Seven Churches Tour (9 nights/10 days) Religious Tour, Biblical Tour
TOUR DETAILS:
Seven Churches Tour (9 nights/10 days) Key
Information:
Tour Duration: 9 nights / 10 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: Yes
Overnight Places:
4 nights Istanbul, 1 nights Ayvacik, 1 night Izmir, 1
night Pamukkale, 1 night Kusadasi 1 nights Ayvalik.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Istanbul.
Arrival in Istanbul. Airport pickup and transfer to the
hotel. Check into the hotel and have some time to relax.
An orientation of the city will be given shortly
afterwards, with the remainder of the day free to spend
at your own leisure about the city. Overnight in
Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul.
After breakfast, visit Topkapi Palace and Hagia Sophia.
Lunch break at an authentic Turkish restaurant before
visiting the Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern
and Grand Bazaar. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3: Istanbul.
After breakfast, there is a half-day tour of the
Bosphorus. Visit the Spice Market followed by a cruise
by ferry through the Bosphorus. Stop at Ortaköy for a
coffee break. Spend a free afternoon at your own
leisure. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 4: Canakkale.
Morning departure to Çanakkale. Cross the Dardanelles
and visit Troy and Assos. Overnight en route in Ayvacik.
Day 5: Izmir.
Departure in the morning to Pergamon. Visit the
Acropolis and Asclepion. Then drive to Akhisar and visit
the Church of ancient Thyatira. Drive to Izmir.
Overnight in Izmir.
Day 6: Pamukkale.
Visit the Church of St. Policarp, the oldest church of
ancient Smyrna, symbolizing the community of the seven
churches of the Apocalypse. Then depart for Sardis,
ancient capital of the Lydians and visit the Church of
Sardis. Continue on to Alasehir, to see the ancient
Philadelphia Church before driving to Pamukkale for a
leisurely bath in the hot spring pool of your hotel.
Overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 7: Kusadasi.
Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis where St.Philip the
Apostle became a martyr. Drive from Pamukkale to
Eskihisar - ancient Laodicea. Visit the Church of
Laodicea and the ruins. Drive to Aphrodisias, the city
of the Goddess of Love, en route to Kusadasi. Overnight
in Kusadasi.
Day 8: Ayvalik.
Set off for Ephesus to visit the spectacular remains,
the House of Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St.John,
followed by a stop-off in the formerly Greek picturesque
village of Sirince. Continue on to Ayvalik, where you
may relax on the hotel-side beach. Overnight in Ayvalik.
Day 9: Istanbul.
Departure for Istanbul. Arrival and overnight in
Istanbul.
Day 10: Departure.
Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
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