Monday

16/10/23

• Gather at the Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport – Flight to Tel-Aviv at 06:10 – Land in Tel-Aviv at 11:20
• After security checks, we will board the bus and begin our pilgrimage
• 1^st stop at the Holy Monastery of St. George in Lod
• We’ll continue for the Old City of Jerusalem and our first visit at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the adjacent chapels
• Depart for hotel in Bethlehem, settle in, dinner and 1^st overnight

Tuesday

17/10/23

• Wake up and breakfast at hotel
• Depart for worship at the birthplace of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem
• Worship at the Cave of the Holy Innocents
• Visit at the Holy Monastery of the Shepherds Field
• Depart for worship at the Holy Monastery of St Theodosios the Cenobiarch and the Holy Lavra of St. Sabbas
• Next, we visit Bethany, at Lazarus’ Tomb and the Holy Monastery of St. Martha and Maria
• Return to hotel in Bethlehem, dinner and 2^nd overnight

Wednesday

18/10/23

• Wake up and breakfast at hotel
• Depart for Northern Israel
• Arrive at Mt. Tabor, ascent to the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ
• Worship at the Church of Annunciation in Nazareth, then Cana, where the First Miracle was carried out, and the Holy Monastery of the Holy Apostles in Capernaum, at the lake of Tiberias
• Return to hotel, dinner and 3^rd overnight

Thursday

19/10/23

• Wake up and breakfast at hotel
• Depart for the Holy Monastery of St George the Chozebite, Zacchaeus’ Sycamore, the Jordan River and the Mount of Temptation in Jericho.
• On the way back, we will visit the Holy Monastery of St Gerasimos the Jordanite, on the outskirts of Jericho
• OPTIONAL – Visit the Dead Sea
• Return to hotel, dinner and 4^th overnight

Friday

20/10/23

• Wake up and breakfast at hotel
• Depart for a guided tour of the Old City of Jerusalem, the Via Dolorosa, the Western Wall, the Praetorium, St. Anna, Gesthemane, the Tomb of Mother Mary and the Holy Monastery of St. Stephanos
• Worship at the Monastery of the Holy Cross
• Worship at the Mt of Olives and the Holy Ascension
• Return to the hotel, dinner and 5^th overnight

Saturday

21/10/23

• Wake up and breakfast at hotel
• Depart for Haifa – free day at the city
• On the way back, we will stop at the city of Ceasarea for a swim
• Return at the hotel, dinner and 6^th overnight

Sunday

22/10/23

• Wake up and breakfast at hotel
• Beach day – Depart for Tel-Aviv and the nearby town of Jaffa
• Free time for swimming
• Return to the hotel, dinner and 7^th overnight

Monday

23/10/23

• Wake up and breakfast at hotel
• Depart for “Ben Gurion” airport in Tel-Aviv
• Board flight to Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden airport at 12:10

 (End of Pilgrimage)