St. Pauls Route Tour (10 nights/11 Days)
Key Information
Tour Duration: 10 nights / 11 days
Days of Operation: Private Tour - Regular Tour
Destination's: Turkey
Hotel's Class: 5, 4, 3 Stars Hotel or Tourist Class
Season: All Years 2025
Scheduled / Operates on: Jan 1st 2025 - Dec 31st 2025. All years Biblical Tours Turkey
Domestic Flight Included: Yes
Tour Customizable: Yes
*Overnight Place:
2 nights Istanbul, 2 nights Adana, 1 night Anamur, 1 night Side, 1
night Antalya,
2 nights Pamukkale, 1 night Kusadasi.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Istanbul.
Assistance upon arrival and transfer to the hotel for overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul.
The city is set on a triangular promontory between the Golden Horn
and the Bosphorus and defended on the landward side by the massive
Byzantine walls. Full day sightseeing after breakfast. Visit of
Hippodrome, St. Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. The calm of
Hippodrome today contrasts with its violent Byzantine past of
reckless chariot races and rebellion that left 30.000 corpses at
that spot. Blue mosque is famous with its six minarets and blue
Iznik tiles. Dominating the old city is the mysterious labyrinth of
Topkapi Palace, the seat of the Ottoman Sultans for 300 years. After
having lunch at a site restaurant visit of Covered Bazaar. Within
this maze of shops is an array of all Turkeys crafts. After
strolling through Istanbul back to hotel and overnight.
Including: Breakfast
Day 3: Istanbul Adana.
Transfer to airport and flight to Adana . Transfer to the hotel for
overnight. Including: Breakfast.
Day 4: Antakya - Adana.
Full day excursion to Antakya (Antioch) where the followers of Jesus
were first called
Christians.
Antioch had been founded and named by one of the Alexander the
Greats generals, Sleucia on Pieria, who obtained this area after
the battle of Ipsus in 301, B.C. A visit to St. Pierre which is the
first church of the world, then return to Adana for overnight.
Including: Breakfast.
Day 5: Adana - Silifke - Anamur.
After breakfast drive to Silifke which includes an imposing crusader
castle. The Goksu River that runs past Silifke is the ancient
Calycadons where the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, leader of
the
Third Crusade, drowned in 1190. Just outside Silifke on the Mersin
road is Narlikuyu where there is a fine Roman mosaic depicting the
Three Graces. On the way to Silifke visit to Cennet-Cehennem (Heaven
and Hell) and nearby is the Asthma Cave. At the beautiful resort of
Korykos there are two medieval castles, one on the shore and one on
an island. After drive along the Mediterranean coast overnight at
your hotel. Including: Breakfast.
Day 6: Silifke - Anamur - Side.
After breakfast we drive to Side, a small fishing village that lies
on promontory between two sandy beaches. Side includes elegant
ruins, such as a theater city, fountain and agora. On the
breathtaking road from Silifke to Side lies Anamur with its splendid
castle, set between two
beaches
and built by the Emirs of Karaman in 1230. Another interesting
resort town on the way is Alanya , which is magnificently set below
a Selcuk fortress that crowns a promontory. After this long drive
overnight at Side. Including: Breakfast.
Day 7: Side - Antalya.
After breakfast continue to drive to Antalya along the Turquoise
coast. On the way visit to Perge which includes the impressive ruins
of the Pamphylian city. The ruins include a stadium for 12.000
spectators, a theater for 15.000 and angora. At the village of Serik
there is a turning off the main road to the Pamphylian city of
Aspendos on the banks of the ancient Eurymedan. The huge
2nd Century A.D. theater is the best preserved in Turkey and every
year in early June performances are given here. After, passing
through one of the finest settings on the Mediterranean coast,
namely Antalya. Including: Breakfast.
Day 8: Antalya - Pamukkale.
Excursion to Termessos, which includes the ruins of the proud city
of Termessos that even Alexander the Great chose not to attack. The
ruins are dramatically set in a mountain stronghold, with the
theater balanced on a precipice overlooking the sea. After this trip
your motor coach takes you to your hotel for overnight in Pamukkale.
Including: Breakfast.
Day 9: Pamukkale.
After breakfast drive to Hierapolis, the oldest inscription found so
far indicates it was founded by Eumenes II, King of Pergamon, in the
latter part of the 2. Century B.C, it soon became a busy industrial
center. Pagan worship in the city centered around Cybele, Apollo,
Artemis, Men, Poseidon and Pluto. Underneath the Temple of Apollo
has been found the Plutonium, an opening in the earth from which a
noxious gas still comes. The temple is between the pool, where the
hot spring rises, and the large theater on the side of the hill. To
the north along the rim of the plateau is long avenue of tombs.
After this interesting tour around, you can rest at your hotel which
offers you swimming at night. Including: Breakfast.
Day 10: Pamukkale - Kusadasi.
After breakfast drive to Kusadasi, a coastal town on the Aegean. On
the way visit Ephesus which is a reflection of imperial might and
eastern opulence. Our tour begins with a visit to the little town of
Selcuk, just outside there lie the remains of one of the seven
wonders of the world, the Temple of Artemis. Not far from the
Artemission is the Isa Bey Mosque. At the top of the hill on which
the mosque lies is the citadel and the basilica of St. John. Three
kilometers from Selcuk, on the road to Kusadasi, a road branches off
to Ephesus, set at the foot of Mount Pion, then visit of Double
Church of the Virgin, Arcadian
Way and the House of Virgin Mary. After your visit to the treasures
of Ephesus, your motor coach will take you to a small coastal town,
Kusadasi for overnight. Including: Breakfast.
Day 11: Kusadasi - Izmir - Departure.
Transfer to the Izmir Airport for your flight back home. Including: Breakfast
INCLUDING
- 10
Nights, 4 Star or 5 Star Hotel Accommodation including breakfast.
- All sightseeing tours as described in the
itinerary.
- 1 Domestic Flight from Istanbul to
Adana.
- Travel Insurance.
- All Entrance Fees.
- All admission fees to the visited sites.
- Biblical expert English speaking professional tour guide.
- All meals as stated in the itinerary. Breakfast.
-
Transportation with New brand Mercedes Luxury Van.
- All Taxes
and service fees.
EXCLUDING
- Any
tips to guide.
- Driver or staff at hotels.
- Items of a
personal nature.
- Drinks with meals (except the drinks served
with breakfast) and medical services.