Jerusalem Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum Tour

The ticket costs $12 per person. Yad Vashem entry is free for everyone, so what you are actually buying is the guided experience: a professionally trained Yad Vashem guide and a headset so you can hear clearly in a shared group. All taxes, fees and handling charges are included, and so are gratuities, so there is nothing to tip at the end.

• Included: professional Yad Vashem guide
• Included: headsets to hear the guide clearly
• Included: all taxes, fees and handling charges
• Included: gratuities
• Extra: parking fee, payable on site
• Extra: food and drinks
• Extra: transport, you make your own way there

Cancellation

You can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before the scheduled start and get a full refund. Inside that window there is no refund, so book once your Friday morning is fixed.

The honest catch

The museum itself is free, so the $12 buys the guide and the headsets, not admission. If you are happy with an audio guide instead of a live one, that is a fair thing to weigh before booking.

You meet at the Yad Vashem visitor centre on the Mount of Remembrance, on the west side of Jerusalem. From there your guide leads the group into the Holocaust History Museum, designed by architect Moshe Safdie. The prism-like triangular structure cuts through the mountain from one side to the other, with both ends cantilevering out of the slope.

As you enter each gallery, the guide tells the stories behind hundreds of items on display, including the Auschwitz Album, Schindler's List and the Hall of Names.

Opening rules at Yad Vashem

Entry to Yad Vashem is free, but advance registration through the online reservation system is required for every visit. The site is open Sunday and Wednesday 09:00-16:00, Tuesday 09:00-14:00, Monday and Thursday 09:00-19:00, and Friday and holiday eves 09:00-13:00. It closes on Saturday and Jewish holidays.

Entrance to the Holocaust History Museum stops one hour before closing, and the museum admits visitors from age 10.

Getting there

The tour does not include transport, so you arrive on your own. The light rail Line L1 stops at Mount Herzl for Yad Vashem, and there is underground parking on site, though parking is paid. Public transportation options are available nearby.

The whole complex sits on the Mount of Remembrance, and the guided route through the museum builds towards the monumental Hall of Names, where the listing says the visit reaches one of its most memorable points. Yad Vashem's own advice is to allow 1.5 to 2 hours for the Holocaust History Museum, which matches this tour's stated length.

Practical notes for the visit

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and service animals are allowed. The walk is suitable for all fitness levels since it is indoor museum walking. Dress is casual but respectful, with comfortable shoes, a hat and water advised, and shoulders and knees covered if you go on to any holy sites afterwards.

Audio guides in several languages can be hired separately if you return on another day, but this tour is conducted in English.

Age and family

The minimum age is 14, and there is no entrance for strollers or infants. If you are travelling with younger children, this is not the right listing. The age bands allow up to four travellers per booking in the child and adult bands.

Fitness and access

It suits all fitness levels because it is guided indoor walking, and the whole site is wheelchair accessible, including the transport options nearby. That makes it one of the few listings in our catalog that works fully for wheelchair users.

Language and group

The guide speaks English. You join an existing shared group, so the pace is set by the guide rather than by you, and headsets keep everyone connected. There is no stated maximum group size.

Money and timing

Parking is paid on site, and the museum itself is free, so the price buys the guided tour. The listing places the visit on Friday mornings, when Yad Vashem closes at 13:00, so arrive in good time.

The closest rival is the twin listing, the Audio Tour: Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center Ticket, at $11 per person. That product is self-guided with an audio guide, runs 1 to 2 hours at your own pace, includes a reserved timed entry, and its parking costs $8 on site. This listing costs $1 more but gives you a live, professionally trained Yad Vashem guide with headsets, in a shared group, on a Friday morning.

Both meet at the same visitor centre, both are wheelchair accessible, and both allow free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Pick the audio ticket if you want control of your pace and entry time, and this one if you want a guide to ask questions of. If you would rather fold Yad Vashem into a full day with hotel pickup, the full-day tours do that on set weekdays.

Figures current for Q4 2026.

Choose this tour if you want depth at Yad Vashem itself for $12 and are travelling with teenagers or adults. Choose the audio ticket if you want a timed entry and your own pace. Choose a full-day tour if Yad Vashem is one stop among many and you want hotel pickup and entry fees handled for you.