City of David and Underground Jerusalem Day Tour

The price is $89 per person, not per group. It covers the guide, the air-conditioned vehicle, hotel pickup and drop off in Jerusalem. It runs with a minimum of 2 participants and takes up to 40 travellers.

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Included

• Professional guide
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Hotel pickup and drop off

Not included

• Entrance fees, about $10 per person, paid on the day
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities

So the real day cost is closer to $99 per person once you add the site entry, plus lunch in the Jewish Quarter. Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours before the scheduled departure. The dress rule matters: knees and shoulders covered for places of worship, no shorts, for men and women alike, and you may be refused entry if you do not comply.

The day starts with pickup at your Jerusalem hotel, then a 30-minute stop to view the Old City from Mount Scopus. The listing also shows a stop to see the Kidron Valley and a view of the Garden of Gethsemane. From the ridge you look down over the ancient burial caves in the Kidron Valley and get the lay of the land before descending to the Dung Gate, the entrance to the City of David national park.

Zion Gate and the Armenian Quarter

Back inside the walls the itinerary lists a 10-minute visit to Zion Gate and a 20-minute walk in the Armenian Quarter. These are short passages between the bigger stops, and your guide uses them to explain how the four quarters fit together.

This is the heart of the day. The listing describes entering the City of David near the Dung Gate, overlooking the Kidron Valley, and walking through the excavations that span King David's era to the Second Temple period. The 90-minute visit covers the ongoing excavations and Warren's Shaft area.

What you see in the dig

According to the listing you pass the remains identified as King David's palace, a Proto-Aeolic capital, a four-room house and the Gihon Spring, then walk to the Pool of Siloam and ascend the ancient stone-paved Pilgrimage Road. In the national park the wet route through Hezekiah's tunnel needs water shoes and a change of clothes, with water up to 70 cm deep, and a dry Canaanite channel is the alternative. Official hours are winter Sunday to Thursday 08:00-17:00 and Friday 08:00-13:00, summer Sunday to Thursday 08:00-19:00 and Friday 08:00-16:00.

The self-guided entry ticket does not cover the Davidson Archaeological Park, which is why the tour's own entrance fee applies.

Jewish Quarter, Cardo and the Western Wall

The route allows 60 minutes in the Jewish Quarter, 20 minutes at the Byzantine Cardo, 20 minutes at the Western Wall and 20 minutes in the Sephardic Synagogues, with King David's Tomb for 10 minutes. If the Spanish synagogues cannot be visited, the Hurva Synagogue is the substitute. There is a lunch break in the Jewish Quarter, at your own cost.

At the Western Wall plaza modest dress applies, and the plaza itself is open to all.

Mount Zion close

The day ends on Mount Zion at King David's Tomb and the Room of the Last Supper, the Cenacle, which the official listing of holy places opens 08:00-18:00 and closes on Yom Kippur.

The listing says a fair amount of walking is involved and recommends comfortable shoes, though it also states the tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels. The dress code is enforced at places of worship, so pack clothes that cover knees and shoulders and skip the shorts. Bring a hat and water.

• Ages: children under 4 cannot join. Child pricing runs ages 4 to 11, adults 12 and up.
• Languages: the booking supports guided commentary in English, French, German or Spanish.
• Group size: up to 40 travellers, minimum 2, so it runs only if the minimum is met.
• Wheelchair access: not stated in the listing, so ask the operator before booking if you need it.
• Documents: none required, this route stays inside Jerusalem.
• Cancellation: free up to 24 hours before departure.

The honest note worth repeating: entrance fees of about $10 are paid on top of the ticket price. If you would rather have fees included, look at the twin listing below.

This tour and its twin, Jerusalem: City of David, Underground Jerusalem Day Tour, cost the same $89 per person but differ in practical ways. This one is 8 hours with hotel pickup and drop off, up to 40 travellers, fees of about $10 extra. The twin is 9 hours, starts at the David Citadel Hotel on King David St, runs as a shared group in English only, includes entry fees and is not suitable for wheelchair users.

Figured out which fits, check the table.

The table sets this listing against the closest alternatives in the catalog on price, length and where it starts. The tours below overlap most with this route, on price, length or theme. Figures current for Q4 2026.

Pick this listing if you want the shortest City of David day with door-to-door transport and do not mind paying about $10 entry on the day. Pick the twin if included fees matter more than pickup. Pick the full-day city tour or the Jerusalem Full Day Tour From Jerusalem if you want the Holy Sepulchre and a wider sweep.

Pick the Old City guided walk if four hours above ground is enough.