Istanbul – Ephesus – Virgin Mary – Pergamum Faith 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: St. Savior in Chora (Kariye Museum) * Golden Horn, Patriarch of Fener * Virgin Mary’s Church * City Walls.

Day 3 – Early morning flight, or night-before bus to Izmir, the birthplace of Homer, transfer to hotel and check-in. Visit St. Polycarp Church, a short tour of the city viewing Izmir Agora and drive for Pergamum, an ancient medical centre and one of the other seven churches. Visiting Asceplion, Acropolis, Trojan and Zeus Temples, Gymnasium, Agora, Acropolis and Library, evening return to Izmir and overnight.

Day 4 – Departure after breakfast for a full-day tour including lunch to Ephesus, one of the ” Seven Churches of Revelation”. Visit the House of the Virgin Mary, St. John Basilica and the Temple of Diana. Evening transfer to the airport for flight or night bus to Istanbul.

Day 5 – Departure after breakfast. Full-day city tour, lunch included. Morning: Spice (Egyptian) Bazaar * Bosphorus Cruise * Rumeli Fortress Lunch. Afternoon: Dolmabahçe Palace * Over the Bosphorus Bridge from Europe to Asia * Çamlıca Hill

Day 6 – Transfer to İstanbul Airport for the return flight.

Tour Code: PLN030