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Greece & Turkey
May 16-30, 2027
Join us on this deeply enriching two-week tour through Greece and western Turkey where the pages of Scripture will come to life before your eyes. Most of the books of the New Testament (19 of 27) have some substantive connection with the places that you will visit. You will see the towns and cities where the apostles Paul, John, Peter, and Phillip lived and ministered along with other biblical figures such as Timothy, Apollos, Priscilla and Aquila, Philemon, Epaphras, and more. You will walk through many of the cities where the seven churches of Revelation were located and sit in the massive theater at Ephesus where the silversmiths provoked a riot against the Apostle Paul in honor of Artemis. And you will see the extensive archaeological work carried out at Laodicea and witness the very beginnings of the excavation at Colossae. Our tour begins with a visit to Athens where you will stay at the foot of the acropolis and see the center of Greek civilization. We will travel through the countryside and cities on a private, airconditioned bus to our biblical sites. Throughout the journey, you will enjoy wonderful Greek and Turkish hospitality at beautiful four and five-star hotels and savor incredible cuisine.
Tour Hosts
May 16 Sun USA departure FROM LAX to Athens
May 17 Mon Arrival in Athens by TK1845 arriving 20:30
Meet with agent holding a sign ‘BIOLA University- TUTKU’.
Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Athens
May 18 Tue Half Day Athens tour
Today follow your guide for a visit at the Acropolis in the
morning, you will see the Ancient Agora from the top of
Acropolis. Then visit Mars Hill. Continue with a visit to
Acropolis Museum. Free time for lunch and you will end the
day with free time to explore Athens. Return to the hotel for
dinner and overnight. (B,D)
May 19 Wed Full Day Corinth tour. Overnight in Athens.
Today we will visit the site and museum of Ancient Corinth,
with a short photo stop to the Corinthian Canal; visit the
old port of Cenchrea, returning to Athens for dinner and
overnight. (B,D)
May 20 Thu Athens - FLY Thessaloniki - Kavala
Transfer to Athens airport for your flight A3 110 at 09:40
arriving to Thessaloniki at 10:35 with your guide.
You will meet your new bus driver and continue to visit
the Roman Forum and the Archeological Museum of
Thessaloniki before driving to Kavala to your hotel for
dinner and overnight. (B,D)
May 21 Fri Philippi & Drive to Turkish border
Early breakfast at the hotel and depart with your luggage
to visit Philippi and the Baptistry. Drive to Kipoi border
station at 14:00, to meet up with your Turkish bus & guide.
Continue to Assos for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
May 22 Sat Troy - Assos
Drive to Troy to see the legendary city of Homer’s Iliad.
Free afternoon in Assos. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)
May 23 Sun Assos-ALEXANDER TROAS (Acts 16:8- 11;
20:5, 6, II Tim. 4:13, II Cor. 2:12) - ASSOS
We will enjoy a morning tour of Assos visit Acropolis and
harbor. Continue to Alexandrian Troas, the important
port founded by Alexander the Great. Paul visited here at
least twice (Acts 16:8-11, 20:5-13) Visit the ancient harbor
and granite quarries. Continue to Ayvalık for dinner and
overnight. (B,D)
May 24 Mon Ayvalık – Pergamum - Izmir
After breakfast we depart for Pergamon where we will visit
the Acropolis with the steepest theater of the ancient world
and the Templef Trajan. We will also visit the Red Basilica
and the Asclepion. Drive to Izmir for dinner and overnight.
(B,D)
May 25 Tue SMYRNA (Rev. 1:11; 2:8) – IZMIR
After breakfast we visit ancient Smyrna to see the Smyrna
Agora and its latest excavations. We will also visit the
graffiti section which is closed to public. Visit the Izmir
Archaeology Museum, and St. Polycarp church. Dinner and
overnight in Izmir. (B,D)
May 26 Wed SARDIS – HIEROPOLIS - PAMUKKALE
Drive to Sardis. See the remains of another massive Artemis
Temple. Continue to Hierapolis to see ancient site, and the
Philip’s Tomb. Hierapolis is best known for its mineral hot
springs that have produced white calcareous travertines,
where Philip – either the apostle or evangelist was believed to
have been killed in AD 80. Dinner and overnight at hotel in
Pamukkale. Enjoy the hot springs pools of your hotel. (B,D)
May 27 Thu LAODICEA (Col 2:1; 4:13-16, Rev. 1:11; 3:14)
– COLOSSAE – PAMUKKALE
Drive to nearby Laodicea to see the latest excavations.
Then, drive to Colossae to see the site, and new excavations.
Return to Pamukkale for dinner and overnight. (B,D)
May 28 Fri APHRODISIAS – PRIENE – MILETUS –
KUSADASI
Drive to Aphrodisias. See the well preserved stadium, the
Odeon, the theater and the agora. Continue to Miletus
which, due to its four harbors After Miletus, we will visit
the nearby city of Priene located on a cliff-side. In the late
afternoon, we drive back to Kusadasi. (B,D)
May 29 Sat EPHESUS
Visit the famous ancient city of Ephesus, with its
spectacularTerrace Houses, Basilica of John, the Ephesus
Archaeological Museum and the ancient Temple of Artemis,
one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Dinner
and overnight in Kusadası. (B,D)
May 30 Sun DEPARTURE
Transfer to Izmir airport for flight TK2313 departure at 10:45.
Including
• International Air Fare between Los Angeles – Athens & Izmir–
Los Angeles
• Athens- Thessaloniki domestic flight
• 3 Nights at Divani Hotel in Athens or similar
• 1 Night at Lucy Hotel in Kavala or similar
• 2 Nights at Kervansaray Hotel in Assos or similar
• 1 Night at Haliç Park Hotel in Ayvalık or similar
• 2 Nights at Movenpick in Izmir or similar
• 2 Nights at Doğa Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale or similar
• 2 Nights at Charisma Hotel in Kusadasi or similar
• Daily breakfast and 13 dinners at the hotels
• All transportation by private A/C Bus
• English Speaking, Government Licensed, Bible Oriented guides in Turkey and Greece
• All Entry fees to the sites and museums
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• Service charges and local taxes
• Tips to guide and driver in Greece
Excluding
• Tips to Tour Guide and drivers in Turkey
• Lunches and Drinks (Bottled Water is included)
• Personal Expenses (Laundry, phone calls, all kind of
insurances, etc)
