Wheaton in the Holy Lands 2010 Itinerary
WHEATON COLLEGE May 16, Sunday: One week of on-campus instruction begins
ISRAEL
May 23, Sunday: Departure for Israel. May 24 – June 12: Israel portion of the program.
TURKEY
June 12, Saturday: Arrival at Istanbul. Dinner and overnight at Istanbul. June 13, Sunday: Istanbul city tour. Dinner and overnight at Istanbul.
June 14, Monday: Take flight to Izmir. Visit Ephessos – Return to Istanbul. Overnight at Istanbul.
June 15, Tuesday: Chora museum, Grand Bazaar, meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch. Overnight at Istanbul.
GREECE
June 16, Wednesday: Departure for Greece. Dinner and overnight at
Kavala.
June 17, Thursday: Departure for Philippi. Dinner and overnight at Thessaloniki.
June 18, Friday: Thessaloniki city tour. Dinner and overnight at Leptokarya. June 19, Saturday: Morning half day tour to Dion. Free afternoon. Dinner
and overnight at Leptokarya.
June 20, Sunday: In the morning – Service at the Evangelical Church of Katerini. Overnight at Kalambaka.
June 21, Monday: Visit monasteries. We continue to Athens. Dinner and overnight at “Bethel,” Camp Center of Hellenic Scripture Union in Kifissia.
June 22, Tuesday: FD tour in Athens. Visit the Acropolis, the New Acropolis museum, the Ancient Agora, and Mars Hill. City tour. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.
June 23, Wednesday: We leave for a 2 days tour to Peloponnese. We visit Corinth and it’s environs (Diolokos, Cenchrea, Acrocorinth). Dinner and overnight at Nauplion.
June 24, Thursday: We visit Epidaurus(ancient theatre) and Mycenae(prehistoric citadel). Return to Athens. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.
June 25, Friday: Morning – free. Lunch at Bethel. In the afternoon visit Archaeological Museum and Cape Sounio. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.
June 26, Saturday: Full day tour to Delphi. Return to Athens. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.
June 27, Sunday: At 9.00 attend the service at the Greek Orthodox Church. (Cathedral). At 11.00 service at First Evangelical Church. Free afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.
June 28, Monday: Free day. Option: visit a Saronic gulf island or Athens. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.
ROME
June 29, Tuesday: We depart for the airport. Flight Athens – Rome.
Overnight in Rome.
June 30, Wednesday: We have a 3 hrs tour of ancient Rome. Visit Colosseum and the Forum. Afternoon free. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
July 1, Thursday: We leave for the Vatican. Free afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Rome.
July 2, Friday: Free day. July 3, Saturday: Departure for the airport: Rome – Chicago.
