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presents “IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS CHRIST, AUGUST 19-27 2019”

Day Weekday Date Itinerary Notes

1 Monday 19 Group departs from Accra. Overnight in travel.
Day Weekday Date Itinerary – THE PILGRIMAGE Notes
2 Tuesday 20 Early arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, drive up to Bethlehem, check
in to hotel and rest.

In the afternoon, a short drive to the Mar Elias (Greek Orthodox) Monastery

Return to hotel dinner, after dinner a small presentation on the significance

of a Pilgrimage and how to make the best of the privilege.

Day Weekday Date Notes

3 Wednesday 21 After breakfast we continue to Mt. Zion (2 Samuel 5:7-9), (Mark 14), and
then to the Garden of Gethsemane for a time of Prayer.

From the Garden of Gethsemane we head for Sunday Communion service

at the Garden Tomb.

Then to the Armenian Quarter for lunch

After lunch we visit to the Upper Room, the Tomb of King David and then
the Gallicantu

We continue visits of the Old City ending at the Western (Wailing) Wall for
a time of prayer.

Return to the Hotel, Dinner and overnight

Day Weekday Date Notes
4 Thursday 22 Breakfast in Hotel, then we proceed to the Church of the Nativity (Luke
2:1-21) and the Shepherds’ Field.

Lunch

After Lunch we head to Jerusalem, for a visit to the Ministry of Tourism for
presentation of certificates and interaction with officials of the ministry.

Return to Hotel, dinner and overnight

Day Weekday Date Notes

5 Friday 23 After breakfast, we drive down into the desert, arriving at Qasr El Yahud
the Baptismal site on the Jordan, (Matt. 3:13-17, Mark 1:9-13) for a special
session of renewal of Baptismal faith.

From the Jordan, we drive down further into the Judean desert to the Dead
Sea (the lowest point on earth) opportunity to swim and relax for a while

Driving from the Dead Sea, we arrive in Jericho (Joshua 6:1-27) (one of the
oldest Cities on earth). Driving through Jericho, we arrive at the Mt. of
Temptations (Matt. 4:1-11)

Day Weekday Date Notes

6 Saturday 24 Breakfast in Hotel and departure for the Galilee Region arriving in Tiberias
and climbing up to the convent on the Mt. of Beatitudes(Matt. 5:3-11)

Lunch

After lunch we then visit Tagba (Mark 6:30-46) (place of the multiplication
of loaves and fish and also believed to be the place of the fourth
appearance of Jesus after resurrection (John 21: 1-24), Capernaum (Kafr
Nahum) also known as The City of Jesus.

Head to the Hotel, check in and overnight.

Day Weekday Date Notes

7 Sunday 25 Early breakfast in hotel, then visit to the ancient excavated city of Magdala,

Lunch

After lunch we drive up to Nazareth, we visit a few of the Holy sites and
then on to Cana (John 2: 1-12) the location of the first miracle of turning
water into wine for a special ceremony of renewal of marriage vows for
couple.

In the evening we take a meditative boat ride on the Sea of Galilee

Return to Hotel, Dinner and overnight

Day Weekday Date Notes

8 Monday 26 Breakfast, then free morning.
Return to Hotel for Lunch.

After lunch, we pack and check-out, heading to Tel Aviv.

We make a brief stop at Mt. Carmel (Har ha Karmell) where Prophet Elijah
defeated the priests of Ball (1 Kings 18: 20-24).

From the Muhraka (Mt. Carmel) we travel west to the port City of Haifa, a
stopover on the other side of Mt. Carmel for a view of the panoramic sights
of the Ba’Hai gardens.

We depart Haifa, dinner en-route, arriving in Tel Aviv, and to the Airport.

Day Weekday Date Notes

9 Tuesday 27 Arrival in Accra.