Testimonials
“We spent a whole two weeks travelling from the South to the North of Israel and loved every minute. Thanks for this unique experience.”
Rachael E., UK
I’ll recommend you to anyone that wants to see Israel that way. You made our first impression a lasting one. You and your fellow countrymen are the nicest on the planet and we will never forget your hospitality.
Sylvia & Roger B., Canada
Sally and Clayton Frost, UK
We found Private Tours In Israel on the internet and were extremely impressed with the format and content of the website. What really impressed us was the speed and personal response to our initial query in relation to our holiday. We found the price of the holiday to be extremely competitive and had no second thoughts about booking with them. In the run up to our holiday, we felt that Private Tours really valued our business and cared about our holiday in Israel.
John and Joan R., Texas
Thanks to Private Tours in Israel (and Adriana), for giving us the kind of personal service we couldn’t have hoped to find with any other company. You made our Israel holiday experience a delightful and memorable one. We’ll be back soon to tour the Middle East!
Bernard W. , New York
I am writing to express my appreciation for your service during this weekend, [our driver] was unfailingly helpful, courteous, considerate and conscientious throughout the weekend and his friendly and efficient service was most appreciated. We will consider your service again when visiting Israel.
George K., Canada
Jerusalem Tours
“There are ten measures of beauty in the Universe, nine belong to Jerusalem, and one to the rest of the world. Whoever has not seen Jerusalem in her glory has never seen a beautiful city in this life”
Talmud
When you visit Jerusalem, the capital of Israel you will find an amazing city with thousands years history.
Here we give you a glimpse of the best of the sites Jerusalem has to offer.
Please contact us at info@privatetoursinisrael.com if you have any questions, we can build your tour plan in every city in Israel according to your needs.
• The Gates in the Old City: Damascus Gate, The New Gate, The Jaffa Gate, The Zion Gate, The Dung Gate, The Golden Gate, The Lion´s Gate and Herod´s Gate.
• The Western Wall, one of the walls left from the Second Temple.
• The Jewish Quarter where you can find the Cardo and the Burnt House which contains relics of one of the priestly families from the Second Temple.
• The Temple Mount where now lies the Dome of the Rock, the place where Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac.
• The Pool of Silwan, outside the Old City, the place was picked by David to establish his residence and the capital of Israel.
• The El Aqsa Mosque build 709-715 A.D. and the Solomon’s Stables.
• Markets or Bazaars in the Old City (also called Shuk) with an incredible array of spices, sweetmeats, fruits and vegetables all remind the tourist the Middle East.
• The Via Dolorosa: The way of the cross which commemorates the path which Jesus walked bearing the cross.
• The Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
• Mount of Olives where lies the Church of all Nations and the Garden of Gethsemane and the very old Jewish Cemetery.
• The Kidron Valley from where the Jewish tradition says the Messiah will come from the east.
• Mount Zion overlooking the Sultan´s Pool.
• Ammunition Hill the main memorial site commemorating the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem after the Six Day War.
• City Hall the magnificent complex of the City Hall in Safra Square.
• Machane Yehuda Market or the Shuk as it is called by the Israelis, the most visited market in Jerusalem on the Jaffa Road. A unique experience.
• Mea Shearim inhabited mostly buy ultra-orthodox Jews.
• The Knesset the Israeli Parliament where you can see three magnificent tapestries buy Mark Chagal and in the reception hall and he also designed the floor and wall mosaics.
• The Israel Museum where you can find the Shrine of the Book that contains the priceless biblical manuscripts found in 1947 in caves at Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea.
• The Bible Lands Museum where you can find superb collection of artifacts from ancient times.
• The Hebrew University Campus on the Mt. Scopus.
• Yad Vashem the museum and monument to six million European Jews who were murdered by the Nazis during the Second World War.
• The Chagall Windows on the synagogue of the Hadassah Hebrew University medical Centre in Ein Karem.
• Model of Jerusalem at the time of the Second Temple.
• The Jerusalem Mall. Called also the Malha Shopping on the southern part of the city.
• The Zoological Garden beside the Jerusalem Mall
• Ein Karem a little village with minarets, spires and winding paths that make this one of the most picturesque of spots.
We can also offer tours to Bethlehem and Rachel´s Tomb.
The Cardo in Beit She’an
Beit Sh’an lies at a strategic point at the entrance to the Jezreel Valley – the natural passageway from Tranjordan to the Mediterranean Sea – and close to the major highway known as the Sea Road, which ran from south to north. The city is first mentioned in Egyptian documents 3,900 years ago. Until the thirteenth century BCE the city was called Scythopolis, in honor of the Scythian cavalrymen who served in the Ptolemaic army, and this name was preserved in the ensuing eras. Under Roman rule, Beit She’an became an independent city, part of an alliance of ten cities (the Decapolis).
View of the main street (cardo) of Beit She’an as it was in the 4th century CE. The columned road linked the theater to the foot of the mound where the first city was raised.
Revolt against Rome in 66CE, Jewish zealots attacked the city, but its Jewish inhabitants preferred to fight them alongside the gentiles. However, the non –Jewish citizens did not trust their neighbors, and cruelly slaughtered the Jews.
Beit She’an reached the heights of its development during the Byzantine period (fourth-seventh centuries CE) and most of the remains we see today are from this time.
The city extended over a large area on both sides of the Harod River, and when Christianity became the state religion (fourth century) Beit She’an turned into an administrative and religious center. In opposing the Muslim conquest in the seventh century.
The Cardo (main street) seen in the picture led from the Roman theater to the central streets of Beit She’an. It was some 180 meters long, and was called the Palladius street, because of the inscription found there stating that the street’s portico was built by the bishop Palladius, apparently in the fourth century CE.
The portico underwent a thorough renovations in the sixth century. The street is over 7 meters wide, with a deep drainage channel in its center. The vault above the channel is characterized by its unique paving pattern.
The installations, such as shops, on each side of the street were raised very high – up to 280 cm – and were covered with mosaic. This installations where separated from the street by the portico, which supported the roof that stretched along the entire length of the street and protected the facades of the shops.
In the sixth century changes were made in the street; some of the shops were knocked down to make room for the construction of a semicircular patio, surrounded by rooms with mosaic floors.
In one of the rooms, a mosaic was found describing Tyche, the goddess of the city. In the Muslim period, water cisterns and various structures were installed above the street. Only ten shops have been excavated so far. There has been widespread pillage of stones in the area, and few remnants are to be found along the street.
