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Antioch Seminar on Paul & Peter
June 7-14, 2026
Where Disciples Were First Called Christians
ANTIOCH • TARSUS • CYPRUS • PERGA • ATTALIA with SEVEN CHURCHES POST TOUR
Lecturers
June 7 Sun Arrive Adana Airport – Meet with “TUTKU” sign and transfer to the THE MUSEUM HOTEL in ANTAKYA
June 8 Mon ANTAKYA
07:00-08:45 Breakfast
08:50-09:05 Welcome – Levent Oral, Erin Dailey
09:05-9:20 Mark Wilson “Introduction to Antioch on the Orontes”
09:20-10:00 Lecture 1 David deSilva
10:00-10:40 Lecture 2 Ron Herms
10:40-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10-11:50 Lecture 3 Alan Bandy
11:50-12:30 Lecture 4
12:30-13:30 Lunch at the hotel
13:30-14:10 Lecture 5
14:10-14:50 Mark Wilson “Peter in Antioch: History and Tradition”
14:50-15:30 Jason Borges “Ignatius and the Church in Antioch after Paul and Peter
15:30-16:30 Film: “Barnabas and Paul” directed by Stuart Bennett
16:30-17:30 Tour of museum and remains at Museum Hotel
19:00-20:30 Dinner at the hotel
June 9 Tue ANTAKYA
07:00-08:00 Breakfast
08:00 Depart to St. Simeon’s
08:30-09:30 St. Simeon Monastery
09:30-10:15 Drive to Samandağ
10:15-11:45 Seleucia Pieria and Titus Tunnel
11:45-13:00 Lunch in Samandağ
13:00-14:30 Return to Antakya
14:30-16:00 Antakya Museum
16:00-16:45 Church of Saint Peter and Charonion
16:45-17:30 Antioch Hippodrome
17:30-17:45 Return to the hotel
19:00 Dinner at the hotel
June 10 Wed TARSUS
07:00-07:45 Breakfast
08:00 Check out of hotel and drive to Tarsus
10:30-11:30 Donuktaş and Roman Bridge
11:30-12:30 Tarsus Museum and Roman Street
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Drive to Adana
14:30-16:45 Adana Archaeology Museum
17:00-17:30 Walk across Sarus River on Roman bridge
19:00 Dinner at hotel in Adana
20:00-20:40 Mark Wilson “Paul and Barnabas on the Island of Cyprus”
June 11 Thu CYPRUS
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Northern Cyprus
Barnabas Church and Salamis. Dinner and overnight Northern Cyprus
June 12 Fri CYPRUS
Paphos. Dinner and overnight Northern Cyprus
June 13 Sat ANTALYA
Fly to Antalya and visit Perga in the morning. Lunch at the St. Paul Cultural Center, then afternoon walking tour of Attalia and its port. Dinner and overnight Antalya
June 14 Sun Transfer to Antalya Airport for departure - END EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE TO: ISTANBUL, SEVEN CHURCHES, CAPPADOCIA, & more
POST TOUR
SEVEN CHURCHES
June 14 Sun
Fly Izmir on XQ9091 09:05 /10:15 - Pergamum Acropolis & Thyatira. Overnight Izmir. (B,D)
June 15 Mon
Smyrna Agora, Sardis, and Philadelphia. Overnight Pamukkale. (B,D)
June 16 Tue
Hierapolis, Laodicea. Overnight Izmir. (B,D)
June 17 Wed
Ephesus, Terrace Houses, Museum, Basilica of John. Overnight Izmir. (B,D)
June 18 Thu Transfer to the airport. End of services.
Including
FOR MAIN TOUR
• Adana-Northern Cyprus flight
• Northern Cyprus – Antalya flight
• 3 Nights at The Museum Hotel in Antakya
• 1 Night at Hilton Hotel in Adana
• 2 Nights at Noah’s Ark Deluxe Hotel in Northern Cyprus
• 1 Night at Ramada Hotel and Holiday Inn in Antalya
• Daily breakfasts
• 7 Dinners
• All transportation by private vehicles
• All airport transfers
• All entrance fees to the sites and museums
• All guiding by professional licensed tour guides
• All service charges and taxes
• Special Lectures by Dr. Mark Wilson – Author of Biblical Turkey
• TUTKU gifts
FOR POST TOUR SEVEN CHURCHES
• 1 Night at Kordon Cankaya Hotel in Izmir
• 1 Night at Doga Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale
• 2 Nights at Kordon Cankaya Hotel in Izmir
• Antalya-Izmir Flight
• Daily breakfasts and 4 dinners at the hotels
• Arrival and departure airport transfers
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• English Speaking Licensed tour guide
• All entrance fees to the sites and museums
• All transportation by Mini bus or Bus
• Service charges and local taxes
Excluding
FOR MAIN TOUR
• International flight to arrive Adana on June 7 and depart Antalya on June 16
• Extensions to ISTANBUL, SEVEN CHURCHES, CAPPADOCIA, & more
• Turkish Visa Fee to be obtained online before arrival www.evisa.gov.tr. Participants are responsible in getting their own visa.
• Lunches and drinks
• Tips to tour guides ($5 per person per day) and drivers ($2 per person per day)
• Travel and Health Insurance, any kind of Insurance, and expenses
FOR POST TOUR SEVEN CHURCHES
• International flights
• Drinks and meals which are not listed above
• Tips to tour guides and drivers
• Turkish Visa Fee
• All personal expenses
• Travel insurance
• Anything not mentioned in the itinerary
