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St. Paul’s Biblical Tour (14 nights/15 days),
Religious Tour |
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St. Paul’s Biblical Tour (14 nights/15 days),
Religious Tour
St. Paul’s Biblical Tour (14 nights/15 days)
Key Information:
Tour Duration:
14 nights / 15 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:
3 nights Istanbul, 1 night Ankara, 2 nights Cappadocia, 1
night Adana, 1 night Mersin 1 night Alanya, 1 night Antalya, 1
night Pamukkale, 2 nights Kusadasi, 1 night Pergamum. |
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Highlights: Ankara - Cappadocia - Tarsus - Adana -
Antioch - Mersin - Anamur - Alanya - Antalya - Pamukkale -
Philadelphia - Sardis - Kusadasi - Ephesus - Smyrna - Pergamum -
Iznik (Nicea) - Istanbul (15 Days & 14 Nights .) Departing from
Ankara and terminating in Istanbul |
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Istanbul.
Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport, met by your guide
and transferred 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. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul
- its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them
as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has
known, Byzantine and Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace
including treasury section, The Blue Mosque and Hippodrome,
where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place and free
time in Grand bazaar with its 3.500 shops. Overnight in
Istanbul. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 3: Ankara.
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fter breakfast drive to Ankara. Arrive in Ankara (Capital of
Turkey), sightseeing of Ankara: see the Anatolian Civilization
Museum, the Temple of Augustus and Ataturk's Mausoleum. drive to
our Hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Ankara. Includes:
(B), (D).
Day 4: Ankara-Cappadocia.
After breakfast, Continue to Cappadocia with a lunch / rest stop
in Aksaray before a short ride to Ihlara Valley, to see the
impressive, Byzantine rock carvings and frescoes. Enjoy your
dinner and overnight stay in Cappadocia. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 5: Cappadocia.
Full day excursion of Cappadocia to see the surreal landscapes
of volcanic ash, formed 3 million years ago: spectacular red
rock cones, troglodyte churches and homes dating from 4000 BC
Now visit Uchisar, Goreme and Zelve, then Avanos, to visit one
of its famous, pottery workshops. Later return to your hotel for
overnight stay. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 6: Tarsus-Adana.
Visit Kaymakli, a unique underground city. Then drive to Tarsus,
birthplace of St. Paul. See St. Paul's Well, Cleopatra's Gate
and the ancient city. It was near here that a Great Fish
"vomited out Jonas upon the dry land" Next to Adana for dinner
and overnight stay. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 7: Antakya( Antioch )-Mersin.
 Full
day excursion to Antakya (Antioch). Here Jesus' followers were
first called Christians (Acts 11:26) Peter, Paul and also
Barnabas preached here. Visit St. Peter's Grotto and the
exquisite Mosaic Museum. View the old city of Iskenderun before
beginning the return drive to Mersin for dinner and overnight
stay. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 8: Anamur-Alanya.
Depart westward along the Mediterranean shoreline, a famous
coastal road. Take a lunch break in Anamur. See City of the
Monophystie Archbishop of Seleucia.
 Overnight
in Alanya. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 9: Antalya.
Continue to the ancient city of Side, the old port where Paul,
Barnabas and Mark landed during their missionary journeys. Later
they sailed from here to Antioch. Than visit Perge, where St.
Paul preached when arriving from Cyprus (Acts 13-14), and to
Aspendos with its magnificent theater. Next drive to Antalya for
dinner and overnight stay. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 10: Hierapolis-Pamukkale.
Proceed to Laodicea which was condemned by St. John in
Revelation Acts (4:15). Drive to Hierapolis, now called
Pamukkale, St. Philip was martyred here in 1st AD. Walk the
Necropolis and famous Avenue of Tombs. Overnight stay. Includes:
(B), (D).
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11: Philadelphia-Sardes-Kusadasi.
Visit there one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse and the
remains of the Cathedral. Continue to in Alasehir, the remains
of a church. Visit , capital of the ancient Lydia with temple of
the Cybele & Diana, which became later a church, see the royal
road. Continue to Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Includes: (B), (D).
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12: Ephesus - Kusadasi.
Drive to Selcuk. Visit the monastery of St. John and Ephesus ,
the best preserved city in the world. See the Library of Celsus,
a Stadium where Paul Preached (Acts 19), and the Theatre. Return
to Kusadasi. Then have dinner and overnight stay. Includes: (B),
(D).
Day 13: Izmir( Smyrna )-Pergamum.
This morning take a beautiful drive to Izmir (ancient Smyrna),
After visiting the St. Policarp church in Izmir , continue to in
Akhisar , ancient commercial place in connection with Troy &
Sardes. and visit Bergama (Pergamum) , the Acropolis, high above
the plain. See the pagan Temples and Altar of Zeus.Overnight in
Pergamum. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 14: Pergamum-Nicea-Istanbul.
After breakfast long drive to Istanbul through Iznik (Nicea)
where the Nicean Creed was formed. Depart for Istanbul.
Overnight Istanbul. Includes: (D).
Day 15: Departure.
Today drive to the Airport and return flight home, arriving the
same day with fresh memories, souvenirs and a renewed interest
in Turkey, the land of culture, faith and mystery. Includes:
(B).
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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:
- 14 nights special Boutique
and 4 star Hotel Accommodations including breakfast.
- All transportation in
Turkey by private a/c car or coach or minivan.
- Meals mentioned above the
program.
- 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. |
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