TRAVELSHOP TURKEY 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR TOUR ROUTE: Istanbul - Ankara - Cappadocia - Adana - Mersin - Antalya - Pamukkale - Kusadasi - Pergamon - Istanbul TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Istanbul Tour, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, Grand bazaar, Ankara Tour, Anatolian Civilization Museum, Cappadocia Tour, Ihlara Valley, Uchisar, Zelve, Goreme, Avanos, Kaymakli, Adana / Mersin, St. Pauls Well, Christians, Peters Grotto, Mosaic Museum, Iskenderun, Antalya, Side, Perge, Aspendos, Monophystie Archbishop of Seleucia and St. John in Revelation, Pamukkale tour, Hierapolis and Necropolis, Izmir, Manisa and Kusadasi, Ephesus tour, St. John, Paul Preached, Alasehir Pergamon Tour, Acropolis, the steepest, Asklepieion, Altar of Zeus 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR SUMMARY: Welcome to Turkey! 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR ITINERARY: Day 1 - Istanbul - Arrival Day Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul airport, met by your guide and transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Istanbul. Day 2 - Istanbul (Breakfast included) Our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - its three names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace including treasury section, The Blue Mosque and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine riots took place and free time in Grand bazaar with its 3.500 shops. Overnight in Istanbul. Day 3 - Ankara A fter breakfast drive to Ankara. Arrive in Ankara (Capital of Turkey), sight - seeing of Ankara: see the Anatolian Civilization Museum, the Temple of Augustus and Ataturks Mausoleum. drive to our hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Ankara.
Day 4 - Ankara - Cappadocia After breakfast, Continue to Cappadocia with a lunch / rest stop in Aksaray before a short ride to Ihlara Valley, to see the impressive, Byzantine rock carvings and frescoes. Enjoy your dinner and overnight stay in Cappadocia. Day 5 - Cappadocia Full Day excursion of Cappadocia to see the surreal landscapes of volcanic ash, formed 3 million years ago: spectacular red rock cones, troglodyte churches and homes dating from 4000 BC Now visit UCHISAR, GOREME and ZELVE, then AVANOS, to visit one of its famous, pottery workshops. Later return to your hotel for overnight stay. Day 6 - Tarsus - Adana Visit Kaymakli, a unique underground city. Then drive to Tarsus, birthplace of St. Paul. See St. Pauls Well, Cleopatras Gate and the ancient city. It was near here that a Great Fish "vomited out Jonas upon the dry land" Next to Adana for dinner and overnight stay. Day 7 - Antakya - Antioch - Mersin Full Day excursion to Antakya (Antioch). Here Jesus followers were first called Christians (Acts 11:26) Peter, Paul and also Barnabas preached here. Visit St. Peters Grotto and the exquisite Mosaic Museum. View the old city of ISKENDERUN before beginning the return drive to Mersin for dinner and overnight stay. Day 8 - Anamur - Alanya Depart westward along the Mediterranean shoreline, a famous coastal road. Take a lunch break in Anamur. See City of the Monophystie Archbishop of Seleucia. Overnight in Antalya. Day 9 - Antalya Continue to the ancient city of SIDE, the old port where Paul, Barnabas and Mark landed during their missionary journeys. Later they sailed from here to Antioch. Than visit PERGE, where St. Paul preached when arriving from Cyprus (Acts 13-14), and to ASPENDOS with its magnificent theater. Next drive to Antalya for dinner and overnight stay. Day 10 - Pamukkale Proceed to Laodicea which was condemned by St. John in Revelation Acts (4:15). Drive to Hierapolis, now called Pamukkale, St. Philip was martyred here in 1st AD. Walk the Necropolis and famous Avenue of Tombs. Overnight in stay. Day 11 - Philadelphia - Sardes - Kusadasi Visit there one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse and the remains of the Cathedral. Continue to in ALASEHIR, the remains of a church. Visit, capital of the ancient LYDIA with temple of the CYBELE and DIANA, which became later a church, see the royal road. Continue to Kusadasi. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Day 12 - Ephesus - Kusadasi Drive to Selcuk. Visit the monastery of St. John and Ephesus, the best preserved city in the world. See the Library of Celsus, a Stadium where Paul Preached (Acts 19), and the Theatre. Return to Kusadasi. Then have dinner and overnight stay. Day 13 - Izmir (Smyrna) - Pergamon This morning take a beautiful drive to Izmir (ancient Smyrna), After visiting the St. Policarp church in Izmir, continue to in Akhisar, ancient commercial place in connection with TROY and Sardes. and visit BERGAMA (Pergamon), the Acropolis, high above the plain. See the pagan Temples and Altar of Zeus. Overnight in Kusadasi. Day 14 - Pergamon - Nicea - Istanbul
