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13
nights at 4 star hotels in Turkey
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Sightseeing as
per the itinerary
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All escorted
transfers
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Daily breakfast
and 13 dinners
(B: breakfast, D: dinner)
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Transportation
by private A/C bus
with driver throughout the tour
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Car ferry cost,
tolls, parking fees,
gasoline
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Bible Oriented
English speaking
professional tour guide throughout
the tour
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Entry fees to
the sites & museums
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Service charges
& local taxes
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1 Person Free
of Charge (land ) for
every 15 paying passengers
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Lunches and all
drinks
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Turkish Visa
fee (to be paid at
Istanbul airport upon arrival)
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Personal
expenses
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Istanbul-Adana
Domestic Flight
($120 per person)
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Any other
service which is not
mentioned above
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7
nights at 4 star hotels in Turkey
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Sightseeing as
per the itinerary
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All escorted
transfers
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Daily breakfast
and 7 dinners
(B: breakfast, D: dinner)
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Transportation
by private A/C bus
with driver throughout the tour
●
Car ferry cost,
tolls, parking fees,
gasoline
●
Bible Oriented
English speaking
professional tour guide throughout
the tour
●
Entry fees to
the sites & museums
●
Service charges
& local taxes
●
1 Person Free
of Charge (land ) for
every 15 paying passengers
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Lunches and all
drinks
●
Turkish Visa
fee (to be paid at
Istanbul airport upon arrival)
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Personal
expenses
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Flights
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Any other
service which is not
mentioned above
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BIBLICAL TOURS OF TURKEY
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF
PAUL IN TURKEY
Tour #1 -
15 DAYS
Day
01
Depart from USA or Canada
Day
02 Arrive Istanbul – Fly Adana Airport
Arrive Istanbul. Fly to Adana. Suggested flight from Istanbul to Adana
is TK 466 dep.16:50. Arrive Adana Airport at 18:20. Meet and transfer
to the hotel for dinner and overnight. (D)
Day 03 Antioch – Adana
Full Day Tour to Antioch (Acts 11:19-27;
13:1; 14:26, 15:22-35, Gal. 2:11, II Tim. 3:11) . Visit St.Peter’s
Church and the Mosaic Museum. Return to Adana. Dinner at the hotel.
(B,D)
Day 04 Adana-Tarsus-Cappadocia
Drive to Tarsus (Acts 9:11; 9:30; 11:25;
21:39; 22:3) , the birthplace of St.Paul. Visit the new St.Paul Church
and Paul’s Well. Continue to Cappadocia, the land of the fairy chimneys
and rock churches. (B,D)
Day
05 Cappadocia
Full day sightseeing in
Cappadocia; visit the Underground city, Göreme Open Air Museum with
painted rock churches, the pottery making town of Avanos and the citadel
of Uçhisar. (B,D)
Day
06 Cappadocia – Lystra – Iconium(Konya)
Visit the Biblical site
of Lystra (Acts 14:6-21; 16:1-2, II Tim. 3:11) . Then drive to Iconium (Acts
13:51; 14:1-21; 16:2, II Tim. 3:11), today’s Konya to visit the Mevlana
Mausoleum. Dinner and overnight in Konya. (B,D)
Day
07 Iconium-Colossae-Laodicea-Pamukkale
Drive to unexcavated
site of Colossae (Col. 1:2) . Then see the ruins of Laodicea (Col 2:1;
4:13-16, Rev. 1:11; 3:14). Continue to Pamukkale for dinner and
overnight. (B,D)
Day
08 Philadelphia-Sardis-Smyrna(Izmir)
Drive to Alasehir to
see the 1st century Philadelphia (Rev. 1:11; 3:7) Church. Then visit
Sardis (Rev. 1:11; 3:1-4) ; the Gymnasium, the 3rd century Synagogue,
the Temple of Diana and the remaining of the 1st century Church. Drive
to Smyrna (Rev. 1:11; 2:8) for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day
09 Ephesus-Smyrna
Today, upon your
request, you may join the Sunday prayer at the local Protestant Church
in Izmir. Full day tour in Ephesus (Acts 18:19-24; 19:1-35; 20:16-17;
21:29, 1 Cor. 15:32; 16:8, I Tim. 1:3 II Tim. 1:18; 4:12, Rev. 1:11,
2:1) . Visit the famous ancient city, the Basilica of St. John and the
Archaelogical Museum. Return to Izmir. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day
10 Pergamon-Thyatira-Ayvalýk
Drive North to Pergamon
(Rev. 1:11; 2:12). Visit the Acropolis and the remaining of the 1st
century Church called Red Basilica. Continue to Akhisar to see the 1st
century Thyatira Church (Acts 16:14, Rev. 1:11; 2:18-24) . Drive to
Ayvalýk for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 11 Alexander Troas-Assos-Troy-Çanakkale
Visit
Alexander Troas (Acts 16:8-11; 20:5, 6, II Tim. 4:13 II Cor. 2:12) to
see only few stones covered by water today. Then visit Assos. Continue
to Troy to see the ruins of the legendary city and the replica of the
wooden horse. Dinner and overnight in Çanakkale. (B,D)
Day 12 Çanakkale-Dardanelles-Istanbul
Then
take the car ferry to cross the Dardanelles strait. Drive to Istanbul.
