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Day 1 - Depart USA to Istanbul, Turkey |
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$ 5,250 | Including Roundtrip Airfare |
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Day 2 - Arrival at Ataturk airport |
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Transfer to our hotel for a Welcome Dinner and overnight. |
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Day 3 - Çanakkale |
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After Breakfast, we depart by bus to Çanakkale, situated on the Asiatic frontier of the Straits of Dardanelles, where we will know Troy, famous ancient city, that raises another poetic name: Homer's Iliad. Visit to a replica of the Trojan Horse of Troy, used by the Greeks to breach the walls of Troy. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day 4 - Departure to Pergamum |
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Departure to Pergamum, site of one of the Seven Churches, where St. John wrote of Satan’s throne being sited.
Visit the Church of Pergamon, the famous Red-Court and the Acropolis. Visit the Church of ancient Thyatira, another one of the 7 churches, set in an ancient commercial town with strong ties to Troy and Sardis. Drive to Kusadasi for dinner and overnight. |
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Day 5 - Drive to Ephesus |
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Our day begins with a drive to Ephesus, the majestic old city that was one of the strongest in its time. Visit to the ruins of the city (including the theater where Paul preached), House of Virgin Mary and Basilica of St. John. Return to hotel, for Dinner and overnight. |
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Day 6 - Laodicea |
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After breakfast, we go to Laodicea another of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor [Rev. 1:11; 3:14; Col. 2:1; 4:13-16]. We see the ancient theatre, the remains of basilica and the ancient stone water pipes. We visit the Gate of Domitian, the Arcadian Way, the 2nd century AD Theatre, the Nymphaion, the Temple of Apollo, the Plutonium and the Necropolis. Continue to Pamukkale to visit the ancient Hierapolis and the Cotton Castle natural wonder composed by giant white waterfalls, where the water – coming from hot springs - flow down the cliff to carve an amazing formation of stalactites and basins and turn the area into a wonderful white. Dinner and overnight. |
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Day 7 - Philadelphia Church |
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After breakfast, drive to Philadelphia Church at Alasehir, the youngest of the Seven Churches of Revelation, visiting the remains of an early church and the city walls.Continue to the ancient Sardis – the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia. Walk the Royal Avenue and see the site of the Church of Sardis. Take the road to Izmir. arrival at Izmir airport, where we take the flight back to Istanbul. Arrival, transfer to hotel, Dinner and overnight. |
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Day 8 - The Blue Mosque |
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After breakfast, we start the day visiting the Blue Mosque, the most famous in the city because of its 6 minarets and the wonderful internal decoration. Then, it's time to take a look at the Hippodrome, cultural, political and sport center during the Byzantine Empire. Continue the tour visiting Hagia Sophia. Now a museum, the Basilica was built in the 6th century by the Emperor Justinian, and was the largest basilica in the Christian world for almost 1000 years. Dinner and Overnight. |
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Day 9 - Departure to Tel-Aviv |
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Transfer to Ataturk Airport, for departure to Tel-Aviv, Israel. Arrival, and transfer to our hotel in Tiberias for Dinner and overnight. |
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Day 10 - Tour the Christian sights and places of Jesus' Ministry in the Galilee |
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Visit Capernaum, Mt. of Beatitudes, Boat Ride on the Sea of Galilee, and a special Baptismal Service at the Yardenit Baptismal site.Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. |
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Day 11 - Tour Beit She'an |
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Tour Beit She'an, Mount Tabor, Nazareth and Sepphoris. Return to our hotel in Tiberias for Dinner and overnight. Evening Seminar, Jesus of the Galilee. |
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Day 12 - Leave Tiberias |
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Leave Tiberias South along the Jordan Valley to the Jericho area, and tour the Dead Sea, Massada and Qumran. Late afternoon, arrive at our Jerusalem hotel. |
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Day 13 - Tour Jerusalem |
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Visit the Via Dolorosa, Gardens of Getsemane, Mt.Olives, Upper room and Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Visit the Garden Tomb. Dinner and overnight, Jerusalem. Evening Seminar, Jesus of Jerusalem. |
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Day 14 - Tour the Old City |
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Tour the Old City, the Cardo and Western Wall at the Jewish Quarter, the Temple Mount Stairs and tunnel, and the Moslem
Quarter of the Old-City. |
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Day 15 - Free day |
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Free day for rest and Shopping, or, join our free 5 hour tour with our tour guide, for some more of Jerusalem's favorites. Evening, Farewell Dinner and Graduation ceremony, and an evening transfer to Ben-Gurion Airport for departure. |
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Day 16 - Early morning arrival in NYC |
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Continue to connecting flights, arrive home same day. |
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