DAY 1 : İSTANBUL
AIRPORT TRANSFER – WELCOME COCKTAIL
a.. AIRPORT TRANSFER
b.. HOTEL CHECK-IN - WELCOME COCKTAIL
d.. BRIEFING ABOUT
THE TOUR
e.. DINNER &
OVERNIGHT STAY in İSTANBUL
DAY 2 : İSTANBUL
FULL DAY CITY TOUR
a..
BREAKFAST
b.. İSTANBUL CLASSICS
(BYZANTIAN & OTTOMAN RELICS) ST.SOPHIE,BLUE MOSQUE OF SULTAN
AHMET,HİPPODROME,GERMAN FOUNTAIN,
c TOPKAPI
PALACE (Where the Ottoman Sultans lived from 15’th to the 19’th
century)
d.. SÜLEYMANİYE
MOSQUE famous architect Sinan’s masterpiece
e.. GRAND
COVERED BAZAAR with 5.000 tiny shops inside
f.. DINNER &
OVERNIGHT STAY in İSTANBUL
DAY 3 :YSTANBUL
BOSPHORUS BOAT CRUISE - SAINT SAVIOUR CHURCH
a..
BREAKFAST
b.. SPICE (EGYPTIAN)
BAZAAR
c..
BOSPHORUS CRUISE (Yıldız Palace, Dolmabahçe Palace, Bosphorus Bridge,
Beylerbeyi Palace can also be seen from the sea during the tour)
d.. VISIT TO KARİYE
MUSEUM ( THE CHURCH OF ST.SAVİOUR IN CHORA a Byzantine church
decorated with extraordinary later 14th century frescoes and mosaics
portraying the life and miracles of Christ
e..
DINNER & OVERNIGHT STAY in İSTANBUL
DAY 4 : İSTANBUL
İZMİR
a..
BREAKFAST
b.. EARLY DEPARTURE
FOR İZMİR
c.. DRIVE
THROUGH BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE
d.. ARRIVAL TO İZMİR
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
e..
CHECK-IN AND REST
f.. DINNER &
OVERNIGHT STAY IN İZMİR
DAY 5 İZMİR (SYMRNA)
- POLICARPOS CHURCH – PERGAMON – THYATRİA
a.. EARLY
BREAKFAST
b.. VISIT OF
PILICARPOS CHURCH IN İZMİR
c.. DRIVE
TO PERGAMON (2:12-17) Visit Red Hall, Acropolis and Asclepion, the
medical centre of thermal cure.
d.. DRIVE TO AKHİSAR
e.. VISIT
THYATIRA (Revelation 2:18-29, Acts 16:14) It was the smallest of seven
cities and was a garrison city used to deter enemies from reaching
Pergamum,40 miles to the Northwest.
f.. DINNER &
OVERNIGHT STAY in İZMİR
DAY 6 : İZMİR
SARDİS – PAMUKKALE - LEODICIA
a.. EARLY
BREAKFAST
b.. DEPARTURE FOR
SARDİS
c.. VISIT
SARDİS, one of the most picturesque areas of these seven cities.
d.. CONTINUATION TO
ALAŞEHİR
e.. VISIT
PHILEDELPHIA , a favourite city of ST.JOHN and ST.PAUL
f.. DRIVE FOR
PAMUKKALE.
g.. VISIT
LEODICEA (Revelation 3:14-22; Colossians 2:1; 4:13-16) Leodicia was
another prosperous city in the chain, where Christianity first spread.
h.. DINNER &
OVERNIGHT STAY in PAMUKKALE
DAY 7 : PAMUKKALE
EPHESUS – VIRGIN MARY’S HOUSE – ST.JOHN’S BASILICA - KUŞADASI
a.. EARLY
BREAKFAST
b.. VISIT HIERAPOLIS,
impressive ruined city which is listed in the New Testament along with
Laodicea as the centre of Epaphras’s work. Another less well-known
resident of Hierapolis was Papias, a disciple of St. John.
c..
THERMAL POOLS AND NATURAL SPAS OF THE COTTON CASTLE
d..
DRIVE TO EPHESUS (Ephesians;Revelation1:11; 2:1-7; Acts 18:19-28;
19:1-4) Ephesus was the home place of St. Paul between 54 and 57 A.D.
e.. VISIT
VIRGIN MARY’S HOUSE on a wooded hilltop where the Virgin Mary is
believed to have spent her last days. The “House” was discovered in
1891 and it is now a place of pilgrimage for people from all over the
world.
f.. VISIT THE TEMPLE
OF ARTEMIS
g.. ST.
JOHN’S CHURCH & BASILICA where, according to legend, he was buried.
i.. DINNER &
OVERNIGHT STAY in KUŞADASI
DAY 8 : KUŞADASI
İZMİR ADNAN MENDERES AIRPORT
a.. BREAKFAST
b.. HOTEL
CHECK-OUT.
c.. TRANSFER TO ADNAN
MENDERES AIRPORT IN İZMİR
d.. FLIGHT BACK HOME.
OUR APPOINTED AGENT IN TURKEY IS:-ANTELOPE TOURS
For more information on this tour, please
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General
Conditions
INCLUDED
INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC RETURN FLIGHTS, HALF BOARD THROUGHOUT THE
TOUR, EN SUITE FACILITIES IN 1ST CLASS(4 STAR TYPE) GRADED HOTELS.
DAILY SIGHTSEEING PROGRAMME, ALL ENTRANCE FEES, ENGLISH SPEAKING
LICENSED GUIDE.
Our Educational Tours are heavily subsidised by the suppliers (Hotels,
Coach Companies and Airlines) and are designed for first time visitors
who intend to take out their own pilgrimage tours.
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