Visit St.Chora Church, famous for its beautiful mosaics in the afternoon.
Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 13 Istanbul
Visit
the Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia Church, Underground
Cistern and Grand Covered Bazaar. (B,D)
Day 14 Istanbul
Take
a leisurely private boat tour along the Bosphorus seeing both Asian and
European shores of Istanbul. Then visit the Topkapý Palace and the
important Istanbul Archaeological Museum containing the Gezer Calender,
the Titus Inscriptions, City Walls from Babylon, and other important
items. Return to the hotel. Tonight, we will have a Farewell Dinner at
an outside Sea Food Restaurant in Kumkapý district. (B,D)
Day 15 Departure
Transfer to Istanbul Airport for departure. End of our services. (B)
SEVEN CHURCHES
OF THE REVELATION AND ISTANBUL
Tour #2 -
9 DAYS
Day 01 Depart from USA or Canada
Day 02 Arrive Istanbul Airport
Our
representative will meet you after the customs and baggage claim.
Transfer to the hotel. Afternoon Boat Tour along the Bosphorus visiting
both Asian and European shores of Istanbul. Dinner and overnight. (D)
Day 03 Istanbul
Full day Istanbul tour; the Roman Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque with
its beautiful blue tiles, St. Sophia Church, built by Constantine the
Great and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, one of the
worlds greatest architectural marvels and a designated World Heritage
site, Topkapi Palace, the Imperial Residential Palace of the Ottoman
sultans between the 16th and 19th centuries and the oldest and largest
of the remaining palaces in the world. Its displays include priceless
world-class collections of jewelry, porcelain and costumes of the
sultans. Then visit the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Return to the hotel
for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 04 Istanbul-Troy-Alexander Troas(Acts 16:8-11; 20:5, 6, II Tim.
4:13 II Cor. 2:12)-Assos
Drive to Çanakkale. Cross the Dardanelles Strait by car ferry. Proceed
to Troy to see the legendary city and the replica of the Wooden Horse.
Then drive to Alexandria Troas founded by Alexander the Great. Paul
visited here at least twice. Then drive to Assos, this Hellenistic city
where Paul rejoined his companions. Dinner and overnight in Assos. (B,D)
Day 05 Pergamon(Rev. 1:11; 2:12)-Thyatira(Acts 16:14, Rev. 1:11;
2:18-24)-Smyrna(Rev. 1:11; 2:8)
Leave for Pergamon. Visit the Acropolis with the steepest theater of the
ancient world and the Temple of Trajan. Then visit the Red Basilica
which was an Egyptian Temple, later converted to a church in the 1st
century. It is also considered as one of the Seven Churches of the
Revelation. Continue to Izmir for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 06 Sardis(Rev. 1:11; 3:1-4)-Philadelphia(Rev. 1:11;
3:7)-Pamukkale
Drive to Sardes capital of the ancient Lydia where first coin of the
world is invented. See the ruins of the 1st century. Continue to
Alasehir to see the 1st century Philadelphia Church which is another one
of the Seven Churches of the Revelation. Dinner and overnight at
Colossae Hotel in Pamukkale. (B,D)
Day 07 Laodicea(Col 2:1; 4:13-16, Rev. 1:11; 3:14)-Colossae(Col.
1:2)-Aphrodisias-Kusadasi
Morning tour of PAMUKKALE, noted ancient spa, where pure white
travertine’s forms frozen waterfalls. Drive to APHRODISIAS, the city of
the Goddess of Love, see the well preserved stadium, the Odeon, the
theater and the agora. Continue to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.
(B,D)
Day 08 EPHESUS (Acts 18:19-24; 19:1-35; 20:16-17; 21:29, 1 Cor.
15:32; 16:8, I Tim. 1:3 II Tim. 1:18; 4:12, Rev. 1:11, 2:1)-Kusadasi
Visit the famous ancient city of Ephesus, the Ephesus Archaeological
Museum and the Basilica of St. John. The visit of the House of Virgin
Mary is optional. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi. (B,D)
Day 09 Departure Back
Early transfer to the Izmir Airport for departure. End. (B) |
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