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Starts:
Istanbul
Finish: Istanbul
Departura Date : Private Tour - All Dates
available (some exceptions)
Duration:
15
Days –
14
Nights
Accommodation
Category:
All categories available
Day
One Welcome To Turkey
Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in
Istanbul Airport, meet your guide and transfer to
your hotel. ( 15km ) After check into the hotel,
meet at the lobby for welcome and info cocktail.
Overnight: Istanbul
Day Two 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: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day Three Ankara
After breakfast drive to Ankara.
Arrive in Ankara (Capital of Turkey), sight-seeing
of Ankara: see the Anatolian Civilization Museum,
the Temple of Augustus, Ataturk's Mausoleum.
drive to our Hotel for dinner and overnight stay in
Ankara. Overnight: Ankara
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Four 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.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Five 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.
Overnight: Cappadocia
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Six Tarsus & Adana
Visit Kaymaklý, 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.
Overnight: Adana
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Seven
Antakya & 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.
Overnight: Mersin
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Eight 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: Alanya
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Nine 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.
Overnight: Antalya
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Ten Pamukkale
Proceed to Leodicea 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.
Overnight: Pamukkale
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Eleven
Philadelphia, Sardis & 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.
Overnight: Kusadasi
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Twelve Ephesus
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.
Overnight: Kusadasi
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Thirteen Izmir &
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: Pergamum
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Day Fourteen
Nicea & Istanbul
After breakfast long drive to
Istanbul through Iznik (Nicea) where the
Nicean Creed was formed. Depart for Istanbul.
Overnight: Istanbul
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Day Fifteen
The end of our service
After breakfast transfer to
Istanbul airport for flight back home. The tour ends
and we hope you enjoyed our service.
Meals: Breakfast
Tour Includes:
Accommodation in
special boutique and 3 & 4
star hotels based on double occupancy. Single
occupancy surcharge.
Professional English speaking guide throughout the
tour.
Breakfast (B), Lunch (L) and Dinner (D) as indicated
in the itinerary.
Welcome cocktail.
All sightseeing and admission fees on the above
program.
Airport transfers plus all in country transport in
new air-conditioned buses throughout the tour.
Tour Excludes:
Personel Expenses.
Drinks.
Any tipping you feel appropriate.
Meals unless stated.
Additional
information:
Ask for Patmos
connection!
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2008 PRICES |
DBL/TWIN |
SINGLE |
TRIPLE |
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2-3 pax per
person |
USD 3840 |
USD 4225 |
USD 3710 |
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4-6 pax per
person |
USD 3340 |
USD 3675 |
USD 3225 |
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7-12 pax per
person |
USD 2565 |
USD 2820 |
USD 2480 |
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13-up per
person |
USD 2235 |
USD 2455 |
USD 2160 |
Our tours run on a
private basis meaning the group you book for will be
the only passengers and you will have your own
driver and guide
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