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This is How You Celebrate in Jerusalem –
On Succot, Everyone is Visiting the City of David, Ancient Jerusalem
The City of David invites you to take part in an authentic Succot experience with a wide variety of tours and attractions – and free of charge.
The City of David & the Western Wall Cornerstone
This new tour in the City of David will return you to the days of the festival of Succot during the time of the Second Temple. You will walk, through the newest discoveries of ancient Jerusalem, in the footsteps of the pilgrims in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. Walk beneath the earth, below the foundations of the Old City wall, in the ancient drainage channel of Jerusalem, along the foundation stones of the Western Wall itself, which had not been seen for thousands of years. The tour concludes along the ancient pilgrimage road, found in The Jerusalem Archaeological Park - Davidson Center, where the festivities will continue with street theater, as well an option for additional tours in the area.
Come and allow yourself to be moved by experiencing ancient Jerusalem, being renewed before your very eyes.
Yad Avshalom (Tomb of Absalom) to Hezekiah’s Water Tunnel & the Shiloach Pool
Take part in a family experience in the Valley of the Kings! Street actors, arts & crafts workshops, guided tours, water tunnel, camel rides & more…
Along the Kidron Valley promenade, at the footsteps of the City of David, Biblical Jerusalem, allow yourself to be blown away by the breathtaking view; to be moved by the unique architecture of the tombs of Yad Avshalom, Zechariah the Prophet, as well as the Sons of Chezir. The tour culminates (optional) in a refreshing walk through the cool waters of the Gihon Spring, as they flow throw Hezekiah’s water tunnel*, dating back 2,700 years to the First Temple period, within the City of David.
* Entrance to Hezekiah’s water tunnel via the Kidron Valley costs 15 NIS per person.
City of David with Didi – Special Tour for Children
Didi, the City of David’s magical mascot, will take children on an amazing adventure through time, where characters from ancient Jerusalem will come to life before their very eyes.
The tour will include a walk through the ancient, Herodian drainage channel, which will conclude at the 2,000 year-old foundation stones of the Western Wall, and which will exit along the ancient pilgrimage road from the Second Temple period.
The tour with Didi will provide your children with an educational, fun and engaging experience.
For additional details, as well as for information and more activities, call *6033
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