Turkey

Apr 19 Mon Depart USA – OWN FLIGHTS

Apr 20 Tue Arrive Istanbul– Take 14:20/16:05 flight to Antioch (Hatay Airport) & overnight Antioch

Apr 21 Wed St Peter Cave Church, new Archaelogy Museum, Seleucia Pereia, overnight Antioch

Apr 22 Thu Drive Tarsus, St Paul’s Well, Cleopatra Gate, overnight Cappadocia

Apr 23 Fri Optional hot air balloon in the early morning. Visit Goreme Rock Churches (also called Open Air Museum), Underground City, overnight Cappadocia

Apr 24 Sat Drive to Kayseri airport for XQ 7033 09:55/11:15 ASR-AYT flight to Antalya. Perga, Aspendos, St Paul Cultural Center, overnight Antalya

Apr 25 Sun Psidian Antioch, Laodicea, overnight Pamukkale (watch sunset)

Apr 26 Mon Free day - overnight Pamukkale.

Apr 27 Tue Hierapolis (take shuttle up to Philip’s Tomb), Aphrodisias, overnight Kusadasi

Apr 28 Wed House of Mary, Ephesus, Terrace Houses, Basilica of John, Ephesus Museum, overnight Kusadasi (Paul and Thecla cave is closed for the moment). Dinner at Erzincan Restaurant

Apr 29 Thu Pergamum Acropolis, and Red Basilica, Assos, overnight Canakkale (I liked the lunch place at Pergamum. Worth going back to).

Apr 30 Fri Alexander Troas, Troy, brief stop at Gallipoli, overnight Istanbul

May 1 Sat Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, Archaology Museum, Topkapi Palace, St Irene Church, overnight Istanbul

May 2 Sun Istanbul: Bosphorus Boat Tour, and Grand Bazaar in the morning. Free time beginning from noon to the Farewell Dinner at Hamdi Restaurant, overnight Istanbul.

May 3 Mon 09:00 am Pick up. Transfer to Istanbul Airport – END

• Istanbul - Antioch flight on April 20 (flight time can be changed)
• Kayseri - Antalya flight on April 24
• 2 Nights at The Museum Hotel in Antioch or similar
• 2 Nights at Yunak Cave House Hotel in Cappadocia or similar
• 2 Nights at Ramada Plaza Hotel in Antalya or similar
• 1 Night at Doga Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale or similar
• 2 Nights at Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel in Kusadasi
• 1 Night at Kolin Hotel in Canakkale or similar
• 3 Nights at Crown Plaza Hotel in Istanbul or similar
• Daily open buffet breakfasts
• 12 Dinners at the hotels
• Farewell Dinner at Hamdi Restaurant
• Transportation by Private Bus throughout the tour
• All airport transfers
• English Speaking Bible-oriented licensed tour guide Mrs.Tulu Gokkadar
• All entry fees to the sites and museums
• Service charges and local taxes
• TUTKU gifts, archaeology map of Turkey, t-shirt, round-ended electric adapter
• Customary tips to tour guide and driver

• Roundtrip air fare between the USA – Istanbul
• Lunches and drinks
• Travel and Health Insurance, any kind of personal expenses
• OPTIONAL Hot air Balloon trip in Cappadocia ($350 per person) between 05:00-07:00 am