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Biblical Jewels of Turkey - Greece (14 Nights/15
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Biblical Jewels of Turkey - Greece (14
Nights/15 Days) Religious Tour
Biblical Jewels of Turkey - Greece (14 Nights/15 Days)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 14 nights /
15 days
Days of Operation: Private
Tour - Regular Tour
Destination(s): Turkey -
Greece
Hotel's Class: 5, 4, 3 Stars
Hotel or Tourist Class
Season: Starting April till
end of October
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No |
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Overnight Places:
2 nights Istanbul, 2 night Pergamum, 1 night Pamukkale, 1
night Kusadasi, 1 night Patmos 1 night Rhodes, 1 night Pireus, 2
nights Athens, 1 night Olympia, 1 night Delphi, 1 night
Kalambaka. |
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Istanbul.
 Welcome
to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport, meet your guide and
transfer to your hotel. After check into the hotel, meet at the
lobby for welcome and info cocktail. Overnight in Istanbul.
Includes: (D).
Day 2: Istanbul.
Our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world
situated on two continents. We visit the Topkapi Palace
including the Harem, St. Sophia, The Blue Mosque and Hippodrome,
where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place. Dinner
and overnight in Istanbul. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: Smyrna - Pergamum.
Transfer from hotel to Istanbul airport for flight to Izmir.
Arrival in Izmir .Drive to ancient Smyrna, was the second one of
the seven Christian churches in Asia Minor to which St. John the
Divine wrote (Revelation l-11). In the afternoon proceed to
Thyatira, another one of the Seven Churches. S ee
the remains of a Basilica and other ruins from the Roman Period.
Drive to Pergamum for overnight. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 4: Pergamum.
Pergamum (Bergama). Visit the Acropolis with its pagan temples
and Altar of Zeus. Continue to the healing center, Aesclepion.
Overnight in Pergamum. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 5: Sardis - Philadelphia - Pamukkale.
After breakfast depart for Sardes, another one of the Seven
Churches mentioned by St. John. Continue to Philadelphia to,
another one of the Christian congregations, and a city built in
2 BC by King Eumenos. Continue to Pamukkale (Hierapolis). Watch
the sunset over the petrified waterfalls. Overnight in
Pamukkale. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6: Leodicea - Ephesus.
Visit Hierapolis and then Laodicea before continuing to Ephesus.
See the final abode of the Virgin Mary where she spent her last
years. Tour through ancient Ephesus to see the old synagogue,
the theatre where St. Paul preached (Acts 10), the Library of
Celsus and other sights. Overnight in Kusadasi. Includes: (B),
(L), (D).
Day 7: Kusadasi - Patmos (cruise).
Morning at leisure for shopping in Kusadasi. Around noon
transfer to the Kusadasi port to embark on the cruise ship.
Cruise to Patmos, the tiny, rocky island where the exiled St.
John the Divine received the Revelation which forms the last
book of the New Testament. Optional tour of the 11th century
monastery of St. John is available. Tonight you will sail to
Rhodes. Dinner and overnight on board. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 8: Rhodes.
Morning arrival at Rhodes, the island of Roses and site of the
ancient Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the
World. Here you can take an optional tour to Lindos with its bay
of St. Paul, where St. Paul landed, and its acropolis, dedicated
to the goddess Athena; stroll though the medieval city with the
streets of Knights and the stone mansions or enjoy swim on one
of the beautiful beaches of the island. Late afternoon sail to
Crete. Dinner and overnight on board. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 9: Heraklion (Crete) - Santorini.
Morning arrival at Heraklion, the capital of Crete. A few miles
away is the Palace of Knossos, discovered by Sir Arthur Evans in
1899, center of the famed Minoan civilization and one of the
most important archaeological sites in the world. Noon sail to
Santorini the most spectacular of the Greek slands. The town of
Thira is perched on a cliff created by volcanic eruption.
Optional visit to the Akrotiri excavation where recent Minoan
discoveries support the theories that Santorini might be the
remains of the lost continent of Atl antis.
At night sail to Piraeus. Dinner and overnight on board.
Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 10: Athens.
Breakfast on board. Disembarkation and transfer to our hotel.
leave our luggage's and start for morning sightseeing tour of
Athens.
Including guided tour of the Acropolis Athens city tour gives
you a unique opportunity to see just in a few hours all the main
sites of Athens and the Acropolis with its museum! Feel the
spirit of Democracy at the top of the Acropolis Hill during the
guided tour just outside the Parthenon and get the opportunity
to visit the Acropolis museum! Enjoy a breathtaking and
panoramic view of the city and suburbs! Includes: (B).
Here are the majors sites you will see
during the tour:
- City center
- Syntagma (Constitution)
square
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Panathenian Stadium
- The House of Parliament
(ex Royal Palace)
- National Park (ex Royal
Gardens)
- The memorial to the
Unknown Soldier
- The Academy
- National Library
- Presidential Palace
- Change of the Republican
Guards (Evzones)
- Zappion Congress Hall
- Temple of Olympic Zeus
- Hadrian's Arch
- Herod Atticus Odeon
- The Acropolis of Athens
(visiting the site & its museum).
transfer to our hotel and check in. Free afternoon in Athens.
Day 11: Athens - Corinth - Olympia ( B. D. ).
Leave by the coastal road t the CORINTH CANAL (short stop).
Drive on and visit the Theatre of Epidaurus famous for its
remarkable acoustics. Then proceed to the Town of Nafplion
(short stop) drive to Mycenae and visit the Archeological Site
and the Tomb of Agamemnon. Then depart for Olympia through
Central Peloponneseand the Towns of Tripolis and Megalopolis.
Overnight in Olympia, the Cradle of the Olympic Games. Includes:
(D).
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12: Olympia - Delphi.
In the morning visit the Archeological Site with the Sanctuary
of Olympian Zeus, the Ancient Stadium and the Archeological
Museum. Then drive on through the plains of Eliad and Achaia
until the magnificent bridge which is crossing the Corinthian
Bay from Rio to Antirion. Pass by the picturesque Towns of
Nafpaktos (Lepanto) and Itea, arrive in Delphi. Overnight.
Includes: (B), (D).
Day 13: Delphi - Kalambaka.
In the morning visit the Archeological Site and the Museum.
Depart for Kalambaka, a small Town situated at the foot of the
astonishing complex of Meteora, gigantic rocks. Overnight.
Includes: (B), (D).
Day 14: Kalambaka - Meteora - Athens.
Visit Meteora, among striking scenery, perched on top of huge
rocks which seem to be suspended in mid-air, stand ageless
Monasteries, where you can see exquisite speciments of Byzantine
Art. Return to Athens via Trikala,
 Lamia,
Thermopylae (visit the Leonida's monument). Arrive in Athens
early in the evening. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 15: Athens - Departure.
Transfer to the airport for your homebound flight. Includes:
(B).
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Reservation |
 Tour
package includes:
- 3 or 4 star hotel
accommodations including breakfast.
- 3 nights & 4 days cruise
in inside cabin.
- Melas mentioned in the
itinerary.
- Private tours and
transportations in Turkey from Istanbul arrival till Kusadasi
departure.
- Regular tours in Greece.
- Entrance fees to the sites
and museums.
- Proessional tour guide.
- Istanbul - Izmir flight
ticket including port tax.
- Port tax during cruise and
embarcation fee. |
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Excludes:
- Any international flights.
- Meals not mentioned in the
itinerary.
- Drinks.
- Visa fee.
- Shore excursions in
Patmos, Rhodes, Santorini and Heraklion.
- Tipping (compulsory
tipping is 9-$US per person per day during the cruise). |
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