Oct 4 Sat Fly from Houston IAH to Istanbul IST 21:00-17:10 TK 0034
Oct 5 Sun Arrive Istanbul at 17:10 – Take connection flight to Denizli IST - DNZ 18:25-19:35 TK2578. Transfer to hotel in Pamukkale.
Oct 6 Mon See Hierapolis, Colossae, Laodicea, fly to Istanbul, TK 2579 20:20 – 21:45 PM
Oct 7 Tue See Istanbul, fly to Thessaloniki, TK 1893 18:55-20:15 PM, overnight Thessaloniki
Oct 8 Wed See Philippi, Thessaloniki, overnight Thessaloniki
Oct 9 Thu Visit Delphi, overnight Delphi
Oct 10 Fri Embark Celestyal Cruise - leaves from Athens at 1 pm for Mykonos
Oct 11 Sat Celestyal Cruise - Kusadasi-Ephesus-Patmos;
Oct 12 Sun Celestyal Cruise - Crete-Santorini;
Oct 13 Mon Disembark at Lavrio port at 06:00 AM See Corinth sites: Forum, temple of Apollo, archaeological museum, Bema, Acropolis, canal. Overnight Athens
Oct 14 Tue See Athens sites:Parthenon, Mars Hill, Acropolis, Museum, etc
Fly back to Houston ATH-IST 21:50-19:10
TK1846 & IST-IAH 14:10-19:10 TK0033
OR, Take Italy Extension
Oct 15 Wed
We leave our hotel for the airport and fly to Naples. 13:50 Arrive to Naples airport. We head next to the famous ruins of Pompeii, where the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the city shortly after Paul’s death in Rome. 17:30 Then we go to Rome, where we spend three nights at the Mama Shelter Hotel. 19:00 dinner on a halfway between Rome and Pompeii
Oct 16 Thu
We begin a full day early at Vatican City, which includes the Vatican museum full of priceless works of art, the SistineChapel, the Basilica of St Peter, and the Piazza San Pietro. Free time for lunch. We then drive to visit the Catacombswhere early Christians worshipped, and continue to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Transfer back to the hotel.
Oct 17 Fri
On our last day in Rome we will tour the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Arch of Titus, and the Mamertine prison, where Paul may have been imprisoned. IN THE AFTERNOON WE’LL SEE the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon. We return to the Hotel Mama Shelter for our last night in the city. This day will be done mostly on foot. The bus will be used only for return transfer (hotel - Colosseum, pantheon - hotel).
Oct 18 Sat Transfer to airport. End.
Flight Details
FLIGHT SCHEDULE:
OCT 4 IAH – IST 21:00-17:10 TK 0034 & IST - DNZ 18:25-19:35 TK2578
OCT 6 DNZ-IST 20:20-21:45 TK2579
OCT 7 IST-SKG 18:55-20:15 TK1893
OCT 14 ATH-IST 21:50-19:10 TK1846 & IST-IAH 14:10-19:10 TK0033
EXTENSION
OCT 15 ATH-NAP 13:00-13:50 U2 4166
OCT 18 FCO-IST 07:00 TK1362 & IST-IAH 14:10-19:10 TK0033
Including
- Roundtrip international air fare between Houston-Istanbul and Rome-Houston on economy class
- Istanbul - Denizli flight
- Istanbul-Thessaloniki flight
- Athens-Naples morning flight
- Rome - Istanbul flight
- 1 Night at Doga Thermal Hotel in Denizli or similar
- 1 Night at Moevenpick Hotel in Istanbul or similar
- 2 Nights at Capsis Hotel in Thessaloniki or similar
- 1 Night at Amalia Hotel in Delphi or similar
- 3 Nights at CELESTYAL CRUISE SHIP – standard XB Cabins
- 2 Nights at Hotel Divani Palace in Athens or similar
- 3 Nights at Hotel Mama Shelter in Rome or similar
- Daily open buffet breakfasts (B: breakfast)
- 13 dinners (D: dinner)
- Shore excursions to Ephesus and Patmos only
- All Airport-Hotel-Port transfers in private basis
- All land transportation by private fully A/C Bus with driver throughout the tour
- Tolls, parking fees, fuel, guide’s and driver’s expenses
- English speaking licensed tour guides in Rome, Greece and Turkey
- All Entry fees to the mentioned sites & museums
- Service charges, accommodation taxes, & local taxes
- Headsets
Excluding
- Lunches and drinks
- All personal expenses and any other service which are not mentioned above
- Travel and Health insurance, any kind of insurance (insurance may be given at an extra cost, please ask)
- All Tips to tour guides, drivers, hotel & cruise staff
- Shore excursions other than to Patmos and Ephesus
Hotels
- October 05, 2025 - October 06, 2025 Doga Thermal Otel, Denizli, Turkey
- October 06, 2025 - October 07, 2025 Mövenpick Istanbul Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey
- October 07, 2025 - October 09, 2025 Capsis Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece
- October 09, 2025 - October 10, 2025 Amalia Hotel, Delphi, Greece
- October 10, 2025 - October 13, 2025 Celestyal Cruise Discovery,
- October 13, 2025 - October 15, 2025 Divani Palace Acropolis, Athens, Greece
- October 15, 2025 - October 18, 2025 Mama Shelter Roma, Rome, Italy