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Israel

Five days in Jerusalem

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Jerusalem with one day that is not about Jerusalem at all.

  • 4 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Jerusalem trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    مورستان

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    former hospital in Palestine

  3. 14:3017:00

    Israel Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    national museum of the state of Israel in Jerusalem

    Ruppin Blvd

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    עראיס מחנה יהודה

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    marketplace in Jerusalem

    אגריפס 115

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 08:00–19:00 · Fri 08:00–15:00 · Sat closed · Sun 08:00–19:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Jerusalem Theater

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    performing arts center in Jerusalem

    מרכוס 20, 92233 ירושלים

Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Etz Cafe

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Yanai St 3, ירושלים

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Rockefeller Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    archaeological museum located in East Jerusalem

    Sultan Suleiman 27, Jerusalem

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Tmol Shilshom

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Yoel Moshe Solomon 5

  6. 14:3017:00

    Yad Vashem

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust

    Har Hazikaron

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    מרבד הקסמים

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    המלך ג'ורג' 16, 9422915 ירושלים

  9. 20:3022:00

    Generation Pub

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    יפו 19

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 19:00–02:00

Day 3

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    קדוש

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    6 Shlomtzion HaMalka St., 94131 Jerusalem

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Tower of David

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    ancient citadel in Walls of Jerusalem, and the Jerusalem Museum

    Jaffa Gate

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    The Eucalyptus

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Felt St 14, 91004 ירושלים

  6. 14:3017:00

    Bible Lands Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    аchaeological museum in Jerusalem

    גרנות 21, 90000 ירושלים

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue 09:30–17:30 · Wed 09:30–21:30 · Thu 09:30–17:30 · Fri–Sat 10:00–14:00 · Sun 09:30–17:30

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Versavee Bistro Bar & Cafe

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    41 Greek Catholic Patriarchate

  9. 20:3022:00

    גראנד קפה

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    דרך בית לחם 55, 9355328 ירושלים

Day 4

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    נוקטורנו

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Betsal'el St 7, 94267 ירושלים

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    The Museum for Islamic Art

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Jerusalem

    2 Palmach St

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed 10:00–15:00 · Thu 10:00–19:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–14:00 · Sun closed

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Armenian Tavern

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate St 79

  6. 14:3017:00

    Zedekiah's Cave

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    cave in Jerusalem

    סולטן סולימאן, ירושלים

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 09:00–18:00 · Fri 09:00–14:00 · Sat closed · Sun 09:00–18:00

  7. 17:0019:30

    Hansen House

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    historic building in Jerusalem, Israel

    גדליהו אלון 14

  8. 19:3021:00

    Shalom Felafel

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    36 Bezalel

  9. 21:0023:30

    Jerusalem Khan Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Jerusalem

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Liba

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    ש"ץ 2, Jerusalem

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 06:00–17:00 · Sat closed · Sun 06:00–17:00

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Chamber of the Holocaust

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    small Holocaust museum on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, Israel

    Ma'ale Shazkh St, 9411107 ירושלים

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Anna

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    HaRav Agan 10

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Jerusalem/Old City
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Jerusalem/West
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors