Paul’s First Journey

MAIN TOUR

June 5 Sat Depart from US

June 6 Sun Arrive Hatay

Meet and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and overnight. (B,D)

June 7 Mon Antioch – Seleucia – Antakya

First you will visit the grotto Church of St. Peter where Jesus followers were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). At the new Antakya Archaeological Museum you will see one of richest collections of mosaics in the world. Drive to After lunch, you will go to the Seleucia Pieria, the port town from which Paul and Barnabas departed and returned on their first journey (Acts 13:4). There we will see the Titus, one of Rome’s engineering wonders. If time allows, we will visit the monastery complex of Simon Stylites. Dinner and overnight at archaeology hotel in Antakya. (B,D)

June 8 Tue Antioch-Tarsus

We begin with site visits at Tel Tayinat and Tel Atchana; after lunch where you will taste Antakya’s famous dessert, künefe, we will visit the hippodrome and temple site then drive to Tarsus for dinner and overnight.(B,D)

June 9 Wed Tarsus – Adana Museum – Adana

Drive through Cilicia to Tarsus, the home of the Apostle Paul. There you will visit the Roman baths and see the ancient bridge over the Cydnus River. You will next visit the Cardo Maximus street of the Roman city and then Donuktaş, one of the largest temples of the ancient world. After lunch you will drive to Adana to walk across the Sarus River on the Roman bridge and visit the Adana Archaeology Museum. Dinner and overnight in Adana. (B,D)

June 10 Thu Cilician Gates – Derbe – Lystra – Iconium – Konya

We first pass through the Cilician Gates in the Taurus Mountains and then continue to Derbe visited three times by Paul visited(Acts 14:20). We continue to Lystra, the home of Timothy, visted by Paul on his three journeys. After a short drive to Iconium, we will first visit the ancient acropolis in Konya’s city center and then visit the archaeological museum and its important inscriptions mentioning Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe. Dinner and overnight in Konya. (B,D)

June 11 Fri Pisidian Antioch – Antalya

You will depart early for Yalvaç, the site of the Roman colony of Pisidian Antioch. Paul visited this city on his three missionary journeys. His first recorded sermon in Acts 13 addressed the congregation of Jews and Godfearers in the synagogue. You will also visit the St. Paul Room in the Yalvaç Museum. Then you will make a scenic drive through the Pisidian lake country before descending through the Taurus Mountains to the plain of Pamphylia. Dinner and overnight in Antalya. (B,D)

June 12 Sat Perga – Antalya

Worship service in the morning. You will begin with a visit to Perga, which was visited by Paul and Barnabas on their first journey (Acts 13:13–14). There, you will see its well-preserved stadium and the colonnaded street divided by a water channel. Afterward, you will walk along the Roman road for a while (Döşemealtı). Dinner and overnight in Antalya. (B, D)

June 13 Sun Antalya

Worship service in the morning. Then you will take a boat ride from the port from which Paul and Barnabas sailed at the end of their first journey (Acts 14:25). After lunch at the St. Paul Cultural Center, you will visit Hadrian’s Gate and the Roman mausoleum of ancient Attalia. The last stop will be open air Necropol Museum.Dinner and overnight in Antalya. (B, D)

June 14 Mon Transfer to the airport.End of services.

POST SEVEN CHURCHES TOUR

June 14 Mon Fly Izmir on XQ9091 09:05 /10:15 .Pergamum Acropolis & Thyatira. Overnight Izmir. (B,D)

June 15 Tue Smyrna Agora, Sardis, and Philadelphia. Overnight Pamukkale. (B,D)

June 16 Wed Hierapolis, Laodicea. Overnight Izmir. (B,D)

June 17 Thu Ephesus, Terrace Houses, Museum, Basilica of John. Overnight Izmir. (B,D)

June 18 Fri Transfer to the airport.End of services.

POST ISTANBUL TOUR

June 14 Mon Fly Istanbul on TK2409 08:45 /10:25. Meet and drive to city center. Egyptian Spice Market, Boat Tour,Grand Bazaar.Dinner and overnight.

June 15 Tue After breakfast at the hotel, we will have a guided Istanbul Old City Tour. Hagia Sophia -Hagia Irene -Blue Mosque- Archaeological Museum -Underground cistern. Dinner and overnight (B,D)

June 16 Wed Transfer to the airport.End of services.

MAIN TOUR

• Round-trip International flights from Atlanta-Hatay& Antalya-Atlanta via Istanbul, based on Turkish Airlines Economy Class.
• 2 nights at Museum Hotel in Antioch or similar
• 1 night at Wyndham Tarsus Hotel or similar
• 1 night at Hilton Hotel in Adana or similar
• 1 night at Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Konya or similar
• 3 nights at Ramada Hotel in Antalya or similar
• Daily open buffet breakfasts at the hotels
• 8 dinners at the hotels
• Sightseeing as per the itinerary
• Entrance fees to all sightseeing
• Government Licensed, Bible-oriented Tour guide throughout the tour
• Arrival and departure transfers
• Map of Biblical Turkey, Tutku Bag, Tutku t-shirt, electric plug, Luggage Tag
• Tips to hotel staff
• Service charges and local taxes

POST SEVEN CHURCHES TOUR

• Antalya-Izmir flight
• 3 Nights at Movenpick Hotel in Izmir
• 1 Night at Doga Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale
• 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

POST ISTANBUL TOUR

• Antalya-Istanbul flight
• 2 Nights at Movenpick Golden Horn Hotel in Istanbul or similar
• Daily breakfasts and 2 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

MAIN TOUR

• Lunches and drinks
• Tips to tour guide, driver ($6 per person per day fort he guide, $3 per person per day for the driver)
• Personal Expenses, Travel and Health Insurance, any other item which is not included above

POST SEVEN CHURCHES TOUR

• Drinks and meals which are not listed above
• Tips to tour guides and drivers
• All personal expenses
• Anything not mentioned in the itinerary

POST ISTANBUL TOUR

• Drinks and meals which are not listed above
• Tips to tour guides and drivers
• All personal expenses
• Anything not mentioned in the itinerary