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Guaranteed Departure Days in year 2008:
2 January - 2 February - 8 March - 9
April - 10 May - 28 June
- 4 July - 10 August - 6 September - 8 October - 8
November and 20 December |
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 Day
1-
ISTANBUL (HB):
Welcome to Turkey. Arrive at
Istanbul Airport, your guide will
meet you and transfer to your hotel.
Check into the hotel and free
afternoon in Istanbul. At 19:00 meet
at the lobby for welcome, tour info,
cocktail and dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2-
ISTANBUL (HB):
In the morning at 08:15 pick up from
the hotel. You will be visiting the
Topkapi Palace, Lunch, Hagia
Sophia(St. Sophia), Sultan Ahmet
Camii(Blue Mosque), Hippodrome(Roman
and Byzantine era), Basilica
Cistern(Yerebatan Sarnici) and The
Spice Market(Misir Carsisi). Back to
hotel and dinner at the hotel at
20:00.
Day 3-
ISTANBUL (HB):
We meet you at the Lobby at 09:00
and go for the second day tour in
Kariye Museum (Chora Church), Pierre
Loti Cafe in Eyup located at a high
peak having panaroma view over The
Golden Horn , walking down to Golden
Horn through an ancient cemetery,
lunch is typical Turkish Cuisine
food at Mimandar Restaurant, Fener
Patriarchate of Greek Orthodox
Church after lunch and Bosphorus
cruise on the boat. Back to hotel
around 17:30 and dinner at the
hotel.
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4-
CAPPADOCIA (HB):
Departure from the hotel at 06:30
and fly to Cappadocia at 08:30.
Devrent imagination valley(a lunar
landscape), Zelve open air
museum(houses carved in rock,
Seljukian mosque & remains nearly
from all the ancient civilizations),
Pasabaglari(Fairy chimneys),
Otahisar for Lunch, Avanos (pottery
demonstration with the Hittite
tecnique, Pigeon valley, Uchisar
rock-castle, Esentepe(panoramic view
of Goreme valley) and Goreme open
air museum(rock cut churches,
frescos, monastery). Check into the
hotel and dinner at the hotel at
20:00.
Day 5-
CAPPADOCIA (HB):
09:15 pick up from the hotel.
Mustafapasa (old Greek village
Sinasos), Keslik monastery,
Taskinpasa medresesi (an Ottoman
theological school), Soganli valley
(3 km walking in the traditional
village, churches and Lunch) and
Cemil (Greek-orthodox church). Back
to hotel and dinner at the hotel at
20:00.
Day 6-
TARSUS-ADANA (B&B):
08:15 depart from the hotel and
visit Kaymakli, 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 in Antakya.
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7-
ANTAKYA(Antioch) - MERSIN (HB):
Full day excursion to Anatakya
(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.
Day 8-
ANAMUR-ALANYA (HB):
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 in
Alanya.
Day 9-
ANTALYA (HB):
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 Anatalya for dinner and overnight
stay.
Day 10-
PAMUKKALE (HB):
Proceed to LAODICEA 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 in Pamukkale.
Day 11-
PHILADELPHIA - SARDES - KUSADASI (HB):
Visit 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 in
Kusadasi.
Day 12-
EPHESUS - KUSADASI( HB):
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 in
Kusadasi.
Day 13-
IZMIR ( SMYRNA ) - PERGAMUM (HB):
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 in Pergamum.
Day 14-
PERGAMUM - NICEA - ISTANBUL (HB):
After breakfast long drive to
Istanbul through Iznik (Nicea) where
the Nicean Creed was formed. Depart
for Istanbul. Overnight Istanbul.
Day 15-
HOME (B&B):
Transfer to airport and fly back to
home. |
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