EPHESUS MEETING
15 Days Turkey Tour & Join the Ephesus Meeting
Sat Depart from New York
Own transportation to New York JFK Airport. Take the Turkish Airlines TK 2 non-stop 17:30 flight to Istanbul.
Sun Arrive Istanbul - Take the connection flight to Adana
Arrive Istanbul Airport at 10:25 am. Take the connection flight to Adana. Arrive Adana Airport. Our represen-tative will meet you after the customs and baggage claim. Meet and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight. (D)
Mon Antioch - Adana
Full Day Tour to Antioch (Acts 11:19-27; 13:1; 14:26; 15:22-35; Gal. 2:11; II Tim. 3:11). Visit St. Peter's Church and the Mosaic Museum. Return to Adana. Dinner at the hotel. (B, D)
Tue Adana-Tarsus-Cappadocia
Drive to Tarsus (Acts 9:11; 9:30; 11:25; 21:39; 22:3), the birthplace of St. Paul. Visit the new St. Paul Church and Paul's Well. Continue to Cappadocia, the land of the fairy chimneys and rock churches of the 10th century. (B, D)
Wed Cappadocia
Full day sightseeing in Cappadocia; visit the Underground city, Göreme Open Air Museum with painted rock churches, the pottery making town of Avanos and the citadel of Uchisar. (B, D)
Thu Cappadocia - Lystra - Iconium (Konya)
Visit the Biblical site of Lystra (Acts 14:6-21; 16:1-2, II Tim. 3:11). Then drive to Iconium (Acts 13:51; 14:1-21; 16:2, II Tim. 3:11), today's Konya to visit the Mevlana Mausoleum. Overnight in Konya. (B, D)
Fri Iconium-Colossae-Laodicea-Pamukkale
Drive to unexcavated site of Colossae (Col. 1:2). Then see the ruins of Laodicea (Col 2:1; 4:13-16, Rev. 1:11; 3:14). Continue to Pamukkale for dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Sat Philadelphia-Sardis-Smyrna (Izmir)
Drive to Alasehir to see the 1st century Philadelphia Church (Rev. 1:11; 3:7). Then visit Sardis (Rev. 1:11; 3:1-4); the Gymnasium, the 3rd century Synagogue, the Temple of Diana and the remains of the 1st century Church. Drive to Smyrna (Rev. 1:11; 2:8) for dinner and overnight in Izmir. (B, D)
Sun JOIN THE EPHESUS MEETING-Kusadasi
Full day tour in 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). Visit the famous ancient city, the Basilica of St. John and the Archaelogical Museum. Dinner at the hotel. JOIN THE EPHESUS MEETING in the evening. (B, D)
Mon Pergamon-Thyatira-Ayvalik
Drive North to Pergamon (Rev. 1:11; 2:12). Visit the Acropolis and the remaining of the 1st century Church called Red Basilica. Continue to Akhisar to see the 1st century Thyatira Church (Acts 16:14, Rev. 1:11; 2:18-24). Drive to Ayvalik for dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Tue Alexander Troas-Assos-Troy-Canakkale
Visit Alexander Troas (Acts 16:8-11; 20:5, 6, II Tim. 4:13 II Cor. 2:12) to see only few stones covered by water today. Then visit Assos. Continue to Troy to see the ruins of the legendary city and the replica of the wooden horse. Dinner and overnight in Çanakkale. (B, D)
Wed Çanakkale-Dardanelles-Istanbul
Take the car ferry to cross the Dardanelles strait. Drive to Istanbul. Visit St. Chora Church, famous for its beautiful mosaics in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Thu Istanbul
Visit the Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque(optional), St. Sophia Church, Underground Cistern Basilica and Grand Covered Bazaar. (B, D)
Fri Istanbul
Take a leisurely private boat tour along the Bosphorus seeing both Asian and European shores of Istanbul. Then visit the Topkapı Palace and the important Istanbul Archaeological Museum containing the Gezer Calender, the Titus Inscriptions, City Walls from Babylon, and other important items. Return to the hotel. Tonight, we will have a Farewell Dinner at an outside Sea Food Restaurant in Kumkapı district. (B, D)
Sat Departure
Transfer to Istanbul Airport for departure. Fly back to New York JFK Airport via Istanbul. Arrive New York same day afternoon. End of our services. (B)
Member discount:
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Notes:
Airfare is included in the tour price.
INCLUDING • Roundtrip Air Fare between New York JFK - Turkey (Participants are responsible of their own transportation to and from JFK Airport)
• 13 nights at good 4 star hotels in Turkey
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• All escorted transfers
• Daily breakfast and 13 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
• JOIN THE EPHESUS MEETING
EXCLUDING • Lunches and all drinks
• Turkish Visa fee ($20 per person for US citizens, to be paid at Istanbul airport pon arrival)
• Personal expenses
• Any other service which is not mentioned above
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