Greece & Turkey

Apr 21 Mon FLY WASHINGTON DC IAD - ISTANBUL

Apr 22 Tue FLY ATHENS - ISTANBUL
Upon arrival at the Athens Airport at 14:50 am, our representatives will meet you after the customs and baggage claim with a sign “GEORGE DAVIS - TUTKU” on it. Transfer toy our hotel in Athens for dinner and overnight. (D)

Apr 23 Wed ATHENS
After breakfast follow your guide to the world renowned Acropolis, the Propylaea, the Parthenon, and the Erectheum. View Mars Hillwhere the apostle Paul stood spoke to the Athenian people and shared the Gospel (Acts17:15-34). See the Agora, theancient market place and center of the Athenian public life, where the apostle Paul preached “Jesus and the resurrection” (Acts17:18) to the skeptical Athenians. Also see the House of Parliament, the Presidential Palace and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Overnight in Athens. (B,D)

Apr 24 Thu CORINTH, CENCHRAEAE and EPIDAURUS – ATHENS
After breakfast transfer to Corinth and see the ancient city where Paul met Aquilaand Priscilla, the tent makers, and where the apostle spent eighteen months sharing the Gospel (Acts 18: 1-18). Visit the Corinthium Museum, the Market Place and Temples. Walk among the ruins and stand on the Bema where Paul stood before Gallio facing charges brought by the Jews. Visit the ancient port of Cenchrea where Paul departed when he returned to Syria (Acts18:12- 18). Later we will visit the site of Epidaurus, the
birthplace of Asclepius. Overnight Athens. (B,D)

Apr 25 Fri DELPHI – METEORA – KALAMBAKA
After breakfast travel to the scenic and historic oracle at Delphi, the religious center of the ancient Greek world. Walk the Sacra Via to the Athenian Treasury, the Theatre, and the Temple of Apollo where the oracle enacted its prophetic rituals. Visit the Museum at Delphi. Drive to Kalambaka to visit the rock forest of Meteora in western Thessaly and ponder the rough terrain through which the apostle Paul walked during his missionary journey. See the famous Byzantine monasteries perched precariously on the summits of soaringsheercliffs. Visit one of these monasteries. Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka. (B,D)

Apr 26 Sat THESSALONIKI
After breakfast we continue our journey to Thessaloniki, the city where Paul shared the gospel message and experienced much opposition (Acts 17: 1-9). Here Paul established a churchtowhich he addressed his Thessalonianepistles. Visit St. George’s Basilica, which tradition claims is built over the synagogue where Paul preached. View the Old City Ramparts, and the Galerius Arch that rises over the Via Egnatia. Visit the Archaeological Museum and the ancient agora. See two of the most beautiful basilicas in the city, St. Sophiaand St. Demetrios, dedicated to a distinguished member of the Roman armyand a martyred Christian convert. Dinner and overnight in Thessaloniki. (B,D)

Apr 27 Sun AMPHIPOLIS – PHILIPPI – KAVALA
Drive to Amphipolis, a city that Paul visited on his secondmission. Continue to Philippi, where Paul met andconverted Lydia, a woman from Thyatira who soldp urple garments (Acts16:13-15). Lydia was the first Christia nto be baptized on European soil. See the theater, agora, latrines and several early Byzantine basilicas of the city. Also visit a cistern, which wasthoughttohaveserved as a prison for the apostle Paul. Overnight in the Kavala area. (B,D)

Apr 28 Mon TURKEY BORDER – DRIVE ALEXANDER TROAS (Acts16:8-11; 20:5, 6, II Tim. 4:13, II Cor. 2:12) - ASSOS
Depart Kavala. Drive to the Greece-Turkey border. Transfer to your Turkish bus and guide, and continue to Çanakkale. Cross the Dardanelles via the new bridge to Alexandrian Troas, the important port founded by Alexander the Great. Paul visited here at least twice (Acts16:8-11, 20:5-13). Dinner and overnight in Assos. (B,D)

Apr 29 Tue PERGAMON (Rev. 1:11; 2:12) – THYRATIRA - IZMIR
We willenjoy a morning tour of Assos and then leave for Pergamon where we will visit the Acropolis with the steepest theater of the ancient world and the Temple of Trajan. Drive to Akhisar town tovisit the remaining of theThyatira Church. Drive to Smyrna, modern Izmir for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Apr 30 Wed SMYRNA - HIERAPOLIS – LAODICEA (Col2:1; 4:13- 16, Rev. 1:11; 3:14) – PAMUKKALE
After breakfast visit the ancient Smyrna Agora and driveto Pamukkale to visit Hierapolis- a World Heritage site and site of the church mentioned in Colossians 4. See the Philip’s Tomb. Drive to nearby Laodicea to see the latest excavations. Then, drive to Colossae to see the unexcavated site. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale. (B,D)

May 1 Thu PAMUKKALE – MILETUS – DIDYMA - KUSADASI
Drive to Miletus to see the 15,000-seat theatre originally built in the Hellenistic period and expanded in Roman times. Paul stopped in Miletus on the return leg of his third missionary journey where he summoned the elders from Ephesus to meet with him and hear his poignant farewell speech (Acts 20:17-35). Before departing Miletus, we will visit briefly its small but informative archaeological museum. Some 10 miles away, connected by the Sacred Road, was Didyma, not a city but religious site devoted to Apollo. The temple here built in his honor was most impressive, consisting of 122 columns six feet in diameter and reaching six stories high. This shrine was a notable rival to the famous temple of Apollo at Delphi with its renowned oracle.

May 2 Sat EPHESUS – IZMIR
After breakfast drive to the famous ancient city of Ephesus (Acts18:19-24; 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), with its spectacular Terrace Houses, Basilica of John, and theancientTemple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Transfer toyour hotel for dinner and overnight in Izmir.(B,D)

May 3 Sat TRANSFER TO IZMIR AIRPORT – FLY WASHINGTON DC
After breakfast we transfer to the airport for departure to USA - END (B)

• Roundtrip International Air from Washington DC–Istanbul & Istanbul–Washington DC
• Istanbul-Athens flight on April 22
• Izmir–Istanbul domestic flight on May 3
• 3 Nights at 4 star Parthenon Hotel in Athens or similar
• 1 Night at 3 star Meteoritis Hotel in Kalambaka or similar
• 1 Night at 4 star Grand Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki or similar
• 1 Night at 3 star Esperia Hotel in Kavala or similar
• 1 Night at Assos Kervansaray Boutique Hotel in Assos or similar
• 1 Night at 4 star Mövenpick Hotel in Izmir or similar
• 1 Night at Doğa Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale or similar
• 1 Night at 4 star Korumar Hotel in Kusadasi or similar
• 1 Night at 4 star Mövenpick Hotel in Izmir or similar
• Daily breakfast and 12 dinners at the hotels
• All transportation by private AC Bus
• Easy border crossing
• English Speaking, Government Licensed, Bible Oriented guides in Turkey and Greece
• All Entry fees to the sites and museums
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• Service charges and local taxes
• Tips to Tour Guides and drivers

• Lunches and drinks
• Travel and Health insurance, anykind of insurance (insurancemay be given at an extracost, please ask)
• Anything not specifically mentioned above in included items