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Ephesus
Meeting Tour (9 nights/10 days) Religious Tour, Biblical Tours
Ephesus Meeting Tour (9
nights/10 days)
RESERVATION
Key
Information:
Tour Duration: 9 nights / 10 days
Days of Operation: Private Tour
Destination(s): Turkey
Hotel's Class: 5, 4, 3 Stars Hotel or Tourist
Class
Season: All Year
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No |
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Overnight Places:
2 nights Istanbul, 1 night Assos, 1 night Izmir, 1
night Pamukkale, 4 night Kusadasi. |
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:
Istanbul.
 Arrive
Istanbul Airport. Our representative will meet you after
the customs and baggage claim. Transfer to the hotel.
Afternoon visit to the Topkapi Palace, the Imperial
Residential Palace of the Ottoman sultans between the
16th and 19th centuries and the oldest and largest of
the remaining palaces in the world. Its displays include
priceless world-class collections of jewelry, porcelain
and costumes of the sultans. Dinner and overnight. (D)
Day 2:
Istanbul.
Full day Istanbul tour; the Roman Hippodrome Square,
Blue Mosque with its beautiful blue tiles, St. Sophia
Church, built by Constantine the Great and reconstructed
by Justinian in the 6th century, one of the world's
greatest architectural marvels and a designated World
Heritage site. Then visit the important Istanbul
Archaeological Museum containing the Gezer Calender, the
Titus Inscriptions, City Walls from Babylon, and other
important items. Return to the hotel for
 dinner
and overnight. (B, D)
Day 3:
Istanbul - Troy - (Acts 16:8-11; 20:5, 6, II Tim.
4:13 II Cor. 2:12) Assos.
Drive to Çanakkale. Cross the Dardanelles Strait by car
ferry. Proceed to Troy to see the legendary city and the
replica of the Wooden Horse. Then drive to Alexandria
Troas founded by Alexander the Great. Paul visited here
at least twice. Then drive to Assos, this Hellenistic
city where Paul rejoined his companions. Dinner and
overnight in Assos. (B, D)
Day 4:
Pergamon (Rev. 1:11; 2:12) - Thyatira (Acts
16:14, Rev. 1:11; 2:18-24)-Smyrna (Rev. 1:11; 2:8)
Leave for Pergamon. Visit the Acropolis with the
steepest theater of the ancient world and the Temple of
Trajan. Then visit the Red Basilica which was an
Egyptian Temple,
 ater
converted to a church in the 1st century. Continue to
Izmir for dinner and overnight. (B, D).
Day 5:
Sardis (Rev. 1:11; 3:1-4)- Philadelphia (Rev.
1:11; 3:7) - Pamukkale.
Drive to Sardis, the capital of the ancient Lydia, where
first coin of the world is invented. See the ruins of
the early Church constructed next to the Temple of
Diana. Continue to Alasehir to see the 1st century
Philadelphia Church. Dinner and o vernight
at Colossae Hotel in Pamukkale. (B,D)
Day 6:
Laodicea (Col 2:1; 4:13-16, Rev. 1:11; 3:14) -
Colossae(Col. 1:2)-Aphrodisias - Kusadasi
Morning tour of Pamukkale, noted ancient spa, where pure
white travertines form frozen waterfalls. Drive to
Aphrodisias, the city of the Goddess of Love, see the
well preserved Stadium, the Odeon, the Theater and the
Agor a.
Continue to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 7:
Ephesus (Acts 18:19-24; 19:1-35; 20:16-17; 21:29,
1 Cor. 15:32; 16:8, I Tim. 1:3 II Tim. 1:18; 4:12, Rev.
1:11, 2:1)-Kusadasi.
Visit the famous ancient city of Ephesus, the Ephesus
Archaeological Museum and the Basilica of St. John. The
visit of the House of Virgin Mary is optional. Dinner at
the hotel. Then JOIN THE EPHESUS MEETING in the evening.
Overnight in Kusadasi. (B, D)
Day 8:
Miletus - Didyma - Priene - Kusadasi.
Visit the Greco-Roman city of Priene. Then visit Miletus
theater where Paul spoke to the locals. Last visit to
the Apollo Temple in Didyma, the famous oracle center
of Asia Minor. Return to Kusadasi. (B, D)
Day 9:
Kusadasi.
Today we will visit Saint John Basilica,Virgin Mary
House and Temple of Artemis. Return to Kusadasi for
overnight.
Day 10:
Departure.
Early transfer to the Izmir Airport for departure.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
RESERVATION |
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INCLUDING
- 8 nights at good 4 star
hotels in Turkey.
- Sightseeing as per the
itinerary.
- All escorted transfers.
- Daily breakfast and 8
dinners (B: breakfast, D: dinner).
- Transportation by private
A/C bus with driver throughout the tour.
- Car ferry cost, tolls,
parking fees, gasoline.
- Bible Oriented English
speaking professional tour guide throughout the tour.
- Entry fees to the sites &
museums.
- Service charges & local
taxes.
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JOIN THE EPHESUS MEETING EXCLUDING
- Lunches and all drinks.
- Turkish Visa fee.
- Personal expenses.
- Any other service which
is not mentioned above. |
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