| HIGHLIGHT: |
►Easy schedule with all the high-lights
to maximum your enjoyment.
►All hotels are 4-5 Stars rating.
►All meals are included. Buffet breakfasts. Lunches &
dinners served in Chinese or local cuisine.
►Travel in luxurious air-conditioned tour bus. |
| DAY01 USA – Istanbul |
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Departure from US, take overnight flights to Turkey. |
| DAY02 Istanbul |
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We will arrive into Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey,
than transfer to hotel. |
| DAY03 Istanbul |
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City tour visit Blue Mosque with its precious Iznik tiles,
the Saint Sophia church, the Grand Bazaar, the Hippodrome &
underground cistern. |
| DAY04 Istanbul - Sanliurfa |
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Morning fly to Sanliurfa, one of the oldest Babylonian
cities. With condition permit, visit the Gobeklitepe
Archeology site, maybe “the First Temple of mankind”? Also
visit Abraham cave. |
| DAY05 Sanliurfa – Adiyaman |
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More visit around Sanliurfa, than drive to Adiyaman, to
prepare the visit to the Mt. Nemrut. |
| DAY06 Adiyaman –Mt. Nemrut - Gaziantep |
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Morning visit Mt. Nemrut, where King Anthiochus I built his
colossal funerary sanctuary. Continue to Gaziantep ,visit
amazing mosaic collection from Zeugma. |
| DAY07 Gaziantep - Antakya |
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Drive to Antioch (present day – Antakya), where one of the
earliest churches founded by St Paul. Visit museum of
Antioch which houses a superb collection of mosaic. |
| Day08 Antakya –Adana – Mersin |
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Drive to Adana. Visit Merles Camay. Than to St. Paul’s birth
place - Tarsus. Continue to Mersin . |
| DAY09 Mersin - Cappadocia |
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Morning drive north toward central Anatolia, to the fairy
tale landscape of Cappadocia. |
| DAY10 Cappadocia |
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A spectacular landscape, sculpted by erosion, the Göreme
valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries.
Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the
remains of human habitat dating back to the 4th century. |
| DAY11 Cappadocia – Perge – Aspendos –
Antalya |
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Visit Perge, an ancient Pamphylia city. Then on to Aspendos,
dominating the site is the best preserved theatre of
antiquity. |
| DAY12 Antalya – Aphrodisias – Pamukkale |
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Visit Aphrodisias on the way. Afternoon drive to Pamukkale –
the Cotton Castle. |
| Day13 Pamukkale – Ephesus – Izmir |
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Turn inland visit to Ephesus, St. Paul preached many of his
sermons, visit to Virgin Mary House. |
| Day14 Izmir – Pergamon – Troy |
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Morning visit Pergamon, once center of Kingdom of Pergamon.
Continue to the Asklepion the ancient healing center. than
to Troy see its legendary Walls of Troy. |
| DAY15 Troy – Istanbul |
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Morning cross the Dardanelle. We arrive into Istanbul locate
in both Asia and Europe. Visit Topkapi Palace. You’ll find
Topkapi Dagger and spoon-maker’s Diamond and other imperial
jewelries. |
| Day16 Istanbul - USA |
