot, where we enter the desert with overview of Murabat wadi and the caves. Thereafter drive through the Wadi, the mountains, and view spectacular typical desert vegetation and landscape. End the tour with a swim in the Dead Sea. Late lunch stop for snacks/sandwiches on Dead Sea shore.

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• Judean Desert and the Dead Sea Day Tour
• Switch vehicles to a 4X4 jeep and head into the desert.
• View the Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found
• Hotel pick up and drop-off
• Includes all entrance fees

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Includes all entrance fees

Professional guide

What's Not Included

Food and drinks.

Full lunch is NOT included; Recommend you bring water and sandwiches

Insurance.

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 4 - 10
ADULT: Age: 11 - 99

Additional Info

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
This tour operates with a minimum of 4 participants

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

We drive south of Jerusalem descending through the Biblical wilderness.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

The Good Samaritan Museum

On the way we pass the Inn of the Good Samaritan, site of the Biblical parable.

• Admission Ticket Free

Sea Level 0

We continue our descent passing the point indicating that we are now descending beneath "sea level".

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Jericho

From here we can see the Biblical city of Jericho in the distance. Jericho is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world and most known it as the city conquered by Joshua, when his troops circled the city walls causing them to fall.

• Admission Ticket Free

Qumran Caves

We pass Qumran, a site famed for the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The 2,000 year old parchments bearing the Old Testament were discovered in caves near Qumran.
At this point we transfer to a 4X4 jeep which is suitable to the rough desert terrain. We take an exciting ride through the desert up steep inclines, down ravines and over sand and rock.

• Admission Ticket Free

Metzoke Dragot

With our adrenaline pumping we reach the Cliffs of Dragot where we can look down on the Dragot River. This river only flows where there are winter flash floods.

• Admission Ticket Free

Wadi Murabba'at

We also see the Murbaat Caves with their fascinating square entrances. The Murbaat Caves were explored in the 50s and artifacts from the Chalcolithic era and Bronze era were found. Also discovered in the caves were documents dating back to the 2nd century. One of the texts was penned by the revered Rabbi Shimon Bar Kochba who led the revolt. One of the most important discoveries was a set of tefilin (phylactery). This confirmed that the Jewish traditional tefilin prayer ritual dates back thousands of years.

• Admission Ticket Free

Dead Sea

We end our adventure by washing away the dust of the desert and cooling off in the Dead Sea. We change into our bathing suits and float in the mineral rich water which is 35% salt. We can also use nature's natural face mask, the Dead Sea black mud, and lather it on our faces and bodies to benefit from the mud's therapeutic qualities.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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