(Breakfast included) After breakfast long drive to Istanbul through Iznik (Nicea) where the Nicean Creed was formed. Depart for Istanbul. Overnight in Istanbul. Day 15 - Istanbul - End of Tour (Breakfast included) After breakfast check out from the hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Turkey Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Turkey. 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR INCLUDES: Arrival airport transfer from Ataturk airport 3 nights hotel in Istanbul 1 night hotel in Ankara 2 nights hotels in Cappadocia 1 night hotel in Adana 1 night hotel in Mersin 2 nights hotel in Antalya 1 night hotel in Pamukkale 3 nights hotel in Kusadasi 14 open buffet breakfasts 11 dinners Istanbul city tour Guided Ankara tour Guided Cappadocia tour Guided Adana tour Guided Mersin / Antakya tour Guided Antalya tour Guided Pamukkale tour Guided kusadasi tour Guided Ephesus tour Guided pergaman tour All entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary Transportation in a fully air - conditioned, non - smoking coach Professional English - speaking tour guide Return airport transfer TOUR NOT INCLUDE: International flights Insurance: All types Turkey entry visa Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, laundry Any others expenses which are not mentioned at the included section REGULAR 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR PRICES IN EURO HIGH SEASON Regular 1,873.00 1,924.00 2,217.00 2,120.00 2,248.00 2,753.00 PRIVATE 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR PRICES IN EURO HIGH SEASON 1 Pax 4,585.00 4,646.00 4,998.00 4,882.00 5,035.00 5,641.00 2 Pax 2,617.00 2,677.00 3,029.00 2,913.00 3,066.00 3,673.00 3-4 Pax 1,960.00 2,021.00 2,373.00 2,257.00 2,410.00 3,016.00 5-7 Pax 1,435.00 1,496.00 1,848.00 1,732.00 1,885.00 2,491.00
8-10 Pax 1,140.00 1,201.00 1,553.00 1,437.00 1,590.00 2,196.00 11-14 Pax 1,101.00 1,162.00 1,514.00 1,398.00 1,551.00 2,157.00 15-19 Pax 981.00 1,041.00 1,393.00 1,277.00 1,430.00 2,037.00 20-24 Pax 897.00 958.00 1,310.00 1,194.00 1,347.00 1,953.00 25-29 Pax 860.00 921.00 1,273.00 1,156.00 1,309.00 1,916.00 30-34 Pax 870.00 930.00 1,282.00 1,166.00 1,319.00 1,926.00 35-40 Pax 840.00 900.00 1,252.00 1,136.00 1,289.00 1,896.00 Tour period: 01.04.2017-09.10.2017 01.04.2018 09.10.2018 REGULAR 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR PRICES IN EURO LOW SEASON Regular 1,658.00 1,697.00 1,903.00 1,775.00 1,839.00 2,184.00 PRIVATE 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR PRICES IN EURO LOW SEASON 1 Pax 4,301.00 4,348.00 4,595.00 4,442.00 4,518.00 4,932.00 2 Pax 2,431.00 2,478.00 2,725.00 2,571.00 2,648.00 3,062.00 3-4 Pax 1,808.00 1,854.00 2,102.00 1,948.00 2,025.00 2,439.00 5-7 Pax 1,309.00 1,356.00 1,603.00 1,449.00 1,526.00 1,940.00 8-10 Pax 1,028.00 1,075.00 1,322.00 1,169.00 1,246.00 1,660.00 11-14 Pax 992.00 1,038.00 1,286.00 1,132.00 1,209.00 1,623.00 15-19 Pax 877.00 924.00 1,171.00 1,017.00 1,094.00 1,508.00 20-24 Pax 798.00 845.00 1,092.00 938.00 1,015.00 1,429.00 25-29 Pax 762.00 809.00 1,056.00 903.00 979.00 1,393.00 30-34 Pax 771.00 818.00 1,065.00 912.00 988.00 1,402.00 35-40 Pax 743.00 790.00 1,037.00 883.00 960.00 1,374.00 Please Note: Tour period: 10.10.2017-01.04.2018 10.10.2018 01.04.2019 If there are more than 4 travelers, we can provide you a special discounted price. Please contact us for requests and more information. We have special rates for private tours if you are interested in doing your tour on private basis. Please contact us for requests and more information. If you are a travel agency or tour operator, please register on our agency section for special B2B rates. Please contact us for requests and more information. What are the discounts for children? 0-6 Year: Free of Charge 6-11 Year: Charged at 50% of a full priced OPTIONAL TOUR Princes Island Cruise 45,00 Per Person Bosphorus Cruise 40,00 Per Person Dolma Bahçe Palace 50,00 Per Person Turkish Bath Tour Istanbul 35,00 Per Person ISTANBUL BY NIGHT OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES
1001 Nights Dinner Show 40,00 Per Person Bosphorus Dinner Cruise 50,00 Per Person Whirling Dervishes Show 30,00 Per Person OPTIONAL MEAL Standard Dinner 16,00 Per Person Standard Lunch 12,00 Per Person HOTELS: The hotel options we have provided may have Different pricing policies for some dates, and we have limited room numbers for each hotel. If you could please inform us about the hotel you requested, we will be happy to Check this hotel for availability and confirm you accordingly. If above listed hotels will not be available, we will book you a hotel of same standard. 15 DAYS ST. PAULS BIBLICAL TOUR - DISTANCES Distances Kilometer Miles Hours Tour Start Time Tour End Time Istanbul Ankara 533 332 5 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Ankara Cappadocia 290 180 3:30 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Cappadocia Adana 452 281 5:15 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Adana Mersin 85 53 1:20 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Mersin - Antalya 630 392 6 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Antalya - Pamukkale 243 151 3 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Philadelphia Sardis 58 36 1 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Sardis - Kusadasi 97 61 1:30 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Kusadasi - Ephesus 18 12 20 min 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Kusadasi - Izmir 98 61 1:20 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Izmir - Pergamon 100 62 1:30 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Pergamon - Nicea 359 223 4 8:30 AM 17:00 PM Nicea - Istanbul 133 83 2:10 8:30 AM 17:00 PM For additional information please do not hesitate to contact us - please see details provided below. Web www.travelshopturkey.com Email headoffice@travelshopturkey.com Skype: travelshopturkey Tel: +9 0 212 529 77 08 Faks:+9 0 212 632 27 02 Member of TURSAB, ASTA, ETOA ATTA, WRTA and TIES