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Foot steps of St. Paul in Anatolia Tour (7
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Foot steps of St. Paul in Anatolia Tour (7
nights/8 days), Biblical Tour
Foot steps of St. Paul in Anatolia Tour (7 nights/8 days)
Key Information:
Tour Duration:
7 nights / 8 days
Days of Operation: Private
Tour
Destination(s): Turkey
Hotel's Class: 5, 4, 3 Stars
Hotel or Tourist Class
Season: All Year
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No |
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Overnight Places:
1 night Istanbul, 2 nights Adana, 1 night Cappadocia, 1 night
Konya, 2 nights Antalya. |
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Istanbul.
Program Transfer to Hotel
Day 2: Adana.
Program Meet at the airport, transfer to your hotel. Dinner and
overnight in Adana.
Day 3: Adana-Antioch-Adana.
Program After breakfast we will continue to Antioch-on-the-
Orontes, Da phne
and Seleucia Pieria. Antioch has been founded in 300BC. Antioch
offered the most ferric ground for new ideas, philosophies and
religions. First to preach here were St.Paul and Barnabas whose
extensive efforts proved to be very fruitful for Christianity.
Incidentally, the word Christians was first used in Antioch. The
strong and wealthy community of Antioch contributed financially
to the Christian community of Jerusalem. Highlights include the
museum which houses a superb collection of mosaics from Antioch,
Daphne and Seleucia Pieria, St. Peter's Grotto, the cave church
came to be known as the meeting place of the early Ch ristians.
Visit Daphne. The next site we will visit today is Seleucia
Pieria, which was the port city of Antioch in ancient days. The
most interesting monument here is the Tunnel of Titus, which is
a tremendous canal, dug for the purpose of diverting waters of
Orontes River. Another highlight here will be the rock tombs
with their impressive facades pertaining to the Hellenistic
period. Return to Adana for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Adana-Tarsus-Cappodocia.
Program After breakfast we will drive straight to Tarsus, the
birthplace of St. Paul. During St. Paul's time Tarsus was a
University City surpassing Athens and Alexandria. Cicero was a
governor here in 51-50 BC and the romantic meeting between
Cleopatra and Mark Anthony took place in Tarsus. Highlights here
will be St. Paul's well, Tomb of Sardanapulus and Cleopatra's
Gate. Then we drive north to Cappadocia and first stop at Der inkuyu.
This is an underground city, carved into soft rocks resembling a
huge labyrinth of tunnels, rooms, kitchens, wine cellars and
passageways. A huge chimney ventilates this 8-levelled dwelling,
which was used by Christians hiding from there Roman and
Byzantine persecutors. Their colorful frescoes remain as vibrant
as when they were first made. Fascinating place...Derinkuyu.
Further on we come to Cappadocia whose effect on the visitor is
like that of a village out of Grimm's Fairy Tales. What Turks
commonly call "Fairy Chimneys" are jutting pieces of volcanic
rocks that have been beaten and shaped by the wind and rain.
Highlights will be The Apple Church, The Church of St. John the
Baptist and the Church with a Buckle in Goreme. Dinner and
overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 5: Capoddocia-Derbe-Lystra-Konya.
Program Right after breakfast, we begin our drive to Konya or
ancient Iconium, which became an important Christian city
following St. Paul's preaching. A Phyrigia legend says that
Konya was the first city to be founded after the flood. St. Paul
and Barnab as
came here in 47 A.D. and their preaching was accompanied by many
miracles. St. Paul made two more stops here on his second and
third journeys. Today's Konya is quite new but the center of the
city is very old. Visit Derbe and Lystra where St. Paul visited
on his journeys. Dinner and overnight in Konya.
Day 6: Antioch of Psidia-Antalya.
Program Early morning we will drive to Psidian Antioch (Yalvac)
where St. Paul opened Christianity to the world. Yalvac's
history goes back to 280 B.C. During St. Paul's time the
population was a mixture of Jews, Romans and Greeks. Very little
is left of Psidian Antioch today. There is the propylaea of the
acro polis
with a number of carved stones and the remains of a Byzantine
church. We pass by Egirdir Lake and arrive in Antalya for dinner
and overnight.
Day 7: Antalya-Side-Perge-Aspendos.
Program After breakfast, we take a private boat to Perge, where
St. Paul began preaching after arriving from Cyprus. Visit the
Gymnasium, the Bath, the Agora, the Theater, the Stadium and the
Hellenistic Gate. Continue to Another the Pamphilian city of
Aspendus. The Theater is the best preserved in the world with
its incredible acoustics. Visit Side, which is built exactly on
top of the ancient city. See the Temples of Athena and Apollo,
the State Agora, the Theater and the Museum. Afternoon return to
Antalya. Dinner and overnight in Antalya.
Day 8: Antalya Departure.
Program Transfer to airport for departure.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
(B), (L), (D); B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner.
Reservation |
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Tour package
includes:
- 7 nights 4 star hotels
including.
- All transportation in
Turkey by private a/c tour coach.
- All meals as stated on the
itinerary.
- All entrance fees to the
sites and to the museums mentioned on the above program.
- Comprehensive sight-seeing
as itinerary.
- Special pre-departure
information pack.
- English speaking
professional guide throughout.
- Tips to the restaurants.
- All Portage. |
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Excludes:
- Tips to guide, driver, and
hotel porters.
- Telephone calls.
- Laundry.
- Things not mentioned as
included and things of personal nature.
- Foreign airport taxes &
security charges, passport and visa fees, travel insurance.
- Domestic flight from
Istanbul to Adana – Antalya to anywhere. |
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