Istanbul and Seven Churches of Revelation

Jun 2 Wed ATLANTA TO ISTANBUL

Jun 3 Thu Arrive Istanbul Airport (airport code IST)
Our representative will meet you at Istanbul Airport with a “GSM - TUTKU” sign. Meet and transfer to the hotel in Istanbul for dinner and overnight.

Jun 4 Fri Istanbul
Full day tour in Istanbul, the only city in the owrl spanning on two continents. Visit Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Istanbul. (B,D)

June 5 Sat Istanbul
Visit the Archaeological Museum, Hagia Irene Church, Underground Cistern, and take a private Boat Tour along the Bosphorus and see the Asian and European shores of Istanbul. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Istanbul. (B,D)

Jun 6 Sun Fly from Istanbul to Izmir (this flight is included in the tour cost)
Transfer to Istanbul Airport – Fly Izmir (airport code ADB) Our representative will meet you at Izmir Airport with a “GSM - TUTKU” sign. Transfer to Hotel in Izmir for check-in.
Tonight, you have the option to have lectures:
17:30-18:30 Worship Service; Introduction to the Seven Sermons and Ephesus among the Seven Churches Dr. Jeff Weima, Calvin Theological Seminary
18:30-18:35 Welcome: Levent Oral, President of Tutku
18:35-18:40 Welcome: Erin Dailey, Director of Operations, Tutku
18:40-18:45 Welcome: Mark Wilson, Program Director
18:45-18:50 Welcome from a local pastor
18:50-19:00 Introduction of the groups, churches, and countries
19:00-20:00 Dinner at hotel

Jun 7 Mon Ephesus - Pamukkale
06:00-07:00 Breakfast
07:30-09:15 Departure and travel to Ephesus
09:30-12:30 Ephesus tour
12:30-14:00 Lunch at carpet cooperative
14:00-15:00 Church of St. John
15:00-17:30 Drive to Pamukkale
19:00-20:00 Dinner
20:00-21:00 Presentation by Barış Yener, head of Colossae excavation

Jun 8 Tues Colossae, Laodicea, Hierapolis – Pamukkale
06:00-07:30 Breakfast
07:45-10:00 Drive to Colossae for site visit
10:00-13:00 Drive to Laodicea for site visit
13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:45-17:30 Hierapolis site visit
19:00-20:00 Dinner

Jun 9 Wed Hierapolis – Tripolis – Pamukkale
06:00-07:30 Breakfast
07:45-10:30 Hierapolis site visit
10:30-11:15 Drive to Tripolis
11:15-12:30 Tripolis site visi
13:00-14:00 Lunch at the hotel
14:00-14:45 Lecture: Sardis among the churches
14:45-15:30 Lecture: Philadelphia among the churches
15:30-16:00 Coffee/Tea Break
16:00-16:45 Lecture: Laodicea among the churches
19:00-20:00 Dinner

Jun 10 Thu Philadelphia, Sardis, and Smyrna - Izmir
06:45-08:00 Breakfast
08:00-09:15 Drive to Alaşehir
09:15-10:00 Philadelphia site visit
10:00-10:45 Drive to Sardis
10:45-13:00 Sardis site visit with presentation by American archaeologists
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Drive to Izmir
15:30-17:30 Smyrna Agora and Polycarp Memorial site
19:00-20:00 Dinner at the hotel in Izmir

Jun 11 Fri Pergamum - Thyatira
06:45-07:30 Breakfast
07:30-09:15 Drive to Bergama
09:15-11:15 Visit Pergamum acropolis
11:15-12:00 Visit Red Basilica
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Drive to Akhisar
14:00-15:00 Visit Thyatira and museum
15:15-16:45 Drive to Izmir
19:00-20:00 Dinner at the hotel in Izmir

Jun 12 Sat Departures for return home
07:00-09:30 Breakfast
Transfer to Izmir airport for departure *Please give us your departure flight information

• Istanbul-Izmir domestic flight
• 3 Nights at Sheraton Atakoy Hotel in Istanbul
• 2 Night at Kordon Cankaya Hotel in Izmir
• 2 Nights at Doga Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale
• 2 Nights at Kordon Cankaya Hotel in Izmir
• Daily open buffet breakfasts
• 5 Lunches
• 9 Dinners
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• Attendance to all lectures
• English Speaking Licensed Tour Guides
• All transportation by AC Buses with driver
• All entry fees to the sites and museums
• All airport-hotel-airport transfers
• All service charges and local taxes
• All tips to the guides, and drivers
• TUTKU gifts

• International flight ATL-IST/ASR-ATL
• All drinks other than bottled water
• All personal expenses, travel and health insurances, any insurance