St. Paul's Tour (14 nights/15 days)
Key Information
Tour Duration: 14 nights / 15 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 2026
Scheduled / Operates on: Jan 1st 2026 - Dec 31st 2026. All years Biblical Tours Turkey
Domestic Flight Included: Yes
Tour Customizable: Yes
*Overnight Place:
3 nights Istanbul, 1 night Ankara, 2 nights Cappadocia, 1 night
Adana, 1 night Mersin
1 night Alanya, 1 night Antalya, 1 night Pamukkale, 2 nights
Kusadasi, 1 night Pergamum.
Tour Highlights: Ankara - Cappadocia - Tarsus - Adana -
Antioch - Mersin - Anamur - Alanya - Antalya - Pamukkale -
Philadelphia - Sardis - Kusadasi - Ephesus - Smyrna - Pergamum -
Iznik (Nicea) - Istanbul (15 Days & 14 Nights .) Departing from
Istanbul and terminating in Istanbul.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Istanbul.
Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Istanbul Airport, met by your guide and
transferred to your hotel. After check into the hotel, meet at the
lobby for welcome and info cocktail. Overnight in Istanbul.
Day 2: Istanbul.
Our journey begins in Istanbul, the only city in the world situated
on two continents. Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - its three
names span more than 2600 years, nearly 1600 of them as the capital
of two of the greatest empires the world has known, Byzantine and
Ottoman. We visit the Topkapi Palace including treasury section, The
Blue Mosque and Hippodrome, where chariot races and the Byzantine
riots took place and free time in Grand bazaar with its 3.500 shops.
Overnight in Istanbul. Including: Breakfast
Day 3: Ankara.
A fter breakfast drive to Ankara. Arrive in Ankara (Capital of
Turkey), sightseeing of Ankara: see the Anatolian Civilization
Museum, the Temple of Augustus and Ataturk's Mausoleum. drive to our
Hotel and overnight stay in Ankara. Including: Breakfast.
Day 4: Ankara-Cappadocia.
After breakfast, Continue to Cappadocia with a rest stop in
Aksaray before a short
ride
to Ihlara Valley, to see the impressive, Byzantine rock carvings and
frescoes. and overnight stay in Cappadocia.
Including: Breakfast.
Day 5: Cappadocia.
Full day excursion of Cappadocia to see the surreal landscapes of
volcanic ash, formed 3 million years ago: spectacular red rock
cones, troglodyte churches and homes dating from 4000 BC Now visit
Uchisar, Goreme and Zelve, then Avanos, to visit one of its famous,
pottery workshops. Later return to your hotel for overnight stay.
Including: Breakfast.
Day 6: Tarsus - Adana.
Visit Kaymakli, a unique underground city. Then drive to Tarsus,
birthplace of St. Paul. See St. Paul's Well, Cleopatra's Gate and
the ancient city. It was near here that a Great Fish "vomited
out Jonas upon the dry land" Next to Adana and overnight
stay. Including: Breakfast.
Day 7: Antakya( Antioch ) - Mersin.
Full day excursion to Antakya (Antioch). Here Jesus' followers were
first called Christians (Acts 11:26) Peter, Paul and also Barnabas
preached here. Visit St. Peter's Grotto and the exquisite Mosaic
Museum. View the old city of Iskenderun before beginning the return
drive to Mersin and overnight stay. Including: Breakfast.
Day 8: Anamur - Alanya.
Depart westward along the Mediterranean shoreline, a famous coastal
road. Take a lunch break in Anamur. See City of the Monophystie
Archbishop of Seleucia. Overnight in Alanya. Including: Breakfast.
Day 9: Antalya.
Continue to the ancient city of Side, the old port where Paul,
Barnabas and Mark landed during their missionary journeys. Later
they sailed from here to Antioch. Than visit Perge, where St. Paul
preached when arriving from Cyprus (Acts 13-14), and to Aspendos
with its magnificent
theater.
Next drive to Antalya and overnight stay. Including: Breakfast.
Day 10: Hierapolis - Pamukkale.
Proceed to Laodicea which was condemned by St. John in Revelation
Acts (4:15). Drive to Hierapolis, now called Pamukkale, St. Philip
was martyred here in 1st AD. Walk the Necropolis and famous Avenue
of Tombs. Overnight stay. Including: Breakfast.
Day 11: Philadelphia - Sardes - Kusadasi.
Visit there one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse and the
remains of the Cathedral. Continue to in Alasehir, the remains of a
church. Visit , capital of the ancient Lydia with temple of the
Cybele & Diana, which became later a church, see the royal road.
Continue to Kusadasi. and overnight at the hotel. Including: Breakfast.
Day 12: Ephesus - Kusadasi.
Drive to Selcuk. Visit the monastery of St. John and Ephesus , the
best preserved city in the world. See the Library of Celsus, a
Stadium where Paul Preached (Acts 19), and the Theatre. Return to
Kusadasi. and overnight stay. Including: Breakfast.
Day 13: Izmir( Smyrna ) - Pergamum.
This morning take a beautiful drive to Izmir (ancient Smyrna), After
visiting the St. Policarp
church
in Izmir , continue to in Akhisar , ancient commercial place in
connection with Troy & Sardes. and visit Bergama (Pergamum) , the
Acropolis, high above the plain. See the pagan Temples and Altar of
Zeus. Overnight in Pergamum. Including: Breakfast.
Day 14: Pergamum - Nicea - Istanbul.
After breakfast long drive to Istanbul through Iznik (Nicea) where
the Nicean Creed was formed. Depart for Istanbul. Overnight
Istanbul. Including: Breakfast
Day 15: Departure.
Today drive to the Airport and return flight home, arriving the same
day with fresh memories, souvenirs and a renewed interest in Turkey,
the land of culture, faith and mystery. Including: Breakfast
INCLUDING
- 14
Nights, 4 Star or 5 Star Hotel Accommodation including breakfast.
- All sightseeing tours as described in the
itinerary.
- 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.