The Seven Churches Of Revelation (7 nights/8 days) Religious Tour
TOUR DETAILS:
The Seven Churches Of Revelation (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: Yes
Overnight Places:
2 nights Istanbul, 2 nights Izmir, 1 night Pamukkale, 2
nights Kusadasi.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Istanbul.
Assistance upon arrival and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul. Includes: (D);
Day 2: Istanbul.
Full day excursion of Istanbul. Morning visit to Topkapi
Palace, St. Sophia Museum, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome area
with the Obelisk of Theodosius. The Columness of
Serpantine and Porphyro genetius. Lunch at a site
restaurant. After lunch visit Yerebatan cistern. Dinner
at the hotel and overnight. Overnight in Istanbul.
Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 3: Istanbul-Izmir.
After breakfast transfer to Istanbul Ataturk Airport to
catch your flight to Izmir. Your motor coach will be
waiting for you at Izmir Airport. Visit of the town,
visit to Kadifekale and Agora. Afternoon is left at your
leisure. Overnight in Izmir. Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 4: Izmir-Bergama-Izmir.
Drive to Bergama. (Pergamon) Visit of Asclepion one of
the foremost medical centers of the ancient world. After
having lunch on the way, visit of Thyatira (Akhisar)
where the old Hellenistic plays and forums were staged.
Back to hotel in time for dinner. Overnight in Izmir.
Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 5: Izmir-Pamukkale.
Early in the morning you will drive to Sardes one of the
most picturesque areas of any of the churches. After
lunch you will drive on to Hierapolis via Philadelphia (Alasehir)
another of the churches mentioned in the Revelation of
John, now a living city like Izmir and Akhisar
(Thyatira). You will visit the ruins of Hierapolis
founded by Eumentes II in 190 B.C. and overnight at a
pleasant hotel where you relax and take a swim in the
naturally warm pools. Overnight in Pamukkale. Includes:
(B), (L), (D);
Day 6: Pamukkale-Kusadasi.
Drive to Kusadasi. On the way visit of Aphrodisias and
Laodicea. The present day visitor to Laodicea finds a
large area littered with broken marble tops of the stone
masonry walls. Aphrodisias is one of ancient towns which
archeology today has brought to attention. Overnight at
a comfortable hotel in Kusadasi. Includes: (B), (L),
(D);
Day 7: Kusadasi.
Full day excursion to Selcuk and Ephesus. Our tour
begins with a visit to the little town of Selcuk, just
outside of which lies the remains of one of the seven
wonders of the world, the Temple of Artemis, St. Jean’s
Basilica Isa Bey Mosque. At the top of the hill on which
the mosque lies is the citadel. Three kilometers from
Selcuk the road branches off to Ephesus, set at the foot
of mount Pion, visit of Double Church of Virgin and
House of Virgin Mary. After your stroll through Biblical
site of Ephesus your coach will take you back to your
hotel in Kusadasi. Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 8: Kusadasi - Izmir.
Transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
Includes: (B).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
(B), (L), (D); B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner.
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