Departure Flight from New York or Toronto – any day of the year
Day 1
01 Arrive Istanbul – Fly Adana Airport
Arrive Istanbul. Fly to Adana. (Suggested flight from Istanbul to Adana is TK 466 dep.16:50pm). Arrival in Adana Airport. Meet and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight (D)
Day 2
Arrive Istanbul – Fly Adana Airport
Arrive Istanbul. Fly to Adana. Meet and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
(D)
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 4
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)
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 6
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 7
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 8
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)
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 Archaeological Museum. Return to
Izmir. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
Day 10
Pergamon - Thyatira - Ayvalık
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 Ayvalık 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 Canakkale. (B,D)
Day 12
Canakkale - 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)
Visit the Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia Church, Underground Cistern
and Grand Covered Bazaar. (B,D)
Take a leisurely private boat tour along the Bosporus seeing both Asian and European
shores of Istanbul. Then visit the Topkapı 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 Kumkapı district. (B,D)
Transfer to Istanbul Airport for departure. End of our services. (B)
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