Southeast Turkey - Tutku Educational Travel

• Fri March 7 Depart USA (New York, WashingtonDC, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle)

• Sat March 8 Arrive Istanbul; overnight Istanbul

• Sun March 9 Istanbul tour; afternoon flight to Adana; overnight Adana

• Mon March 10 Adana Archaeology Museum; Tarsus; Karatepe; overnight Antakya Museum Hotel

• Tue March 11 Museum at Museum Hotel, Antakya Archaeology Museum, St. Peter’s grotto; Antioch hippodrome and temple; overnight Museum Hotel

• Wed March 12 Seleucia Pieria and Saint Simeon church Tel Tayinat/Alakah, Zeugma Museum (if time permits);overnight Gaziantep

• Thu March 13 Gaziantep Archaeology Museum; Carchemish; Zeugma; GöbekliTepe; overnight Şanlı Urfa

• Fri March 14 Urfa Archaeology Museum and Mosaic Museum; Abraham’s cave; Harran; evening flight to Istanbul; overnight Istanbul

• Sat March 15 Morning for transfer for departure flight. End

Including

• Roundtrip International Air Fare between USA (New York, Washington
DC, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or
Seattle) – Istanbul
• Istanbul-Adana domestic flight
• Mardin-Istanbul domestic flight
• 1 Night at Movenpick Golden Horn Hotel or similar in Istanbul
• 1 Night at Hilton Hotel in Adana or similar
• 2 Nights at The Museum Hotel Antakya in Antioch or similar
• 1 Night at Tugcan Hotel in Gaziantep or similar
• 1 Night at Dedman Hotel in Urfa or similar
• 1 Night at Ramada Hotel in Mardin or similar
• 1 Night at Movenpick Golden Horn Hotel or similar in Istanbul
• Daily breakfast and 7 dinners (B:breakfast and D:dinner)
• All transportation by private AC Bus
• English Speaking, Government Licensed, Bible Oriented guide
• All Entry fees to the sites and museums
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• Service charges and local taxes

Excluding

Turkish Visa Fee to be paid online prior to arrival www.evisa.gov.tr
• Lunches and Drinks
• Tips to Tour Guide and drivers
• Personal Expenses (Laundry, phone calls, all kind of insurances, etc)

Including

• Roundtrip International Air Fare between USA (New York, Washington
DC, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or
Seattle) – Istanbul
• Istanbul-Adana domestic flight
• Mardin-Istanbul domestic flight
• 1 Night at Movenpick Golden Horn Hotel or similar in Istanbul
• 1 Night at Hilton Hotel in Adana or similar
• 2 Nights at The Museum Hotel Antakya in Antioch or similar
• 1 Night at Tugcan Hotel in Gaziantep or similar
• 1 Night at Dedman Hotel in Urfa or similar
• 1 Night at Ramada Hotel in Mardin or similar
• 1 Night at Movenpick Golden Horn Hotel or similar in Istanbul
• Daily breakfast and 7 dinners (B:breakfast and D:dinner)
• All transportation by private AC Bus
• English Speaking, Government Licensed, Bible Oriented guide
• All Entry fees to the sites and museums
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• Service charges and local taxes

Excluding

Turkish Visa Fee to be paid online prior to arrival www.evisa.gov.tr
• Lunches and Drinks
• Tips to Tour Guide and drivers
• Personal Expenses (Laundry, phone calls, all kind of insurances, etc)

Hosts

Dr. Mark Wayne Wilson
Asia Minor Research Center

Dr. Mark Wilson is the founder and director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey, a country in which he and his wife Dindy have lived since 2004. He received a D.Litt. et Phil. from the University of South Africa (Pretoria) where he serves as a Research Fellow in Biblical Archaeology. He is a Visiting Professor of Early Christianity at Regent University and also Professor Extraordinary Discipline Group Old & New Testament at Stellenbosch University. Mark regularly leads study trips for the Biblical Archaeology Society to Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece. He also blogs periodically for Bible History Daily. He is the author and editor of numerous books, articles, and reviews including Biblical Turkey: A Guide to the Jewish and Christian Sites of Asia Minor. His particular research interest is the ancient Jewish communities, Roman roads, and Biblical routes in Turkey. Mark has been married to Dindy for thirty-nine years; they have four adult children, four grandsons and four granddaughters.

$200 per person Deposit : July 12, 2024
• Full Payment : December 13, 2024
Cancellation Penalty:
– 90–60 days prior to departure : No Penalty
– 59–45 days prior to departure : 25%
– 44–30 days prior to departure : 50%
– 29–15 days prior to departure : 75%
– 14 days & After : No refund

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