Licensed guide, coach · Central Jerusalem hotels
A government-licensed guide collects you from a central Jerusalem hotel, takes you up Masada by cable car and finishes with a float in the Dead Sea. Pick it if you like a later start and want the entrance fees settled before you leave.
The selling point is in the name. The listing includes hotel pickup and drop-off, transport, a government-licensed guide and the entrance fees to the sites, so the Masada gate, the cable car ride and the beach stop are covered. Meals and tips are extra. In 2026 the listings quote Masada National Park at 37 NIS, the Masada cable car at 54 NIS for the round trip, Ein Gedi Nature Reserve at 31 NIS and a private Dead Sea beach at 45 NIS. Pickup is from centrally located hotels only; if yours is further out, the operator sends the address of the nearest meeting point.
The pickup is a late one, which suits anyone who does not want a pre-dawn alarm. The coach goes down through the Judean hills and stops at a Dead Sea cosmetics shop, where you hear about the minerals and can buy products. Then it runs along the shore to Masada. Masada is the fortress King Herod built on a desert mesa about 400 m above the Dead Sea. The Romans besieged it in 73/74 CE, and it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. You go up by cable car and the guide shows you the walls, palaces, synagogue, cisterns, mosaics and Roman baths. The last stop is the Dead Sea, to float and swim.
The listing has 4.3 stars from 394 reviews, with 4.7 for the guide. Tours run in two languages, and groups run up to 35. Guests name Dan, Lea and Sam, and say the timings were well planned. The day lasts 7 to 10 hours. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
A later start: the operator confirms your pickup time and address.
Down toward the Dead Sea, with a stop at a cosmetics shop to learn about the minerals.
Ride to the summit and tour the fortress with the guide.
Walls, palaces, the synagogue, cisterns, mosaics and Roman baths.
Float and swim at the lowest land on Earth.
Drop-off in Jerusalem after 7 to 10 hours.
★★★★★Such an amazing experience The tour guide was great and very knowledgeable really liked that she told us exactly what to expect
★★★★★Great experience. Just bring a hat coz it can get hot! Our tour guide Dan did a very good job explaining the history behind the sites! worth the money and the trip!
★★★★★Lea our guide was very knowledgeable and in sightful. the timings of the tour were all well planned.
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The listing includes entrance fees to the sites, and the itinerary covers Masada, the cable car and the Dead Sea. Meals and tips are extra.
The listing describes it as a late pickup from your hotel. The operator confirms the exact time and address after you book.
Yes. The coach stops at a Dead Sea cosmetics shop on the way to Masada, where you learn about the minerals and can buy products.
Tours are conducted in two languages, according to the listing; choose yours when you book.
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Pickup at your Jerusalem hotel, a licensed guide and the Masada entry, cable car and beach all paid.
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