Seven Churches of Asia Minor: A 3-day biblical tour from $1,780, starting and ending in Izmir, tracing the Seven Churches of Revelation. Highlights include visits to Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Ephesus (with Virgin Mary’s House and St. John’s Basilica), Hierapolis, Laodicea, Philadelphia, and Sardis, with professional guided tours, 5-star accommodations, select meals (breakfast and one dinner in Pamukkale), museum entrance fees, transfers, and taxes included. Excludes international flights, one-way Istanbul-Izmir flight ($150), travel insurance, personal expenses, and tips.

Tour Details

Rate Includes

2 nights accommodation based on bed & breakfast. One dinner included in Pamukkale
Arrival and Departure transfer
Professional Tour Guides throughout all sightseeings with a AC van
Meals are as indicated in the itineraries with code letters: B(Breakfast), L(Lunch), D(Dinner)
Local Taxes and Services charges
Museum Entrance fees

Rate Excludes

International Flights
Travel insurance (Recommended)
Customary gratitude to your guide and driver
Personal expenses

Notes

This Tour starts and ends from Izmir.
Estimated Additional flight cost one way from Istanbul to Izmir: USD 150 per person.

Itinerary

Day 1Smyrna - Pergamum - Thyatira

Morning meeting at the airport or any hotel in Izmir (Symrna) and continue to
(Pergamum ) then drive to Akhisar and visit to (Thyatira )a city of artisans’ guilds in St.
Paul time. Return to Izmir for overnight. (D)

Day 2Ephesus

Depart for (Ephesus ), home of St. Paul between 54 and 57 AD. Nearby we visit the
Virgin Mary’s House. Finally we stop at the restoration of St. John’s Basilica where
according to legend, he was buried, then continue to Pamukkale with lime cascades of
the Roman spa Hierapolis. Overnight Pamukkale.(BD)

Day 3Laodicea, Philadelphia - Sardis

Morning visit Hierapolis, home of Philip the Evangelist’s then continue to (Laodicea),
drive to (Philadelphia) in Alasehir, a favorite city of Paul and John. Finally visit to (Sardis)
with its beautiful gymnasium and marble paved synagogue. You will be transferred to
the Izmir airport or Hotel in Izmir. (B)