Wed.

22-04

• 22:00 Gathering at the “JFK” airport in N. York, Terminal
• 23:55 Departure Turkish Airlines Flight No TK 12, N. York => Istanbul. (Flight Duration = 09:50 hrs)

Wed.

22-04

• 20:00 Gathering at the “O’Hare International” airport in Chicago, Terminal 5.
• 22:15 Departure Turkish Airlines Flight No TK 6, Chicago => Istanbul. (Flight Duration = 10:50 hrs)

Thu.

23-04

• 16:45 Arrival Flight No TK 12, N. York => Istanbul at Ataturk Airport.
• 17:05 Arrival Flight No TK 6, Chicago => Istanbul at Ataturk Airport.
• 21:15 Departure Turkish Airlines Flight No TK 790, Istanbul => Tel Aviv. (Flight Duration = 02:05 hrs)
• 23:20 Arrival at Tel Aviv at Ben Gourion Airport, terminal 3.
• 00:00 Departure to Lydda to visit the Tomb of Saint George.
• 01:00 Arrival at the Hotel in Jerusalem or Bethlehem, Dinner & 1^st overnight.

Fri.

24-04

• 07:00 Wake up & Breakfast at the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem.
• 08:00 Venerate Holy Calvary / Holy Tomb / Chapel of Mary Magdalene / Temporary Prison of Christ / Saint Loginos / Finding of the Holy Cross / Column of the thorns / Chappel of Adam.
• 11:00 Visit the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III.
• 13:00 Venerate the “Via dolorosa” the Way of the Cross / the Prison of Christ / the Lithostrotos where the Judjement of Christ took place / the house of Nicodemos / the Prison of Saint Peter / the pool of Bethesda / the Birthplace of Theotokos & House of Saint Ann.
• Venerate the Tomb of Most Holy Mother of God in Gesthimane.
• Venerate Saint Stephanos / the Garden of Gethsimani & the Last Prayer.
• 16:00 Return to the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem. Dinner & 2^nd overnight.

Sat.

25-04

• 06:00 Wake up & Breakfast at the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem.
• 07:30 Venerate the Tomb of Lazaros / the Monastery of Martha & Maria in Bethany.
• 08:00 Venerate the Monastery of Saint George of “Chotzeva” in Wadi Qelt.
• 09:00 Departure to Samaria. Venerate the Holy Monastery of Saint Fotini the Samaritan in Jacob’s Well.
• 15:00 Return to the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem, Dinner & 3^rd overnight.
• 00:00 Midnight Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher until 03:00 a.m. Sunday morning.

Sun.

26-04

• 09:00 Wake up & Breakfast at the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem.
• 10:00 Venerate Mt. of Olives, Small Galilea, Assenscion, Panorama of Jerusalem.
• 13:00 Visit Mount Sion / Last Supper & Upper room / King David’s Tomb / Patriarchal Seminary.
• Visit the Jewish Quarter & the Wailling Wall.
• (Free time for visit to the Holy Sepulcher for veneration & for Shopping in the old City).
• 16:00 Return to the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem, Dinner & 4^th overnight.

Mon.

27-04

• 07:00 Wake up & Breakfast at the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem
• 08:00 Venerate the Holy Monastery of Saint Sabbas (transportation by special local mini-buses to the Monastery).
• Venerate the Monastery of Saint Theodosios. Venerate Shepherds Field.
• Venerate the Church of the Nativity / The Holy Grotto / the tombs of the infants killed by King Herod.

• Visit the Souvenir Store in Bethlehem for shoping.
• Venerate the Monastery of Saint Sant Symeon the Rigtheous. / Holy Cross / House of Saint John the Baptist.
• 17:00 Return to the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem, Dinner & 5^th overnight.

Tue.

28-04

• 07:00 Wake up & Breakfast at the Hotel in Jerusalem or in Bethlehem.
• 08:00 Departure to Jericho.
• 10:00 Venerate the Church of Prophet Elisha & the Sykamore tree of Zakheos in Jericho.
• 10:30 Venerate the Monastery of the Temptation Mountain (cable car included).
• 12:00 Venerate the Original Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ in the borders of Israel-Jordan.
• 13:00 Venerate the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos.
• 14:00 Visit Dead Sea.
• 17:30 Arrival at the Hotel in Tiberias, Dinner & 6^th overnight.

Wed.

29-04

• 08:00 Wake up & Breakfast at the Hotel in Tiberias.
• 09:00 Departure for veneration at the Monastery of the miracle of the wine in Kana of Galilee.
• 12:00 Veneration at the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
• 14:00 Veneration of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor.
• 15:00 Veneration at the Monastery of the 12 Apostoles in the city of Tiberias.
• 16:00 Return to the Hotel in Tiberias, Dinner & 7^th overnight.

Thu.

30-04

• 06:00 Wake up at the Hotel and Departure to the Monastery of the Apostoles in Capernahum.
• 07:00 Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of the Apostoles in Capernahum.
• 08:00 Return to the Hotel in Tiberias and Breakfast.
• 11:00 Boat-ride in the Sea of Galilee (The Boat-ride is a Gift from the Tourist Agent).
• 12:00 Veneration in Mountain of Beatitudes & in “Eptapigon”, at the miracle of the multiplication.
• 13:00 Veneration of the “Dodekathronon”, the miracle of the multiplication for the 2^nd time.
• 13:30 Visit the Diamonds Center in Tiberias.
• 15:00 Return to the Hotel, Dinner & 8^th overnight.
• 23:00 Wake up Call, prepare luggage, cafe & cakes at the Lobby.

Fri.

01-05

• 00:00 Departure to the Ben Gourion airport, and security check.
• 05:00 Departure Turkish Airlines, Flight No TK 793 Tel Aviv => Istanbul (Flight Duration = 02:15 hrs)
• 07:15 Arrival at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
• 13:15 Departure Turkish Airlines Flight No TK 1 Istanbul => N. York. (Flight Duration = 10:35 hrs)
• 13:40 Departure Turkish Airlines Flight No TK 5 Istanbul => Chicago. (Flight Duration = 11:45 hrs)
• 16:50 Arrival at “JFK” airport in N. York.
• 17:25 Arrival at “O’Hare International” airport in Chicago, Terminal 5. End of Pilgrimage to the Holy Land