JOURNEYS OF PAUL IN TURKEY 15 DAYS
"A Spiritual Journey following the Missionary Trips of Paul"

THE FIRST JOURNEY (46-48 AD)

THE SECOND JOURNEY (49-52 AD)

THE THIRD JOURNEY (53-57 AD)

THE FOURTH JOURNEY (58-64 AD)

TOUR ITINERARY:

Day 01 Depart from USA or Canada

Day 02 Arrive Istanbul – Fly Adana Airport
Arrive Istanbul. Fly to Adana. Suggested flight from Istanbul to Adana is TK 466 dep.16:50. Arrive Adana Airport at 18:20. Meet and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight. (D)

Day 03 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)

Day 04 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. (B,D)

Day 05 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 Uçhisar. (B,D)

Day 06 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. Dinner and overnight in Konya. (B,D)

Day 07 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)

Day 08 Philadelphia - Sardis - Smyrna (Izmir)
Drive to Alasehir to see the 1st century Philadelphia (Rev. 1:11; 3:7) Church. Then visit Sardis (Rev. 1:11; 3:1-4) ; the Gymnasium, the 3rd century Synagogue, the Temple of Diana and the remaining of the 1st century Church. Drive to Smyrna (Rev. 1:11; 2:8) for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day 09 Ephesus - Smyrna
Today, upon your request, you may join the Sunday prayer at the local Protestant Church in Izmir. 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. Return to Izmir. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day 10 Pergamon - Thyatira - Ayvalýk
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 Ayvalýk for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Day 11 Alexander Troas - Assos - Troy - Çanakkale
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)

Day 12 Çanakkale - Dardanelles - Istanbul
Then 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)

Day 13 Istanbul
Visit the Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia Church, Underground Cistern and Grand Covered Bazaar. (B,D)

Day 14 Istanbul
Take a leisurely private boat tour along the Bosphorus seeing both Asian and European shores of Istanbul. Then visit the Topkapý 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 Kumkapý district. (B,D)

Day 15 Departure
Transfer to Istanbul Airport for departure. End of our services. (B)