Mount Herzl
Mount Herzl, also Har ha-Zikaron, is named after Binyamin Ze'ev (Theodor) Herzl, visionary of the Jewish State. It is a site of major national importance for Israel and the Jewish people, and Israel's national cemetery and other memorial and educational facilities, found on the west side of Jerusalem beside the Jerusalem Forest.
General Information
Region: | Jerusalem |
Elevation: | 2,736′ |
Hours: | Summer: June 1st – August 31st 8:00 am – 6:45 pm Winter: September 1st – May 31st 8:00 am - 4:45 pm Fridays and Eve of the Holiday 8:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday Daylight saving time: 8:45 am - 6:45 pm The Mt. Herzl site will be closed to visitors on Yom Kippur and Israel Independence Day. |
Range: | Judaean Mountains |
Burials: | Theodor Herzl, Shimon Peres, Golda Meir, and more. |
Plan a tour
Tours including Mount Herzl |
Tour Name | Day(s) | Quality from | Type | Starts | Ends | Select Tour |
Jewish Heritage Tour |
11 |
Escorted | Tel Aviv | Jerusalem | Jewish Tour | |
Grand Jewish Heritage Tour |
14 |
Escorted | Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Jewish Tour | |
The Exodus Tour |
15 |
Escorted | Tel Aviv | Cairo | Jewish Tour | |
The Ultimate Jewish Heritage Tour |
16 |
Escorted | Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Jewish Tour |
Do you know: It is named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism wikipedia.org.
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