20/09/2020 

• Gathering at the airport O Hare International in Chicago 
• Turkish Airlines flight TK 006 V at 21:40 for Istanbul 

Monday 

21/09/2020 

• Arrival in Istanbul at 16:15 
• Board Turkish Airlines flight TK 788 V at 17:55  
• Land in ‘Ben Gurion’ airport in Tel Aviv at 20:05 
• Transfer to hotel in Tiberias 
• Dinner and overnight in Tiberias 

Tuesday 

22/09/2020 

• Wake up & breakfast at the hotel  
• Venerate at the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor 
• Venerate at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth 
• Venerate at the Monastery of the miracle of the wine in Kana of Galilee 
• Venerate of the Monastery of the Apostoles in Capernaum 
• Return to the hotel in Tiberias, dinner and overnight 

Wednesday 

23/09/2020 

• Wake up & breakfast at the hotel 
• Departure to Jordan River for the blessing of the waters   at the Original Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ in the borders of Israel-Jordan  
• Venerate the Church of Prophet Elisha & the Sykamore  tree of Zakheos in Jericho 
• Venerate the Monastery of the Temptation Mountain (cable car included)  
• Venerate the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos.  
• Departure for the hotel   in Jerusalem 
• Arrival at the hotel, dinner and overnight 

Thursday 

24/09/2020 

• Wake up & breakfast at the hotel 
• Venerate the Monastery of Saint Theodosios   
• Venerate the Holy Monastery of Saint Sabbas (transportation by special local mini-buses to the Monastery) 
• Venerate the Church of the Nativity / the Holy Cave and the Manger / the tombs of the infants killed by King Herod.  
• Venerate the Tomb of Lazaros/ the Monastery of Martha &Maria in Bethany. 
• Venerate Shepherds Field 
• Return to the hotel in Jerusalem, dinner and overnight 

Friday 

25/09/2020 

• Wake up & breakfast at the hotel 
• Visit the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos 3rd 
• Venerate Holy Calvary / Holy Tomb/ Chapel of Mary Magdalene / Temporary Prison of Christ / the “Via Dolorosa” the Way of the Cross / the Prison of Christ / the Lithostrotos where the Judgment of Christ took place 
• Return to the hotel in Jerusalem, dinner and overnight 

Saturday 

26/09/2020 

• Wake up & breakfast at the hotel 
• Visit Mount Zion, Wailing Wall, the Monastery of the Holy Cross, the monastery of Katamonas and Orini, the Garden of Gethsimani  and the Last Prayer 
• Venerate the Tomb of Most Holy Mother of God in Gesthimane 
• Venerate Mt. of Olives, Ascension, Panorama of Jerusalem 
• Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight 

Sunday 

27/09/2020 

• Wake up & breakfast at the hotel 
• Transfer to the Church of the Holy Sepulchure so we can take part in the Patriarchic Divine Liturgy for the Ceremony of the Rising of the Cross  
• Visit the Monastery of  Megali Panagia, Sayda Naya 
• Free time to Jerusalem 
• Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight 

Monday 

28/09/2020 

• Wake up at the hotel, breakfast & check out 
• Departure for Mt. Sinai 
• Border crossing and entry into Egypt 
• Arrive at the Monastery of St. Catherine and settle in rooms 
• Pilgrimage and guided tour of the Monastery of St. Catherine and the Holy Bush 
• Pilgrimage to the St. Catherine’s Reliquary and the Monastery’s museum 
• Dinner and 8th overnight 
• At night, optional hike to Mt. Sinai 

29/09/2020 

• Wake up and Divine Liturgy at the Monastery 
• Breakfast at the Monastery 
• Depart for Israel 
• Optional visit to the the City of Eilat, where we can see the renowned marine park  
• On the way back to Jerusalem, stop and visit the Dead Sea 
• Arrive in Bethlehem and return to hotel, dinner and 9th overnight 

30/09/2020 

• Wake up, breakfast at the hotel and check out 
• Transfer to airport 
• On the way to the airport visit the Church of St. George in Lydda 
• Arrive at airport and board flight to Chicago