Guided small-coach tour · David Citadel Hotel, King David St
A hand-picked guide takes you from Jerusalem to Masada by cable car, through the Ein Gedi oasis and down to a private Dead Sea beach. Pick it if you want all three sights explained, and you are happy to pay the gates yourself.
Read the price carefully, because this is the one tour that leaves every fee to you. The listing includes transport and a hand-picked expert guide. It does not include Masada National Park (37 NIS), the Masada cable car (54 NIS), Ein Gedi (31 NIS) or the private Dead Sea beach (45 NIS). Add them up and you pay about 167 NIS at the gates. In return you get the only tour here that pairs Masada, Ein Gedi and the sea with a live guide all day, at the lowest headline price for a guided trip.
The day starts at the fortress. 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 ride the cable car up and walk the ruins with the guide. Then comes Ein Gedi. Ein Gedi is a spring-fed nature reserve on the shore between Masada and the northern beaches. The short trail up Nahal David, David's stream, passes pools to David's waterfall in about an hour there and back, and ibex and rock hyraxes often wander close to the path. The last stop is a private beach on the Dead Sea, to float and try the mud. The operator promises daily guaranteed departures.
The listing has 4.4 stars from 253 reviews. Groups run up to 30. Guests name Slomi and Sharif, and say the guide called everyone the night before to explain what to bring. The listing itself says to bring water shoes and cash. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Meet outside the hotel at King David St 7 in West Jerusalem.
Down Route 1 and south on Route 90 along the shore.
Ride up (54 NIS round trip, 37 NIS park entry) and tour Herod's palaces with the guide.
Walk the reserve's springs and waterfalls and look for ibex; entry is 31 NIS.
Float and try the mud; beach entry is 45 NIS.
Drop-off back in the city at the end of the day.
★★★★★What a great tour. Our guide was so good, he contacted everyone the night before to make sure we knew what to bring and what to expect the next day. He was very detailed and his knowledge was amazing. He had an answer for every question asked!
★★★★★Fun, educational, well-managed [...] a terrific tour with a personable, knowledgeable, and clearly experienced guide.
★★★★★it was the best tour I've ever experienced. I would definitely do it again
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About 167 NIS per adult in 2026: Masada 37 NIS, the cable car 54 NIS, Ein Gedi 31 NIS and the private beach 45 NIS. None are in the tour price.
Outside the David Citadel Hotel at King David St 7 in Jerusalem.
Up to 30 people, according to the listing.
No. You go up and down by cable car with the guide. For the Snake Path at sunrise, look at the self-guided sunrise trip.
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