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Seven Churches
Tour (9 nights/10 days) Religious Tour
Seven Churches 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:
4 nights Istanbul, 1 nights Ayvacik, 1 night
Izmir, 1 night Pamukkale, 1 night Kusadasi 1
nights Ayvalik. |
Tour
Itinerary:
 Day
1:
Istanbul.
Arrival in Istanbul. Airport pickup and transfer
to the hotel. Check into the hotel and have some
time to relax. An orientation of the city will
be given shortly afterwards, with the remainder
of the day free to spend at your own leisure
about the city. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2:
Istanbul.
After breakfast, visit Topkapi Palace and Hagia
Sophia. Lunch break at an authentic Turkish
restaurant before visiting the Blue Mosque,
Hippodrome, Basilica Cistern and Grand Bazaar.
Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 3:
Istanbul.
After breakfast, there is a half-day tour of the
Bosphorus. Visit the Spice Market followed by a
cruise by ferry through the Bosphorus. Stop at
Ortaköy for a coffee break. Spend a free
afternoon at your own leisure. Overnight in
Istanbul.
Day 4:
Canakkale.
Morning departure to Çanakkale. Cross the
Dardanelles and visit Troy and Assos. Overnight
en route in Ayvacik.
Day 5:
Izmir.
Departure in the morning to Pergamon. Visit the
Acropolis and Asclepion. Then drive to Akhisar
and visit the Church of ancient Thyatira. Drive
to Izmir. Overnight in Izmir.
Day 6:
Pamukkale.
Visit the Church of St. Policarp, the oldest
church of ancient Smyrna, symbolizing the
community of the seven churches of the
Apocalypse. Then depart for Sardis, ancient
capital of the Lydians and visit the Church of
Sardis. Continue on to Alasehir, to see the
ancient Philadelphia Church before driving to
Pamukkale for a leisurely bath in the hot spring
pool of your hotel. Overnight in Pamukkale.
Day 7:
Kusadasi.
Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis where
St.Philip the Apostle became a martyr. Drive
from Pamukkale to Eskihisar - ancient Laodicea.
Visit the Church of Laodicea and the ruins.
Drive to Aphrodisias, the city of the Goddess of
Love, en route to Kusadasi. Overnight in
Kusadasi.
Day 8:
Ayvalik.
Set off for Ephesus to visit the spectacular
remains, the House of Virgin Mary and the
Basilica of St.John, followed by a stop-off in
the formerly Greek picturesque village of
Sirince. Continue on to Ayvalik, where you may
relax on the hotel-side beach. Overnight in
Ayvalik.
Day 9:
Istanbul.
Departure for Istanbul. Arrival and overnight in
Istanbul.
Day 10:
Departure.
Transfer from the hotel to the airport.
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 Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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