11/11/2018

·         Flight RJ 264  at 19:00 for Amman

Monday

12/11/2018

·         Visit Madaba, best known for its spectacular Byzantine and Unmayyad mosaics

·         Visit the Saint George Church famous for the 6^th Century mosaic map of the Holy Land

·         Transfer to the hotel in Amman

·         Arrival to the hotel, dinner &1^st overnight

Tuesday

13/11/2018

·         City Tour of Amman and walking tour downtown followed by panoramic tour of the new modern parts of Amman

·         Transfer to visit Mount Nebo, the mountaintop memorial of Moses

·         Return to the hotel in Amman, dinner & 2^nd overnight

Thursday

14/11/2018

·         Visit Petra, the historical and archaeological city, famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system

·         Transfer to the hotel in Petra

·         Arrival to the hotel in Petra, dinner & 3^rd overnight

Wednesday

15/11/2018

·         Visit Bethany – The Baptismal site of Jesus  Christ

·         Transfer to Allenby Bridge for departure to Jerusalem

·         Arrival at the Gloria Hotel in Jerusalem, check in, dinner & 4^th overnight

Friday

16/11/2018

·         Transfer to Lyda for the Patriarchal Liturgy to the Saint George tomb

·         Return to Jerusalem

·         Visit the temple of resurrection

·         Return to the hotel, dinner & 5^th overnight

Saturday

17/11/2018

·         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. Store in Bethlehem for shopping.

·         Venerate Shepherds Field

·         Return to the hotel, dinner & 6^th overnight

Sunday

18/11/2018

·         Visit the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos 3^rd

·         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, dinner & 7^th overnight

Monday

19/11/2018

·         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)

·         (Optional) lunch at the restaurant under Temptation Mountain

·         Venerate the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos.

·         Transfer to the hotel in Tiberias

·         Arrival to the hotel, check in, dinner & 8^th overnight

Tuesday

20/11/2018

·         Departure to north Israel

·         Visit to Mt. Tabor

·         Venerate at the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor

·         Venerate at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazarath

·         Venerate at the Monastery of the miracle of the wine in Kana of Galilee

·         Venerate at the the Monastery of the 12 Apostoles in Tiberias

·         Venerate of the Monastery of the Apostoles in Capernahum

·         Return to the hotel, dinner & 9^th overnight

Thursday

21/11/2018

·         Transfer to the airport of Tel Aviv

·         Flight RJ 343 for Amman at 07:35

·         Arrival at Amman at 08:20

·         Flight RJ 263 for Chicago at 09:40

·         Arrival at Chicago at 14:45