JOURNEY IN BIBLICAL TURKEY
Istanbul and 7 churches from the Book of Revelation
Holiday 4 days on the Aegean coast
and 2 days in the hotel’s thermal pools
Istanbul – Bergama (Pergamon 3 church) – Akhisar (Thyatira 4 church) – Salihli (Sardis 5 church) –
Alashehir (Philadelphia 6 church) – Pamukkale – Eskihisar (Laodicea 7 church) –
Izmir (Smyrna 2 church) – Seljuk (Ephesus 1 church) – Kusadasi
| August 27 1st day Tue. |
| Arrival in Istanbul. Meeting at the airport with a representative of the host country. Transfer to the hotel. Check in hotel. Dinner. Ramada Istanbul Grand Bazaar Hotel HB 4* Free time for an evening walk around Istanbul (optional). Overnight at the hotel. |
| August 28 2nd day Wed. |
| Breakfast 8:00. Departure 8:30. Walking tour of the historical part of Istanbul. Sultanahmet Square: Hagia Sophia Mosque (optional, entrance 25 € / 28 $). Blue Mosque. Cistern in Gulhane Park. Optional visit to the Basilica Cistern (entrance 23 € / 24 $). Boat trip on the Bosphorus (included in the price of the program). Free time. Optional visit to Topkapi Palace and the Church of St. Irene (entrance 65 € / 70 $). Visit the Grand Bazaar and the Egyptian Sweet Market. Return to the hotel. Dinner, overnight at the hotel. |
| August 29 3rd day Thu. |
| Breakfast 7:00. Check out from the hotel. Departure 7:30. Moving to Bergamus (Pergamon) – 3rd church (Revelation 2:12-17). Sightseeing tour of the ancient city of Pergamon. An open-air museum on top of the mountain. Cable car to the museum (included in the price of the program). Transfer to a transit hotel in Izmir (Smyrna). Hampton by Hilton Izmir Aliaga НВ 4* Check-in to the hotel. Dinner, overnight. |
| August 30 4th day Fri. |
| Breakfast 7:30. Check out from the hotel. Departure 8:00. On the way an excursion to Akhisar (Thyatira) — 4th church (Revelation 2:18-29). Thyatira Church of the Apocalypse. Check-in for an excursion to Salihly (Sardis) – 5th church (Revelation 3:1-6). Visit to the ancient Greek city-museum: the temple of Artemis, the Roman theater, the great synagogue. Arrival in Alashehir (Philadelphia) – 6th church (Revelation 3:7-13). Optionally, on the way visit a fur and leather goods factory. Check-in at a hotel in Pamukkale. Lykus River Termal hotel 5* Relax in the hotel’s thermal pools. Dinner, overnight. |
| August 31 5th day Sat. |
| Breakfast 7:00. Check out 7:30. Hierapolis — “holy city”, tomb of St. Philip, necropolis, ancient theater for 15 thousand visitors, Temple of Apollo, the eighth wonder of the world — travertines. Working Cleopatra pool with mineral water (optional, entrance 6 € / 7 $). Eskihisar (Laodicea) — 7th church (Revelation 3:14-22) — one of the richest ancient cities, an open-air museum. Return to the hotel. Relax in the hotel’s thermal pools. Dinner, overnight. |
| September 1 6th day Sun. |
| At 5:00 a.m. hot air balloon flight (optional ≈ 120 € / 130 $) Breakfast 7:30. Check out from the hotel. Departure 8:00. Transfer to Izmir. Sightseeing tour in Izmir (Smyrna) – 2nd church (Revelation 2:8-11). The Agora of Smyrna is an ancient Roman square. Excursion to Selchuk (Ephesus) – 1 church (Revelation 2:1-7). Ancient open-air museum of Ephesus: Library of Celsus, Roman houses, amphitheaters. Church of St. John the Evangelist. Check-in at a hotel in Kusadasi Signature Blue Resort Hotel ALL 5* Holidays on the Aegean Sea. Dinner, overnight. |
| September 2 7th day Mon. |
| All inclusive at the hotel (included in the price of the program). WITHOUT A GUIDE Holidays on the Aegean Sea. Free time. Overnight at the hotel. |
| September 3 8th day Tue. |
| All inclusive at the hotel (included in the price of the program). WITHOUT A GUIDE Holidays on the Aegean Sea. Free time. Overnight at the hotel. |
| September 4 9th day Wed. |
| All inclusive at the hotel (included in the price of the program). WITHOUT A GUIDE Holidays on the Aegean Sea. Free time. Overnight at the hotel. |
| September 5 10th day Thu. |
| Breakfast. Check out from the hotel. Holidays on the Aegean Sea. Free time according to the selected return flight. Airport transfer. Departure from Izmir airport. |
Cost of the program (without air travel): 1150 € / 1300 $
Included in the program price:
- Accommodation in 4*-5* tourist class hotels in rooms with private amenities.
- Hotel meals breakfast and dinner (buffet) / all inclusive on vacation at a hotel in Kusadasi.
- Transport and excursion services by a qualified guide according to the program.
Not included in the tour price:
- Flights.
- Activities in the program indicated as optional (participation in them is optional).
- Set lunches (optional) – up to 15 €/day (16 $/day)
- Insurance (for a better price, can be purchased for a group) – price for 1 person (depending on age) – from $20
- Entrance tickets to historical places according to the program and mandatory tips for the guide and bus driver –
– 200 € / 220 $ per person – mandatory payment.
- Audio systems individually for each person – 10 € /11 $
The organizers are not responsible for refusal of entry into Turkey by border control. The organizers reserve the right to change the places of visits, maintaining the general composition of the program. Based on the formation of the group, meetings will be planned for those arriving on different flights.
Telephone for tour booking: +13157651497 — Natalia Vauruk