10 Day East Turkey Itinerary with Adana

Footsteps of Paul, 7 Churches of the Revelation and Istanbul

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Day 1 – Depart USA

Day 2 – Arrive Istanbul - Take the connection flight to Adana

Arrive Istanbul Airport at 10:25 am. Take the connection flight to Adana. Arrive Adana Airport. Our representative will meet you after the customs and baggage claim. Meet and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight. (D)

Day 3 – Antioch - Adana

Full Day Tour to Antioch (Acts 11:19-27; 13:1; 14:26; 15:22-35; Gal. 2:11; II Tim. 3:11). Visit St. Peter's Church and the Mosaic Museum. Return to Adana. Dinner at the hotel. (B, D)

Day 4 – Adana-Tarsus- Lystra - Iconium (Konya)

Drive to Tarsus (Acts 9:11; 9:30; 11:25; 21:39; 22:3), the birthplace of St. Paul. Visit the new St. Paul Church and Paul's Well. Continue to the Biblical site of Lystra (Acts 14:6-21; 16:1-2, II Tim. 3:11). Then drive to Iconium (Acts 13:51; 14:1-21; 16:2, II Tim. 3:11), today's Konya to visit the Mevlana Mausoleum. Overnight in Konya. (B, D)

Day 5 – Iconium-Colossae-Laodicea-Pamukkale

Drive to unexcavated site of Colossae (Col. 1:2). Then see the ruins of Laodicea (Col 2:1; 4:13-16, Rev. 1:11; 3:14). Continue to Pamukkale for dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Day 6 – Ephesus - Kusadasi

Drive to Selcuk. Full day tour in Ephesus (Acts 18:19-24; 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). Visit the famous ancient city, the Basilica of St. John and the Archaelogical Museum. Dinner at the hotel. (B, D)

Day 7 – Pergamon-Thyatira-Assos

Drive North to Pergamon (Rev. 1:11; 2:12). Visit the Acropolis and the remaining of the 1st century Church called Red Basilica. Continue to Akhisar to see the 1st century Thyatira Church (Acts 16:14, Rev. 1:11; 2:18-24). Drive to Ayvalik for dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Day 8 – Alexander Troas-Canakkale-Istanbul

Visit Alexander Troas (Acts 16:8-11; 20:5, 6, II Tim. 4:13 II Cor. 2:12) to see only few stones covered by water today. Then visit Assos. Continue to Istanbul. Dinner and overnight. (B, D)

Day 9 – Istanbul

Visit the Hippodrome Square, St. Sophia Church, Underground Cistern Basilica. Then visit the Topkapı Palace and the important Istanbul Archaeological Museum containing the Gezer Calender, the Titus Inscriptions, City Walls from Babylon, and other important items. Return to the hotel. Tonight, we will have a Farewell Dinner at an outside Sea Food Restaurant in Kumkapı district. (B, D)

Day 10 – Departure

Transfer to Istanbul Airport for departure. Fly back to New York JFK Airport via Istanbul. Arrive New York same day afternoon. End of our services. (B)