5/5 Wen C. 1 year ago on Google
Hats
off
to
Zaid
tours
for
organizing
this
one
day
excursion
(lots
of
logistics)
and
for
being
responsive
both
via
email
and
phone
(was
always
able
to
reach
a
helpful
Zaid
agent
anytime
before
and
during
the
trip).
Let
me
first
start
off
by
saying
that
this
Jerusalem
day
tour
is
best
suited
for
tourists
with
a
specific
set
of
goals:
1.
Tourists
who
like
to
move
quickly
and
maximize
what
they
can
see
with
limited
time
2.
Tourists
who
set
up
a
base
in
Jordan
(e.g.,
to
see
Petra)
and
don’t
have
time
to
spend
more
than
a
day
in
Israel
3.
Tourists
who
want
a
brief
taste
of
Israeli
and
Palestinian
life
and
are
okay
following
up
in
the
future
as
needed
for
in
depth
visits
(e.g.,
Tel
Aviv)
All
three
of
these
goals
were
true
for
us,
and
therefore
the
day
tour
offered
by
Zaid
travel
was
exactly
what
we
expected
and
they
delivered
on
all
fronts.
It’s
not
cheap,
but
for
us
it
was
absolutely
worth
it
since
we
likely
won’t
be
able
to
return
to
this
area
for
the
next
few
years.
A
few
additional
comments:
+
Jordan
side
driver
was
fantastic
for
pickup
and
dropoff
in
both
directions
+
Israeli
side
driver
was
good
as
well,
and
made
sure
we
got
where
we
needed
to
go
in
time
+
Our
guide
(Khalid)
was
Palestinian
and
wasn’t
the
best
at
explaining
information
in
Jerusalem.
He
would
read
the
signs
out
loud
slowly
verbatim
(which
we
could
read
ourselves
in
half
the
time).
He
was
much
better
in
Bethlehem
and
to
his
credit
he
did
make
sure
we
hit
all
the
stops
we
wanted
to
see
in
the
short
period
we
had
available
(including
Dome
of
the
Rock
which
has
specific
visit
windows)
+
Try
to
be
first
off
the
shuttle
on
the
way
back
across
the
border
to
preempt
the
mad
dash
for
passports
when
you
return
to
the
Jordanian
side
+
Border
crossing
timing
and
hours
can
vary
widely,
be
prepared
for
everything
to
slow
down
tremendously
after
18:30p.
Just
as
an
example,
Jordan—>
Israel
took
us
about
2-2.5h
total
to
cross,
Israel
—>
Jordan
took
about
1-1.5h
total
arriving
at
the
Israeli
crossing
entrance
at
18:00
(both
times
gate
to
gate).
Another
couple
who
arrived
at
the
Israeli
gate
after
us
(at
~18:30)
spent
3h
crossing
back
instead
+
You’ll
likely
need
JOD
cash
for
shuttles
and
Jordan
exit
fee.
Israeli
NIS
exit
fee
could
be
paid
with
credit
card