Program Proposal Turkey and Greece
Day 1:– After breakfast we start with the tour, we bring our luggage for our evening flight to Izmir. Enjoy visiting the highlights of Istanbul: Hagia Sophia Museum, Ancient Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace;; > lunch, > Grand Bazzar > we drive to the airport for our evening flight.
Day 2: After breakfast , we drive to Thyatira > Sardis >Philadelphia> overnight in Pamukkale Thermal Hotel
Day 3: After breakfast we visit a carbonate the mineral left by the flowing water. Lunch > we drive to Sardis- one of the oldest city of Asia Minor, then drive to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 4: After breakfast, we drive to Ephesus, the most influential capital city of Asia Minor on the Aegean Sea. Ephesus receives praise for its perseverance but criticism for forsaking its” first love.” Explore the Ancient city, library, theaters, fountains and buildings. After lunch we visit the nearby Basilica of St John which stands over the believed burial site of St John, the apostle Jesus loved, evangelist of the fourth gospel and recorder of the Book of Revelation> dinner and overnight stay in hotel in Izmir.
Day 5: After breakfast, we drive to Pergamon and visit the Acropolis (modern town of Bergama. Overnight stay in Canakkale.
Day 6: After breakfast depart for Greece;; visit Troy in the morning, then transfer to kipi Border Gate to Greece > lunch > drive to Kavala for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7: After breakfast at the Hotel check out to visit the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki. > visit to Veria then after Veria we drive to Athens for Dinner and overnight at the Hotel in Athens.
Day 8: After breakfast we start our tour of Athens and Corinth. Visit the Acropolis of Athens and Mars Hills, Areopagus – where the Apostle Paul spoke to Athenians . Drive through the Panathenaic stadium, the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian’s Gate, Syntagma [Constitution] square, the Cosmopolitan center of Athens, crowned by the Parliament and the Tomb of the unknown soldier, The Academy of Fine Arts and Sciences, the University of Athens, and National Library.> Overnight at Athens Hotel.
Day 9: After breakfast we visit the Ancient site of Museum of Corinth and Paul’s Berma, then we proceed to the airport for our flight to Santorini via Agean airline.
– From the airport check in the Hotel. After check in the Hotel – free time until dinner in Hotel.
Day 10: After breakfast, free day at leisure around Santorini. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: After breakfast , we prepare for our morning flight from Santorini to Athens airport, for flight back home.