ITINERARY OF PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, MOSCOW & ST. PETERSBURG
14 – 27 June 2020
Sunday
14/6/2020 |
- Gathering at the “O’Hare International” airport in Chicago.
- Flight
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Monday
15/6/2020 |
- Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport of Tel Aviv
- Veneration at the Tomb of Saint George in Lydda. (depends on the time of the arrival of the flight)
- Arrival at the Hotel Ron Beach in Tiberias. Dinner & 1st overnight
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Tuesday
16/6/2020 |
- Wake up & Departure for the Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of the Apostoles in Capernahum
- Liturgy at the Monastery of the Apostoles in Capernahum & Blessing of the 5 breads
- Return to the hotel for Breakfast
- Departure for veneration at the Monastery of Transfiguration on Mount Tabor , the Church of the Annuciation in Nazareth, the miracle of the wine in Kana of Galilee
- Veneration at the Monastery of the Apostoles in Tiberias
- Return to the hotel in Tiberias, dinner & 2nd overnight
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Wednesday
17/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Departure to Jericho, Beptismal Ceremony at Jordan River, venerate the Monastery of Saint Gerasimos, the Temptation Mountain (cable car included), the Tomb of Lazaros, the Monastery of Martha & Maria in Bethany.
- Venerate Mount of Olives, Small Galilea, Location of Last Prayer of Most Holy Theotokos, Assencscion
- Arrival in Jerusalem, settle at the hotel in the Old City of Jerusalem, dinner & 3rd overnight
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Thursday
18/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at hotel
- Arrival at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (Church of Resurection)
- 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
- Visit the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III.
- Venerate the “Via Dolorosa” the Way of the Cross, the Prison of Christ, the Lithostrotos where the Judjement of Christ took plase, the house of Nicodemos, the Prison of Saint Peter, the pool of Bethesda, the Birthplace of Theotokos & House of Saint Ann
- Venerate Saint Stephanos, the Garden of Gethsimani & the Last Prayer, the Tomb of most Holy Mother of God
- Venerate the Church of the Nativity, The Holy Cave and the Manger, the tombs of the infants killed by King Herod
- Venerate the Monastery of St. Onoufrios in the Potery’s field
- Return to the hotel , dinner & 4th overnight
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Friday
19/6/2020
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- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Visit Mount Sion, Last Supper & Upper room, King David’s Tomb
- Visit the Monastery of Saint George in Chotzeva & the cave of Prophet Elias
- Venerate the Monastery of Saint Symeon the Righteous, Holy Cross Monastery, the House, where Saint John the Baptist was born
- Return to the hotel, dinner & 5th overnight
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Saturday
20/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Venerate the Monastery of Saint Theodosios
- Venerate the Holy Monastery of Saint Sabbas (transportation by special local min-buses to the Monastery)
- Venerate Shepherds Field
- Departure for Samaria
- Venerate the Holy Monastery of Saint Fotini the Samaritan in Jacob’s Well
- Return to the hotel, dinner & 6th overnight
- (Optional) Midnight Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher until 03:00a.m. Sunday morning
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Sunday
21/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Departure to «Ben Gurion» airport of Tel Aviv
- Flight to Moscow
- Arrival to Moscow
- Transfer to the hotel and through this will meet the city for the first time
- Arrival at the hotel, dinner & 7th overnight
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Monday
22/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Guided tour to the city, Red Square, the Cathedral of the Savior
- Guided tour to Kremlino and the subway
- Return to the hotel, dinner & 8th overnight
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Tuesday
23/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Departure to Sergiev Posand (Zagorsk) and visit the Church of Saint Sergios
- Return to Moscow and guided tour to the Panoramic Museum of the battle of Borontino
· Visit the old and traditional Arbat pedestrian street, which is full of artists, for shopping and coffee.
· Return to the hotel, dinner & 9th overnight |
Wednesday
24/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Guided tour at the Zomonosov University, Sparrow Hill, Victory Park
- Departure to the railway station
- Boarding the Sapsan train to St. Petersburg
- Transport to the hotel of St. Petersburg en route, first acquaintance of the city
- Arrival at the hote in St. Petersburg
- Free time
- Dinner & 10th overnight
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Thursday
25/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Guided tour to the city
- Visiting Peter & Paul Castle
- Visit the Church of the Savior on Blood
- Cruise to the channels of St. Petersburg
- Return to the hotel, dinner & 11th overnight
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Friday
26/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Visiting the Hermitage state Museum
· Visit Petergof, or Petrodvorets, (50km) with the summer palaces of the Tsars
- Return to the hotel, dinner & 12th overnight
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Saturday
27/6/2020 |
- Wake up & breakfast at the hotel
- Departure to the airport of St. Petersburg
- Flight
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INFORMATION – SUBSCRIPTION
T.I.T.A. TRAVEL (Mrs. Fotini Tazoglou)
Tel.: +30/2310/656544
Fax: +30/2310/656513
Cel: +30/6948-089790
E-mail: fotinitazo@gmail.com
Website: www.tita-travel.com
PIRAEUS BANK ACCOUNT NO: IBAN GR18 0172 2710 0052 7105 4416 531
SWIFT : PIR8GRAA NAME: TAZOGLOU FOTEINI
Deposit of ….. Until ….
Full Payment until : …..
Single Room : extra …..
PRICE INCLUDES:
- Hotel Gloria in Jerusalem with Breakfast & dinner
- Hotel Ron Beach in Tiberias with Breakfast & dinner
- Hotel Vega Izmailovo 4 stars or similar in Moscow with Breakfast & dinner
- Hotel Park Inn Pulkovskaya 4 stars or similar in St. Petersburg with Breakfast & dinner
- Tour Leader during the whole trip / Pilgrimag
- Guidance to Jerusalem from Bishop Aristovoulos
- Local Guide in Moscow & St. Petersburg
- Entrance to all museums at Moscow & St. Petersburg
- Entrance to the Tomb of Lazaros.
- Entrance to the Holy Site of the Ascensio
- Transportation with Luxury buses according to itinerary.
- Local Mini Buses for transportation to Saint Sabba Monastery in Judean Desert.
- Mini Vans of 10 passengers for transportation to the top of Mount Tabor.
- Tips for the drivers, guides, hotel & restaurant employ
- Air tickets and airport taxes.
- Invitation for Visa for Russia
- Tickets for train from Moscow to St. Petersburg
- Tickets for tour by boat in the channels
- Cable car for Temptation Mountain
PRICE NOT INCLUDES:
- Anything optional / Lunches at the restaurants that are not covered by I.T.A
CANCELETION FEES:
- Cancelation until ….., is possible with the deposit returned to the custom
- Cancelation from ….. until ….., is possible without returning the deposit to the cus
- Cancelation after …., the customer must pay the whole payment for the trip for cancelation fees
IMPORTANT NOTE:
The Tour Leader & the Guide have the right, if there is a need for better service, to change the order of the itinerary or the times without removing any of the mentioned places.
Your Passport must expire after …..
T.I.T.A. TRAVEL wishes you a pleasant trip and a Blessed Pilgrimage !