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St. Paul’s
Route (10 nights/11 Days), Religious Tour
St. Paul’s Route (10 nights/11
Days)
RESERVATION
Key Information:
Tour Duration:
10
nights / 11 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, 2
nights Adana, 1 night
Anamur, 1 night Side, 1
night Antalya,
2 nights Pamukkale, 1
night Kusadasi. |
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Tour Itinerary:
Day
1:
Istanbul.
Assistance upon arrival
and transfer to the
hotel for overnight.
Includes: Includes: (D);
Day 2:
Istanbul.
The city is set on a
triangular promontory
between the Golden Horn
and the Bosphorus and
defended on the landward
side by the massive
Byzantine walls. Full
day sightseeing after
breakfast. Visit of
Hippodrome, St. Sophia,
Blue Mosque and Topkapi
Palace. The calm of
Hippodrome today
contrasts with its
violent Byzantine past
of reckless chariot
races and rebellion that
left 30.000 corpses at
that spot. Blue mosque
is famous with its six
minarets and blue Iznik
tiles. Dominating the
old city is the
mysterious labyrinth of
Topkapi Palace, the seat
of the Ottoman Sultans
for 300 years. After
having lunch at a site
restaurant visit of
Covered Bazaar. Within
this maze of shops is an
arra y
of all Turkey’s crafts.
After strolling through
Istanbul back to hotel
for dinner and
overnight. Includes:
(B), (L), (D);
Day 3:
Istanbul–Adana.
Transfer to airport and
flight to Adana .
Transfer to the hotel
for overnight. Includes:
(B), (L), (D);
Day 4:
Antakya-Adana.
Full
day excursion to Antakya
(Antioch) where the
followers of Jesus were
first called Christians.
Antioch had been founded
and named by one of the
Alexander the Great’s
generals, Sleucia on
Pieria, who obtained
this area after the
battle of Ipsus in 301,
B.C. A visit to St.
Pierre which is the
first church of the
world, then return to
Adana for overnight.
Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 5:
Adana-Silifke-Anamur.
After breakfast drive to
Silifke which includes
an imposing crusader
castle. The Goksu River
that runs past Silifke
is the ancient
Calycadons where the
Emperor Frederick
Barbarossa, leader of
the Third Crusade,
drowned in 1190. Just
outside Silifke on the
Mersin road is Narlikuyu
where there is a fine
Roman mosaic depicting
the Three Graces. On the
way to Silifke visit to
Cennet-Cehennem (Heaven
and Hell) and nearby is
the Asthma Cave. At the
beautiful resort of
Korykos there are two
medieval castles, one on
the shore and one on an
island. After drive
along the Mediterranean
coast overnight at your
hotel. Includes: (B),
(L), (D);
Day 6:
Silifke-Anamur-Side.
After
breakfast we drive to
Side, a small fishing
village that lies on
promontory between two
sandy beaches. Side
includes elegant ruins,
such as a theater city,
fountain and agora. On
the breathtaking road
from Silifke to Side
lies Anamur with its
splendid castle, set
between two beaches and
built by the Emirs of
Karaman in 1230. Another
interesting resort town
on the way is Alanya ,
which is magnificently
set below a Selcuk
fortress that crowns a
promontory. After this
long drive overnight at
Side. Includes: (B),
(L), (D);
Day 7:
Side - Antalya.
After
breakfast continue to
drive to Antalya along
the Turquoise coast. On
the way visit to Perge
which includes the
impressive ruins of the
Pamphylian city. The
ruins include a stadium
for 12.000 spectators, a
theater for 15.000 and
angora. At the village
of Serik there is a
turning off the main
road to the Pamphylian
city of Aspendos on the
banks of the ancient
Eurymedan. The huge 2nd
Century A.D. theater is
the best preserved in
Turkey and every year in
early June performances
are given here. After,
passing through one of
the finest settings on
the Mediterranean coast,
namely Antalya.
Includes: (B), (L), (D);

Day 8:
Antalya-Pamukkale.
Excursion to Termessos,
which includes the ruins
of the proud city of
Termessos that even
Alexander the Great
chose not to attack. The
ruins are dramatically
set in a mountain
stronghold, with the
theater balanced on a
precipice overlooking
the sea. After this trip
your motor coach takes
you to your hotel for
overnight in Pamukkale.
Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 9:
Pamukkale.
After breakfast drive to
Hierapolis, the oldest
inscription found so far
indicates it was founded
by Eumenes II, King of
Pergamon, in the latter
part of the 2. Century
B.C, it soon became a
busy industrial center.
Pagan worship in the
city centered around
Cybele, Apollo, Artemis,
Men, Poseidon and Pluto.
Underneath the Temple of
Apollo has been found
the Plutonium, an
opening in the earth
from which a noxious gas
still comes. The temple
is between the pool,
where
the hot spring rises,
and the large theater on
the side of the hill. To
the north along the rim
of the plateau is long
avenue of tombs. After
this interesting tour
around, you can rest at
your hotel which offers
you swimming at night.
Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 10:
Pamukkale-Kusadasi.
After breakfast drive to
Kusadasi, a coastal town
on the Aegean. On the
way visit Ephesus which
is a reflection of
imperial might and
eastern opulence. Our
tour begins with a visit
to the little town of
Selcuk, just outside
there lie the remains of
one of the seven wonders
of the world, the Temple
of Artemis. Not far from
the Artemi ssion
is the Isa Bey Mosque.
At the top of the hill
on which the mosque lies
is the citadel and the
basilica of St. John.
Three kilometers from
Selcuk, on the road to
Kusadasi, a road
branches off to Ephesus,
set at the foot of Mount
Pion, then visit of
Double Church of the
Virgin, Arcadian Way and
the House of Virgin
Mary. After your visit
to the treasures of
Ephesus, your motor
coach will take you to a
small coastal town,
Kusadasi for overnight.
Includes: (B), (L), (D);
Day 11:
Kusadasi - Izmir /
Departure.
Transfer to the Izmir
Airport for your flight
back home. Includes:
(B).
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Notes:
Airfare is not included
in the tour price.
(B), (L), (D); B=
Breakfast, L= Lunch, D=
Dinner.
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