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DAY
01 - Arrival to Istanbul
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Arrival
to Istanbul Airport and meet for transfer to your hotel. Rest
of day at leisure as per arrival time.
Overnight in Istanbul
(NOTE: If coming from Greece Islands this tour can be done in
reverse order) |
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DAY
02 - Istanbul Sightseeing Tour
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After
breakfast at the hotel meet with guide to depart on a full day
tour to explore some of the most
important sights in Istanbul. Visit the Blue Mosque, St Sophia,
Hippodrome & Obelisk, Grand Bazaar and
Topkapi Palace (excluding extra entrancees to Harem & Treasury
rooms). Evening then at leisure.
Overnight in Istanbul |
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DAY
03 - Smyrna / Pergamum
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Breakfast
and check out before transfer on to Istanbul AIrport for morning
flight to Izmir. On arrival
meet with the guide to depart on the drive through Izmir (Smyrna)
City Centre with a stop at the
Kadifekale (translated as Velvet Castle) for panoramic views
over the bay and city and a visit to St
Polycarp Church. We then depart to Bergama and the ruins of
Pergamum previously a renowned as the
cultural and political center used by the Romans as an administrative
center for the province of Asia.
Here we will visit the ruins of the Acropol and the Asclepion
with its theatre. Evening at leisure.
Overnight in Bergama
(Smyrna
- Revelation: 2:8-11 Pergamun
- Revelation: 2:12-17)
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DAY
04 - Thyatira / Sardes / Philadelphia
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After
breakfast and check out depart to visit the ruins of Thyatira
which was founded by the Lydians,
then Sardes which was the wealthy capital of the Lydian Empire
and also Philadelphia which was very
important for the spreading of thought patterns and activities
of the Hellenistic civilisation and christian
faith. Our day will end on arrival to Pamukkale and check-in
with opportunity to take a thermal bath.
(Thyatira
- Revelation: 2:18-29 Sardes
- Revelation: 3:1-6 Philadelphia
- Revelation: 3:7-13)
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DAY
05 - Pamukkale / Aphrodisias / Laodicea
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This
morning, after breakfast, we start the day with a visit to the
natural formation of the travertens
that are found in Pamukkale (literally translated as "Cotton
Castle") along with the ruins of Hierapolis.
We then move on to visit the magnificent ruins of Aphrodisias,
one of the important archaeological
sites of the Greek and Roman periods in Turkey, along with the
remains of Laodicea which was noted
in Revelations as the "City of Compromise". We end
the day with arrival to Kusadasi (or Selcuk).
Overnight in Kusadasi (or Selcuk)
(Laodicea
- Revelation: 3:14-22) |
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DAY
06 - Ephesus / House of Virgin Mary
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Breakfast
at the hotel and then depart on a full day tour to visit the
remains of Artemis Temple, one
of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Then on to visit Ephesus
Ancient City, the best preserved
Greco-Roman city in the world. Here you will explore the Agora,
Odeon, Curetes Street, public toilets,
Celsius Library, Roman baths, Grand Theatre, Marble Street.
After a lunch break depart for the House
of Virgin Mary and visit the chapel where she is said to have
spent her last days. At end of touring,
transfer on to Izmir Airport for return flight to Istanbul,
on arrival check in to hotel, evening at leisure.
Overnight in Istanbul
(Ephesus
- Revelation: 1:11:2:1-7
Ephesus
- Acts 18:19-28:19) |
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DAY
07 - Departure
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| Breakfast
at hotel, check out and as per your flight departure time, transfer
on to Istanbul Airport |
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WHAT'S INCLUDED:
-05 nights hotel
accommodation in choice of preferred class
-01 full day
Istanbul Sightseeing Tour (includes guiding, entrance
fees, lunch)
-04 day Escorted
7 Churches Sightseeing Tour (includes guiding, entrance
fees, lunches
and tour transport
starting from arrival to Izmir Airport ending on departure
from Izmir Airport)
-Roundtrip domestic
flights, economy class, from Istanbul to Izmir to Istanbul
-All required
airport transfers in Istanbul
PACKAGE RATE:
Please use the REQUEST
FORM to receive a quote on the above travel
itinerary
as per your travel
dates and preferred class of hotel accommodation (3*/4*/5*/Special
Class).
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