Dead Sea, Masada and Ein Gedi Day Tour from Tel Aviv
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Dead Sea, Masada and Ein Gedi Day Tour from Tel Aviv

By Abraham Tlalim Tours
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Forget the rush and restrictions of group itineraries and discover the Dead Sea coast at your own pace on this self-guided tour, with round-trip transportation included from Tel Aviv. Tick off highlights including the must-see Masada Fortress and En Gedi Nature Reserve in just one trip, learning more with access to an informative self-guiding app, then unwind with free time to soak and float in the salty Dead Sea.
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Ages 0-99, max of 50 per group
Duration: 12h
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: English
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Highlights
  • Widen your perspective of the region on a day tour to the Dead Sea
  • Round-trip transfer from central Tel Aviv ensures a hassle-free trip
  • Tick off Masada Fortress, En Gedi oasis, and the Dead Sea in just one day
  • Explore at your own pace on a self-guided tour, with app access included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Entrance fee to Dead Sea beach
  • Written guidance via app.
  • Entry/Admission - Dead Sea
What's not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance fee to Ein Gedi (28 ILS)
  • Entrance fee to Masada with cable car return trip (77 ILS)
  • Towel
  • Entry/Admission - Tel Aviv
  • Entry/Admission - En Gedi Nature Reserve


Start:
  • Abraham Tel Aviv, HaRakevet St 8, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
    Upon arrival, please enter the lobby of Abraham Tel Aviv (Abraham Hostel).
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infant seats available
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6540P35

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
    • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • Important Update: Please note that due to maintenance efforts, parts of the Ein Gedi nature reserve will be closed until further notice.
    • Valid passports (Copy accepted), Hats, Sunscreen, Comfortable shoes, Swimwear, Flip-flops, Towels and Drinking water are required.
    • Towels can be rented (15 ILS) at the meeting point before departure.
    • Please note that this is a self-guided tour.
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6540P35

