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ITINERARY THE 2019 CTU HOLY LAND TRIP June 15-28, 2019

Saturday, June 15 Departure from Chicago O’Hare (or other U.S. locations) for .

Sunday, June 16 Arrive , Ben Gurion Airport; transfer to ; Mt.Zion Hotel; 17 Hebron Road; 93546 Jerusalem; Tel. 972-2-5689555; Fax 972-2-6731425; [email protected].

Monday, June 17 Herodian Jerusalem model [Israel Museum] Shrine of the Book Yad Vashem Ramat Rachel Old City Walls Mt.of Olives overlook Damascus Gate, Russian Convent Holy Sepulchre Jewish Quarter Dormition Abbey Cenacle (Sunday Eucharist 4:30 p.m.) Overnight: Jerusalem.

Tuesday, June 18 Temple Mount/Dome of the Rock; Western Wall Southern Wall excavations` Wadi Qelt Jericho Qarantal Dominus Flevit Gethsemane Kidron Valley walk Overnight: Jeruslaem

Wednesday, June 19 Bethlehem: Shepherds’ Fields (Eucharist 9:00 a.m.) Herodium Basilica of Nativity Bethlehem University Overnight: Jerusalem

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Thursday, June 20 Wadi Qelt Qumran Masada Dead Sea Arava border crossing to Jordan Overnight Aqaba; Hotel Intercontinental; King Hussein Street, Aqaba, 2311, Jordan; Tel. 962-3-2092222 • Fax: +962-3-2092223.

Friday, June 21 Drive to Petra Visit Petra; Overnight Petra; Moevenpick Resort Petra; P.O. Box 214; 71810 Petra, Jordan; Tel 962-3-215-7111; Fax 962-3-215-71-12; email: [email protected]

Saturday, June 22 Desert Highway Shobak Castle Madabah Mt. Nebo (Eucharist) Overnight Amman; Hotel Le Meridien; Queen Noor Street, Shmeisani, PO Box 950629 · Amman, 11195, Jordan · Phone: (962) (6) 569 6511; Fax: (962) (6) 567 4261; In United States, call: 1-800-543-4300

Sunday, June 23 Tour central Amman Jordan Valley Cross border to Israel, Husseini Bridge Bet Shean Bet Alpha Overnight Tiberias; Scots Hotel Gdud Barak St. Tiberias, Israel Tel + 972 -04-6710710

Monday, June 24 Mt. of Beatitudes Tabgha Church of Primacy Capernaum (Eucharist 11:00 a.m.) Jordan River park (Bethsaida) Golan Heights Peace overlook Overnight: Tiberias

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Tuesday, June 25 Mt. Arbel overlook (Eucharist) Cana Sepphoris Magdala Ancient Galilean Boat museum Boat ride on Sea of Overnight: Tiberias Wednesday, June 26 Megiddo Murakah (Mt. Carmel; Eucharist) Lunch at Daliyat Karmiel Caesarea Maritima Overnight Jerusalem; Mt. Zion Hotel.

Thursday, June 27 Bethany (Eucharist) St. Anne (Pools of Bethesda); Free time in Jerusalem; Overnight Jerusalem.

Friday, June 28 Return to USA.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Fr. Donald Senior, C.P. Catholic Theological Union 5401 S. Cornell Ave. Chicago, IL 60615 [email protected] 773- 371-5421 Cell: 773-575-4949

Colleen Kennedy CTU address as above [email protected] 773-371-5417

In Israel: Mr. Miki Azulai or Mr. Arie David Ayala Travel & Tours, ltd. Hatsvi St. 13 Jerusalem, Israel Phone: +972-2-500-6672 [email protected]