Day 1: Arrival Istanbul
Following our guests’ arrival in Istanbul, our staff will meet our guests and transfer them to the hotel. After check-in, our tour director will brief our guests about the Biblical Itinerary.
Overnight stay will be at the hotel.
Day 2: Istanbul / Pergamon / Izmir (B/L/D)
After breakfast, we will meet with our guide at the hotel lobby, and drive to Pergamum (2:12-17) visit the Acropolis. Continiue to Thyatira (Akhisar) (Revelation 2: 18-29 , Acts 16:14), a city of artisans' guilds in St. Paul's time. In the afternoon city tour of Izmir. For evening, we continue to metropolis of Izmir (Smyrna, Revelation 2: 8-11), Homer's birthplace on the Aegean Coast. Dinner & overnight In Izmir.
Day 3: Izmir / Ephesus / Kusadasi (B/L/D)
After breakfast visit Ephesus (Ephesians; Revelation 1: 11, 2: 1-7; Acts 18: 19-28; 19: 1-4). It was the home of St. Paul between 54 and 57 A.D. Nearby we visit the Virgin Mary's House on a wooded hilltop where it was miraculously discovered. Finally we stop at the restoration of St. John's Basilica where, according to legend, he was buried. A short drive to Kusadasi which is very popular holiday destination nearby Ephesus. Overnight in Kusadasi.
Day 4: Kusadasi / Sardes / Philadelphia / Pamukkale (B/L/D)
Today visit three of Seven Churches. Drive to Sardis, one of the most picturesque areas of these seven cities. It is here St. John expressed his concern for pushing further with the progress of the city's faith (Revelation 3: 1-5). Move to Philadelphia (Alasehir), a favorite city of Paul and John. Leodicia (Revelation 3: 14-22; Colossians 2: 1; 4: 13-16), was another prosperous city in the chain, where Christianity first spread. Later, enjoy thermal pool at hotel. Dinner & overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 5: Pamukkale / Konya / Cappadocia (B/L/D)
After Breakfast, you will tour the ruins of the Ancient City of Hierapolis where Calcareous hot springs descending over cliffs have created fascinating travertine in the form of white terrace and basins. Proceed to Cappadocia via Konya. Dinner and overnight in Cappadocia.
Day 6: Cappadocia (B/L/D)
Enjoy Cappadocia tour today. Goreme Open Air Museum; houses many painted frescoes cave-churches. Underground City of Kaymakli, once a place of refuge for 15000 Christians. Witness the ancient bedrooms, church, meeting hall and food storage rooms on this eight storey city connected by 30km of corridors and passageways. Pasabag; the best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Cavusin, with it’s deserted houses after 1960’s looks like a ghost town. We vist the oldest cave churches complex of early Christianity. (*Still under construction might not finish until that time). Dinner and overnight at hotel in Cappadocia.
Day 7: Cappadocia / Istanbul (Domestic Flight) (B/L)
After breakfast, we will have domestic flight from Kayseri airport to Istanbul. Arrive in Istanbul, we will start our tour with below program. We will start the day with visiting the old city, Unesco World Heritage. We will be visiting Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque in Turkish). It is called Blue Mosque by tourist, because of its interior blue tiles which was used more than 20.000 pieces… The mosque is also popularly known as a fascinating structure its six minarets because it is only six minarets mosque in Turkey. We will continoue our tour with, Hippodrome, center of sportive (chariot races, athletics) events and political activities of the old city. From here we go to the nearby Hagia Sophia the Church of Divine Wisdom. Ranking as one of the greatest marvels of world architecture, this awe-inspiring building was constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Byzantine Emperor Justinian. The tour will end with the visit to the Grand Bazaar, the vast and legendary covered market that is the biggest souk in the world with nearly 4000 shops of antiques, jewelry and carpets.
Day 8: Istanbul / Fly Back Home (B)
After breakfast , we transferred to Istanbul airport for our departure flight back home.