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      Upon arrival, please enter the lobby of Abraham Tel Aviv (Abraham Hostel).
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    • Abraham Tlalim Tours
      4.6 of 5 bubbles317
      Tel Aviv, Israel
      Joined in December 2011
    • Claire G
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great historical tour
      Very long but very informative! I learned so much! Definitely do not recommend for children. My kids were troopers but it was too much.
      Written 10 October 2023
    • robertosU5546QD
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Bad organized with the buses
      We organize a tour from Tel Aviv to Masada and desde sea passing by Jerusalem, everything was ok in the way to go, the problem was in the way back, the big bus stopped in Abraham Hostel in Jerusalem and the guide told us to change the bus, the organizer, a young girl with curly hair told us to go inside the hostel, the receptionist were very ungry with she, she told us to pick up a bus at one time, someone came to tell us to go in his bus, after is coming the girl and change us to another bus, everyone were complaining and she was apologizing for it. Very bad organized with the buses.
      Written 27 September 2023
    • Linda C
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tour worth it 👌
      The tour was excellent it's a pity we didn't get to meet people from Gaza coming through the border due to conflict last week etc. The tour guild talked a lot about the past history.
      Written 27 September 2023
    • chchnz190
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great day
      Amazing day with Samuel getting us to Masada for a dawn walk up the snake path to the Masada fortress. Samuel then shared the fascinating background to the Dead Sea ecosystem and current ecological challenges. He gave excellent advice. It was 40 degrees celcius and he helped ensure we all stayed safe and hydrated in a beautiful but challenging environment. Great value for money and a wonderful day. Thank you Samuel
      Written 13 September 2023
    • O2947TNlaurenb
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND WELL WORTH IT!!
      This was an amazing trip and worth every penny! Everything was very well organized and we saw so much within such a short time. Abraham tors sent a PDF document ahead of time, so you knew what to expect at the border crossing, and everything was very clear once we got a cross into Jordan as well. Our tour guide, Madhi, was absolutely amazing. He was very knowledgeable, open, and answered all of our questions…just an all around great guy and great guide! He also kept us moving at a pace that he knew would be ahead of the larger groups, so that saved us a lot of time. Group size was about 20. 10/10 recommend…if I had to to it again, I wouldn’t go through anyone else
      Written 8 September 2023
    • whliu2001
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very nice and cover all sights
      I didn’t know what this tour is going to cover so I also booked a Full-Day Bethlehem, Jericho, and Jordan River Tour on a previous day. It turned this West Bank tour cover all sights of previous day’s tour plus more. It covers West Bank neighborhoods, Ramallah, Palestinian street art, yasser arafat mausoleum besides church of nativity, Jericho and Jordan river. The guides are excellent.
      Written 25 August 2023
    • MUlucay87
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      History and Abrahamic Religions
      Our tourguide Tal gave us a comprehensive overview about Old Jerusalem incl. the Wailing Wall and Temple Mount. We benefited a lot from her insights about these holy places. Seeing and experiencing so much history and religious influence, is something I can highly recommend. Abraham tours and Tal organized a great tour. Thanks!
      Written 9 August 2023
    • 883fatmau
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      One off the best experience I ever had.
      Had fantastic time with my sisters and the Grup were very nice we bonded like we know each other for a long time. Our tour guide Ali was very good and he was very friendly. I could say it was best holiday i had. Petra was my bucket list and I saw it. When I first see it I burst in tears 😭 it was amazing place. I just want to thank you Abraham your and our tour guide Ali and our driver.
      Written 6 August 2023
    • Romyzoe
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Fantastic Tour- Don't miss it!
      What an awesome trip!! We met at the Abraham Hostel, waited about 15 minutes before boarding the bus and then headed out. Once we got close to Jerusalem, our fantastic guide, Shockel? (I know I spelled that wrong but that is it phonetically)- started telling us all about everything! He was THE BEST GUIIDE EVER!! Literally, he had such a wide area of knowledge, he was fair and level in his history, he knew SO much- it is a long day, lots of walking, but plenty of resting/free time. Wear a hat if it's hot and I suggest a skirt or long shorts that cover the knee or else you have to wear odd skirts at the various holy places. The day was 8-7, so definitely a full day, but one of the best days we spend as far as learning about Jerusalem and seeing the entire city in one fell swoop. I definitely recommend this tour and I really hope you get Shockel, he is a gem!
      Written 3 August 2023
    • C9722DNkevine
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Jerusalem Tour
      Tour was great! Josh did a fantasic job of leading a group tour in Jerusalem. He took an unbiased approach in explaining the history of Jerusalem in the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian areas. Very laid back tour with stops at local markets in between checking out the religious sites. A great value!
      Written 26 July 2023
    • Fringo11
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Get it booked
      A few of the reviews me semi skeptical but couldn’t have been more wrong. Coach driver was extremely informative, cracked a few good jokes and made sure we were aware of our surroundings. Although I guide wasn’t provided, I felt he ticked all the boxes in terms of information. Timing were all spot on, just a shame you don’t get much more time at Ein Gedi but completely understandable given the circumstances of timings.
      Written 25 July 2023
    • 365hananea
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Horrible Experience
      This was one of the scariest experiences I have been through, it was a traumatizing experience to say the least. On the way back from Petra to Tel Aviv and crossing the border. We had to go through the security to enter Israel and going through the process I had to wait 30 minutes at the immigration office, after 30 minutes I left the immigration office to find the tour bus already left, at that point I started shaking as it was 7:30pm and started getting darker outside, Also the people that were hanging by the borders looked very unsafe to be around. My friend was on the bus and called me and told me the bus driver refused to wait for me and everyone on the bus was complaining about this reckless behavior but he didn't care at all. I was stranded alone in the border as a female traveler and I had to go through hassle to take a shared taxi with strangers because that what I was able to find to get to Jerusalem and then take another taxi to get to Tel Aviv. I am still recovering from this trip as it was not worthed it the money for the stress you go through. I will not use this company ever again and don't recommend it to people who care about their safety.
      Written 11 July 2023
    • JoshLu H
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Very Inspirational Time
      Amazing walk through the Dome of the Rock. Great job for Sivan to time it so we had enough time to be at the Dome of the Rock.
      Written 2 July 2023
    • Storyteller149152
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      My first and last trip with Abraham.
      Excellent site, great guide and accommodation at the Bedouin Camp. But absolutely disastrous transfer from the border back to Tel Aviv. After touring the whole day, 6 hours on the bus, two hours crossing the border, the van driver didn’t even bother to identify himself to us. We were standing on the curb, making the calls to Abraham with no answers. And when, by luck, we found the van, we were sitting there for over an hour, tired, dirty, and hungry. No one told us anything, so we asked the driver. He angrily explain that we were missing two people from another tour that was running late! A better solution was to send us home and find another way to bring those two. A complete failure, in my opinion!
      Written 29 June 2023
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    patsy m
    Melbourne, Australia48 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2023 • Couples
    We did this tour from Jerusalem. It was great. Guide was excellent. Spent plenty of time at Masada. Ein Gedi had paths closed due to rock falls, but our tickets were discounted and we were able to go to the waterfall. Abrahams supplied towels for us at the Dead Sea and we had plenty of time to float and enjoy the mud.
    Written 27 September 2023
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    Dear traveler, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found our guide excellent. We hope to see you on another one of our tours in the future! Warm regards
    Written 28 September 2023
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    Jindřich M
    Prague, Czech Republic2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2022 • Solo
    Great tour for travellers who want to feel independet. There is a guide in the bus, who tells you all important info. But you are on your own when roaming each of the sites. Your pace, your way. However our guide Kfir was also very helpful and offered extra background for anybody curious. Highly recommended as you can see so much in one day and still don't feel like herd of sheep like with other tour operators.
    Written 26 August 2022
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    Fabio I
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2022
    I've booked the tour the night before. The next day everything was very uncomplicated. The guide was humorous and took good care of us. The tour bus was super comfortable and you could even borrow charging cables with which you could charge your mobilephone on the bus.

