Jerusalem Walking Tours
David’s Tours provides seven distinct walking tours within both the Old and New City of Jerusalem. Each tour lasts an average of four hours, and is led by an experienced tour guide who is licensed by Israel’s Ministry of Tourism. These tours present our customers with a good way of becoming familiar with Jerusalem and its robust historical significance.
Our office operates tours on an as needed basis, once a group of 5 or more people is formed, and ready to tour, we can pass the price savings on to our travelers! We do this by forming a group of six or more people for each particular tour. For smaller groups, families, couples, and individuals we also offer Private Tours at an affordable and competitive rate. All tours require 24 hour advance booking.
Jerusalem’s Old City: The Four Quarters
This panoramic tour will introduce you to the results of over 3000 years of history. You will encounter the archeology, the architecture, and people who embody the cultures and practice the religions of the Abrahamic traditions. Experience the tastes and smells of the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Armenian quarters of the Old City. Explore the Four Quarters of Jerusalem, walk the city’s ramparts, and rooftops. You will visit the Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall), the Roman Cardo, open air markets, and much more!
Time: 4 Hours
$40 per person Group Tour
$180 Private Tour
Note: Please bring water, head coverings, and modest attire. We request that you bring suitable garments to prevent offending the wide variety of religious people you will encounter during the tour.
The City of David & Mount Zion
“David occupied the stronghold and renamed it the City of David; David also fortified the surrounding area, from the Millo inward” (2 Samuel 5:9).
Experience the place where it all started. When you tour the City of David you will see Mount Zion, King David’s Tomb, and walk through the ancient remains of the biblical city. Beneath the surface of the city you will explore archaeological excavations and the remains of “Area G”. Area G was excavated from 1978 to 1985 by Professor Yigal Shilo and includes buildings and artifacts from the First Temple period, approximately 586 BCE. Within Area G you will see the water system of ancient Jerusalem (Warren’s shaft) which begins in the Gihon spring; where you will go on a water walk through Hezekiah’s Tunnel (a dry tunnel walk is also available upon request), the water walk will end at the Shiloach pool. The showing of a 3D film about the biblical city is available upon request, and is included in our Price below (advanced booking required).
Time: 4 Hours
$45 per person Group Tour
$220 for Private Tour
Note: Please bring water, head coverings, shoes suitable for walking in water, and modest attire. We request that you bring suitable garments to prevent offending the wide variety of religious people you will encounter during the tour.
The Underground City of Jerusalem: The Western Wall Tunnels & Jewish Quarter
This is a tour of an underground tunnel that exposes the full length of the Western Wall. The exposed or above ground portion of the Western Wall is approximately 80 meters long. This tour will show you the additional 400 meters of the wall that is buried under the Old City. This tour historically focuses on the Second Temple period, contrasting the destructive past with the constructive present and future renewal of the city. During the tour you will see two models of the ancient temple, archaeological remains from the temple’s surrounding wall, underground passages along the temple’s Western Wall, the Hasmonian Tunnel, the vibrant Jewish Quarter, and much more!
Time: 3.5 Hours.
$45 per person Group Tour
$220 for Private Tour
Note: Please bring water, head coverings, and modest attire. We request that you bring suitable garments to prevent offending the wide variety of religious people you will encounter during the tour.
The Temple Mount Tour
The Temple Mount is holy to both the Jewish and Islamic faiths. It is where both of the Jewish temples were built, and is now home to the Al Aqusa and Dome of the Rock mosques. Your tour of the Temple Mount will include a visit to the Giant Courtyards of the Herodian Compound, several monuments, a panoramic vista points facing Mt. Scopus and the Mt. of Olives. You will learn about the historical context of Mt. Moraia starting with the foundation stone, the first and second Jewish Temples, and the Muslim Al Aqusa and Dome of the Rock Mosques, which emphasize the beautiful Mameeluke and Ottoman architecture, the Gates of Temple Mt., and more!
Time: 3.5 Hours
$40 per person Group Tour
$180 for Private Tour
Note: Please bring water, head coverings, and modest attire. We request that you bring suitable garments to prevent offending the wide variety of religious people you will encounter during the tour.
The Southern Wall Excavations & Davidson Center
The Ophel Archeological Garden below the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount reveals over 2,500 years of Jerusalem’s history in ruins from the structures of the city’s successive rulers. During this tour you will experience the Southern Wall Excavations, the new Davidson Center, the Robinson Arch, the Hulda Gates, ancient Mikvas (ritual baths for purification) and Cisterns. During your visit to the Davidson Center you will have a historical briefing about the Second Temple Period, the Roman-Byzantine Periods, and the Muslim Period; as well as seeing two state of the art high-definition digital videos about the Second Temple pilgrims juxtaposed with present day visitors. During this Tour you will also see highlights of the Jewish and Herodian Quarters of the Old City, and more!
Time: 4 Hours.
$50 per person Group Tour
$250 for Private Tour
Note: Please bring water, head coverings, and modest attire. We request that you bring suitable garments to prevent offending the wide variety of religious people you will encounter during the tour.
A Tour of the First Neighborhoods in Jerusalem’s New City
This tour provides a unique historical, cultural, and architectural overview of Jerusalem’s development starting in the second half of the 19th century until the present. Your tour begins in the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the old city by Moshe Montifiore in 1860. Then we will walk to the neighborhoods of Nachalat Shivaa, Beit David, Even Israel, Sukat Shalom, Mizkeret Moshe, and Ohel Moshe. The tour will end in the beating heart of city at Shuk Machane Yehuda, Jerusalem’s central open-air market.
Time: 5 Hours
$45 per person Group Tour
$220 for Private Tour
Tour of French, Italian, Russian, German, and British Neighborhoods
During this tour you will see the results of colonial power and the influence of the European powers on Jerusalem. Your tour begins at the famous YMCA building across from the King David Hotel, where we will continue towards the New Gate of the Old City. The next destination is Prophets St. and on to the French Notre Dame. From there we will pass the Hospital St. Louie, the Russian Compound, City Hall Center of Jerusalem, the British Jailhouse Museum, Ethiopia Street, Ana Ticho’s House/ Gallery, and many other historical highlights. This tour emphasizes the unique blend of European and Mediterranean architecture from the Ottoman Period through the British Mandate.
Time: 5 Hours
$45 per person Group Tour
$220 for Private Tour
