Full-Day Masada and Dead Sea from Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv, Israel

Massada and Dead Sea Small group from Tel Aviv

From $133.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

11 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Experience two of Israel’s top attractions — ancient Masada and the Dead Sea — on a full-day, small-group trip from Tel Aviv. Journey through the Judean hills to Masada, a mountain plateau strewn with remnants of a palace-fortress built by King Herod. Catch the cable car to the mountaintop, and explore the ruins as your guide recounts tales of Masada’s famous siege in the 1st century AD. Afterward, continue to the Dead Sea for an unforgettable float in its mineral-rich waters.

Full-day, small-group trip to Masada and the Dead Sea from Tel Aviv, with air-conditioned transport
Soak up views of the Judean desert and pass the Qumran Caves, where the Dead Sea scrolls were found
Ride a cable car up to the mountain plateau of Masada
Explore the 2,000-year-old palace-fortress and synagogue ruins with a professional guide
Learn about the mountain’s history, including the tragic Siege of Masada in 74 AD
Visit the Dead Sea and float in the famous, mineral-rich waters
Hotel pickup and drop-off included

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Bilingual, professional guide

Gratuities
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

07:20 AM

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide.
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Service animals are allowed only if the person with a disability have a companion with him
Disabled visitors that use wheelchair- must have a companion to escort them
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 19 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Voyager27956713339

Masada was closed due to high winds and flash floods. Dan our guide gave us an excellent day instead visiting many other very interesting sites in the area such as the site of the dead sea scrolls and the river Jordan baptismal site . Dan was a great guide with a wealth of knowledge of the area and gave us an excellent day out - we felt very well cared for and enjoyed a day that could easily have been a disappointment very much.

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Don’t miss Masada

Linda_M, Feb 2023

Experiencing Masada was mind blowing! Excellent tour. The only problem was changing vans to get back to Tel Aviv.

They left me at my hotel when driver said he was not my tour...he was.

Kimberly_S, Sep 2022

I was supposed to have a 7:20am pickup at the hotel. I saw the minibus and spoke to the driver including showing him my tickets and was told this was not my tour. That the next bus would be there in about 20 minutes. When no next bus came a nice taxi driver called the tour operator and was told they would call the hotel front desk to let me know what was going on. We waited about 15 minutes and then the concierge called and was told a taxi would pick us up. When we finally caught up with the bus it was the same driver I spoke to at the hotel. because of this the whole bus had to wait for us and the tour seemed very rushed because they had to make up the time to be able to get tp the Dead Sea before the area closed.

Worth it!

Hillary_S, Jun 2022

Excellent guide and meaningful trip. Very knowledgeable and patient. Easy from start to finish. Glad we did this tour.

Great Tour, Highly Recommend

StephenTParks_P, Jun 2019

Pick up was easily arranged via email and telephone confirmation. Our driver/tour guide provided excellent confirming service and hospitality throughout. In the morning, he guided us to Masada via comfortable a/c,14 person van down to the lowest place on Earth greatly informed then the cable-car up the mountain. Our guide knew his history passionately and expressed it well. After our top tour then back down via same cable-car we were delivered to the Dead Sea bath house/souvenir shop where we floated and soaked in the harsh sun, oily water and mineralizing mud. Hot tub mineral soaks had pools for men separate from women at the bathhouse too. Great experience in the people mover tractor that takes you from the spa to the shore, now about a mile away due to evaporation shrinkage. Lunch was buffet grill and salad for an extra 50 Shekels Fascinating experience and highly recommend it at $136/person.

No Masada due to closure but good day

Voyager27956713339, Jan 2019

Apart from confusion about hotel...

Haruo_T, Jan 2017

Apart from confusion about hotel pick-up point and time, the tour was in general well-planned and organised. Instead of stopping at a Dead-sea cosmetic product shop I prefer a longer and more thorough visit of Masada itself.

Loved our tour guide, Michael and...

Laura G, Jun 2016

Loved our tour guide, Michael and the overall experience! Just wish that when we booked from Tel Aviv, the tour would have gone straight from Tel Aviv to the tour! We stopped in Jerusalem and wasted over 1.5 hours in traffic to pick up a few more customers. AC also not great on bus...

This was a fabulous tour with a very...

Christopher M, Apr 2016

This was a fabulous tour with a very knowledgeable guide - packing a lot in, with a tour to the Dead Sea, Messada, the trip up the caves in the cable car. Fantastic. My only grip was that the check in procedure was clumsy - although I emailed in advance, the email in reply said I had to phone a local number on arrival, and the person answering had never heard of Viator! It all worked out fine in the end, but an online check in would be useful.

Fue un buen tour, lo único que no me...

LUISFERNANDO_A, Jan 2017

Fue un buen tour, lo único que no me pareceío es que antes de hacer los recorridos turísticos te llevara una tienda para que compres productos de la zona, en lo personal eso hace que s pierda mucho tiempo en cosas sin importancia.