    We had a lot of freedom and could decide for ourselves what we wanted to see at the different stations. Only the times when we should be back at the bus were fixed beforehand. But there was definitely enough time for each station :-)

    I would do it again and again. It was a great experience!
    Written 28 March 2022
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    JB2Toronto
    Toronto, Canada19 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Aug 2022
    The main reason we took this tour and woke up at 1:30 am to do so, was so we could climb Masada before it got light and to see the sunrise from the top of the mountain. Unfortunately though, when we finally arrived at Masada (in the dark) we were made to wait in line for over an hour while ONE PERSON worked the ticket booth and sold tickets (one by one) to the hundreds of people wanting to hike the path up the mountain. As we waited in the line, we watched the sunrise and ended up having to climb the mountain as the sun rose. In the ever rising heat. Given my husband and I are in our 50's, we made it up in 50 minutes, spent 10 minutes taking pictures with our adult kids who made it up faster, and then had to race back down so as not to miss the bus as the tour guide said the bus would leave if people were not back. Climbing down is no easy thing either and I actually fell because I was rushing so much. I was fine but honestly have zero understanding why I paid for a tour that I still ended up having to wait in line for tickets for. Basically this "tour" for all the locations it goes to (Ein Gedi and Dead Sea also) is really just a bus ride. There is zero value otherwise other than a nice cool bus and the convenience of it going to all three places.
    Written 6 September 2022
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    No Ri
    Eupen, Belgium149 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2022 • Friends
    Great tour, everything was perfect and on time.
    It was a great surprise because the tour on the 27.10.22 with Jonathan was completely guided by him! It was amazing, he guided us so good and told us a lot of interesting historical and cultural facts.
    I hope that in the future this tour will be always guided, it adds a lot to the experience especially in Masada and in En Gedi !
    Written 28 October 2022
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    Amazingsere
    17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2022 • Friends
    The best tour ever made, thanks to our professional driver Anan. The places are wonderful, I highly suggest to visit them especially Masada Fortress. Anan did his best to make our experience more enjoyable. He explained a lot of things, even the tour description said that we couldn't expect a guide.
    Thanks Anan and thanks Abrahams Tour!
    Written 22 December 2022
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    Jose032
    Madrid25 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020 • Couples
    Our experience with Abraham Tours has been very pleasant. The route was very well planned and timely developed. Our driver provided us with the needed information before arriving to the main points of the Tour and looked forward that the timing was appropriate for us to visit with some time left. All in all an excellent experience that we pretty much enjoyed and that we will encourage other friends to take into account.
    Written 7 January 2020
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    Nicola R
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia103 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2018 • Solo
    I prefer self-guided tours which allow me to wander at my own pace and rest when I choose, so the Abraham Tours are great for this. They provide an app with detailed information, so you can either read up in advance, or read as you go.
    This tours leaves from Tel Aviv and stops first at Ein Gedi (to avoid the school groups), a remarkable and lovely oasis full of birdsong; you can either go on the hike, or rest and just enjoy the scenery, as I did.
    Masada was the highlight of the day for me. Riding up (and back down) in the cable car, and then having time to wander the ruins of this spectacular location was very special. Those interested in history may want to get on line to learn more, beyond what we are told here. Some people may wish to spend more time here, but if you are a bit short on time, then it is adequate, and combining all three places in a one-day trip is a good idea and perfectly manageable.
    At the Dead Sea you are also free to either enter the water or not; there are changing & showering facilities available. Our driver also stopped along the way to point out the sad reality of the shrinking Dead Sea and the problem of sinkholes. Altogether this was an excellent trip and I recommend it.
    Written 31 December 2018
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    Thanks Nicola for your lovely review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our self guided Masada Dead Sea Tour. Safe travels and have a happy new year! Best Regards, Tay
    Written 3 January 2019
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

    landrymadeleine
    Toronto, Canada20 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2019
    Shared an incredible visit with grandchildren. Best preparation was collapsible canes which fitted into the backpack and enabled me to survive walking around the incredible site with its uneven surface. All worthwhile as views stunning and archeology absolutely fascinating. Winter ideal travel time with minimal crowds and cooler temperatures. Appreciated cable ride but kids walked the trail.
    Written 29 December 2019
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    clairedy16
    121 contributions
    2.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2019 • Solo
    We felt very unsafe on this tour due to the dangerous driving experienced. The driver was going over 160 km/hr, dodging in and out of traffic, and at many times I thought I was going to fall out of my seat. I have already reached out to management to tell them about this but I am writing this review to warn other people of what they may be in for if they choose to do this tour. If you are a nervous driver or elderly person I definitely recommend that you choose another tour company.
    Written 19 June 2019
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    Dear Claire, The safety of participants on our tours is our highest priority. As you mentioned, this issue was brought to management and as we responded to you, we do not tolerate dangerous driving. Immediate action was taken and that driver will no longer be working with us. Again, we sincerely apologize for any discomfort. Warm Regards, Tay
    Written 20 June 2019
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