Asia Minor – Istanbul – Cappadocia – Ankara Biblical Tours in Turkey

Day 1 – Meeting at Istanbul Airport and transfer to hotel

Day 2 – Full day city tour, lunch included. Morning: St. Sophia*Underground Cisterns * Mosaic Museum * St.lrene, Afternoon: Patriarch of Fener * Virgin Mary’s Church, * Golden Hom, St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) * City Walls,

Day 3 – Early morning flight or night-before train (sleeper) or bus to Ankara. Visit to Anatolian Civilizations (Hittite) Museum, Temple of Augustus of Rome, Mausoleum of Atatürk, and a panoramic view of the city. Dinner and overnight in Ankara.

Day 4 – Visit Göreme Valley before Lunch, painted churches decorated with remarkable frescoes, and the open-air museum. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5 – Visit to the picturesque villages of Çavuşin and Maçan after breakfast, Zelve Valley of ”Fairy Chimneys” and Avanos village. View of the ”Petrified Valley” from the ancient Citadel of Uçhisar. Lunch and departure for Ankara visiting the underground cities used by the early Christians hiding from Roman and Byzantine persecution, and Seldjouk Ağzıkarahan Caravanserai on the way. Evening plane, train or bus to Istanbul.

Day 6 – Free day in Istanbul.

Day 7 – Transfer to İstanbul Airport for the return flight.

Tour Code: PLN031